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angelicd77
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14 week appointment tomorrow
What should I expect? I know there wont be a sono, they didnt schedule me for one. Maybe just bloodwork results and a general checkup?
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Momma2015
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Re: 14 week appointment tomorrow
You already had your NT scan? I had that between 12 and 13 weeks so I did have a sono. I didn't go back til 17 weeks and it was pretty uneventful. Like you said, just a general check up- urine sample, listened to the heartbeat, blood pressure, didn't even take blood.
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| Posted 2/23/16 2:20 PM |
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angelicd77
LIF Adolescent
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Kim
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14 week appointment tomorrow
NT? Is that the first one? I had an US at 8 weeks, that was it.
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| Posted 2/23/16 3:05 PM |
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Momma2015
Mommax2
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Re: 14 week appointment tomorrow
Posted by angelicd77
NT? Is that the first one? I had an US at 8 weeks, that was it.
Nuchal Translucency Scan- that's usually done around 12 weeks. It's an in-depth ultrasound that checks for risks of birth defects and down syndrome. I'm surprised they didn't schedule you for one already. I'd definitely ask about it at your appointment.
ETA: I had to go to a different imaging place for the NT scan, my regular OBs office doesn't do it. Same thing for the 20 week anatomy scan.
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| Posted 2/23/16 3:08 PM |
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angelicd77
LIF Adolescent
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Kim
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14 week appointment tomorrow
They asked me about blood testing for chromosomal abnormalities and I declined that. Maybe that's why I wasn't offered that scan...
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| Posted 2/23/16 3:13 PM |
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Momma2015
Mommax2
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Re: 14 week appointment tomorrow
Posted by angelicd77
They asked me about blood testing for chromosomal abnormalities and I declined that. Maybe that's why I wasn't offered that scan...
I didn't do the blood test for it either, though they didn't even offer it to me because of my age and low risk. But the NT scan is pretty standard... at least I thought so.
ETA: Though reading more about it- the latest you can do it as 13 weeks, 6 days. At 14 weeks, the place they are looking is no longer translucent so they can't look for potential problems. It's not conclusive and I guess when you declined the blood tests, they skipped this as well.
Here's more info about it....
Link.
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| Posted 2/23/16 3:15 PM |
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angelicd77
LIF Adolescent
Member since 12/13 794 total posts
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Kim
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14 week appointment tomorrow
Hmmm, Ill definitely ask tomorrow. Thanks!
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| Posted 2/23/16 3:16 PM |
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racheK
Hudson's Momma
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Re: 14 week appointment tomorrow
Yes, NT scan is pretty standard, blood test is more recommended for people at high risk or over 35. I had both because they were both offered to me.
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| Posted 2/23/16 4:04 PM |
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angelicd77
LIF Adolescent
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Kim
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14 week appointment tomorrow
That's so strange then that they didn't offer it to me. I wish the would have told me there was more then 1 part to the testing. I would have thought more about it...
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| Posted 2/23/16 4:18 PM |
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