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November 2017 Moms
mageemaay
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*TW* Panorama Screening- High Risk for Trisomy 18
mageemaay
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Hi, Ladies:
I'm not sure if my post needed a TW, but I'd rather add it and not need it than upset another mama. I did the Panorama screening test and was called yesterday by my doctor to tell me that my baby has a high risk for Trisomy 18. For my age, the usual risk is 1:1800. My risk is 5:100. My rational part of my brain keeps telling me that I have a 95% chance of having a baby without this issue, but my heart is having a rough time seeing what my risk *should* be and comparing it to what my risk is.
This nugget is a surprise baby. We weren't trying. We were actively preventing, but God knew what He was doing. I hold my faith close to my heart and am trying to pray through this, but I'm really scared. I'm being referred to a high risk doctor to do my 12 week NT scan, but will really be 13.5 weeks for this appointment on May 16th. This feels SO far away. My dr says that if the NT scan is good, he wants me to have an amnio at 16 weeks. If my NT scan is not so good, he wants me to do a CVS pretty soon after.
He did tell me that he is hopeful that this is a false scare. He said that my 8 week and 10 week ultrasound looked so incredibly normal and that normally with babies with T18, he notices something is off by the 10 week ultrasound. I'm praying that due to my age, the 5 in 100 chance, and the fact that so far the baby has measured 4 days bigger at each US with a strong heart beat and lots of activity, that this is all a nightmare that I can wake up from once I get results.
I'm writing this to ask for prayers, positive thoughts- whatever you could send. I'm also writing to see if other mamas have experienced high risk results and have made it to the other side of them.
If you got all the way through this, thank you. 
Re: *TW* Panorama Screening- High Risk for Trisomy 18
DS1 is 7. DD is 1. DS2 is coming in late April.
DS: 18 months
Dx DOR AMH .2
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I just wanted to let you know that if your appointment is not until 13+ weeks, it will be too late for you to do a CVS afterward. I would highly recommend you do a CVS now rather than wait for an amnio. I had a CVS and I can tell you it is much less invasive physically than an amnio, and if you go to a good doctor's office that does a lot of CVSs, it has a lower risk of m/c (though CVS and amnios both have very low risks these days -- the numbers you see are all outdated and today it's more like 1/1000). In addition, if you choose to terminate (knowing that the outcomes for trisomy 18 are not good), you have many more options at the time of a CVS compared to an amnio.
I so very much hope that everything is fine and you will get good news shortly. If you have questions about a CVS or want to talk, please feel free to PM me.
DD- 9
DS-6
c/p- April 2016
missed m/c- 6w5d; discovered 8w2d- September 2016
OP I truly hope your baby is completely fine.
TTC 9/2016 BFP 12/9/16 EDD 8/21/17 NMC 1/8/16 at 7w6d
TTC 2/2017 BFP 3/6/17 EDD 11/17/17 DS born 11/25/17 via ECS
TTC 12/2018 BFP 6/2/19 EDD 2/12/20 NMC / BO at 7 weeks, low progesterone
TTC 7/2019 BFP 8/21/19 EDD 4/22/20 CP at 5 weeks
TTC 8/19 IUI #1 w/ Clomid + Ovidrel + progesterone BFN, IUI 2 and 3 w/ Letrozole + Ovidrel + progesterone,
IUI 4 Follistim + Ovidrel + progesterone BFP 1/9/20 EDD 9/18/20
AMA, ITP in pregnancy, vWD type II - low Factor VIII, unexplained RPL and secondary infertility
Married 9-19-2009
Baby Karrot 2.0 - 6.25.2015 - He's here! Via VBAC @ 36 weeks.
IUI #1 - #4 - bfn (late 2015 to early 2016)
01/03/17 - 12mm x 6mm polyp removed from uterus- neg path, yay!
IUI #5 - February 2017. Hoping for some magic
02.22.17 - BFP! EDD 11/01/17
Baby G has arrived! 10/14/17
Thank you all again for your love, thoughts, and prayers. Please continue to keep baby Sam on your list. ❤️
Married Since: 7/29/2012
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