I swear I saw a post on here not too long ago about this but I cannot find it. My quad screen came back and the risk for Trisomy 18 is 1/30. I called the doctor's office (our labs are posted online so they hadn't called me yet) and they said maybe my dates are off. I have the anatomy scan on Monday so they said they will call me the next day and go from there. I'm just nervous and upset because it looks like Trisomy 18 babies rarely make it to full-term and then living past the first year is even more rare. DH doesn't want to talk about it and I haven't mentioned it to anyone else so thanks for reading this. Oh and our doctor doesn't offer an NT scan so we didn't have a 12 week ultrasound. He does, however, take a "peek" with his older ultrasound but doesn't take measurements.
Re: Trisomy 18 risk 1:30
Fingers crossed for good news next week. In the meantime, stay away from Google!
BFP 11/18/13. EDD 7/25/14. It's a BOY!
Surprise BFP 7/30/13. EDD 4/7/14. Natural MC 8/24/13
A family I nannied for lost their daughter to trisomy 18. Please pm me if you would like their story. I'd rather not post it publicly.
Without your additional testing, your risk right now is 3% chance. That's still low, though I'm sure it doesn't feel like it.
Keep us posted. I'm sure you'll be doing one of the blood tests that the PPs mentioned. Lots of thoughts to you.
CAUTIOUSLY expecting Jace in July August 2014
TTC since October 2012
BFP#1 1/11/13, EDD 9/19/13, M/C at 9wk6dy
BFP#2 11/12/13, DS born 7/28/14!
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I was given a1:2 chance of my son having Downs Syndrome because of the type of heart defect he was diagnosed with. Maternit21 was negative and indeed he was not born with DS.
5 DIUI - BFN
IVF#1 - BFP - AJ 7/12
FET#1 - BFP Due 7/24/14
My thoughts are with you.
13 yr old boy with ASD, ADHD and PICA, 11 yr old boy, 3 yr old Girl, & baby Girl.
@cakebatter27 If you wouldn't mind sharing the story with me via PM, I'd appreciate it.
9.6.12 - Crazy J entered the world
4.30.14 - Sweet Angel Micah John lost to T18 at 7 months pregnant
2.8.16 Miscarriage at 6 weeks
4.30.16 BFP *stick baby stick*
DH:34 - Me: 33
Emmaline Winifred - 1.25.2013
Wesley Daniel - 7.24.2014
#3 EDD - 6.24.2018