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Has Anyone's Baby Ever Been Diagnosed with Trisomy 18?
They just found out that the baby has an extra 18th chromosome "trisomy 18" and ... My son was born with Trisomy 21 more common known as Down's Syndrome. ...
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- I don't have personal experience but I am a Labor and Delivery nurse and taken care of numerous patients who were terminating their pregnancies for Trisomy 18. It is n...
- Check into http://nowilaymedowntosleep.org/ they are photographers that specialize in capturing the last moments of a family in these situations. I am so sorry.
- Unfortunately my cousin's baby was diagnosed with Trisomy 13. The dr's told her the baby wouldn't survive after birth and if she continued to try and carry full-term ...
Positive Quad Screen
I want you to know that if you get the diagnosis of Down syndrome, you can contact me .... My cousin recently delivered a delightful baby with Downs. ...
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- I always opted not to have the quad screen because so many of my friends had false positives and worried the rest of the pregnancy. At least two of my three children ...
- My cousin recently delivered a delightful baby with Downs. The benefit to her of finding out during her preg, was the ability to get a support group in place. She is...
- You are young and chances are you have a false positive test too. With my second, I had a positive Quad screen and was just terribly upset. I had to wait two weeks b...
Down Syndrome
I am looking for other moms who have a child with down syndrome. ... women over age 35 who have a higher probability of having a baby with Down syndrome. ...
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- Hi S.. I do not have a child w/ DS, but my Uncle Eddie who will be 49 in July does. He lives w/ my cousin and her family now. I know how tough it can be believe me. I...
- S. - Sheila with the Children's Hospital Down Syndrome Center is fantastic! Here is an example of things she emails... Also they have plenty of events and workshops to...
- hello, i do not have a child with down syndrome but i have worked with the mentally and physically challanged since 2002. i worked for the training school of vineland ...
Blood Test for down Syndrome
Down Syndrome children are a blessing and I knew this baby would be loved just as ... So my husband and I told everyone our baby would have down syndrome. ...
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- Hi Lili, Just want to let you know that here in Boston they perform two blood tests in order to determine the chance of DS. They follow up the first blood test with...
- I have three children and I've never had the test done. I was told by all three doctors that often the first test has a false positive. If the one you just had done ...
- this happens all the time, the blood test shows that it is possible but the amnio is the real deal. I would not worry too much if the first result is normal. The 2n...
Screening for down Syndrome
However, only about 1 to 2 percent of women whose test results show an increased risk of Down syndrome will actually have a baby with Down syndrome. ...
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- M., My name is M.. I'm a Mom to a 9 month old girl, Jada, she has Down Syndrom. My best advice to you is , continue with the testing. Have an amnio done. They're not...
- I understand it's scary. I guess she needs to ask herself whether she would terminate the pregnancy if the true results WERE to come back positive. Or is the main goa...
- It's very hard to deal with but I think Doctors know right away. My aunt had a boy with down syndrome and the doctor begged her to do testing for it but she refused b...
Down Syndrome Scare?
Down syndrome isn't scary. I remember bringing my baby home from the hospital ..... I was told I had a one in 40 chance of my baby having Down Syndrome. ...
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- C.-- your "scare" is legit. i can't tell you that when you get info from the doc like that to not worry. it is in our nature as moms. however, i can also tell you ...
- I haven't experienced this, but I had a question for you. Why do you not want an amnio?
- I my girlfriend having this same scare. Erik her son was PERFECT. You will love that baby of yours no matter what! It is the most wonderful experience EVER!!!
Help with Potty Training a 6-Year Old with down Syndrome
They have an article about potty training children with Down syndrome. .... down syndrome in baby · potty toilet training · potty training 4 year old ...
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- I don't have a child with Downs either but I do have an aunt with Downs and my best friend's sister has Downs. I think that a reward system might work just as it might...
- S., Hey it's been a few months since your request and I wondered how things went? I know it takes longer sometimes to see things happen for kids with labels, but I ...
- I have a 6 year old boy with Downs. I used the reward system of giving him his favorite ice cream only when using the potty. If he had an "accident" I made him stay in...
First Trimester Screening
Friend #2 did not have the screenings and had a baby with Down's Syndrome as well. They had no idea until after she was born. In addition, she had a serious ...
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- Hi D., I second what Jenn said - it all depends on how you would use the information. If you would choose to terminate the pregnancy if there was something wrong, th...
- Hi D., I had false positives in prescreening with both my girls and immediately had the amnios to make sure everything was ok. Both girls were both genetically "no...
- Hey D., Congrats! I am 40 and pregnant with my 4th. I have ALWAYS refused 1st tri screening, too much worry, too much stress and undoubtedly a false positive. My f...
Down Syndrome
Hello, I wish only the best for you and your baby. Our youngest grandchild was born with Down's Syndrome almost a year ago. Let me say that she has been a ...
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- Hello K., sorry you are dealing with this. Being pregnant is a challenge all on its own. I had the AFP test done, with 2nd pregnancy, I was 26, they sent me to counsel...
- K., My first son was born when I was 32. My AFP test was normal but one of the later ultrasounds showed some of the markers for downs. I can't remember exactly what...
- Hello K.. I haven't had any experience with this personally, but I wanted to offer you some comfort. When I was pregnant, I was in an online group (called March 2009 b...
Tested Positive for down Syndrome
Some women get the opposite results of what we got and then have a baby with Down Syndrome. I know it is hard to be calm about this, but I think if you do ...
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- K., I am so sorry for this news. My husband and I opted not to do the test for this reason: Even though the test comes back positive it could turn out that your b...
- I was more than 35 when I had my first boy; i have 2, 3 1/2 and 5 years old. i got results much worse than yours for both of them, got 2 amnios and i have 2 perfect bo...
- Hi K., One of my friends went through the same thing. Her quad 4 screening came back positive for one of the other syndromes (similar to Downs but, no chance of a no...
