Pregnancy after a trisomy 18 baby

[babygirl98]

I just found out that I am 6 weeks pregnant and I have a concern. My concerned is on 6 Feb 06 I had a daughter Gabrielle and she lived for only 1 hr .She was a beautiful baby but right now she is in a better place. Lord bless her soul. Her diagnosis was trisomy 18. I do have faith that everything will be alright but I will feel better once I get further testing and I am 39 yrs old and I will turn 40 in April. It's been 3 yrs since her death and I just sent her some balloons on her birthday on 6 Feb and now I thinking she is send me a healthy baby . But I would really like to know if anyone has ever had a healthy baby after a Trisomy 18 baby. I am alo the mother of a 17, 15, 10and 5 yr old as well.

[natalie910]

I am so sorry for the loss of your daughter and congratulations on this pregnancy. I recently had a m/c at 16w and my dr is testing for trisomy 18, we're waiting for the results. With that said, I have read a lot about trisomy 18 and from everything I've read, your chances of having a baby with t18 again are no higher than any other woman. I hope that sets your mind at ease. If you look up trisomy 18, you will find that your risk is not any higher b/c you've had a baby with t18. I wish you lots of luck and try to relax. The testing will set your mind at ease.

[40smama]

Hi - I'm so sorry for your baby's death & I also wanted to wish you congratulations on your pregnancy.  I googled trisomy 18 several weeks ago for another member and found out some of the same information that natalie910 said - that your chances are no higher.  Here are the sites that you can check out:

www.trisomy18.org/
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001661.htm

Again, congratulations on your pregnancy - I hope you find the above links helpful!