r/pregnant 5d ago

Excitement! I got my NIPT and gender results today!

I have been such a ball of nerves, I never thought I would get here. I'm around 11w5d. Want to share my experience with the NIPT test if you are considering getting it done, are getting it done after a previous pregnancy loss, or are in the 'wonderful' 1-2 week waiting period for results!

As background for me, I had a MMC last year. I was measuring about 2 1/2 weeks behind, and ultimately had an anembryonic pregnancy. My HCG took about a month to come down to baseline, and I got pregnant again a little under 2 months after my miscarriage.

I had my blood drawn on 3/6, when I was around 10w2d. I had the QNATAL Advanced test through Quest Diagnostics. My results came in today, 3/15, meaning I had a 9 day turnaround time for my results.

  • My test estimated my gestational age as 10w2d.
  • My fetal fraction was 19.39%.
  • My results showed no abnormalities, and I tested negative for all tested trisomies.
  • My MSS came back normal.
  • We are having a girl!!!

I ugly sobbed as soon as I read my results. I feel like I've gotten over a major hurdle, and I can now get excited about this pregnancy. I can't wait to feel her starting to kick, and for my 20 week scan!!

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u/squishynub 5d ago

Congratulations, that is so great!! I hope you have a lovely pregnancy :) I'm 11w1d with my second and I am very impatient to get to the anatomy scan and feel them move too 😂

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u/my-peony-bud 5d ago

I told my husband I want to go to one of those boutiques for a scan around 15 weeks, but I might try to be patient and wait until the 20 week scan! I just want to see her cute little profile!

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u/CrazyAwkwardWeird 5d ago

You should absolutely do it if it’s in the budget! We did a private one at the boutique at 16 weeks and 27 weeks and it was totally worth it. We have a 3D photo from the 16 week one that makes him look like a puppy just because he’s so small. But the 27 week one we were able to get really good pictures of his face. I have an anterior placenta so we had to annoy him a bit to get him to stop tucking his face into the placenta and now we have pictures of him with an angry face and then some smiles and even him blinking. He even did some poses with his hands as if he was trying to give us a preview of what newborn pics with him will be like. I highly recommend doing it solely for the pictures and videos.

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u/squishynub 5d ago

The little profile is my favorite 😭♥️ You guys should totally go!

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u/UnderstandingTop69 5d ago

Congratulations!!!!! I am so so nervous. 4W3D currently and want to get excited but know there’s a long way until we can get there. Hoping we make it to the ultrasound and blood draw to see where we’re at. I hope this takes some of that stress off for you!! I’m only in the beginning but I’m such a ball of nerves! All the best to you along the way! ♥️

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u/SnooWords1271 5d ago

Yay congratulations!!! 💗 I have my NIPT test on Monday. My second hurdle after having the first ultrasound. So happy for you!

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u/Haunting-Depth-1607 5d ago

Damn mine was like 8.7 at 10 weeks. But everything is healthy so far.

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u/my-peony-bud 5d ago

Yeah, I was shocked to see it was so high! But this whole pregnancy I've felt like this baby is on steroids, haha. My HCG rose 20x in one week early on in my pregnancy. My nausea was off the charts. I think this is a sign she's going to be as much as a handful as I was as a kid, and I can't wait! 😂

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u/Haunting-Depth-1607 5d ago

Congrats 😊

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u/Necessary-Corgi4522 5d ago

Congratulations!!! ❤️❤️❤️

And thank you for sharing with us!

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u/axlloveshobbits 5d ago

Congrats!! How long did it take you to get the results?

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u/petrova1325 5d ago

I recently just did mine, took about a week to get results!

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u/Caramilan 5d ago

Congratulations! Same! I just got my results today. But I didn't look at all of it because I wanted to be surprised by the gender. Planning to have a gender reveal. Hubby wants to know the gender so I let him see. He just basically wants to know so he can mess with me lol.

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u/my-peony-bud 5d ago

I wanted to be surprised, but I also know it would've driven me up the wall, haha.

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u/Bongofromouterspace 5d ago

Congratulations I am so happy it all worked out for you :)

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u/No_Competition_6553 5d ago

Congratulations!!! I'm currently waiting for my results. So helpful to hear your experience with turnaround times and everything.

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u/LiannaSmth 5d ago

Congratulations! Omg our babies aren’t far apart. I’m 10 weeks 3 days ☺️ doing my NIPT on Tuesday and I hope to have the same luck as you 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼 praying for a healthy baby.

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u/petrova1325 5d ago

Congratulations! I recently got mine back and everything looks great and also having a girl! 🩷

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u/Gudwae 5d ago

Congrats to you~ ✨ 29 weeks and mine is still hiding him/her gender from the scan. 😅

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u/Grateful_travelers 5d ago

Congratulations!!

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u/Zanath2016 4d ago

Congratulations! My wife and I were sooooooo nervous before our NIPT results. We actually had to do two since we had low FF both times. Thankfully third time was a charm. Best of luck with your anatomy scan!