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snowflake08
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Personal ? but need advice
Would you get an amnio based ONLY on your age if all oter tests and bloodwork were normal??
I will be 35 2 monts before baby is due
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Re: Personal ? but need advice
I can speak from experience and say no...I'm 37 and due in two weeks.
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| Posted 7/14/08 5:48 PM |
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1stimemom
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Re: Personal ? but need advice
No. Very invasive, and if every other test came out fine I think it would be unnecessary. 35 is not "old" to be worried about age with the baby
Message edited 7/14/2008 5:49:59 PM.
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mamabear
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Re: Personal ? but need advice
At 35, no. If I were over 40, I might...
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juju
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Re: Personal ? but need advice
I just turned 38 and we are not having an amnio. Although it is a low risk, I am fearful of miscarriage especially after all that we have been through. I know some people like to have the amnio to prepare them if God forbid. Good Luck with whatever you decide.
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lovemy2boys
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Re: Personal ? but need advice
nah, as long as the other tests came out ok, I wouldn't do it.
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Terry34
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Re: Personal ? but need advice
Posted by snowflake08
Would you get an amnio based ONLY on your age if all oter tests and bloodwork were normal??
I will be 35 2 monts before baby is due
(keyboard broken)
Personally, no.
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| Posted 7/14/08 6:10 PM |
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Re: Personal ? but need advice
I don't know if I would do it even if there is a chance. We are planning to keep the baby regardless, unless there was some major life threatening condition where they probably would not survive child birth (which happened to my DH close friend recently).
The thought of what could go wrong with this kind of test disturbs me. I am going to be 33 when our child is born.
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snowflake08
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Re: Personal ? but need advice
TY ladies
I will be 35 2 mon. before baby is due
dr. said he legally must recommend it due to my age but its my decision
ultrascreen results for DS were 1:2347
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SweetTooth
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Re: Personal ? but need advice
No, I wouldn't maybe if I was in my 40's but not at 35
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| Posted 7/14/08 6:36 PM |
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JennZ
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Re: Personal ? but need advice
NO
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MrsRivera
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Re: Personal ? but need advice
Personally, I wouldn't--I know it's peace of mind for some, but my OB told me that some of her patients choose to terminate if something comes back on the amnio. Not only would I not want to know anything ahead of time, terminating the pregnancy is NOT an option to me.
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Katie111806
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Re: Personal ? but need advice
for age alone reasons, no, probably not.
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Karebaby
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Re: Personal ? but need advice
No. I wouldn't get one unless other tests came back abnormal, or I was in my 40's.
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Brady322
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Re: Personal ? but need advice
I had my DS at 38 and I didn't get an amnio. All my tests came back excellentid and I didn't think twice about getting one . With my daughter, I turned 40 when I delivered and even though my tests came back with great results, I decided to get the amnio bc I was 40 bc It wasn't as bad as I thought and I was glad I went through with it.
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Re: Personal ? but need advice
I am 36, had both the triple screen & quad screen, results were great so I didn't have an amnio
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| Posted 7/14/08 7:28 PM |
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daisyc
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Re: Personal ? but need advice
Absolutely not. (and I didn't).
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MrsO
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Re: Personal ? but need advice
No I would not. I have heard many stories where the amnio did more harm than good. You need to ask yourself if something is wrong what would you do? Is the risk worth the addtional stress and worry?
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Porrruss
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Re: Personal ? but need advice
Well- I guess I'm in the minority. I did have an amnio solely because of my age. The risk of miscarriage at the Genetics center I went to put the risk of miscarriage at 1/800 which was better than the risk of DS at age 35 (1/200).
I am glad I did it because now I am 100% certain. I spent so much time worrying during my first pg, so I knew I wanted it for #2.
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Goldi0218
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Re: Personal ? but need advice
I had an amnio after all previous tests showed me at a DECREASED risk for anything they may have tested for. I was 37 when I had the amnio and I'll be 38 when I deliver. DH knew the risks but were not concerned about the procedure. We had our reasons for having the test and knew exactly what we would have done with results either way. It is not as black and white as most may think. We will have an amnio with baby #2. FM me if you have any questions. I would be happy to share my experience with you.
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shazza211
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Re: Personal ? but need advice
Posted by 1stimemom
No. Very invasive, and if every other test came out fine I think it would be unnecessary. 35 is not "old" to be worried about age with the baby
I am 33 and about to have my first any day now. Doc wanted me to consider getting an amnio even if my tests came back o.k. but I said "no". He claimed that my age had nothing to do with it and it but I doubt that.
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Porrruss
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Re: Personal ? but need advice
Posted by Goldi0218
I had an amnio after all previous tests showed me at a DECREASED risk for anything they may have tested for. I was 37 when I had the amnio and I'll be 38 when I deliver. DH knew the risks but were not concerned about the procedure. We had our reasons for having the test and knew exactly what we would have done with results either way. It is not as black and white as most may think. We will have an amnio with baby #2. FM me if you have any questions. I would be happy to share my experience with you.
I would like to THANK Leslie (again) as she was very forthcoming and readily answered any questions I had when I was deciding to have an amnio.
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pinkandblue
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Re: Personal ? but need advice
No I would not
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Goldi0218
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Re: Personal ? but need advice
Posted by Porrruss
Posted by Goldi0218
I had an amnio after all previous tests showed me at a DECREASED risk for anything they may have tested for. I was 37 when I had the amnio and I'll be 38 when I deliver. DH knew the risks but were not concerned about the procedure. We had our reasons for having the test and knew exactly what we would have done with results either way. It is not as black and white as most may think. We will have an amnio with baby #2. FM me if you have any questions. I would be happy to share my experience with you.
I would like to THANK Leslie (again) as she was very forthcoming and readily answered any questions I had when I was deciding to have an amnio.
My pleasure.
I would also like to add that if it is at all a consideration for you, that I would form your ultimate decision based upon what you, your DH and your doctor have to say about it - nobody else.
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babyonthebrain
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Re: Personal ? but need advice
not if all your tests were fine.
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