Genetic Screening

CEBrock · July 2012

Hi Ladies, I have been lurking ever since I found out I was pregnant, but am so scared to jinx myself. However, with our 12 week appt coming up its time to think about the genetic testing that we want to do.

Is anyone doing any of the screening? If so, which ones?

jmlind · July 2012

Congrats!

I'm just running the gamut for my ethnicity - whatever I'm at a higher risk for/covered for because I figure it can't hurt.

InspectorSpacetime · July 2012

I'm doing the CVS in 2 weeks...I posted about it earlier today, hoping to hear how it had gone for others in the past, but no answers so far - maybe later!

siempre corre · July 2012

We decided not to do the 12 week screens because we won't do an amniocentesis or CVS, so my doctor said there was no point. We did do testing to see if I was a cystic fibrosis carrier, as my DH's cousin is a carrier and has an 8 mo. old with cf. You will find a lot of opinions on either side, so whatever you decide, know that you are not alone, and that you are doing what YOU think is right for your family.

mjr12 · July 2012

We will do the NT scan and blood test. If there's a reason to pursue either CVS or amnio, then we will. We did it with DS, and I just felt so much better knowing that we were good.

chulita425 · July 2012

We didn't do any testing last time and won't this time either.

kellyk2009 · July 2012

We're doing the NT Scan and the new Harmony blood test next week. If you haven't heard about the Harmony test you should ask about it. It's non-invasive and the results are similar to an amnio.

buggirl72 · July 2012

First, welcome and congrats! It looks like you had a long road to get here. I love that you had a random positive after all of the intervention.

I decided to go ahead with the NT scan and do not plan on having any other genetic testing. My thoughts on the matter are, at 40, I have a high risk for certain genetic disorders. I am going to be paranoid about this until I give birth. The NT scan may or may not ease my mind. If the NT scan indicates downs then, I have a few extra weeks to start wrapping my mind about this and start to emotionally deal with the road ahead.

On the positive side, whatever it shows, I get to have a scan and see my LO.

krissywave · July 2012

For us we are doing the NT scan. We lost our son at 19w and this way we can rule out some test and still see the baby. We are on the fence about doing the blood work that test for everything.

sragreen · July 2012

Originally, I wasn't going to do the NT scan and blood test. DH and I have no birth defects in our family and everything has looked great so far. But, I would rather know now if something could possibly be wrong than to find out at birth when everything will be a crazy in its own category. However, I will not do any invasive testing if they do happen to find something. This will give us time to prepare and focus on baby when he/she gets here and not be overwhelmed with trying to learn how to give baby the extra care it would need.

mamasmurf12 · July 2012

I'm just doing the scan, same as I did w/ DD. It's an extra peek at LO and you get a little peace of mind. My friend lost her baby at 17 weeks due to a chromosomal abnormality, and they discovered the problem during First Tri screening. I think it was better that she was prepared that she was either going to have a highly special needs child or lose the baby (it didn't make it easier, of course, but she was prepared).

The nurse said something about me doing the NT scan and the "finger prick". Anyone know what the finger prick is?

sragreen · July 2012

Finger prick?! That sounds worse than actual blood being drawn!

JACKIE_RS88 · July 2012

We're not doing any in the first tri. Not sure about blood work in the second either. We wont do CVS or amnio so the nucheal would be just to see the baby again on U/S. If something does come back and we've decided to not do CVS or amnio I'll just worry throughout the entire pregnancy. All they can do is give you genetic counseling. If it happens I'll deal with it after birth, there isn't much I can do before then anyway.

NG2HD · July 2012

None that are not absolutely required. Not only does my insurance not pay for them (and the bill was over $500) but I got a false positive on one and spent the rest of the time worrying, despite reassurance from my MFM

IncogNeato · July 2012

We are doing the NT scan and the bloodwork that goes with it. If it looked like there was an elevated risk for downs, trisomy 13 or 18, we would probably pursue further testing. The two other trisomies are very serious and I want to know what we could expect.

ericalee27 · July 2012

IncogNeato:
We are doing the NT scan and the bloodwork that goes with it. If it looked like there was an elevated risk for downs, trisomy 13 or 18, we would probably pursue further testing. The two other trisomies are very serious and I want to know what we could expect.

This, exactly

CEBrock · July 2012

Thanks! I totally think accupuncture played a huge role in it!

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