7 weeks and 3 days pregnant and worried about nipt chromosome testing

[Asha82]

Hi everyone, I had my scan a couple of days ago and it was confirmed I have a viable pregnancy but now I'm very scared of the nipt test for chromosome abnormalities as it will break my heart into pieces if I have to terminate my pregnancy if there was to be something badly wrong, I'm 40 years old and I'm scared because online it says a very much increased risk of chromosomes abnormalities, could any of you lovely ladies please share your stories of being older and having a healthy baby, thank you xx

[Kimbob82]

I'm turning 41 in two weeks and our baby came back with low risk after NIPT testing...

[Asha82 in reply to Kimbob82]

That's great news, thank you for letting me know, congratulations

[JA-fnuk Partner]

For more information about testing take a look at nhs.uk - Screening tests in pregnancy

Take care

Janet- Partner

[Asha82 in reply to JA-fnuk]

Thank you

[Me_and_Sparkle]

I have many friends who had healthy babies in their 40s / late 30s some of them with a very unhealthy lifestyle! My mum had my sister at 40, no problem. I am keeping my fingers crossed for you and wish you all the best ❤️

[Asha82 in reply to Me_and_Sparkle]

Thank you so much that's definitely very reassuring❤️

[Gerbear22]

Hi there.I had a beautiful healthy baby girl in May at age 41.We had the harmony test done at 10 weeks and 12 weeks.Had to get repeated as not enough fetal dna in the sample.Wishing you all the best.xx

[Asha82 in reply to Gerbear22]

Thank you so much and congratulations on the birth of your precious baby girl❤️

[AuroraXen]

Hi Asha, I conceived naturally last autumn, when almost 42, and our little miracle arrived in June. She's perfect! I did NIPT and it came back as very low risk. The increased odds of issues are certainly scary but remember you're far more likely to have zero issues than for something to be wrong. And Congratulations, I'm so happy you had a positive viability scan! Xx

[Asha82 in reply to AuroraXen]

Thank you so much and congratulations on the birth of your precious baby girl❤️xx

[Star241]

Hi - I completely understand your concerns I had a natural conception at 42, my screening results came back with no concerns but definitely do the NIPT then you will have the in depth results that will put your mind at ease xx

[Asha82 in reply to Star241]

Thank you I definitely will be doing the nipt test once I'm 10 weeks pregnant xx

[Star241 in reply to Asha82]

I’m sure it will all be well xx

[Asha82 in reply to Star241]

Thank you so much I appreciate it xx

[Beacon78]

Hi Asha. Congratulations. I naturally conceived my little baby boy when I was 43 (found out the day before my 44th birthday). I had the harmony test at week 12 and results came back low risk. He is now 7 months old and doing very well. I wish you the best of luck with your pregnancy.

[Asha82 in reply to Beacon78]

Thank you so much it's very reassuring and that's great that your baby boy is healthy, congratulations on the birth of your precious baby boy

[Bexarama83]

I’m currently 30wks with my baby and I’m 40 but she was PGTA tested so we knew she was chromosomally normal. However, my work mate gave birth in June and she is 44, conceived naturally and he’s totally fine. It’s not something you can control so fingers crossed everything is ok and your little miracle continues to grow as normal 😘 xx

[Asha82 in reply to Bexarama83]

Thank you so much I really appreciate it, congratulations on your pregnancy and I'm happy to hear that your baby is chromosomally normal and it's good that you friend had a healthy baby boy😘xx

[JB124]

Hi Asha82 my mum had me when she was 45, I was the last of 6 no issues. Congratulations and all the best xx

[Asha82 in reply to JB124]

Thank you so much I really appreciate it xx

[Purpledoggy]

Try to remember most babies of older mummies are absolutely fine. Increased risk doesn’t mean highly likely, it just means uncommon instead of rare. I made both my babies a few days before my 40th and both were low risk on NIPT xx

[Asha82 in reply to Purpledoggy]

Thank you so much for letting me know and congratulations on your babies that's really good they were both low risk, I feel a lot more positive the last couple of days, I think I'm just scared because I had a silent miscarriage last time in May but I did have abnormal hcg levels and this time I have really good hcg levels xx

[Purpledoggy in reply to Asha82]

The worry never stops! When they pop out you then find a whole new bunch of things to worry about 😂 Hope all goes well xx

[Asha82 in reply to Purpledoggy]

Thank you so much and yes that's definitely true the worry never ends xx