2nd tri screening?

uagirl

The Dr. mentioned yesterday that I have the option for the 2nd tri screening at my next appointment.  I know it's just a blood draw.  It won't change anything either way for us, so I'm not sure if I want it.  Did you opt to do the testing? 

SeasideBride06

I said no.  It wasn't going to change anything for us, so I didn't feel the need to do it. 

Soon2BMrsWiley

The only time it was mentioned to me was at the appointment after our u/s at 17 weeks.  We declined.  Everything looked wonderful on u/s and it wouldn't have changed anything for us.

tippykins

i also said no. if it is the same screening you're talking about my m/w said there's a high # of false positives that come out of that screening. and since i'm too much of a worrier i thought it was best for me not to take it. plus it wasn't going to change anything for us either.

ameliaandmatt

We declined, it wouldn't have changed anything for us.

lisap_30

We chose not to.  I found a post from a while back about it too that got a bunch of responses - here's the link = )

https://community.thebump.com/cs/ks/forums/thread/28376052.aspx

 

JameyRN

I also said no.  It would not have changed anything for us and like PP said there a lot of false positives.  I didn't want to be worrying about something my whole pregnancy.  I am a NICU nurse so I know too much already and didn't want to add that to it.

aubie96

I said no then and no again recently when I would get the quad screening (I'd have to go to B'ham for that and it's the testing you do at/after age 35).  Nothing would change for us either.

ricejl

No, we will not be doing the 2nd tri screening

crollin

I plan to opt out.  It would not make a difference for us.

kc0721

I didn't do the testing either.  The posts from my original post really got me thinking about false positives and all the other negative stuff that comes along with the testing.  I just signed my "opt out" forms yesterday. 

hamillm

I had the quad screen, only because it was covered, only a blood draw in the office, and everything looked perfect on the u/s so I wasn't worried.  Well, I ended up with a positive (which turned out to be false), and had to go to B'ham for a Level II u/s.  It's not worth the worry to me, as I agree that anything serious will show on the u/s and nothing would change my mind about the pregnancy.

FWIW, I think my false + was bc I bled early on (at 10 weeks), I researched and researched and that was the best conclusion I could find.  My OB agreed that was probably the case.

star21gazer

I opted out...it wouldn't have changed anything for us. 

Leelee06

We also declined.  Everything was normal and it wouldn't change anything for us.