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Heart Defects found...waiting Amnio Results
I was urged to have an amnio after getting these heart results. ... 11/26 - Just got the FISH results and teh baby is fine!! No anomalies. ...
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- Speaking as both a pediatric nurse and a parent of a child with multiple heart defects (but otherwise completely healthy! 2 1/2 years old and has been through 2 cardia...
- A close friend of mine has a 4 year old son who had a heart defect in utero and she ended up having surgery during the pregnancy. He was born okay but she knew he wou...
- I don't really have any experience with this, but want you to know that many mother's reading this are praying for you and your baby. God Bless!
To Amnio or Not to Amnio?
To Amnio or Not to Amnio? I'm 14 wks pregnant. I've just gotten results back .... you have counted all the chromosomes (ask about the FISH test -- results ...
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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...
Amnio- Should I Should I Not "HELP"
Also, we were able to be given the results of the amnio in 48 hours with what they call the FISH (I am not sure if that is the right acryomn, but it is what ...
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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 ...
"Soft Markers" Found in Fetal Ultrasound
If you do get the amnio, ask for FISH results, which are prelimary results that come back in a couple of days, versus the final results which take up to 14 ...
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- I'm in the same boat as Kelly. With my son, I had no indication that he was going to have down syndrome. I found out a week after he was born that he has down syndrom...
- My experience was different from yours but I wnated to share a little bit. When I had my 18 week ultrasound my son was found to have a cystic hygroma (a large cyst ar...
- Becoming pregnant and maintaining a pregnancy is a gift to all women. I had a scare with my 3rd child. The ultrasound results showed a 2 vessel cord after a previous...
Quad Screening Positive for down Syndrome
While I was waiting on my amnio results I think I joined every support group ..... They did a full amnio and a FISH test. The FISH tests the most common ...
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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...
Less than Desirable Results from First Trimester Screening
I had amnio and was told that I had a one in something like 4000 chance of a ... given so much information and we received results back in one day (FISH). ...
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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...
AFP Screen Positive
The genetic counsellor called saturday afternoon to tell me the FISH results were negative i.e no trisomy. I am thrilled, but waiting for my amnio to come ...
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- Hi! Just like everyone else is saying, these tests are known to be false positives. My test came back positive with my first son. We had a level 2 sono performed wi...
- I have four children and am expecting our fifth in November. I started refusing the AFP test after our third. When I was pregnant with her my AFP came back indicatin...
- We experienced a simular thing back in 2005. Our AFP was off the charts, ultrasound was normal and Amnio was negitive for any defects. our baby boy was healthy and no...
Test for down Syndrome Came Back Postive
If need be they can do an amniocentesis for definitive results. ... At the time, I did some research on my own, and found out about a test called FISH ...
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- The AFP test looks at a number of different possibly birth defects/syndromes---Did the doctor specifically tell her it indicatd an increased risk for Down's Syndrome? ...
- I'm so sorry to hear about the test results -- the same thing happened to me with our second child, and we lived a hellish few weeks while we waited to see doctors and...
- My SIL had the same test. IT came back postive also. She had a normal labor and ended up having a healthy baby. Never understood why she had that test come back pos...
Now Having More Issues...............
I had a scare based on AFP test and underwent amnio with my third child. ... I would also request a FISH analysis and they can get the results sooner in ...
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- Though I don't have any advice to give you, I understand what you are going through. I'm 24 and pregnant with my second right now, which puts me in the very low risk p...
- I just researched all I could about this test. I had a scare based on AFP test and underwent amnio with my third child. Waiting is hard. I wish this had been available...
- there is a girl in my online mommys group that was told her test was 'abnormal' so she had do the blood test. and everything was fine. i wouldn't worry until it comes ...
Ulceritive Colitis and Positive APF Test
However, after having the amnio and getting the results rushed, I am over the .... AND the Fish test for having the Chromosome 18 defect, and when the amnio ...
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- Hello J.. I don't know anything about ulcerative colitis, but I do know that it is very common to get false positive AFP results. Just ask your doc. And Im sure he/she...
- I'm not quite sure what ulceritive colitis is, but I can tell you I did have a positive AFP test with my 1st born (who is now 12). I was 31 when I had a positive AFP ...
- J., I am so sorry you ate going through this! I have no idea about the ulcerative colitis, but I can tell you that AFP tests give false positives all the time. Every w...
