Concerns after second Sequential Screening

Gibson824 · January 2016

I am 17w along and received a telephone call from my doctor today informing me that my blood test came back abnormal and that I am considered at risk for a child with Downs. Background: I am 31 (will be 31 when baby arrives), and had a fairly uneventful pregancy with twins who arrived in September 2013. I say fairly uneventful because the only issue was going into preterm labor at 33w, but then held those suckers in until I chose induction at 36w 3d because I physically couldn't carry them anymore without feeling like my skin was ripping open. After four hours of pushing, my daughter's head was kinked and I had to deliver via cesarean.

My doctor informe me that my tests showed a 1:159 chance of DS. I knew something was wrong because it took FOREVER for the results to come back, plus I have just been having an off feeling this pregnancy. I'm super sick, which I wasn't with the twins, but I just feel different. Probably just a different go at this pregancy thing, but I can't help but feel spooked. I am going in for additional bloodwork tomorrow, but unfortunately its a Friday which will add even more delay to hearing feedback. I know that it doesn't matter, but my paternal uncle has DS, so its weighing on me particularly hard.

Anyone else have a similar experience and then go on to have a child born without abnormalities? I am making myself sick thinking about this.

DiFazette911 · January 2016

Sorry to hear you're stressed. Don't compare symptoms across pregnancies as a marker for anything. Look at it this way... If you got pregnant and had 159 babies, one of them would have DS. I know it's not even something you want to think about and hope all is clear, but 1:159 is still a really good chance everything is okay. Good luck!

ETA - what type of test was done on Friday? I believe only an Amnio or CVS can confirm with certainty in utero while blood tests are speculative? I may have that wrong though.

Gibson824 · January 2016

That's how my husband keeps seeing it, 1 in 159 is not THAT probable, but to me its harder to be as positive. Unfortunately, I have always been a "Half empty" type of person despite trying not to be.

I had the Panorama done, its supposedly 99% as another screening, but not diagnostic. Fingers crossed!

CourtJack · January 2016

Just chiming in. I was given 1:6 odds of downs. I did the panorama and it was negative for all trisomys.

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