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Amnio- Should I Should I Not "HELP"
Asked by R.C. from San Diego
on March 23, 2007
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I'm 17 weeks pregnant and had my second ultrasound yesterday. (ITS A BOY!)During the ultrasound they found that the baby had a thickining in the heart and the umbilica...
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- When I was pregnant with my last and 5th baby, I was 37 years old. They told me that due to my age, I should have the amnio test to see if the baby had downs or not. ...
- R., Back when I was pregnant, an amnio was required and an ultrasound was an expensive luxury. I was terrified about the amino procedure, so my father put it into ...
- If you're not going to termiate if the baby does have Down's, I wouldn't bother with the amnio. There are risks of miscarriage with it, so why incur the danger if the ...
To Amnio or Not to Amnio?
Asked by C.A. from Boston
on February 15, 2007
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I'm 14 wks pregnant. I've just gotten results back from my ultrascreen to check for chromosomal disorders (ie. Downs syndrome). The results have put me at high risk ...
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- Hi - I had an amnio with my youngest . . . I work with developmentally disabled folks and thought (still think) it was in my best interest to know so I could be pre...
- Hi C.- I would suggest, since you wouldn't terminate the pregnancy regardless of the results, not to get the amnio. I was calculated at about the same risk. I didn't ...
- Dear C., Only you can decide what you want. However,I wouldn't do it.I'm glad that you are going to keep the baby!! And remember your other boys are all healthy a...
Quad Screening Positive for down Syndrome
Asked by A.H. from Dallas
on September 21, 2006
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I was wondering if anyone that had an abnormal quad screening result could share their experience with me. I was told yesterday that I have a 1 in 34 chance of having...
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- I was 29 and pg with my first and my quad screen came back positive. We did the level 2 ultrasound and our son presented with 2 markers for Down's. Markers just mean t...
- Dear A., Believe me, I understand how you feel. Before I started graduate school, and working with children who have DS, I too thought it was typically a situation...
- My girlfriend carrying twin girls had multiple test showing positive for down syndrom. Then, one baby was growing too fast and the other too slow. She was told one pro...
Need Info on the Nuchal Transparency Test
Asked by E.K. from San Diego
on November 12, 2007
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Hi. I'm 15 weeks along and have some concerns regarding my nuchal transparency test. I wonder if any mother had the same concerns and if so could share them with me. M...
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- Hi! I just recentley went through that testing and it came out positive screening for down syndrome and they had said an amnio would detect if the results were true or...
- I hope this post helps E.. We went through the same thing with our second son and everything turned out FINE. It was so scary and we ended up getting the Fish test d...
- my friend had a 1 in 30 chance of problems with the baby after this test - then had amnio - all fine try not to worry and god bless
Ultrasound with Amniocentesis
Asked by A. from Philadelphia
on August 4, 2006
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Has anyone had this test completed before. I was just informed that I was a slight risk (1 of 178) for my baby to have down syndrome and in order to be sure, I would n...
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- No matter what the test says you are going to keep the baby. So why would you even put yourself or the baby threw this. Let time and god do their jobs. A.
- Hi, Sorry so late in responding to your question. Both of my children screened positive for Downs. I refused to put them at risk with an amnio. Both of my children (...
- Hi A., I have a happy and healthy 10 month old little girl. I had the amnio and like you I was also very scared. Even talking to the genetic counselor is scary bec...
Amniocentesis
Asked by Z.G. from Denver
on February 26, 2010
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I am going to barely be 35 when I deliver our third child (b-day in April, due in August.) I have scheduled an amnio, but am having second thoughts about it. My insu...
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- You need to ask yourself what would you do IF something was wrong... if the answer is nothing, then why do the test?? If the answer is terminate because you just can't...
- They can see quite a bit if they do a level II ultrasound. If at that point they saw things of concern, you might consider it. We didn't do it because I am already hi...
- Hi Z., The decision is ultimately up to you, but here are my thoughts/experience. I was 39 yrs. old when my daughter was born. My kids are 19 yrs (yes *19* year...
Less than Desirable Results from First Trimester Screening
Asked by A.H. from Chicago
on December 17, 2008
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Hi, moms. I am 12 weeks pregnant with #2 and just got our results back from our first trimester genetics screening. The ultrasound was normal, but the bloodwork show...
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- I just wanted to add to something someone else posted - CVS, if done by someone experienced who has had good results, is considered to be as safe as amnio. Check with ...
- My friend just had that test a few months ago and her chances of downs was 1 and 44. she had the amnio and the baby if 100% fine. The triple screen test that gave he...
- Oh, A.! This sounds too familiar! I just had #3 in Oct. I was 35 in Sept., so just barely 35. Those drs. had me so freaked out for most of my pregnancy. I had a c...
High Risk Quad Test Results (Positive) Anyone Else?
Asked by G.C. from Sarasota
on December 17, 2010
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I just received my Quad test results that show the baby is high risk they were 1:50 ratio (positive) high risk zone for D.S.
I know this test can give "false positiv...
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- I had the test done when it was a triple screen 11 years ago. They told me the chances of D.S. were very high. I decided right then and there that I would find out o...
- I had a positive quad screen test with my younger daughter for DS (it was about 1:230 which was high for my age at the time-32). I was distraught and the waiting was ...
- You can read my older posts about this if you would like. I had a 1 in 18 chance for DS and was referred to a specialist. The U/S showed no markers so I had another Q...
CVS Test (Chorionic Villus Sampling) Help
Asked by S.E. from San Diego
on July 31, 2010
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I'm having a CVS test performed in two weeks and I was just wondering if there are any moms out there that have gone through the test as I'm a little nervous. Was it ...
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- Dr williams did mine about 5 months ago. I did not feel any pain at all. Honestly felt like a pap smear. I did experience a good amount of bleeding for about 10 days a...
- I had one done because I was 37 years old when I was pregnant. I was so nervous and scared that a CVS might result in a miscarriage (small chance but still a risk), b...
- I was 35 when I had my first son and found the CVS to be completely utterly pointless. It is wildly inaccurate and if something does come up, you will have an amnio an...
Soft Markers
Asked by M.S. from San Luis Obispo
on August 20, 2010
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I am 19 weeks pregnant with twin boys. The boys are a result of IVF and we did have the preimplantation screening done to test for Downs Syndrome and Trisomy 18, amon...
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- As far as I know, PGD tests the actual chromosomes so if #18 and #21 came back normal with PGD then the boys should have normal chromosomes for those. I am sure it's ...
- An ultrasound is not a definitive tool for diagnosing DS or other chromosome abnormalities. I know of one person (years ago) who terminated based on an u/s and the ba...
- in addition to all the other examples of false positives, i wanted to share my story. i got all false negatives and my son was born with Down syndrome. he is the love ...
