Oh, can see the baby moving during normal scan? I find that the technician scans very fast each time. I'm gg for the Down Syndrome detailed scan in early Sept, what would I be seeing for this scan besides the Dr taking measurements?tpy, I'm at week 10, EDD changed again to 26 Mar from 27 Mar so not much change la... anyway my dad's birthday is 27 Mar so he will have to share with bb... heh. my baby was also moving during the scan. felt v happy
Hi Jadeite, I hope my test would be ok cos kind of scared of the amino test =) But age is not on my side, cos already 33 this year.Jo, if I'm not wrong the first trimester scan will measure the size of the space in the back of the baby's neck... has to be done in first trimester while the baby's skin is still transparent. the bigger the size, the more likely the baby has Down's I think. also they will check for the presence of a nasal bone - no nasal bone indicates high chance of DS. but remember it's not 100%... just high risk. so if the baby measures on the higher risk side, they may ask you to go for amnio (insert needle into the belly to remove amniotic fluid) or CVS test (remove chorionic villi to test). both are more invasive and have a slight risk of miscarriage.
jadeite, what do you mean by no nasal bone indicates high chance of dear son? i thought no nasal bone means higher chance of downs syndrome?Jo, if I'm not wrong the first trimester scan will measure the size of the space in the back of the baby's neck... has to be done in first trimester while the baby's skin is still transparent. the bigger the size, the more likely the baby has Down's I think. also they will check for the presence of a nasal bone - no nasal bone indicates high chance of DS. but remember it's not 100%... just high risk. so if the baby measures on the higher risk side, they may ask you to go for amnio (insert needle into the belly to remove amniotic fluid) or CVS test (remove chorionic villi to test). both are more invasive and have a slight risk of miscarriage.