concerned... had ultrasound today

[preggygirl]

The guy who did it didn't say anything... but I'm a bit worried... what are the. Physical signs of downs syndrome that are visible on an ultrasound..... please...

[preggygirl]

Alright. Thank you all then... I'm still concerned... but ill pray and keep it cool till.my apt

[babyy_jayy]

Cysts on the brain, small chin, fluid in the kidneys, those are the 3 I know of. My son had all 3 & they told me his chances of D/S were high. They all cleared up & he grew & now he is great :)

[LucyMarie1991]

The nuchal translucency test can only be done until11+4 after that it is too late as babys grow at different rates. And even if you are high risk tthat's still a 1 in 100 chance. 99 of thowe women will NOT. Have a baby with DS. So you really could be stressing over nothing. Try to relax. As there isn't anything you can do either way. It's a chromosomal abnormality that was present at the moment of conception. You haven't done anything to cause it. Try to think positively and just wait until you see your Dr next and hopefully he can put your mind at rest.

[Pamela0128]

Yeah my tech didnt say anything but i go back for an update at 20weeks because i was only 16weeks when they first checked and it was too early to tell.

[Allocate]

Im 24weeks 6days and I opted out of the blood test

[esorelleinad]

When checking for downs they check for things like cleft lip, nuchal translucency, soft markers on the heart and brain etc. Your sonographer should have told you whether everything looks okay or not. If you're concerned, contact your doctor.

[Sammy_Keppler]

Hi I know they measure the skin of your baby's neck (the back) if it's thicker than a certain mm and they also check the bone(s) in baby's nose.

They can also do a blood test. Ladies they can only be 50% right and if they are there is nothing they can do about it just stay positive.

Xxx

[em_mummytobe]

And they are not aloud to say anything it is your doctor who tells you. They can be sued if they mis inform you as they are techs

[alexiswoods]

I agree with tator . If they found something wrong the ultra sound tech just give the info to your doctor .

[em_mummytobe]

Fluid more then 3mm in the neck is high risk, check on ur scan if it says how many mm. Cleft lip, but not really noticable.

[tator111914]

The techs arent allowed to say anything bc they arent doctors..if he found something your doctor will call you. Until then try to relax:)

[2nd_princess]

Think its something to do with the amount of fluid at the back of baby's neck

[JuneeBabyyGirll]

But they would definitely tell you if you had something to worry about! I wouldn't worry(:

[JuneeBabyyGirll]

I think it's the measurements of the neck, if it's too long or short they suspect Down syndrome

[Allocate]

There is that too that's right. Im not exactly sure about that sign though. They didnt say anything to me about the back of her neck. I hope someone else can answer that question

[preggygirl]

Something with the back of the neck/ head maybe... by spine

[Allocate]

That's the only one I know of

[preggygirl]

Is that it? I know there are more I just don't know what they are

[Allocate]

White**

[Allocate]

Whit marker in the heart. My baby girl has it. I want to get another ultrasound done to see if its gone