Anyone else going to purchase the DNA genetic gender test "Sneak Peek"?
WE DID. I have some friends who used the test and it was correct. After checking it out and reading reviews, I was totally down. We wanted to know the gender ASAP so that we can call baby their name.
Turns out..... BOY!
The claim is that it's 99% accurate, so there is a chance that my blood sample somehow became contaminated to include male DNA, but until the US proves it wrong, we're going with it! Just wondering whether anyone else wants to fess up to using/being interested in it!
Re: Sneak Peek?
edit to add - I just googled it, and yes - if I didn't have this photo shoot reveal planned - I would be purchasing it right this second. I'm that crazy.
But last week I calculated the cost of baby and it has me a tiny little bit overwhelmed!
Basically, you order it. They send you a package within the next couple of days that contains the kit with all of the supplies, lots of directions, and a prepaid priority 2 day shipping padded envelope addressed to the lab. You remove everyone else from the area (humans and animals), drink lots of water, disinfect everything around you, place the rubber tourniquet around your wrist, scrub your skin and nails with the brush, clean fingers with alcohol, prick your finger with the lancet, massage the blood drops out of your finger into the small vial until it reaches the line, close the vial, flip it 10 times, put it in the biohazard bag, put the bag in the plastic box, put the plastic box in the prepaid envelope, and drop it off at the post office.
So, I did all of this Wednesday night and took it to USPS Thursday AM. I received confirmation that the sample was checked into the lab Monday at 5 PM and I would receive results in 24 hrs or less. I got an email yesterday at 2:45 PM that the results were in. DH and I opened the email whala! Baby boy! I think it's nice that there is some analysis in the email too. Like, what percent of the sample reached the DNA threshold amount. Of course, whether XX or XY was found in the sample and how that is interpreted gender-wise. Sneak Peek uses a quantitative PCR method.
We were interested in the MaterniT21 test to find out the gender. Really, the results of the genetic disorders testing isn't something that we are interested in knowing- we are having the baby regardless and if I knew in advance that something was wrong, the rest of this pregnancy would be very unhealthy for me mentally. I called to find out the cost of this test with our insurance (federal employee ins) and they said $250-$300!! This was way more reasonable ($79 and includes all of the shipping costs) for what we were actually looking for.
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I've done a lot of research and they say if your squeamish with blood or needles to avoid this. Its a pretty large sample (there are pictures in the Amazon review comments). You can watch a few youtube videos of people doing it.
I am really squeamish with blood so I won't be participating. I don't think I would trust the results anyways (cause that's the person I am) and would want the ultrasound to confirm. It is cool though if your dying to know.
Me 26, Hubs 32
Married 7.14.12
DS 10.29.13
BFP 06.20.16
Plus, I was so proud of myself afterwards!! Like, hell yes I did this!.. and I am tough because I can prick my finger and collect a blood sample! haha
Me: 26 Hubs: 28
Married: 6/6/15
Baby Girl: 3/22/2017
Not gonna lie...this is pretty tempting EVEN THOUGH I think I'm squeamish with collecting my own blood sample (never done it, or had any serious injury!) and EVEN THOUGH I should have the results of my NIPT in a week and a half. 72 hours?
Married: 8/2005.
BFP: 6/22/2016 EDD: 3/4/2017.
@peony2418 Thank you!! Ah! I'm sending prayers for patience your way! You can do it!
EDD: 3/13/17
It seems like a lot of people on Amazon had good experiences, but the lawsuit made me question it enough that I decided to hold off until the boutique gender scan I have booked at 13w. No knock on those ladies who have ordered it--the impatience is driving me mad--but wanted to share the info.
Him: 31, totes fine.
IUI #1: 5 follicles, cycle cancelled :-/
IUI #2: 1 follicle, BFP, chemical
IVF #1: 12 follicles, 9 eggs, 1 fresh 5dt and 4 on ice. BFP, beta #1: 326, beta #2: 841
BFP#1 1/21/14 ended in loss DNC 3/5/14
BFP#2 7/2014 Baby Girl born 4/15/15
BFP#3 2/10/2016 natural mc 2/27/2016
BFP#4 6/25/2016 Due 3/2/2017
Him: 31, totes fine.
IUI #1: 5 follicles, cycle cancelled :-/
IUI #2: 1 follicle, BFP, chemical
IVF #1: 12 follicles, 9 eggs, 1 fresh 5dt and 4 on ice. BFP, beta #1: 326, beta #2: 841
married to M since 6.13.09
T - 3.3.14
A - 2.24.17
You can find out the sex through non-invasive prenatal screening (NIPs) between 10-12 weeks. The one my Dr. does (Harmony) apparently costs $100 if your insurance won't cover it (also screens for Down's and two other trisomy disorders, but is not a diagnostic).
DD #2: May 2020
Baby #3: EDD May 2023; MC October 2022
BFP#1 1/21/14 ended in loss DNC 3/5/14
BFP#2 7/2014 Baby Girl born 4/15/15
BFP#3 2/10/2016 natural mc 2/27/2016
BFP#4 6/25/2016 Due 3/2/2017
DD #2: May 2020
Baby #3: EDD May 2023; MC October 2022
BFP#1 1/21/14 ended in loss DNC 3/5/14
BFP#2 7/2014 Baby Girl born 4/15/15
BFP#3 2/10/2016 natural mc 2/27/2016
BFP#4 6/25/2016 Due 3/2/2017
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Did I just win the Team Green versus finding out argument???????????
Married: 8/2005.
BFP: 6/22/2016 EDD: 3/4/2017.