Integrated Prenatal Screen

JennyCraig

Hi ladies,

I'm Canadian and I think we do our screening a little different here. We have the first blood test + nuchal fold measurement between 11 and 13 weeks and then a second blood test between 15 and 18 weeks. That means that I won't get my results until well into the second trimester which has me a little mystified. What's the point in doing it that late when it's not even definitive? Is the genetic testing done the same way in the U.S.? I'm just anxious but I want to know that I have a healthy baby. I'm a little impatient I suppose

 

greenemeany

That sounds like the way my testing is going

Beachgal72

Sounds pretty much like the standard timing of the first and second trimester tests in the US. Aside from those tests though I also had a few elective tests -- I did the Verifi blood test to check for chromosomal abnormalities and find out the sex. And my husband and I both had a blood test done that checks if you are a carrier for 100+ genetic diseases.