had my US today, its a GIRL!! I am SHOCKED, i 'knew' it was a boy. of course i am tickled, (I have a boy) but still shocked i have to repicture everything in my head, IYKWIM??
BUT< there were some markers from trisomy 18 and/or 21. there was a tiny cyst on the choroid plexus area of the brain and the nuchal fold was slightly thick. we immediately went for a level III US and that again showed the same findings as the first. the heart looks great as does the abdomen, head size, femur length and nose. so i had the quad screen drawn and we are just waiting to see what kind of odds that gives me before we decided to do an amnio or not. (you should to understand i HAVE to know all available information, it is absolutely imperative for me) i am trying not to freak out, doing a pretty good job. I am 24 yrs old with NO family history of any sort of chromosomal defects on either side of our families.
so, back to the good news, its a GIRL, i need new clothes!
BUT< there were some markers from trisomy 18 and/or 21. there was a tiny cyst on the choroid plexus area of the brain and the nuchal fold was slightly thick. we immediately went for a level III US and that again showed the same findings as the first. the heart looks great as does the abdomen, head size, femur length and nose. so i had the quad screen drawn and we are just waiting to see what kind of odds that gives me before we decided to do an amnio or not. (you should to understand i HAVE to know all available information, it is absolutely imperative for me) i am trying not to freak out, doing a pretty good job. I am 24 yrs old with NO family history of any sort of chromosomal defects on either side of our families.
so, back to the good news, its a GIRL, i need new clothes!
Stay positive! It helps...
