Curious how/if "ama" affects visits/tests etc.

kim_mie77

Hi, so I am just curious if you have found that being classified in the "ama" group (lol, which is really just an awful description by the way!) changes anything about your routine ob visits etc... the nurse mentioned excitedly, that I will be able to get the Maternit21 test and find out the gender at 9-10 weeks, which until I googled I had no idea what that even was.   Have you found that everything overall pretty much follows the same routine that you previously had when you were pregnant pre-ama?  (I guess this may pertain more to 2nd time or more moms).  Honestly except for a little more cramping this time around I feel exactly the same (this will be my third...surprise!)  so I'm just curious if  prenatal care is really any different. 

technigirl

Well, I was technically AMA with my first kid (I was 36 when she was born).  I had the option to do the prenatal screens, but no one was very pushy about me getting them.  I opted to do them because I wanted that peace of mind.

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Geeps2

I am pregnant with my 2nd and like the pp I too was AMA for both!  LUCKY ME   I didn't have any complications and was treated just like my younger counterparts.  The only thing I did was get the NT scan but it was purely for another ultra

ShellBear+

I'm a ftm but I know that my extra monitoring at the end here has been because I am ama.  I have been doing bpp ultrasounds twice weekly since 36 weeks.  I also had 3 growth ultrasounds.  It really just depends on your ob.  Mine says t

kim_mie77

Thanks for the responses!  It's nice to hear that it sounds like things are pretty much the same and the only difference really seems to be possibly the last few weeks  

michelleonthecoast

I've had a few extra visits with the MFM doctor.  I also had the NT scan and MaterniT21.  I haven't noticed a huge difference up to this point but now that I'm in my 3rd trimester I'll be having a lot more monitoring.  Starting at 32 weeks