Sleeping a bit more sound tonight

Today we got the results back from our Nuchal Translucency (NT) Screening. This bloodwork, when combined with Little B's neck measurments provides a pretty accurate risk factor for predicting possible chromosomal defects and major congenital heart problems. This first trimester screening is a rather new procedure that causes no risks to the baby.

For a 31 yr old woman, the standard risk factor of chromosomal defects (such as Downs syndrome) are 1 in 400. The news is good. Our risk factor after the series of tests decreased dramatically to 1 in 8,100....much less than the standard risk. So, we're pretty happy in the Foley camp.

Its comforting to know that things are progressing well. I'm getting calmer by the day. I must admit that the first 12 weeks of our pregnancy have been filled with a lot of joy. We've also been a bit scared of something going wrong. I'm sure that this is something most expecting parents go through, especially with their first child. Its wonderful that these tests exist to help ease the nerves of parents-to-be, or allow them some extra months to prepare and educate themselves if its possible their child may have a chromosomal abnormality.

We won't be doing any additional screens. And I'm going to sleep tonight a bit more at ease. Night, Night :)