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I had my NT scan done at the high risk OB (not my regular OB) because they were the ones who were certified to read the results. They took multiple ultrasound pictures/measurements of the baby, luckily the baby was laying in a good position to get the measurement so it was a pretty quick visit. The tech then consulted with a doctor, and told us everything looked normal. She said if there was a question about it being abnormal, they would have advised us that day and made an appointment for a CVS test. Then I had blood drawn, and we got those results about 3 days later, which gave us our personalized ratio of the chance that the fetus has Downs or Trisomy 13/18, based on the NT scan measurements, my age, family history, etc.

I went for my NT scan at a separate office, too. Having had a prior loss, I was very nervous for this scan (since my scan occurred at 12 wks, 2 days...and I knew if I could make it that far, I would feel better). The scan itself was great, despite having a very full bladder (and I was gassy that day so the pressure of the ultrasound wand on my stomach hurt). We got to see the baby for almost 30 minutes and the tech pointed out stuff to us (like brain, heart, ribs, spine, legs, fingers, etc). She also measured the nuchal fold and did tell us right away what the measurement was (1.4 and anything under 3 is supposedly normal). She reassured us that everything looked great. The baby was super active (blame it on my morning cup of joe...) so that was pretty fun. We also got some good pics to bring home.

I had a blood draw that same day and will have another blood draw at 16 weeks to complete the series sequential testing. My doctor will call me with the results soon thereafter.