Well I got popped for Trisomy 18.

[Garnet]

Well took the Triple screen last Friday and I got a high risk for Trisomy 18.
I have 1/10 chances of having a child with with it. 10% chance. I have to see a Genetic counselor and decide if I need to do a CVS or Amino . I have to have it done quickly because I have the test done before first trimester is over. Has anyone delt with this!! Let me know. I'm really feel that this baby is fine...

 

[Ferne]

Sorry, I don't have any experience with this or the cvs or amnio but I didn't want to read your post and run. Have you talked with your OB? I would try to do the CVS because you will have to wait a while for the amnio if you're still in your first trimester.

Your intuition has the numbers on your side - 90% chance that the baby doesn't have Trisomy 18.

I hope your baby is healthy.

 

[Gia7777]

I have no experience with this but can imagine that it is very unnerving at this point for you. Sending the very best wishes your way that all will be fine.

 

[Borboleta]

I did the blood test and it came back 1:94 for ds baby. Couldn't stop thinking about it and did the amnio at 18 weeks. Got the results and baby is fine.
So many ladies get a false negative on those tests!! I know a lady that her blood test gave her a 1:3 chances of having a ds baby and she did the amnio and baby was healthy little boy! I hate this blood test! But if you are like me and will stress the whole pregnancy if you are not 100% sure about the results I would say do the amnio ( it is suppose to be safer than the cvs as miscarriage goes). Find a good doctor to do it. It is quick and it didn't hurt that much.
And chances are your baby is fine.

 

[Garnet]

Thank you for all your well wishes and thoughts ladies. My husband is way more optimistic and said well the chances of it being healthier is 90%. He doesn't want to do the CVS because the chances of MC are higher and after two year struggle of TTC and MCs, he doesn't want to take the chance...

 

[LLbean]

have you talked to Junebug? She may have some insight as she works with Genetic stuff.

So sorry you are going through this...how stressful!

 

[JJBump1]

We had the pre-screening and I also was told we had a 1/94 chance of ds, so we opted for the amnio - mainly because of our ages (we are 41 and 51). The genetic counsellor was helpful in looking at conditions that can be traced through the family and with pre-amnio advice: no sugary foods prior to the procedure and getting to the appointment early made for a very calm and still baby during the procedure. Everything came back fine and reduced my stress ever since.
Good luck!

 

[PieMistress]

Did you also have the nuchal fold screening or were you stats purely based on bloods? How many weeks pregnant are you? You can get a nuchal fold test done between 11 weeks and 13 weeks 6 days (it measures the fluid under the babys neck) and combined with bloods can give you a more accurate statistic. Amnio is only after 15/16 weeks I think. As others have said you still have a 90% all is fine. A more detailed scan will also help look for other soft markers at this stage (heart valves, nasal bone etc) x

 

[Garnet]

I had a ultrasound done and the nuchal fold was 1.6 but I thought the nuchal fold was a determinant for Downs? I don't know much about it. The bloods came back for T18 as 1:10. 9 chances it doesn't and 1 chance it does. I was 11 week 6 days when the test was done. I go back on Tuesday and they will probably do another detailed ultrasound at 13 weeks 3 days. They will probably offer me a CVS since it is still in the first trimester... Thank you for your reply...

 

[happymamma]

I'm so sorry you have to go through this stress! But like a few have said, there's 90% chance ur baby is fine! Whatever test u decide to do, if any, I hope u get amazing results, and quick so u can relax. Xxx

 

[Andypanda6570]

Hope everything turns out wonderful for you. Sending much love and positive thoughts XOXOXOXO

 

[mommylam]

Just wanted to send positive thoughts your way. I hear that these blood tests bring on a lot of false positives....so I'm praying that all will be well with your little one!!!!

 

[Sewergrrl]

Hopefully all goes well Tuesday and during the testing. Thinking of you!!!

