high risk efts, no result nipt, unclear ultrasound
I’ve been deep diving this thread and it’s helped keep me calm, but i haven’t quite seen a situation like mine yet, which i’m sure there are but my family doctor hasn’t seen it yet.
I’m 34, my efts came back 1/77 for trisomy 18, HCG and papp-a are low.
I had to two ultrasounds at week 13 then 14 because they couldn’t get a clear image (on both) due to the baby’s position (wasn’t moving) and i have a posterior uterus.
There was a normal NT, heart rate, nasal bone, but no stomach is seen yet and the baby is now 2 weeks smaller than gestational age. Could the age have been calculated wrong initially? My periods are irregular so the age is based on the ultrasounds which I’m told are pretty accurate.
The initial ultrasounds up to week 9 were always transvaginal because they couldn’t get a clear image on my stomach. They were normal except week 9 baby measured 4 days smaller.
My nipt also just came back with “no result”. I was really hoping at least something would come back with reassuring news, this was the last situation we ever expected to find ourselves in. My doctor immediately dived into the option of abortion if the amnio confirms it. When I found so many false positive posts it gave me hope, but it’s hard to stay optimistic when all my tests have been off/unclear.
We’re waiting to meet with our OB and I’m hoping to do more blood work/US before having to do the amnio. So nervous and don’t know what to do with myself. Has anyone experienced similar?