Abnormal AFP

[ladycruz2007]

Hello all. I am new here and i am 27years old. I had the AFP (triple test) routine test on April 24th when i was about 16 weeks along. Currently i am 18 weeks.  My doctor called me and said that it came back with an increased risk and that i have a 1 out of 124 chance. I really dont know what all these terms mean, all i know is that im scared to death and very very worried. I havent slept and i know that no matter what happens i will continue with this pregnancy. My husband and i tried to have a baby for two years so there is no way that i will even thinka bout terminating it. Anyway, i am scedhuled to have an amniocentesis done this friday May 9th at 12pm. I really want to do to because although i plan to continue with the pregnancy, i do need to prepare myself mentally and emotionaly and i also want to be able to look into specialists and all that stuff if indeed my little girl is DS. Im so sorry that im rambling my mouth. I guess i just want to know if anyone else around my age has ever gone through this. I know that usually this is normal for woman 35 and over but i guess im confused because we both have healthy backgrounds and this came as a shocker to us. Does this mean because i am 27 and too young to test positive for AFP that my baby will definitely be DS? I dont know what to think and im just really lost and worried. I dont understand why the AFP came out with an increased risk if im 27 years old.

[pinkbelle]

Hey... my best friends AFP came back abnormal and shes only 23.... age doesn't always have alot to do with it hun.. she opted not to have the amnio .. she just didnt like the idea of such a huge needle..  Sometimes the afp tests are wrong... the best thing you can do is just love your child .. thats what my best friend told me.. she said no matter what the outcome she loves her baby and thats what matters the most = ] best of luck

[martikadragoon]

I am 21 y/o and am 21+ weeks pregnant with a little boy with D/S. my first. I never had the triple screen, but had an amnio because of a rare skin disorder I have that causes babies skin to rip off easily when born because it's so fragile called EHK.

about 1 week after my amnio I got a call saying he has D/S... then yesterday a call saying he has EHK too. Saturday we go in for a fetal echo to see if he has a heart defect. %40 of it.

So there are ppl going thru your situation and if you wanna talk, feel free to email me at beauty3551 @ yahoo.com

BTW.. I did the research already, and the things they have for babies now aday's is AMAZING. if your little one has D/S there's no telling how far she'll go!

Cindie