All is well. Little one is measuring perfectly and had a nice strong hb. I really like my OB. She mentioned to me that she had to do IVF with some of her children as well. And even went to the same doc I did. Pretty cool. Plus, she just seems really nice.
She asked me if I wanted to do the NT scan. Originally I was thinking I would, but then she told me 2 things that are making me rethink it. First, she mentioned that having a vanishing twin can skew the bloodwork results, making it come back as a false positive. Second, she mentioned they don't do the NT scans there, that I would have to go another facility 2 hours away.
So now I'm rethinking the whole thing. Do I really want to drive 2 hours only to get a positive result and make me worry even more that something is wrong? Not to mention, she said the only way to prove a false positive is to have the CVS done. But I know that brings a risk of m/c with it. And I don't think I would be willing to do a CVS if I got a positive. So really, why bother with the whole thing?
If I don't do the NT, then my next appointment is in 4 weeks on July 7th. And there won't be an u/s, the nurse confirmed that. I'm guessing they would at least do a doppler hb check though, right?
In the meantime, I'll go home and talk with B about it tonight, see what he thinks about the whole thing. And wait. I foresee a lot of waiting in my future.
Hey, Ashley. I'm bittersweet happy for you. I'm happy that there was still some good news but I also know that sadness of losing a little one and it is hard. Still, I think you have a healthy perspective about what this means for you. I'll be praying that whatever decision you make about having the NT scan or not will bring you peace.
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well, now that you put it that way......... I wouldn't either. But I am still curious as to the u/s. They seem like they are two different tests. I just care about the u/s.
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