Now totally confused don't know what to do for best

[Miss_C]

I am certain the results are based "statistically" on my age - my pre adjusted risk factor was 1 in 27 then with the bloods and the scan it went to 307. fold measurement was 1.8mm

[joji]

I am certain the results are based "statistically" on my age - my pre adjusted risk factor was 1 in 27 then with the bloods and the scan it went to 307. fold measurement was 1.8mm

See, to me that suggests that the amnio isn't really warranted unless you really feel that you want it done. I think this is one of those decisions where you can go around and around and change your mind 50 times.

If it was me in your shoes, I wouldn't do the amnio - but that's probably clouded by my experiences of miscarriage and difficulty in conceiving. Are you able to have the earliest possible morph scan and then make a decision, or is that too late? I don't know how early you can have one - 18w I think?

[Miss_C]

Thank you all so much ladies, we have decided to do nothing for now and have booked the morph scan with one of THE best in Brisbane - Dr Frank Carmody - he did my HSG last year and was wonderful so if there is anything to find at morph he will do so.

Joji thank you you summed up my thoughts exactly, I didn't think our risk was that great but the miscarriage risk even greater - we will be 18w6 days according to my dates or 19w1d according the the "doctors" due date!! So not too early not too late

Again thank you ladies

[Persephone]

I would feel as you do - the risk is low and the risk of miscarriage is significantly higher. I had a similar conversation with my (bossy) ob and flat-out refused to have an amnio (then had an almost identical conversation when he wanted to schedule a c-section!). It is your body, your baby and your decision. I think your ob was being un-necessarily conservative and that your risks of having a baby with a chromosomal abnormality are very low.

P.

[frenchieM]

Miss C, glad to hear you have made a decision! 0.32% chance is very low. There are no guarantees on anything in life and even in 1 to 1000 odds, there is always the 1 baby that is born with downs and it didn't get detected IYKWIM? If the odds were higher, I would get further testing for sure, but if its mainly your age skewing it I would have decided the same as you.

[teamblue]

I just wanted to add something else you may not have thought of ( or you may have but I am just putting it out there )

If you wait ( which obviously you have chosen to do) and have the morph scan you will be 19 weeks, if ( IF!) it shows there is still a problem and you then decide on further testing then you will be past 20 weeks by the time you get the definite results and need to make your decisions, this will then mean that the baby will need to be registered for birth and death. Some people decide to wait as they want there baby to have that recognition for others a funeral and paperwork etc registering them is far too much to deal with.

For some people that does make a difference to there choice to wait, so I just wanted to put it out there.

[Miss_C]

teamblue thanks we did consider that, morph is being done at 19w1d. If we had opted for amnio final results would not have been in until the time of the morph hence one of the reasons not to take the risk.

I spoke to my GP today and he said he has no clue where the OB we saw was coming from 1 in 300 is still also considered low risk. Spoke to other friends who said their OB's said less than 100 or maybe even 70 would warrant an amnio as the risks then outweigh in the opposite direction.

However all that said we need no "others" recognition of this baby and if paperwork etc has to be done that it's just another something you have to do.

I believe ziggy is just fine and will be just fine and have always felt that way he or she has had a long and hard fight to get here and I think this time plans to stick around for the long haul! This ONE SINGLE person I will not allow to chance that belief.

[MrsL]

im glad ur waiting . . . . it really seems to me that ur risk is low . . . but at the end of the day, there must be thousands of different disorders, illness, etc that a baby could be born with and all the testing in the world may not pick it up.

For me, if i was told 1 in 300 . . . those odds would feel no different than being told 1 in 300 000 . . . . because once you've had the baby that is 1 in millions, odds mean nothing!!!

My son was born with his chronic illness . .. the odds are 1 in 500 000 . .. . they could never pick it up in any testing and still can't and wouldnt for any future pregnancies . . . this would be the same for many different disorders.

The way i think of pregnancy is that you just have to surrender to whatever happens . .. .the good and the bad