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.

[andrealuna77]

Im so scared this is my 3rd failed pregnancy and i am 37 i hope the next one will be healthy if i can get pregnant  again i have been trying for 5 years and i had miscarriage a blighted ovam and now trisomy 18 tomorrow  is my surgery i has laminara  done today and i will also be removing a cyst  i have had dor 12 years im over iy i said take it all out hopefully  i wont loose 1 ovary  

[andrealuna77]

I have been diagnosed  with a trisomy 18 baby so i decided to terminate the pregnancy at 16 weeks it's heartbreaking but I feel it will be harder later on to put a baby thru birth only for baby not to make it i heard its lethal i dont want my 11 year old son to meet his brother to loose him a few days later



this is lethal disease

[ghandarva]

Hello, I am currently 26wks with a much wanted little girl with Trisomy 13 and severe alobar Holoprosencephaly. For fear of later regret I could not bring myself to terminate although I was advised to do so, I deliberated for at least a month and still didn't reach a conclusion. I am very fearful of the whole birth/death scenario and have no idea how I will handle it. I have a 3 and a half yr old son who is very much looking forward to having a sister, though I can't bring myself to tell him yet. I am 40 and was told I was high risk just due to age but I so wanted a little girl and a sibling for my son! I have known since 15wk scan so the whole pregnancy seems long but all I can do now is wait. I don't know if I've made the right decision but I'm hoping that I will have the courage to try again in 2013. Best Wishes to all.

[Cusez]

I'm 39 years old. I have a 6 years old daughter who was born healthy. But just recently I was diagnosed with carrying a baby with Trisomy 18 and was told the baby would not survive, so I terminated the pregnancy at 25 weeks. It was painful and hard to face the loss, but I had to carry on. I would like to know if there is anyone who has experienced the same loss and go on to have a healthy baby after. I long for a sibbling for my daughter. Please help.

[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!

[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.