NT test?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wow, I feel like the only one lately (friends, this post) who isn't trying to get every test possible. It's been interesting (for me) to see/think about my reactions. I'm older for this pregnancy (will be 36 when deliver) than I was for the first (34) but not by much. Anyway, I did the test for Downs and Trisomy 13 and 18 (can't recall, is that NT?) and things looked good according to the doctor. But they offered a number of other tests, and an amnio due to a possible problem found in the second ultrasound. I decided that it wouldn't change my mind on the delivery (whether to have the child - heck, not even sure that's a choice at 20 weeks?) so I didn't want to worry myself more. Granted, I'm a little stressed about the "issue" that they found, even though the doctor said the problem usually goes away by 26 weeks, especially since my Downs and trisomy tests looked good. Bottom line for me was that even though I am staunchly pro-choice, I knew I personally couldn't terminate this baby so did I really want to have all the info in the world that could potentially make me just stress out over the next 20 weeks? Granted if all looked good, it would be reassuring, but still, it could come back with bad news in which case I'd be obsessing over the baby, obsessing over everything I did or ate or whatever.

If your results came back/come back with bad news, what's the next step?

Here's to healthy kiddos!

No, you are not the only one.

[Anonymous]

13:03 you are not alone. We skipped all the tests and procedures as well (except for the 20 week ultrasound). We knew that a bad result would not change our mind to carry this pregnancy to term or as far as it got. I also know several people who lost their babies to other than chromosonal defects, so a good result on an amnio/cvs is not a guarantee of a healthy baby. For us it just wasn't worth the possible stress of getting a bad NT result and we were not about to undergo the risks of an amnio or cvs. For those willing to undergo an amnio/cvs, the NT sounds like a good idea, but I wonder what percentage of women skip the amnio/cvs even if they have a good NT result.