Down Syndrom

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SCNG

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Hi ladies

I am 36 and in week 12, dr said the ratio of my age to get down syndrom is around 1/200. I took the nuchal translucency test yesterday and the measurement of baby is normal and risk ratio was decreased to 1/2096, however the blood test was 1/191 and the average was 1/820.

I am thinking to do the aumiocentesis test in week 14 to 16 and the risk of this test is 0.5% to 1% to get miscarrage. Anyone heard that someone had miscrrage after this test. Pls advise. Thank you

scng
 
If you got a 1/800+ that's a great score. The risk of miscarriage from an amnio is 1/200 so the chance of getting a miscarriage is higher than your baby's risk for Down's.


Ava
 
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My blood test shows a risk of 1/81 for Down Syndrome.

My husband was so upset when we get the news. But after talking to our church friends, we decided not to go for the amnio test. We are willing to accept the baby no matter if the baby have down syndrome or not.

Now I am 26 weeks pregnant. We pray for our baby as often as possible.
 
i don't know many people who have gotten the amnio done. of those who have, none have lost their babies as a result. but statistics are what they are, so certainly there are many who do suffer this loss. before you do an amnio, you might speak to a genetic counsellor who can better explain the risk of your child having DS based on your family history as well as your test results. of course, the central question is does it matter to you and your family? later in pregnancy, even without the amnio, there are indications which can point to DS so you would have a good chance of knowing and preparing before the baby's born. i can imagine how stressful all this is, and i wish you luck.
 
I'm 37.5, am in week 28 now and did the amnio in week 18. Was afraid but my husband didn't want to risk having a DS baby. I took a long time to decide and your stats 1/800 are great (same as a woman of 25). Mine was 1/249, below average for my age. A friend of mine who works at a hospital said that 0.5% risk of miscarriage included stats of miscarriage before ultrasound was used. These days, the actual stats are virtually nil of losing a baby thru amnio coz almost all docs use ultrasound. But there are cases. If I had your stat, I wouldn't have done the amnio. My best friend who was almost 40 had 1/800 also and did not do amnio and she just had a healthy baby.
 
My blood tests showed high probability of DS (I'm 39 years old) but my scan showed no indication of DS. Amnio was suggested but we decided not to have it done due to the risk of miscarriage and we have also decided to have our baby no matter what. With prayers in our hearts, I gave birth to a healthy and beautiful baby girl last April. I completely understand what you are going through.
 
I am 37 and my stats came back at 1/54 for DS. However, like some of our friends above have also said, we decided not to have the amnio as we were going to have the baby regardless. Doc was a little surprised at our refusal of the amnio and suggested we have a detailed scan instead, which we did, and this showed no signs of the usual physical abnormalities often associated with DS. Whilst this is no guarantee, it helped to reassure us. I do feel for you, as I know how stressful this time was for us. My recommendation would be to have a detailed scan first and see what that shows up and then reconsider with the information you have. PS my beautiful, healthy, perfect, baby girl was born 6 weeks ago.
 
I was in the same shoe as you - eager to take the amnio due to age risk factor, because of the returned blood test which was similar to your result, I cannot recall exactly, the doc at Tsun Yuk adamently said there was no need to do it. So I went without doing it, I am glad I took that decision. My baby is very healthy.
 
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Moooi said:
I'm 37.5, am in week 28 now and did the amnio in week 18. Was afraid but my husband didn't want to risk having a DS baby. I took a long time to decide and your stats 1/800 are great (same as a woman of 25). Mine was 1/249, below average for my age. A friend of mine who works at a hospital said that 0.5% risk of miscarriage included stats of miscarriage before ultrasound was used. These days, the actual stats are virtually nil of losing a baby thru amnio coz almost all docs use ultrasound. But there are cases. If I had your stat, I wouldn't have done the amnio. My best friend who was almost 40 had 1/800 also and did not do amnio and she just had a healthy baby.
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Hi Moooi
Who did your Amnio and was you pleased the treatment?
Thanks
 
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