i'm 34, almost 35

Rowansmom08

Does being AMA automatically classify you as a high risk pregnancy?

danuli8

Yes and no. Yes in the sense that you will almost certainly be offered an amnio and a full array of tests, and they might want to/be willing to monitor you a little more closely than someone who is younger (i.e., more ultrasounds), but are you REALLY significantly more likely to have problems with your baby? If you are otherwise healthy, no. I am 41, will be 42 when I deliver, and got my first-trimester screen results today. My odds for Down's and trisomy 13 or 18 are those of a much younger woman. I told my ob at my first visit not to treat me like some frail old woman, and so far she is complying.

ShellBear+

My doctor says no I am not automatically high risk. You will likely be offered more of the prenatal testing but that is up to you if you want it. I am getting some extra monitoring early on because of my losses but unless something else arises I will have "normal" care as far as I know.

OS2013

No it doesn't. I'm 38 and my doctor hasn't treated me any different or insisted on any tests. He's given me information but hasn't said I have to do anything specific. Every doctor is different, but unless you have other major health issues your doctor won't necessarily treat you as high risk. 

SouthernMom70

 

LOL, I was 34 when I had my first child. I considered myself pretty young then. Definitely not AMA. :-)

The only difference between this pregnancy and that one is that now I see a maternal-fetal specialist for higher-level ultrasounds. Neither he nor my regular OB doctor have recommended any extra testing.

lpfoland

I've wondered this myself.  I will be 35 when I deliver and thus far, my doc hasn't treated me any differently than any other normal pregnancy. 

Now where did I put my glasses?   I need to be able to read the early bird menu...