13 Week Ultrascreen Testing

The ultrascreening appointment has a very important purpose, especially for mother's-to-be like me, with an "advanced maternal age!" It is to determine the risks and chances of the baby having Downs Syndrome, and Trisomy 18, along with other chromosomal anomalies.This was the most long and gruelling 5 weeks of my life!!! I have anxiously anticipated this appointment, and was excited and nervous for this appointment. Luckily, Brian was able to be there for moral support, and of course, to sneek a peek at our "bean," who we were now referring to as "peanut." Well, this little booger was VERY active....so much so, that our appointment took a long time. Heartrate, 155. The ultrasound tech needed to measure the amount of fluid behind peanut's neck, the nose cavity, and the organs. It was hard to do, but the ultrasound tech was awesome. She explained what we were looking at in detail, and we thought she had a great imagination , as some of the things she said she saw, looked like blobs to us! Previous to this appointment, I had some blood drawn and sent off. The results were back, and the ultrasound tech entered the ultrasound results into the computer, along with the blood results. We were told I had the chances of a 20 year old for any of these chromosomal problems.....our nerves were relaxed, and we went out and celebrated with some wine! Okay, not really, but we were so relieved, and felt very blessed.