I did the blood screening but didnt get an amnio... I wanted to be prepared as possible if there was something wrong with him...

unforgiven said:

I didn't.  A friend of mine asked me, "if something was wrong, would it make a difference?" I knew it wouldn't so that's why I didn't have any tests done. Good morning all! ~O)

^^This.  Granted I was in the UK and it wasn't offered but even if it had been I wouldn't have done it.  Albeit not really genetic, considering the things I was exposed to in the first month and a half or so of my pregnancy I knew damn well that there was a possibility that something could go wrong but I knew that I would love my child no matter what and if there was something 'wrong' we would deal with it.  For this sort of thing I'd rather roll with the punches than scare myself shitless before hand.

Morning ladies and gents ~O)

No testing here.

we did with all of them, there were lotsof worries with this trophy so I wanted to be prepared as I could have been. The ones I feared the most was the first few ultrasounds (the epilepsy meds I take can cause the skull/spinal cord not to develop properly so she would have born, probably alive, but with half a skull and died shortly thereafter)  I would have HAD to be prepared to probably not take my baby home with me...but thankfully she was born 100% healthy

I had it done with both kids. What I intended to do with that information had it come back "irregular" (I don't know the proper wording, so I'm sorry if that is incorrect), I hadn't even considered. I honestly got it done with no second thought to the results. Naive? Probably, but I haven't really thought about it until just now. 

I had the bloodwork done with ds4 but the office I was at never offered the 13 week nt scan (u/s that measures the fluid in the neck) I had all the bloodwork and nt scan done with dd2 and the one currently squatting in my uterus. The results of the u/s increase the risk of downs with this one but our 20 week u/s looked good so we will find out for sure in a hopefully a few days.

We didn't get the anno done because we wouldn't terminate the pregnancy because of downs syndrome.

I had the regular blood tests done ie: spina bifida, CF, downs, etc... I didn't do the CVS testing, though I wish I had.

I'm a CF carrier and my cousin is as well. Her husband got tested and it came out negative for CF. No one told us that it only tests for 95% of CF types. Her baby was born two months ago with a rare form of CF. If you are a carrier, tell the doc to test your SO for all types of CF!

My sister is preggo and yesterday just got the CVS. She gets the results in two weeks, we are keeping our fingers crossed that everything is clear!

Thanks, @livingthedream, I knew I wasn't saying it right, but my brain was still in the excel program I was doing for @chocoholic, LOL. 

@loveit sometimes it depends on the drs office. They also do more tests if you are over 35 because you are considered high risk. My dr does blood work, then an u/s around 13 weeks with blood work. Then the 20 week u/s. But unless you get a cvs or an ammo they just test for indicators that your baby could have a genetic abnormality. The only real way to find out is to have true genetic testing done. All the tests were optional for us and they are noninvasive

I wouldn't think so @loveit? Most of what they're testing for has nothing to do with age, and is just a matter of whether you carry the genetic marker for it, although I'm not sure all doctor's offer it.

That said, I had it. I had every single one. My pregnancy was text book and MY family has never seen a genetic disorder of any sort, that I'm aware of, so far. But, my sperm donor has an aunt with down syndrome, two cousins with CF and a great uncle who suffers from what was explained to me as "some degree of mental retardation" (I never met him, I don't know what exactly they meant by that). I needed to know, especially given his genetics, what might be. My mother who has been a nurse for 30 years, encouraged it, so we could be as prepared as possible. Had my levels come back, indicating a possible issue, I would have had the amnio as well.

I have to add that I we spent almost a year making the desicsion for the tubal. I had many moments of omfg what are we doing here? She would never be a mom and that was hard for me. For her it was easy, she kept telling me that she wasn't worried about being a mom and didn't want to raise any kids. She knows that she struggles everyday, in the end SHE actually went to our doc and said "let's do this". It's funny, I never really talked to much about it with anyone because people ALWAYS feel they have the right to judge and tell you how fucked up you are.

Apologies for completely going off the subject!

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Good morning ladies c:

Being 22 when I got pregnant my dr was not strongly for or against us having the testing. When it came time to discuss that he sat us down, explained the proceedure, as well as the information gained and the risks. He gave us numbers which meant nothing to me but everything to dh. He made the decision right then and there that it wasn't for us. Dh is a number guy, he studied mathematics in uni for 2.5 years before he settled into his position as a millwright. He said that for *us* the risk was not worth the reward and I trusted him. I knew what the tests would be looking for, the risks involved, and what our decision would be either way. Dh and I fall under the pro life within our relationship, pro choice for the rest of the world category.

So the testing wouldn't have changed whether or not we were having a baby. I wasn't interested in having a test that would stress me out, waiting for the results that would stress me some more, and finally stressing about a result that may not even be accurate. I already suffer from anxiety so stressing throughout the pregnancy about could be's didn't seem logical to us. If our dds had a genetic disorder we would deal with it once they were born. Could we have been more prepared had this of happened if we had genetic testing? Certainly, however surprises like this happen and we would have dealt with any issues as they arose. It would have become my passion and my goal in that moment to educate myself, collect all possible resources, and make myself as informed before leaving the hospital as possible. After leaving the hospital I would have continued to research and find resources to help us through the situation. We would have been just fine.

One thing that this thread reminded me of is the ass pre med dude who was insisting we have it done. He would actually wait until my dh and my dr weren't around and then pressure me to do the testing and give me pamphlets. I don't think he realized I knew what the tests were for and would not have chosen to terminate regardless of the outcome. He also pinched my vag with the alligator things used in a pap test X(

He tested my blood for stds and for gestational diabetes. Other than that there was one other test done at the end of our pregnancy and it was a swab to check for a "newer" infection that occurs in pregnant women but those are the only tests he recommended.

I had the normal cf,downs,and spina bif

I had CVS done when I was about 10 weeks along. I like that it can be done early enough so if the results show something bad, or you are unprepared for, you have better options it being so early in the pregnancy. I like options, and I can't say one way or the other what I would have done if things were different. I was almost 40, as was my husband. He has Gulf War Syndrome, and some studies suggest it could impact fetuses. So, advanced maternal age coupled with the other were the deciding factors. Everything turned out fine, he was a healthy almost 9 lb baby, but he does have ADHD and aspergers.

@nunya I can respect that

I haven't had to make that decision, so, I'm not sure what I would do. I'd like to think
I wouldnt terminate... But I can't say that for 100%

We had amino as I was worried because of my age (37) and there are some genetic disorders in both families and I wanted to be prepared. That's how we found out we were having twins! We also found out one baby had an abnormal chromosome. It was a bit scary but we both went for generic testing and found out I have the same. And just for the record it doesn't seem to have any big consequences although my husband likes to say that is the restless legs gene lol. Both my one son and I have a reduced short arm on the 13th chromosome. Apparently there Are lots of chromosomal abnormalities out there but they never knew that they were there and many benign until they started testing. Our results are now in the national research database.