 

[jo14]

I dont have personal experience but a lady at work is two weeks ahead of me had the cvs as her results also came back high risk, not the scan but her bloods so she decided to have the test done, she had had ivf to conceive the baby, but she said the test went ok was painless and she had the results back and baby is FINE but she said she is glad she had it as now she does not have to worry about it, hope everything turns out ok, im sure it will xxx

 

[Junebug_CJ]

HUGS hun! I had a 1 in 10 chance of T18 as well during my first pregnancy. We did CVS and everything is fine

 

[Garnet]

Thank you for all the replies ladies... I prayed today and the Lord replied all will be well... I am happy with that answer!!!

 

[Mon_n_john]

I am confident that your baby will be just perfect. I too believe in the power of prayer.

 

[Sparkly222]

Hi
My Nt results came back and although I thought they said I had 1 in 500 risk for ds, when I got the paperwork back it said 1 in 150....explains why they were more anxious than me and why they suggested a CVS. I was really worried and I went on for the CVS last Friday morning. I had read on the internet that the risk of mc was about 1 in 100 and for amnio 1 in 200. This was more worrying to me than the results at this point as, like you I feel really positive about the baby being fine. Anyway - when I got to the appointment, the doctor explained to me directly but sympathetically that the risk of mc from a CVS is at least 3 times higher than with an amnio. I was with my mum and we both got upste and had a few tears - he said to take our time and think about whether to wait for an amnio. I had to go by gut feel - I have been through so much to get this far that I felt that waiting 2 more weeks for an amnio with a reduced risk of mc was for me worth it. It was definitely the right decision for me as I had defineitley been worrying more than I realised about mc with the CVS. I have to wait now till Nov 23rd but as you have read on these posts and as the doctor also told me, most often the results come back showing a perfectly healthy baby. I wish you lots of luck and my thoughts are with you - its such a big worry as we are so attached to our little bumps already. I will be 15 weeks on Wednesday. Take care xxx

 

[Junebug_CJ]

The risk of MC really depends on the centre, at my hospital it is 1 in 1000, whereas the risk of MC is 1 in 2000... Please talk to your specific centres to get this info to aid in your decisions

 

[Borboleta]

Hi
My Nt results came back and although I thought they said I had 1 in 500 risk for ds, when I got the paperwork back it said 1 in 150....explains why they were more anxious than me and why they suggested a CVS. I was really worried and I went on for the CVS last Friday morning. I had read on the internet that the risk of mc was about 1 in 100 and for amnio 1 in 200. This was more worrying to me than the results at this point as, like you I feel really positive about the baby being fine. Anyway - when I got to the appointment, the doctor explained to me directly but sympathetically that the risk of mc from a CVS is at least 3 times higher than with an amnio. I was with my mum and we both got upste and had a few tears - he said to take our time and think about whether to wait for an amnio. I had to go by gut feel - I have been through so much to get this far that I felt that waiting 2 more weeks for an amnio with a reduced risk of mc was for me worth it. It was definitely the right decision for me as I had defineitley been worrying more than I realised
about mc with the CVS. I have to wait now till Nov 23rd but as you have read on these posts and as the doctor also told me, most often the results come back showing a perfectly healthy baby. I wish you lots of luck and my thoughts are with you - its such a big worry as we are so attached to our little bumps already. I will be 15 weeks on Wednesday. Take care xxx

Hi sparkly,

I had my amnio done at 18 weeks and I am so happy I did it. It didn't not hurt as bad as I thought it would. And it was really fast. Baby was nice and still. And you will get to see the baby in the screen while they were doing it and hopefully find the sex of the baby if you want to know. I actually had to take roghan shot after the amnio because I am a O negative and that shot hurted much more than the amnio did!!! Make sure you rest for a couple of days. First day I just laid in bed and the couch most of the day. I took about four days off from working out too.
Everything will be fine with your baby. I know a lady that had amnio done with all her 3 pregnancies and everything was fine with all her babies.
Keep us posted and God bless you and your baby.