Amniocentesis?

[Christinee]

I did end up having the MaterniT21 test and the results were negative and a girl...no need for an Amnio now and my mind is at ease. GL!!!

I just looked up that test... I don't think my Dr. offers that test. I will ask them... Looks like a great test though. I just read about it. False positive rates are very low!


Deciding what to do here is got to be one of the toughest decisions I have made in a while... I keep going back and forth in my head... I am sooooo scared of another false positive from the AFP. I don't want to go through the worry of a false positive again. My dr said to let them know sooner rather than later...... Probably so they can get the referral together if needed.

 

[Christinee]

Ok so I think that I have made my decision... After the terrible experience I had with AFP last time, I just can't chance going through that again... I am going to tell my DR to schedule me with a genetic councilor. I know they will do a hi-tech scan that shows more there... If they feel there is a need for further testing based on what they see in the ultrasound there then we can talk about moving forward..... This makes the most sense to me. I just don't trust AFP after my last experience.

 

[Andypanda6570]

Ok so I think that I have made my decision... After the terrible experience I had with AFP last time, I just can't chance going through that again... I am going to tell my DR to schedule me with a genetic councilor. I know they will do a hi-tech scan that shows more there... If they feel there is a need for further testing based on what they see in the ultrasound there then we can talk about moving forward..... This makes the most sense to me. I just don't trust AFP after my last experience.

You do what you feel is for you.. Don't stress over it.. Good Luck XO

 

[Christinee]

I ended up doing the AFP which came back high risk for DS. (1:75 to be exact). Almost the same numbers as my daughters false positive. Exactly what I was afraid of!!! I can't pass that damn stupid test I don't think! Anyway.....

I went ahead and did the amnio because I didn't want to stress the entire pregnancy. It went smoothly and I got my results back already and my baby is fine with no DS or any other trisomies.

BTW... Amnio wasn't that bad at all. Mostly pressure and a little pinch. I took it easy for three days afterwards. The hardest part for me was the two week wait for the results. But now I can relax knowing for sure.