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NIPT results

shenry18shenry18 member
in August 2022 Moms
Anyone doing NIPT? My results came in and I was a low risk for all things tested but also having a boy! I already have a 16 month old boy. I was hoping a bit for a girl but I’m really happy.

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  • meagan822meagan822 member
    @knottie1735cfadae2ae15f Hi!! Congratulations!!

    I am doing an NIPT, but have to wait a few more weeks! Hubby and I would love this to be a girl, but like you said, it’ll be exciting either way! And how special to know! I’m glad everything is healthy!!🥰

    A lot of mom’s check or respond to the weekly randoms more than check new threads, so if there aren’t a lot of responses here, you could try there!! :)

    We definitely should have a gender reveal thread though, because people who are doing NIPTs will be getting those in a matter of weeks, if not already! Perhaps this could be for that, especially if the name is able to be changed. That way it would include results for moms who are waiting for the anatomy scan, but for now be available for NIPT results! 
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  • ced45ced45 member
    @knottie1735cfadae2ae15f i just did the blood work for NIPT on thursday (they took NINE tubes of blood 😫). Husband and I are split on what gender we're rooting for 🤣 What was it like getting the results back? Did you receive them electronically (like on a patient portal) or did you have to wait for your doctor to talk you through them?
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  • bridgiebee82bridgiebee82 member
    I'm not actually sure I want to do NIPT because the outcome of the teats will have no effect on what I do with my babies. I guess it's good to be prepared, but idk. I feel like it may be unnecessary for me. 
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  • meagan822meagan822 member
    edited January 2022
    @ced45 NINE TUBES??! Just for the NIPT or were you doing other stuff too?😟
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  • maggiemadeitmaggiemadeit member
    @ced45 I had NIPT with both my kids, and both times I received a call from the office nurse to tell me the genetics results, and asking if I wanted to know the sex. It felt kind of weird to find out something that important and exciting over the phone. I think I might wait this time and ask them to write it down and put in an envelope or something so husbeast and I can open it together. 
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  • bridgiebee82bridgiebee82 member
    @maggiemadeit husbeast! ☠😂
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  • mangoandguavamangoandguava member
    bridgiebee82 said:
    @maggiemadeit husbeast! ☠😂
    SAME! 

    Also @maggiemadeit that’s a brilliant idea! I dunno if DH is gonna get to go to many appointments so I’m going to steal it if I need to. 

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  • wigglyicecreamwigglyicecream member
    Hey knottie can you change the name of the thread to be more inclusive. Also update your username please so we can tag you and get to know you better. 

    NIPT/NT/FTS Discussion should include all of the testing done in first trimester 
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  • ced45ced45 member
    @anniemarie887 agree about just wanting the knowledge and to be prepared. Id rather have time to digest that kind of news and do research on it than be thrown in the deep end.

    @meagan-firsttimemommy8-22 unclear on why the 9 tubes... it was my first appointment as well, so im hoping it was for other stuff too. I was so taken aback by the volume and trying not to pass out I couldnt focus on what she was saying (Exhibit B of why i dont like in the moment surprises haha!)

    @maggiemadeit thats a good idea about asking for an envelope, i agree that would be anticlimatic to get the gender on the phone!
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  • mehuggmehugg member
    @ced45 I think that's how many they took from me too, and I'm not doing NIPT....but they do a full blood panel, std testing, and a few other things 🤷 I get fainty whether it's one tube or twelve so I tried not to look lol
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  • anniemarie887anniemarie887 member
    I can’t remember the tubes specifically for NIPT, but for many of the blood draws it was a lot. It’s a normal like CBC panel, and where I live you get a STD and drug screen usually twice if memory serves me right. 
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  • mangoandguavamangoandguava member
    @ all the people discussing the bloodwork (Sorry y’all) 

    They took a bunch from me at my 6wk/intake appt too. It was a surprisingly easy draw for me though, usually I struggle to give enough for one little half-full tube and have to hope it’s enough to go on, but this last time it was just like oh, you need a gallon of blood, okay here ya go! Boggles. Several STD tests, probably a drug test they didn’t tell me about, blood type (*TW* even though I JUST HAD THAT DONE in September, with y’all, when we did the bloodwork that confirmed my CP, so wtf? Why do it again? End TW), CBC, A1C, an MMR titer, I think… it was a lot, and it just loaded in to my patient portal and nobody’s called to go over it. So I guess everything was good? I’ll ask when I go again on the 27th. 

