Ultrascreen results

Well last night ZI had a message f4rom the dr to call them about the ultrascreen I have 1 in 300 chance of having a baby with down syndrome the normel range for my age is 1 in 500 she said this is all becasue the baby was moving around so much they didn't get an acurate reading do you think I should get an amnio I so upset I slepted an hour last night All I can do is cry

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its a personal decision you and your DH have to make. i don't think i would, especially since the dr. believes its becuase they couldn't get accurate measurements.

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how do YOU feel about the possibilty?

I think 1 in 300 is still a rarirty and good odds that nothing is wrong with the baby. How old are you?

If you feel that you cant wait till the end of the Pregnancy to know..or your of advanced age....then I would have the amnio.

I wouldnt personally because the risks are too high and the odds you quoted mean more then likely your baby is fine. BUT it all depends on how you will be able to cope.

So soory though. Hang in there

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I'm so sorry you are going through this. Just remember this is a screening test. It's only giving you odds. If you feel that you will be thinking about this for the rest of the pregnancy, investigate the amnio -- it may give you peace of mind.

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I have heard these things are wrong all the time. Maybe you shoudl ask for another in teh middle of the day when the babys calm? See if they can get some better pics. Good luck.

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You need to do whatever is going to make you comfortable. A few things to think about...If your baby does have Downs will that change anything for you? (terminating pregnancy, making different arrangements for once the baby is born, etc.) My mom was 39 when she had me and her dr insisted she had an amnio and she refused. I was fine. Another girl I work with had it and almost lost the baby. Not to mention the results can be wrong also! I wouldn't worry though sweetie.

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I had the same thing happen to me but my chances were 1 in 133 chance of Downs. It is a very personal choice but since my chances of having a baby with downs was higher than the m/c chance, we decided to have the amnio.

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Honestly, i think the drs in the wrong for giving statistics out scaring you like this when he clearly states the baby was not cooperative during the evaluation. What I would do first is get re-evaluated...if they think there is still 1/300 chance...me....I would do the amnio...BUT thats such a personal decision only made by you and dh.

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I just talked to the dr he said my measurements are perfect I decsided not to get the amino

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Well, I am glad you got better news--I know how scary it can be! In fact, if you want to look on the bright side of things, your original risk was .002% chance and then it only rose to .003%. Also 1:300 according to my book is about the normal risk for any 34 year old woman--many of us are around that age right now. Hopefully that puts it in perspective. Of course, there really is no *perspective* when it comes to your baby! I would not have gotten an amnio with those results as the risk of something going wrong with that procedure would have been higher than the risk of Down's. I wish you continued good health!!

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