positive Quad screening (AFP)

bridal-ivy

Got a positive result from bloodwork for Down Syndrome. Dr stated that its b/c of my age (36) and that I will have to wait for the final confirmation when I go in for an ultrasound, possibly amnio. Did this happen to any of you yet? If so, please tell me that your ultrasound confirmed that the test was false/positive and your baby does not have any abnormalities.

karen0477

I did have this with my second pregnancy 6 years ago.  Everything turned out fine.  It turned out my dates were off by a week and that made the difference.....good luck.

rain1106

I had a high risk do to blood work and the ultrasound, I am 36 as well.  I made the choice to get the amnio even though it would have made no difference just wanted to know and everything was fine.  I had my beautiful daughter 2 weeks ago!  It is very stressful.  I hope everything works out for you

jennyandjasonsbaby

rain1106:

I had a high risk do to blood work and the ultrasound, I am 36 as well.  I made the choice to get the amnio even though it would have made no difference just wanted to know and everything was fine.  I had my beautiful daughter 2 weeks ago!  It is very stressful.  I hope everything works out for you

 What was it like to get an amnio?  I fear having to do that, it makes me uneasy and nervous....

rain1106

I think the stress of worrying about it is worse then the procedure.  It only takes a few mins and just a pinch of the needle going in.  The wait for the results is by far the worst part.

EllenK11

I had a positive quad screening with my first DS.  My chances were 1:65 of having a child with Downs Syndrome. I was 36.  I had a level 2 u/s to look for markers and they saw none.  We opted not to have the amnio either way.  We also met with a genetics counselor which helped to really explain the results.  I am planning on having it done again with this pregnancy.

Junebug060609

I wasn't AMA when it happened (was 34), but I popped the blood portion of the Quad Screening with my sons pregnancy.  1:10 chance for Downs .  Turns out we were part of the 90% in that scenario that DON'T have it.  His amnio came out perfect.

During my sons pregnancy I was a part of a group blog, so I'll just give you the link to that particular post.  It goes over the amnio and associated u/s:

https://bloominbabies.blogspot.com/2011/05/impromptu-anatomy-scan.html

The u/s they looked for every Downs marker I've ever heard of systematically (head to toes, literally).  He didn't have a single marker BUT they said only 50% of Downs babies present with markers on u/s.  With odds as crappy as what I got, we felt we needed a definitive yes or no so that we'd know how to prepare for LOs arrival, so we chose the amnio.  Totally personal decision to get/not get one, one that you never know what way you'll go until you face the situation (I'd always said I'd not chance it). 

NBBride05

We got a 1:7 on the screening and opted for the Harmony Test which looks at fetal DNA in your blood. It tests for the 3 trisomies. We got the results back at 1:10,000 so opted out of the amnio. I would recommend the Harmony Test because it has 99% accuracy unlike the quad screening which has a high chance of false positives and does not look at actual DNA.

hlgrant555

I was 34 yrs old with my DS (2 yrs old) my test showed 1/47 chance of Downs. I have a level 2 ultrasound and they increased it to 1/94 chance.  However I did have another issue that my doc didn't tell me about.  My estridol was almost non measurable (this points to 2 different possibilities).  I went ahead and had an amnio. Ruled out downs but found out my son had ichthyosis (rare genetic skin disorder).  I'd never heard of it, but this was a relief since the other possibility was horrible!  Good luck and don't stress too much about it.  

hlgrant555

jennyandjasonsbaby:

rain1106:

I had a high risk do to blood work and the ultrasound, I am 36 as well.  I made the choice to get the amnio even though it would have made no difference just wanted to know and everything was fine.  I had my beautiful daughter 2 weeks ago!  It is very stressful.  I hope everything works out for you

 What was it like to get an amnio?  I fear having to do that, it makes me uneasy and nervous....

 

I'm SO afraid of needles and that one is HUGE.  However, surprisingly enough, I didn't think it hurt.