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  • itsme215itsme215 member
    They did 7 tubes at my first appointment (no NIPT yet). Basically all the stuff @mangoandguava said plus progesterone because I specifically requested that. It was fine except that midway through tube 6 my blood stopped coming out and she had to jiggle it around to start the flow again. Ow. 
    The instructions I got said they’d only call if something was bad so I freaked out for a sec when the nurse called but she was actually calling to say everything was good. Whew. 
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  • wigglyicecreamwigglyicecream member
    Add me to the tons of tubes of blood. I think there was 5 or 6 that I counted and I haven’t done NIPT yet either. 
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  • cas060cas060 member
    edited January 2022
    I had 9 done right before I conceived, as we were trying to troubleshoot. As the time was ticking I was thinking about it and feeling so queasy. Lol.. I hope that means I won't have many to give when it comes time for nipt 😅
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  • itsme215itsme215 member
    Oh so I just remembered this. I was an egg donor back in the day and had to do genetic carrier testing and STDs and alllll kinds of stuff before I could qualify. They did 17 tubes that time. It was so crazy. That was over a decade ago so hopefully they’ve streamlined it a bit and the girls doing it now don’t have to do as many. 
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  • bridgiebee82bridgiebee82 member
    @itsme215 17 tubes of blood?! That seems like a lot! I get the reasoning, but holy moly! Did you need a snack afterwards like when you donate blood? 
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  • itsme215itsme215 member
    @bridgiebee82 I don’t remember, but probably! I just remember thinking “can you leave some in there for me please??” 
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  • shenry18shenry18 member
    edited January 2022

    ced45
    So if you did natera, the turn around time is pretty fast (8 days) but I had the office assistant call my husband tell him the results. However! Natera will send you results via email too thankfully I didn’t see it till after. 
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  • meagan822meagan822 member
    @knottie1735cfadae2ae15f Thank you! I’m doing Natera, so I’m relieved to hear that. I just did 5 at my confirmation appointment and they said it would be the most drawn, but wasn’t sure if that included NIPT. Two months ago I had to have 6 vials drawn in regard to unrelated testing and they were big! I don’t pass out, but it’s no fun!!

    Nervous about the Glucose test…..😞
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  • mangoandguavamangoandguava member
    edited January 2022
    @shenry18 @meagan-firsttimemommy8-22 that glucose test is my biggest worry about all of my appointments. I am thinking about asking if I can just eat a cup of sugar before my appointment instead 😂. I’ve heard horror stories about the glucose drink, and I already don’t drink much of anything except water and the occasional glass of milk. 

    Eta: correct tag!!! 

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  • shenry18shenry18 member
    @mangoandguava girl unfortunately it’s all true. I used to think all those women were being babies but I ate my words when it was my turn. Definitely share your concerns with your doctor, they may be able to accommodate you.

    @meagan-firsttimemommy8-22 sending one and done vibes when gtt time comes! 

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  • paytonpedropaytonpedro member
    @shenry18 yay your name changed!! 
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  • meagan822meagan822 member
    @mangoandguava @shenry18 I’ve heard that Lemon-Lime isn’t *as bad* so maybe that flavor could be requested if there are no other options. I can’t even take liquid DayQuil and keep it in.. I’m almost entirely a water drinker. I will have to ask my doctor if I could add a certain amount of sugar to a glass of water and drink it instead as well. That would be so much better. Perhaps I could squeeze a lemon in too… But I’m probably dreaming!😂 Thank you for the well wishes. I hope everything goes smooth for everyone else as well!!
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  • mehuggmehugg member
    Yeah I definitely wouldn't drink it on its own but it's not like intolerable or anything. I failed my first glucose and had to do the 3 hour one, THAT drink was worse because it's even more concentrated....but the one hour isn't so bad. 
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  • malloryfrommnmalloryfrommn member
    I had gestational diabetes last time around, so I am doing the glucose tolerance test early (like, in a few weeks!) Given how nauseous I'm feeling, I just hope I can keep the drink down!
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  • mehuggmehugg member
    @malloryfrommn good luck! Hope the nausea passes before then
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  • darkrose88darkrose88 member
    I passed the one hour glycous test last time and tbh it wasn't really that bad. The drink was very sweet and I did feel a bit jittery for awhile, but I just read on my phone while waiting to get my blood drawn and that was it. 

    Also to all the ladies who got large quantities of blood drawn - last pregnancy I had blood work ordered after my first appointment and had like 5 or 6 vials taken. This time I've had a total of 1 vial taken so far. 🤷‍♀️ I didn't do any genetic testing last time - but I'm debating looking into cost this time. 
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  • leahrnmomleahrnmom member
    I have to do an early glucose test and the normal. My bmi is considered overweight so there's that. 
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  • wigglyicecreamwigglyicecream member
    @leahrnmom you’re overweight? Is that something they require women to do if bmi indicates them being overweight. I just learned at my first OB appointment that I am also considered overweight and if I have to do 2 glucose tests I will not love it 
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  • darkrose88darkrose88 member
    @wigglyicecream @leahrnmom my pre-baby BMI was also considered overweight. I haven't been told I need to do an early glycouse test and will not be pleased if I have to do it twice. 
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  • paytonpedropaytonpedro member
    +1 for overweight BMI. I was in my last pregnancy as well and only did the normal one glucose test at the normal time. 
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