Amnio, who did it? I dont know if i should.

Dr broughtup that i might want to think about an amnio since i am almost 35.

DH and i are unsure. I dont really know much about this test and why i should/shouldnt take it. I could use some thoughts.

thanks

Re: Amnio, who did it? I dont know if i should.

I didn't, and I'm going to be 35 just about right after the baby's born.

Go for your nuchal translucency screen (ultrascreen) and see what they say first. That's at about 13 weeks.

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Posted by TaraGotHutched

I didn't, and I'm going to be 35 just about right after the baby's born.

Go for your nuchal translucency screen (ultrascreen) and see what they say first. That's at about 13 weeks.

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I will be 35 when DC#2 is born and my Dr also brought up an amnio...but he said not to even think about it until the regular testing comes back. If there is cause for worry there, if the numbers are too low, then consider it.

Otherwise...there's no reason.

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It's a very personal decision. If all of your tests are fine (NT scan, AFP/Quad Triple Screen) then I would skip it. I was 37 when I got pregnant with DD. We were adament about NOT having the Amnio done as it wouldn't have swayed our decision to keep the pregnancy if g-d forbid something was wrong. In the end, my AFP results were elevated from the NT scan for Down Syndrome and my Level II showed DD having 3 "soft" markers for Downs as well.

After alot of crying and discussing, we decided to go ahead with the Amnio for our peace of mind. I couldn't have gotten through the next 22 weeks without knowing what we would be facing.

Don't let your Dr. pressure you about an Amnio if you don't want it!

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Ya i wouldnt stress it too much until you get other tests results back.... if there is no need to disturb your body like that than don't, but if the doctor comes back and says I suggest you do it based on results, then do it.

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I did the screenings with DD#1 and spent my whole pregnancy worrying. Even when she was BORN, I was still worrying.

I opted for the amnio with #2 and am glad I did. My chances of miscarriage were lower than my chances for having a child with chromosomal abnormalities- so it was a better option for me.

I work with disabled children, many with chromosomal abnormalities and I wanted to be prepared.

This is a very personal decision but if you want more info, I'd be happy to fm you.

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Posted by conigs25

Posted by TaraGotHutched

I didn't, and I'm going to be 35 just about right after the baby's born.

Go for your nuchal translucency screen (ultrascreen) and see what they say first. That's at about 13 weeks.

actually dr said i am getting that test done next appt at 9.5 wks

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Re: Amnio, who did it? I dont know if i should.

First, I'm not sure you are getting the NT at 9.5 weeks, that's very early and there is no nuchal skin at that point. I had a sonogram at 10 weeks and then had to go back at 12 because there was no nuchal fold.

As far as the amnio, it's a very personal decision. I am 43, so it's a very high risk for us...when we did the NT, my results came back 1 in 7 due to the measurements, but the AFP showed the results drop to 1 in 40, we had the level II last week and there were no markers at all so we decided against the amnio. I wasn't going to terminate anyway so the amnio wouldn't have changed anything.

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Are you sure you are getting the NT test at 9.5 weeks? I thought that the earliest you could have the test is 11.5 weeks and the latest 13 weeks because the markers they are looking for are not present until then. I would call your obgyn to confirm the dates of your test (blood and ultra sound).

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It's really a personal decision and they can't perform an amnio till i believe about 16 weeks anyways so i would wait and see how the results of your other tests come out.
I had an amnio done at 20 weeks based on the results of the AFP test and sono years ago.

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Unless something came back in the ultrascreen I am not sure I would do it. But I think it is more a personal decision.

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I think this is something different- from what I understand, the NT is like a sono where they take measurements of the fetus' skin folds, not a blood test.

To answer your question, we skipped it b/c it would have just caused me to worry, and we really couldn't imagine terminating no matter what. I kinda regretted skipping it though b/c it is another chance to see the baby- we haven't seen the baby since 9 weeks and that's been tough!

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I just had one on Tuesday, not so patiently awaiting the results now.

I had it because my ultrascreen came back with a higher-than-normal risk for Down's. I could not go the rest of my pregnancy with that 'what if' in my head so we did it.

For us termination was not / is not entirely off the table, depending on what comes back but even if it were, I would have done the amnio. We would then have the rest of the pregnancy to mourn the 'normal' child we thought we were going to have and prepare ourselves, our home and our family for what lies ahead.

Good luck with your decision

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Posted by Leeners

I just had one on Tuesday, not so patiently awaiting the results now.

I had it because my ultrascreen came back with a higher-than-normal risk for Down's. I could not go the rest of my pregnancy with that 'what if' in my head so we did it.

For us termination was not / is not entirely off the table, depending on what comes back but even if it were, I would have done the amnio. We would then have the rest of the pregnancy to mourn the 'normal' child we thought we were going to have and prepare ourselves, our home and our family for what lies ahead.

Good luck with your decision

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It is a very personal decision.
I will be 34 when baby arrives, but, my Ultrascreen and AFP came back showing a "risk".
After much thinking DH and I decided, we are keeping the baby no matter what, so, we opted no amnio.
Went for my 20 week sono and everything came back normal.
There was a soft marker on the heart and the dr. at the center I have my sonos done at said the amnio would have been riskier.
The marker on the heart may just be a calcium deposit and/or may just disappear on its own.
I have another sono on Tues. and I'm hoping and praying all still looks good.

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We did not do any testing and certainly not amnio. There are very high rates of false positives with twins. Like Gerty said we did not plan on terminating so we didn't do any of that. All my sonos were normal

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Posted by Leeners

I just had one on Tuesday, not so patiently awaiting the results now.

I had it because my ultrascreen came back with a higher-than-normal risk for Down's. I could not go the rest of my pregnancy with that 'what if' in my head so we did it.

For us termination was not / is not entirely off the table, depending on what comes back but even if it were, I would have done the amnio. We would then have the rest of the pregnancy to mourn the 'normal' child we thought we were going to have and prepare ourselves, our home and our family for what lies ahead.

Good luck with your decision

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I'm 41 and opted NOT to do the amnio ... my NT numbers were way better than for my age, the 16w genetic scan/quad screen was perfect as was the Level II.

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its a personal decision...

for the catholic faith we dont abort so for me i didnt want to take the risk from having it done..

also, the statistics from these tests never guarantee your baby will or wont be normal its just a percentage chance so that was another reason for me not to take the test. We did have the Nuchal Test done at 12 weeks which is non invasive

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