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[NavyLadybug]

Hopefully they will Taber and that and your ultrasound will give you some piece of mind!

I got a call from my midwife saying she put in my referral for my genetic counseling/testing. She didn't tell me what test I needed so now I'm sort of anxious. I know I need more than the Quad Screen since my family history shows issues with defects outside of the spectrum that a Quad can identify. I'm terrified of CVS and Amniocentesis with their risks of MC and with my already present risk it scares me even more. I've been told there's a test called Free Cell Fetal DNA but I have no idea if my Drs office even offers it. My mind is whirling with questions and anxiety. I also just found out that my midwife is a Nurse Practitioner and not exactly experienced in high risk pregnancies and that has put me on high alert, I do not appreciate not being told that even despite me asking if my Drs were all experienced with high risk pregnancy.

 

[firsttimer123]

Hey unicorn, I had same type of care with my mmc. Had blood drawn at walk in but my mid wife wasn't knterested in tracking it and it being my first pregnancy I really didn't know much. I had my first scan at 9 weeks as well. This time I saw a specialist so they do scan at 7 weeks

 

[firsttimer123]

Anyone know anything about the blood chromosome 22 test, also does gender at 10 weeks??? This replaces the dual ultrasound test... My Dr is recommending it but here in Canada it is not covered and it's fairly expensive like 700$. Any thoughts???

 

[NavyLadybug]

I've never heard of that one, but I've heard of tests that do the same called Verity, Harmony, Informaseq and the Free Cell. In the US, the get them you have to be of either Advanced Maternal Age or have a high risk of chromosomal abnormalities.

 

[NavyLadybug]

Nevermind, after a quick search, here in the US, that test is called the Panorama Test

 

[firsttimer123]

It's also called the cfdna test... Does a blood draw and checks for abnormalities like Down syndrome, you also find 100% the gender of baby

 

[firsttimer123]

It's not covered by ohip in Canada or our private insurance so would be an out of pocket expense

 

[zmzerbe]

All of those tests scare me When I was pregnant with ds they found a few markers for down-syndrome and they wanted to do some sort of test where they took some of the amniotic fluid to test if they the right amount of chromosomes. I declined the test and told them that however he was born, we would still love him. They made me speak to a genetic counselor and she was like, "If this happens you have plenty of options such as late term abortion or adoption..." And I had the BIGGEST anxiety attack.

DS was born perfectly healthy.

 

[firsttimer123]

That's the benefit of the blood instead of ultrasound it is more conclusive

 

[NavyLadybug]

I called the Genetics office and spoke to her and she said based on my family history they would offer a Serum test, which is a two parter, which doesn't check for sex-linked disorders such as Turner's Syndrome which is a disorder that I have a family history of and my husbands side has a history of a male sex-linked bone disorder and I really don't like that. I'm considering asking my Dr if Informaseq would be available or the Panorama since they test the gender and thus can try to determine the risk of a sex-linked trait.

 

[firsttimer123]

What's a serum test navy??

 

[NavyLadybug]

I can't remember the full name of the test, but she referred to it as the Serum test the rest of the conversation. The first part is taken at 10 weeks and then the second at 17 and THEN you get the result about 2 weeks later, and I don't like that at all.

 

[zmzerbe]

The anticipation would kill me!

 

[firsttimer123]

Me too! Waiting a few days kills me

 

[Sophie2015]

Ultrasound was good. Measuring a day ahead. Heartbeat was between 141-159. Everything looks great! Tripled in size from last week. Sooo relieved!!

 

[NDTaber9211]

Awesome Sophie!

I don't know anything about genetics testing. I'm going to learn all about it with this pregnancy.

 

[NavyLadybug]

Woohoo, Sophie!!!!!! How wonderful!!!

 

[PJS1982]

May I join you ladies? My 8dpo evap ended up being my bfp! We have been through several losses ttc #4. Most recent was our daughter Eliana at 18w. We started TTC over 2 years ago and had 4 confirmed losses and one unconfirmed loss.

This was our first month trying since we lost our Ellie. I am in shock! I swear it was the coconut oil! When we conceived Ellie, it was our first month using coconut oil and 5th month TTC post chemical pregnancy.

Pix are my 8dpo "evap" and my bfps on frer from 9 dpo and 10 dpo

ETA: my due date will be in april because of needing to have a repeat cesarean and my ob suggesting i deliver at 37 weeks because of cord anomalies history

 

[Sophie2015]

Thanks girls. I have another ultrasound next week.

Anyone else have scans today?

 

[NavyLadybug]

Welcome, PJ!! So sorry for your losses, sweetheart, I know they must have been tough. :Hugs:
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