Down syndrome question...

[Linna001]

At 11 weeks I went to have my ultrasound done to check the fluid behind babies neck for DS. At my docs office they consider 2.5 to be high risk, baby fell into 2.0 which they said was borderline. So they ordered blood work. The results came back that T21 would be 1 out of 20 and T18 would be 1 out of 90. I go tomorrow to meet with a counselor and have a CVS done. I'm curious if anyone been in a similar boat and still had a healthy baby? Or is the fact that the baby is reading for 2 different types of DS a bad sign? I'm still hoping and praying this is all a false positive, but a big part of me feels like it isn't...

[yassee]

They told me too my baby was at risk too, don't even remember why they concluded that. It was horrible, I cried so much and my husband too. We have no history in our families at all for downs, so we kept on asking why us. I kept believing God makes all things perfect and had a healthy baby who is now 12!

[Nikki4289]

I'd be more concerned with Trisomy 18. I'd stay positive. Remember the law of attraction. What you bring about in your thoughts you will attract in your life. Life is a blessing.

[2gs_2bs_andcounting]

The blood tests are more accurate than the ultrasounds. I'd relax for now many people show up with false positives and considering you were borderline I wouldn't worry. As far as an amino goes I wouldn't risk it. There's a high risk for miscarriage after it. Just gold tight and see what happens after blood test. Take it one step at a time.

[hkjen]

T18 is really serious.  If it was me I would definitely get an amnio to find out whether your baby has that condition as it can effect your pregnancy.

[KTowne]

Well the only way to know for sure - is birth of course, however they will monitor, ultrasounds and do more blood work, possibly an amnio.. the best thing to do is keep on them..not because you will love the baby any different, but if there is any sort of complication, you want to know what you can before the baby is born and be prepared more than anything else. There are TONS and TONS of false positives every day...and there are also many that actually end up with down syndrome, realistically, the fact that blood work in two spots are showing an irregularity, and the ultrasound, is definitely a good cause for concern, but like I said...this kind of false positive, can happen. I'll be praying for you and your little one, please keep us updated!

[busyme123]

FYI I passed on all of the tests except for the more in-depth ultrasound. I figured there was no point in doing the tests because regardless of the results we would continue on as a normal pregnancy and we would love the baby no matter what!

[busyme123]

With my second baby they tried to make me get all sorts of tests done because they swore up and down he had down syndrome. My son was born healthy! I was nervous through my entire pregnancy until the day he was born.

[shyma_n16]

I have been booked in for my ultrasound for mid July and I'm apprehensive about having it done. I don't want the stress especially as it was so hard becoming pregnant to begin with. My husband is leaning towards getting it done but I'm really hesitant. I know I will worry and fear it will cause more problems with pregnancy.

[Linna001]

Honestly, if in the end you know you can easily take care of a child with DS just as you would a child without, then don't do the test. TRUST ME,it took us a long time to get pregnant with miscarriages in between so I definitely understand your fear. But I've worked with people with DS growing up (at a retirement home) as did my husband (during high school jobs) & we both realized as much as we love & respect people with DS, we knew we wouldn't be able to handle it on our own (we have no "supportive" family near us). And financially we aren't set up for it either. (People with DS not only have heart problems but other intestines as well that have issues, they go through a lot of surgeries). In the end you & your husband need to discuss how to proceed one way or another. If in the end it doesn't matter then don't do the test :-) I have a lot of friends who never took the test because they didn't care and they went on to have healthy kids. If you do end up doing the test (ultrasound test) & they notice something off, ask RIGHT AWAY to do the Harmony test. It's 99.9% accurate. They had me do the ultrasound then some extra blood work and that blood work usually gives a false positive (which it did to me and that's why I was so stressed) THEN they did the Harmony test. So it was basically a month of anxiety. If they just let you do the Harmony test right away they get the results back on a week. So a lot less stress. In the end they might do the ultrasound and say everything looks great (like they did with my first born) & leave it at that. But definitely communication is key with your husband. You both have to be on the same page or you might find yourself alone in a tough spot. Talk to him about your fears. Talk to him and see if you guys could handle any upsets that might occur during the pregnancy (we talked about miscarriages, disorders, disabilities, even delivery methods, which I'm glad we did because I ended up needing an emergency c section and we never thought that'd happen and it did.) it's NEVER a pleasant conversation, but when/if those concerns came up (even after the pregnancy) we already had discussed things and are prepared for any of the cases. It seriously helps not just you but him be at ease when things come up. Don't worry about something that you might not even have to worry about. Good luck! Stay positive!

[maw4389]

Under 3mm is considered normal where I'm from...

[Linna001]

That's what I heard a lot but my office kept saying under 2 and I was like 2.013 or something so they did all those test because I was a tiny bit over the cusp, but after a month of nonsense they finally did the Harmony test and everything came back fine. I wish they'd just do that to begin with instead of stressing the mom to be with unnecessary stress.

[BlessedGlory]

Plse do not worry yourself. My daughter's neck mesurement was 2.2 and they got me take the same test and I was on the safe side. My daughter was born healthy, it just happened that she was chunky with double chins and well rounded neck thats all. She is 1 now and had lost some weight when she started crawling.

[Linna001]

so the Harmony test failed the first round. Apparently 1/3 of the time it fails because it needs to he done under quality control the whole time. So we repeater the test and finally got the results back on Friday. Baby is ok! No DS or T18 or T13. :-) such a huge relief! Now they are doing one more blood work to make sure the spine and abdomin is closed along with the placenta because on my last ultrasound there was blood outside of the placenta. But either case it wouldn't be a big deal unless the spine wasn't closed. They said that's the only thing they couldn't fix which would cause not only babies legs not to work, but all the lower intestines. The stomach can be closed by a specialist. And the placenta would just have to be watched. But they weren't too concerned about either case. But thank you everyone who gave me positives and reassurance! It helped a ton! Thank you!

[hkjen]

Great news :)

[Linna001]

So apparently they had only done the protein blood test and that's where they got their #s. So today I met with a genetics counselor and they did the Harmony examine. I should have results in 7 to 10 days. After meeting with the councilor my husband feels better but I feel exactly the same. Stressed. It's terrible I know and I'm trying to remain calm. There's no DS on either one of our sides, but we know anything can happen. We just are praying everything is going to come back clean and clear.