The pregnant woman is 45 y.o. but she's pregnant with a donor's egg. She's done IVF a few times but failed. Now she's pregnant but concerned with down syndrome and other chromosome diseases. She's really worried about getting a miscarriage. Please help
2006-07-05 18:49:44 · 9 answers · asked by Olympia 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
let me just tell you this not from expert advice but from personal advice. i had a miscarriage after an amnio. had the amnio done by a doctor who has done millions of them. 2 days later, my bag of water borke. they kept me on bedrest to seal up the membranes. 1 month later after bedrest, i gave birth to my 21 week old son, who was born still. hope that helps in the decision. don't do it unles syou're sure you would abort the baby if you knew it had deformities. the risks though are 1 in 200. but no one would be able to tell you how your uterus will react to the needle insertion. the uterus normally cramps up when an invasive procedure like this is done. somem women, however, it shifts and cramps up so much that it results in a miscarriage. good luck though
2006-07-06 05:29:56 · answer #1 · answered by chapped lips 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No i would not have an amino if it was my egg or a donor egg. The risk is to great . If this person wanted a baby this much to go through all the trouble to have a donor egg implanted why on God's earth would she risk losing this child. Down syndrome or not this is truly an honor for any women who wants a child to be blessed and to be call mom!
2006-07-13 19:12:09 · answer #2 · answered by downhome21460 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I conceived through IVF at age 38 and had the AFP triple screen blood test which showed a high risk of Down syndrome. Since it didn't matter to me, I opted not to have the amnio because of the risk of miscarriage. My son was indeed born with Down syndrome and is the absolute love of my life...I am so proud of him! I know a lot of parents with children who have Down syndrome and they all believe that these children are blessings from God.
Let me also clarify something...Down syndrome is not a disease. It is a genetic anomaly. It cannot be "caught". And while children with Down syndrome can have certain medical problems...generally they are very healthy.
Also...Down syndrome occurs in pregnancies of women of all ages. There is a school of thought that the reason older women seem to have more occurences is because younger women are more likely to terminate, therefore fewer affected babies are born to younger women.
Finally...if your friend has been trying so hard for a baby, I would hope that she would allow this pregnancy to continue. A child with Down syndrome can be extra work, but there are extra joys as well. I cannot imagine terminating a child for having Down syndrome...especially when your friend has a wanted a child so badly. There are waiting lists for adoption of children with DS. And you know what...even children born perfectly "normal" can have things go wrong down the road. There are no guarantees in life!
I wish your friend all the best!
2006-07-06 12:45:20 · answer #3 · answered by Smom 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, why risk it? If the donor egg is 28 then the 45 yr old will be fine. She is just the carrier. I guess it also depends on her willingness to raise a disabled child. If it bothers her, get the test, if it doesn't don't risk it. Good Luck! There is always adoption!
2006-07-05 18:58:00 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Never. Amnio is a risky process and can lead to miscarriage. The doctor can tell certain things by sonogram. It sounds like she has wanted a baby badly. It would break my heart to do a needless procedure on my baby, only to miscarry. Just leave well enough alone and pray for a healthy child.
2006-07-05 19:00:08 · answer #5 · answered by Velken 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not an expert, but a mom of two. Both very complicated pregnancies and we decided to NOT do the amnio, one because of the risks and two, because that was our child, and we would not have aborted it had we found out about any birth defects anyways. We would just love the child the way he or she was.
2006-07-16 02:38:10 · answer #6 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I dont think an internet site that lives and breathes personal opinions is the place to be finding expert advice about medical procedures.
2006-07-17 06:29:32 · answer #7 · answered by wollemi_pine_writer 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
in the start if the eggs at the instant are not fertile they gained't hatch. then you definately choose a fowl to take a seat on them and if it really is not a sitting fowl, it quite is raring to take a seat then it gained't stay with the eggs. Or an incubator to do the warming.
2016-11-01 07:05:11 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I guess I can't give a response here. Not an expert. If you want an expert, call a doctor.
2006-07-16 19:01:37 · answer #9 · answered by julielove327 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