Got First Tri Screening results back...

LucyP2013

Got my "official" first tri screening results back (took SEVERAL phone calls even though I had NT scan and blood draw over a week ago - harumph.) Anyway - my odds of a trisomy went from 1 in 39 based on age alone to 1 in 315 based on age/NT/bloods. That may not seem great but actually I think it is - they are basing their number on an age of 42 (age I'll be when babies are born) and even with great NT and good bloods - the age factor is always going keep the risk much higher than it would for someone in their 20's or 30's.  I'm very pleased the number went the right way and my risk is significantly lowered. I am officially considered "low risk" with those numbers, and no additional testing is recommended. I posted here last week about having really struggled over CVS testing on our twins and ultimately our decision to skip that test - so the results I got today are a big relief (not definitive, of course, but a relief nonetheless.)  Next stop - 18 week level 2 u/s and anatomy scan (and gender reveals!) scheduled for January 19.   :-)

Country Girl in the City

Great news!  Congrats!

danuli8

That's great! I will also be 42 when my baby is born, and I was also deeply relieved when my number went up by nearly a factor of ten after the first tri screening (just like yours!). As you said, if the number gets a lot bigger, that is just fantastic. Your odds of having healthy babies are very, very good. Congratulations!!!

amie444

I three, will be 42 when I deliver.  I had my screens and decided to skip the CVS, when my odds jumped with the first measurments.  I did chose to do the Maternit21 test and those results came back this week and we are all good!  And we found out that we are having a girl!....Now if my MS would go away... Good luck everyone.

kat1221

That's great news!  Congrats!

LucyP2013

We did not do MaterniT21 test only because my pregnancy started out with triplets - one did not make it past 6.5 weeks.  It's possible that triplet had a trisomy, so if I were to get a "positive for trisomy" result back -- it could be a "false" positive that has nothing to do with my surviving twins.  But, I'd HAVE to get more invasive testing then, to be sure.  Because of that possibility - we decided it wasn't a great option for us.  Nothing is ever simple!  ;-)