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Has Anyone's Baby Ever Been Diagnosed with Trisomy 18?
Recently I attended the birth of a baby who had Trisomy 18. There are a number of great resources ... My son was born with Trisomy 21 more common known as Down's Syndrome. ... Healthy Pregnancy After a Chromosomal Defect Pregnancy ...
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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 ...
2 Vessels in the Umbilical Cord
Even if the baby does not appear to have birth defects, the pregnant woman ... ME I SHOULD HAVE A AMNIO DONE TO SEE IF THE BABY HAD DOWN SYNDROME DONT WORRY ...
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- Congrats on your pregnancy and being a AMA momma! I had my last at age 43. I have seen this on the birthing TV shows and you can still have a happy healthy baby....
- No this is not normal, if they didn't mention any other abnormality, your baby still can be normal. You need to talk your doctor. I am including a website for you to ...
- HI M. I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH MY PREGNANCY THEYED TOLD ME SO MANY DIFFERENT THINGS COULD BE WRONG WITH MY DAUGHTER TOLD ME I SHOULD HAVE A AMNIO DONE TO SEE IF THE...
Getting Pregnant at 47
A man's age and health can also contribute to birth defects. .... In the book she said that none of the babies have had down syndrome, even though their ...
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- Get yourself checked out, find an OB that truly supports you and go for it! My grandmother was 45 when she had my mom in 1944. She lived to be 99. She had had one o...
- K., When I read your story, I had to respond. I see you are from Spring Hill. I am in Murfreesboro. I was married to the devil for 17 yrs. God finally decided t...
- Hey K., If you are not afraid of the body handling it, and not worried about child issues... go for it. My best friend adopted at 48 (she has scoliosis so feared t...
Genzyme Test
(Ie we would not have considered aborting the baby simply because of downs or any other birth defect. ... First Trimester Screening for down Syndrome ...
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- It's amazing all of the tests that they can do now. We opted not to have any done with my pregnancy because it would not have affected our decision to carry the pregn...
- I had my second baby when I was 40, They wanted to do all the tests. Amnio, etc... My thinking was why have the tests. Even if the baby should have downs I still was g...
- This test is not a definitive diagnosis of anything. As others mentioned, it may tell you if you have increased odds. Quite frankly, if you are unwilling to have an am...
SUA - Single Umbilical Cord Artery
I was told that this was a "soft sign" for Down Syndrome which freaked me out even more. .... My son is 25 months old and has no birth defects at all. ...
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- C., What a blessing to be having a child. My second pregnancy i was diagnosed with the same cord problem .Although very scary and at some of the ultrasounds they thou...
- My dd was misdiagnosed with this. I did the research too and started freaking out. It doesn't help that they can't do anything or monitor it closer until later in th...
- One of my good friends had this same problem when she was pregnant. And everything went fine. The baby girl was born perfectly healthy weighing 5lbs 15oz. and was 2...
Pregnancy & Genetic Testing
The risk of having a child with a birth defect can occur at any age, I know a lot of people much younger that have a child with Down syndrome and many older ...
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- For me, myself, I wouldn't have it done because it wouldn't make a difference in my decision in carrying through with the pregnancy or not. I would choose to have the ...
- I am 38 and just had my first baby 2 months ago. My doctor suggested genetic testing too. My husband and I talked about it a lot...the pros and cons. Those tests aren'...
- I think your decision migtht be easier if you know what you will do if you get "bad news" if you plan on keeping the baby no matter what why bother with the testing? i...
Heart Defects found...waiting Amnio Results
At the level 2, the doctor discovered a heart defect, and two other abnormal measurements. This lead him to believe our daughter had Down Syndrome, ...
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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!
Premenopause Fertility Issues
Certainly as we age, so do our eggs, causing the risk for Down's Syndrome, or other birth defects to be much more likely. I would certainly address your ...
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- My best friend's mother gave birth to a healthy daughter when she was in her early fifties. It was an unplanned pregnancy. She had 5 children previously and her youn...
- I had my first child at 30, second child at 38 (with fertility drugs six years of them) the third at 42 and i would not have another one it was too much on my body and...
- Hi N., I'm happy that you're happy! That said, I think you really need to discuss this with your OB/GYN. Yes, the risks go up as you get older (your health, health ...
False-positive Quad Screen?
... and they told us it was a huge chance of cerebal palsy and other birth defects. .... We had our test come back for Down SYndrome 1/247. I was so scared . ...
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- I too had a false positive result from my quad screen test. It is very common and that is why many people choose not to have the test at all. Fortunately we knew it wa...
- J., I wish I would have never taken this test. I felt I was pressured into taking it from the nurses at my OB's office. A lot of people have issues with this test b...
- Do not stress. As others mentioned, false positives are very common. I had one and went on to get an amnio which I planned to do anyway for my own peace of mind (I sho...
First Trimester Screening
I have two friends who had babies with Down's Syndrome. ... they also knew she had a heart defect that would require special treatment at birth. ...
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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...
