hi all,
I really really need to get some advice on an amnio I have been requested to have. can anyone help?:help:
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hi all,
I really really need to get some advice on an amnio I have been requested to have. can anyone help?:help:
ALR,
A few of the girls here have had amnios, myself included.
Fire away with any questions/concerns you may have.
Why has it been suggested you need an amnio? What are your questions surrounding it?
If I can help, I will.
My doctor called me after my NT tests. Ultrasound was fine but bloods show very high risk of DS (1in 6). i have read about the risks of mc and such but am emotional and confused and been in tears for days. st5ill have to wait for 2 more days before i have it.
One thing you need to consider, and it is a touch and very personal thought process, is this:
If the amnio results came back as positive for DS, would you terminate?
If your answer is no, then it may be that you don't even need to go ahead with the amnio. But you would have to wait out the rest of the pregnancy with not knowing a definitive answer.
If, however, your choice would be to terminate if the amnio gave a postive result for DS, then you simply have to bite the bullet, have the test. And pray that the mc risk doesn't kick in.
In relation to risk of MC, the average risk ratio is 1:200, but it might be really worthwhile to obtain your practitioners personal current risk ratio. (For example, my OB who performed my amnio had a personal ratio of 1:700 odd, so that aleviated my fears regarding mc a little.
I feel for you, I really do. I have walked in yoru shoes, and I know the torture I went through in the making of the decison, and in the waiting for both the actual amnio and then for the results.
It is only a decision that you can make along with your partner. It is a highly emotive area, and such a worrying time. Hugs to you, and if I can help with any thing else, let me know?
Thank you. I know i have to have the test, because for me I just have to know now. Its just a really emotional time. I have an older child from previous relationship who has Autism so ...I think I could cope but... this is my partners foirst child. we tried for 3 years to conceive, ..then went through an emotional ivf resulting in this pregnacy. he saYS "wait until the results before you get upset" ....but I have done raising a child with a disability without partner support... bloody hard! I dont know if I can do that again. I'm even more emaotional at the moment because I lost my mother last week. Its just the pregnancy from hell really!
You poor thing. You have a lot to deal with all at once. I am so sorry about your Mum.
My only suggestion would be to ask as many questions as you can (ask your Dr/midwife, here on BB etc). Also, read up as much as you can. I am a stong believer that the more knowledge you have regarding things, the more confidence you can summon together.
If you have already made the decision to have the amnio, then that at least is one decision off your plate? Now, sadly, you just have to play the waiting game to have the test done.
If you can, try to take some time over the next few days just to be, just to contemplate and to calm some of those thoughts? I know that most likely sounds impossible, but try....it sounds corny, I know, but a hot bath and some peace just to let your thoughts and emotions settle will maybe make you feel a little more able to cope?
Best of luck either way.....
Thank you... I have been doing research here, on the net, with friends etc. I cant seem to sleep much. I am trying to relax, breathe and be... when i can. I find it hard having to wait until wednesday for the test. then there will be more waiting. I will try to calm myself ( it comes in waves strangely enough). I will pop in and out over the next couple of days to say hi. thankyou
I hope all goes well with your test ALR. Will be thinking of you on Wednesday.
I couldn't sleep much in between being told i needed to have a amnio. One thing i did and i know i shouldn't have done was i had a glass of wine it was the only way i could get any sleep.
I am really sorry to hear everything you are going through and have ben through.
Good luck with the test ALR. I hope all goes well you you both.
Take care,
Thinking of you
ALR - good luck for today xoxoxox
I also read that sometimes amnio can give you a false positive? though the results show DS, there still is a small chance that the results are wrong.
Wishing you all the best, hun
As far as I am aware, this is impossible, as they test the amniotic fluid for all chromosonal abnormalities?:
I also read that sometimes amnio can give you a false positive?
The blood tests (AFP, triple tests etc) and nuchal fold tests are indicative only, and often give "false positives" but an amniocentis and CVS (CHORIONIC VILLOUS SAMPLING) give a definative answer.
ALR...........good luck. Rest up afterwards as much as you can?
Not sure, Lucy. I read this at the American babycentre website.
It is just a website and not 100% reliable.
ALR - take care, xoxoxo
Thanks Prama...........off to check it out now!
i googled nuchal fold amnio false positive and the third in the list was the babycentre artice. I was doing some research as I have a nuchal fold scan on the 16th.
Ahhhhhhhhhh! I see whats happened. The nuchal fold test can indeed give a false positive (as it is a screening test only, same as the blood tests). But the amniocentisis is a diagnostic test which gives a definate yes/no result.
Good luck with your nuchal fold test on the 16th......
Hi ALR,
I think I may be too late since you wrote your concerns a couple of days ago. Firstly, I am soooooooo sorry to ehar of your mum's passing but I feel quite certain that she is still with you in every way, just not physically.
I wrote a thread titled Amniocintesis - do I or do don't I ? in the 2nd Triemster forum. I received a great response from a huge number of caring and beautiful people and the advise swung both ways. My case was a little different in that my nt scan showed low risk for ds, but with my age at 41, I still decided to go ahead a month later and have the amnio to be 99.9% sure. My dp and I were both in agreeance that we didn't want a "challenged" child as we are too old.
Anyway, I went through all the emotions like you are (were), I cried and asked lots of q's of family, friends, doctore, genetic councellor etc. And just like you I was so scared of the mc factor which was higher for me having had 2 previous mc's. I went ahead and had the amnio as I felt that it was the right thing to do knowing that we would terminate if anything was wrong. The choice is ultimately yours, but I think that you have answered your q, with already having a child that has challenges and how you cope with that.
I had a wonderful OB, I felt extremely informed before making the decision, and the procedure itself was no big deal as it was conducted very carefully and with a great deal of compassion and understanding towards my fears!! I also suggest having 2 days off from work with your feet up!! Give that little darling every chance!! I am now 20 wks pg and expecting a darling girl and all is well and I am so happy that I did have the test as harrowing as the decision was to make.
My heart goes out to you ALR and I wish you great results which can still happen even if you are diagnosed as "high risk". Lots of love to you, Nicole
Thanks Lucy. that cleared it up for me, i probably didnt read it clear enough cos I am just nervous about the whole thing.
Hi All,
well yes i had the test yesterday. I was very emotional ..especially after the doctor at the clinic again asked me about termination. the nurses were great but i could co0pe being constantly asked if I was ok. ended up bawling on the table. I went home and literally cried myself to sleep, stayed in bed all day. today i have just popped on to say hi and thank ALL the lovely women who givetheir support. I suppose tomorrow will be the day for the initial results. havent slept much but am trying to get it where I can.
Just a quick note. the geneticist did mention the IVF hormone treatment can skew the results, however the bloodscreen now has been adjusted for the high levels of hormones in an IVF cycle.
again warm hugs to you all and Nicolee41 yes I did read your thread. and am very greatful for the info especially knowing that others were freaking out too.