The flattest nub ever?

[Flava]

Zivic-I would say wait for the blood test first! Your pics is stretched out like crazy so I don't think we can guess from it. But the baby has the nose bone .(are this ppl blind there or what?) Hope you get more u/s so we can see more pics!

[Zivic-Bubac]

Sorry you´re worried ZB. The tech saw the nasal bone the second day right? so you don´t have to worry about that now.
How far along are you, maybe it was early and the nub will still rise (if it is flat now, I don´t know).
If the double test comes back with high risk (I sure hope it won´t) do you then still have to pay for the amnio ?
If you´re really worried I would do the amnio, could take away all your worries. I completely changed my mind about this, with my first two I didn´t do any tests and would have been happy to have a Down´s baby, but this time I worried a lot about it too so I know how you feel.

Hi Indira sweeti! Yes, he said he saw the nasal bone second time, hope he REALLY saw it. I'm 12 weeks 1 day, it should be the best time for nub shots, but I hope he was wrong
I also didn't do any tests with my girls, but now I'm super worried. Thank you!

[nuthinbutpink]

The pic looks odd. What about the neck measurement. Was that okay? It's another marker for Downs.

I agree to wait and see what the blood test puts your risk at and go from there. I would have done an amnio if mine had come back high risk.

[purplepoet20]

You don't need to answer this but something for you to think about... If you did an amnio and the results came back Down's would you abort, place baby for adoption, or love it? If the nose thing is all they saw and the heart is fine then why should they worry you so much.

For me at 25 with DS1 the blood work came back as possible Down's but I turned down the amnio because in the end I was keeping my baby. The same thing happened with 2 out of 3 of my bro's kids and they chose to keep the babies and they are normal healthy kids. I've had several cousins who had bad scans and blood test and the babies were fine.

[Zivic-Bubac]

Hiya ZB I would stick to your gut feeling and not have the amnio if it worries you as it looks like the nose bone is showing by the crosses in pic 1 And they would have made a big deal if they still hadn't seen it. And your actual nuchal fold at the bottom of babies neck looks perfectly small and thats what the scan is about really!!

As for a nub, I am completely not seeing any nub at all on either of your pics. Do you have any other pics or any video to post??? Your pics look slightly elongated aswell so are making the head shot (which I would lean boy on atm) slightly inaccurate aswell.

Hey preggo! Long time no see! I couldn't visit GD as often bcos it made me sick, right now I'm struggling not to vomit all over key board lol!
You are completely right about nuchal fold, it is perfect 1.6mm I see I'm talking to an super experienced mama, you are right about nasal bone, it's on the first pic marked with 2 xx.

These are the 'best' nub pics, I'll try to find better scull pics. Thank you zillion times for 'lean boy' guess!!!!! Sounds so great!

[Zivic-Bubac]

What about the neck measurement. Was that okay? It's another marker for Downs.
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Neck measurement was perfect, 1.6mm

[Zivic-Bubac]

I actually think something is wrong with their ultrasound machine that is making both the skull and the nub look overly flat. I think everything just looks overly stretched out. Plus, at barely 12 weeks I really am not convinced that they can tell much reliably. My doc's office won't even guess at 14 weeks!!!

for a healthy baby above all else!!!

Thank you so much Atomic for your kind words! I'm praying for a healthy baby as well!!!! I do hope their machine is cr*p lol!

[Zivic-Bubac]

That tech deserves a good sucker punch :@

He surely does! I'm glad I'm not the only one who feels this way

[Zivic-Bubac]

The skull shape looks boyish but I think it's the way the picture is. Can't see a clear nub. Hard to pick up a boy or girl feeling but your baby is upset about either the talk of Down's or being called a girl, not sure. Your baby is just not happy!

Thank you huni! I hope HE is upse about both being called girl and Down talk lol! Seriously: I'm upset so baby is probably picking my nervousness.
About keeping the baby: I'm so ashamed to say I probably wouldn't keep it if it wasn't healthy
I know those results often come false, thank you for sharing your experience!

[Zivic-Bubac]

Zivic-I would say wait for the blood test first! Your pics is stretched out like crazy so I don't think we can guess from it. But the baby has the nose bone .(are this ppl blind there or what?) Hope you get more u/s so we can see more pics!

It's so great to have you back on board Flava!!!!! Thank you for your kind words, now that you guys pointed it, it does look streched, I haven't even noticed that. I'm seeing my ob/gyn next Tuesday so I'l see if she's planning another u/s for me and when.