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ecwilson3ecwilson3
in Dads & Dads-to-be

Hi everyone,

First time dad here and new to the board.  We are 8 weeks along and already had our first ob appointment.  They bombarded us with information although they were very nice and took their time with us.  It was just so much information that it was hard to absorb it all.

 Anyway... now we are stuck with having to decide if we want all of the optional genetic testing that is offered.  We are young (me 32 and wife 27) so low risk in their eyes, but it is still hard to decide.  My wife keeps asking me what I think and I honestly don't know.

 they only thing i do know is that it is a comfort level decision, but I am struggling over deciding.  advice?

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    Kentuckyboy76Kentuckyboy76

    Got to admit that is a tough question, as I think the answer is very personal.

    We did all the testing that was offered so long as it is non invasive. We just didn't like the idea of putting the baby at risk for purely informational sake. That bei

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    futant462futant462 member

    Welcome!  My wife and I decided to do the NT scan because it simply involved a couple blood tests and ultrasounds.  We knew from the beginning we were not going to schedule the one where they plunge the worlds biggest needle into her stomach

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    T3hHusbandT3hHusband member
    Welcome, and congratulations on the pregnancy. As far as the testing goes, Whatever your wife is comfortable doing. 
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    ladyjenna13ladyjenna13 member

    Welcome!

    We did not do any of the additional testing, we just stuck with the ultrasounds.

    It really comes down to how much you want to disturb the pregnancy, and if the news was bad, would you decide to terminate?

    We were not go

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    manditxgmanditxg member
    That is a very personal question.  Would you want to abort if something were wrong?  if the answer is yes then I would.  if the answer is no then I wouldn't.  there were so many posts on my BMB from women who did the tests and were so
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    ladyjenna13ladyjenna13 member

    imagemanditxg:
    That is a very personal question.  Would you want to abort if something were wrong?  if the answer is yes

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    PrimePrime member
    As previous posters have said, it really hinges on what you would do with the information.  Our insurance covered the testing.  We chose to do the non-invasive blood draw and ultrasound.  We would not have terminated, but we decided that if

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    ColtsdadColtsdad member

    We just stuck to the basic ultrasounds and that was it.  Some of the other tests increase risk of miscarriage like an amniocentesis.

    One of the big questions you have to ask yourself (and your wife too) is, if something came up on the test,

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    JacksDadJacksDad
    Welcome aboard.

    We decided against testing. We would not have terminated, and didn't want to be stressed out if something did come back positive.
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