Am I the only one?

Cinderella4Life · June 2014

I have been reading a lot of you lovely ladies have chosen to do the "extra"/optional testings for disorder, defects, etc. DH & I have chosen against that, after much research & prayer. Just curious who else has opted out of those tests?

nopegoat · June 2014

This is number 3 for us and we have opted out of it all 3 times.

lionyloo32 · June 2014

We only did the basic testing offered by our OB and covered under insurance, however, I did do the NT scan so I could see baby!

DoctorWorm222 · June 2014

I opted out of anything beyond what's covered by my insurance, which isn't much since I'm not AMA or high risk in any way. My DD was born healthy, so I'm assuming my chance of having another healthy child is good.

emsrdh03 · June 2014

I opted out both with DS and this pregnancy. If we have a 3rd I will likely be 35+ so would consider it for same reasons others mentioned.

Manateearmz · June 2014

I haven't had any of the optional testing done this time around.

JaymeeLH · June 2014

We did no testing, being so young and not having any family history of chromosomal disorders it just didn't make sense for us

erynpdx · June 2014

I got a little suckered into the NT scan, we had pretty much decided against it, but I was having a rough morning and was at a specialist about some blood work, and it was all, oh! We could US you in 10 min, and I was like, yep, I want to see that baby!

brownmouse · June 2014

We opted out of all testing aside from the NT scan.

SeahorseMama · June 2014

We have opted out both times.

ladysaceb · June 2014

I wasn't even given the option this time around. I actually would have liked the NT Scan so I could see the little guy/gal. Oh well. 6 weeks until my anatomy scan.

possitivethoughts · June 2014

We arent doing it either. Nothing is going to change in Our happiness to welcoming our third baby.

Cinderella4Life · June 2014

Thanks for all your posts, ladies! It's great to hear your different reasons & opinions. It is a highly personal decision, so I knew it could've opened up some heated debate, but thankful it did not & things were minor!

byrne15 · June 2014

We are not doing any of it. We didn't with the other 2 kids either.

AlwaysAforeigner · June 2014

I keep seeing something in these posts, which really bothers me and as a researcher, I feel the need to clarify.
Most chromosomal abnormalities are not inherited. I've seen some people say in their posts that not having any abnormalities in their families puts them at a low risk, which is incorrect. Chromosomal disorder is a type of "glitch" that happens at conception and can happen to anyone (higher chance with AMA).
Therefore, in my opinion, it is important to test, so that one can find out whether their kid might have one of the trisomies, so that at least they can be prepared for it. Burying one's head in the sand will definitely make the pregnancy less stressful, but the shock that one might get if the baby is eventually born with a chromosomal abnormality, is unimaginable.
https://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/handbook/inheritance/chromosomalinheritance
Someone also mentioned the importance of finding out about spina bifida early enough. I couldn't agree more.

Heidig14 · June 2014

I opted out too. Neither one of us has any family history, and I personally would be too worried and stressed if they told me I was high risk. And that would not be good for the baby. Finding out there is a higher chance of problems would change nothing for us besides making me worry.

frenchy816 · June 2014

We did the NT scan but that was beecause I wanted to see the baby again! Otherwise, we won't be doing any other screenings. We're low risk, nothing runs in our families, and I'm not a CF carrier.

zoester766 · June 2014

I did none of the testing, my fiancée and I also did research and we chose against it.

rshamos · June 2014

We opted out of the tests as well. Our decision was that at the AS, if there were any reasons to be concerned, we would do further testing.

Also, @NandaB, I don't think that was what she meant. Of course you will love your LO no matter what, you just have a different way of preparing for the birth.

ChastainMT · June 2014

We opted out of the tests.

chetrick · June 2014

Being 36 and knowing the risks plus having a nephew with a genetic disorder (Angelman's Syndrome, passed on by my brother), we elected for all genetic screening offered.

It didn't help when I saw I was being monitored for "elderly multigravida" on my medical record (fancy name for AMA). I'll take any test my insurance and AARP will pay for.

haleyusf · June 2014

We opted out of all of them; we have none of the listed risk factors and wouldn't terminate if something were found. We got to see our little one at 10 weeks and everything looked great, so we even opted out of the NT screen.

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