March 23rd...Today we had our 13 week visit and wow the baby has grown. We could see so much more detail than at the 6 week and 9 week ultrasounds. At this appointment they also did an NT test. An NT test shows "the collection of fluid beneath the fetal skin in the region of the fetal neck and this is present and seen in all fetuses in early pregnancy. The fluid collection is however increased in many fetuses with Down's syndrome and many other chromosomal abnormalities. This test results in a 90–95% detection rate of pregnancies that may be at an increased risk of carrying a genetical problem such as Downs Syndrome."
The good news is we past the test and have a 1 and 10,000 chance of passing along a genetical problem to our baby (the best results you can receive).
Here is our baby at 13 weeks:
