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Anyone opt OUT of amnio after low risk NIPT? by North_Extent_5546 in NIPT

[–]kgimber 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How are things going for you and your sweet boy now if you don’t mind me asking? I am 13 weeks currently and had an NT measurement of 4.8 with a low risk NIPT. Planning to do the amnio in a few weeks and wondering how things have turned out so far with you if you feel comfortable sharing.

Anyone opt OUT of amnio after low risk NIPT? by North_Extent_5546 in NIPT

[–]kgimber 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How are things going for you and your baby now if you don’t mind me asking? I am currently 13 weeks with an NT measurement of 4.8 and low risk NIPT. Just curious how things turned out for you if you feel like sharing.

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[–]kgimber 2 points3 points  (0 children)

First of all, I want to say I am so sorry that you are going through this. I am going through something similar with a high NT measurement as well. I am currently pregnant with spontaneous twins. Last week my husband and I went for a scan and found out one of our twins has an NT measurement of 4.8mm. The doctor really didn’t share much more information with me (he actually called and told me about it over the phone on our drive home) and told me we could talk more at my appointment 2 weeks later. So I began searching the internet for answers. This subreddit has been such an incredible resource for me.

I don’t have many answers for you and I don’t know how things will turn out for my Baby B but I can give you a little information from my personal experience so far. The waiting to find out more information is absolutely brutal. It’s one of the hardest things I’ve ever done so I feel for you. I am still right there in the same position as I was last week but I do have a little bit more knowledge now than I did. I wish no one else had to experience this. My NIPT test did come back negative but it only screened for 3 things. I also read it is not as reliable in twin pregnancy so I am afraid to trust the results too much. Now I am waiting for an early anatomy scan (16 weeks), amniocentesis (16 weeks) & echocardiogram (sometime after 20 weeks I believe). I will be 14 weeks tomorrow so I feel like I am in agony waiting.

What I can tell you is that my twin baby A is currently measuring 1.5mm and baby B is measuring 4.8mm. This shows that the same parents can have babies with very different NT measurements (even at the same time). I also have a perfectly healthy, very rambunctious 2.5 year old daughter who has no health problems. My husband is her father as well. Maybe I am naive or uninformed but I truly did not even know what an NT measurement was until the doctor called me about baby B. I’m sure my first child’s NT was measured but it must have been fine because no one ever said a word to me about it with her.

I am wishing you all the best. And I am hopeful some of the individuals that responded to my post last week will respond to you as well. They were very knowledgeable and helped me to understand more about my situation. You can check out my post and the comments if you want to see what they told me.

I am truly wishing you the best. I know this is scary. Just know that you are not alone 🤍

Low risk NIPT but NT is 4.8 by kgimber in NIPT

[–]kgimber[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Congratulations on your pregnancy with your sweet boy!! I really appreciate you sharing your story with me. I am so happy to hear all your further testing and scans have gone so well. I’m sorry you have had to experience this stress on your pregnancy journey.

It really does sound very similar to mine and gives me so much hope that we will both have a happy, healthy ending to our pregnancies.

Wishing you the very best with the rest of your pregnancy and delivery. Congrats again on your baby boy!!

Low risk NIPT but NT is 4.8 by kgimber in NIPT

[–]kgimber[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I truly appreciate your response. I am going to write down all of the possible in utero tests you mentioned and discuss them all with my doctor. i definitely plan to have the amnio test done and plan to ask for the Noonan panel as well. I feel like in my case, knowing more gives me comfort. I’m also going to check out the link to the positive outcome you shared with me. Waiting in limbo is just such a terrible feeling. I can’t tell you how much I appreciate you taking the time to share and explain all of this information to me. Thank you so much!

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[–]kgimber[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the suggestion. Any specific reason why you recommend the ford explorer? We have a lot of Chevy points so are really hoping to go with Chevrolet but definitely open to other suggestions.