I opted out for the test for several reasons... One being that there are risk for false positive results and because there is nothing besides abortion that can be done if the test comes back positive. My question is if you had the test, why did you decide to? And if you had the test and it came back positive, how did you feel/what did you do?
2006-10-03 06:58:02 · 18 answers · asked by momie_2bee 5 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
I researched it as well, knowing that I could have a child with this and I also prepared myself as a possibility as with other possibile issues. I think everyone should anyway, the test are not 100%
2006-10-03 07:07:28 · update #1
False results are not rare I was told that by my high risk ob
2006-10-03 07:08:26 · update #2
I had the test, but wasn't told at the time what it was for exactly. I was having a difficult pregnancy and thought it was to do with that. The test came back with a 1 in 8 chance of Down syndrome. I was also advised of the frequency of false positives and advised to have an amnio.
I opted not to have the amnio because Down syndrome or not, I loved and wanted my baby. Sure enough, my son was born with Down syndrome and he is wonderful and amazing and I love him so much!!
I won't say that it isn't scary...it is. I think every parent of a child with Down syndrome has to go through a process of acceptance, but the rewards far outweigh the setbacks. My husband and I are planning to try for another child and I will not have the test this time. It won't make one ounce of difference in the outcome of my pregnancy. I will have the child that God wants me to have and love him/her unconditionally!
Good luck to you!
2006-10-03 08:58:59 · answer #1 · answered by Smom 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Well if you know that you would do nothing if you found out the child has downs syndrome or other genetic flaw then sure, why have the test done. I did have the amnio test done since I was worried (actually test results you get with the amnio are pretty reliable, but with that quad screen blood test there can be false positives). As you get older your chances increase for having a baby with a genetic abnormality. My Dr. told me that I had about 1 in 350 chance for genetic problems ( I will be 35 in 9 days, baby was due 3 days ago). This was a topic that my husband and I talked about very seriously. It was very important for us to have a baby that is not sickly. We felt that it would not be fair for our 2 year old daughter to have to deal with this knowing that at some point in her life she could end up having to take care if this person after we die. We also did not want to literally give up our lives to take care of this child since this child would most likely live with us for the rest of our lives. I always hate when I am out and about and see an elderly person usually a woman with her mentally challenged adult child in tow behind her. I just did not want to live my life like that. Not saying that having the pregnancy terminated would not have been hard, but the alternitave sounded much harder. By the way, the results of my test all came back normal.
2006-10-03 07:12:53 · answer #2 · answered by sooz 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
i'm completely aggravating about down syndrome and that i'm 33 years previous. I were given techniques about the 11/12 wk try and determined no longer to do it. each and each of the analyze on it really is punctiliously inconclusive. It stated contained in the ingo that human beings that get an excellent try would no longer easily have a baby with DS and there continues to be a probability for the toddler to have down syndrome no matter if the try became negative. How is that assisting me? i did not take it because i did not have self belief it. I knew i does no longer be able to face the actual shown reality that inspite of the effect of the try it might want to nonetheless be a incorrect effect. i'd nonetheless mission. i will take the 16 wk try. This try has been round longer and so i imagine it really is better precise. good success!
2016-11-26 00:53:59 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had this one and it came back positive.......we sat all night talking about the options before we went in for the scan the next day. We were both prepared for the worst but not the result of the scan.........the test came back high due to the fact we were having twins......yet another shock but we were both glad we had the test as we are both against abortion. This is just a personal thing not a moral thing. We did say though we would have had the baby should it have been downs but I am glad we had the choice to be prepared
2006-10-03 07:08:55 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Had the test and I chose to do this because I wanted to prepare myself for whatever may come my way. Baby passed 2 tests so I assume he is ok. I think it is just good practice to take this test. If you find positive results, you can join down syndrome groups and learn from other parents about the joys and struggles.
2006-10-03 07:37:55 · answer #5 · answered by eyematch 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have to agree with your decision. I havn't been pregnant but I don't think I'd want to endanger my fetus with an amniotic test. The only thing that they can really prepare for is heart defects which they can detect via sonogram. There was a woman I know that lost a child after 6 days because he has Trisome 13, a genetic defect where most babies don't even make it to birth. She got the test for her next child but that was more for peace of mind because of previous experience. In that case I defanitly see her reasonings. Although I can't offer a personal experience I totally respect your choice.
2006-10-03 07:09:28 · answer #6 · answered by Melissa, That's me! 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
my wife and I opted for the testing. False positives are rare... We decided to have the testing because if it came back positive it gave us ample time to research and prepare for the special needs of our baby.
Our neighbor opted out and her baby was diagnosed with Down's a week after she was born. She was devestated. I think knowing help's you to accpet and prepare. She still loves her daughter, but she wishes she had more of a warning time.
2006-10-03 07:04:07 · answer #7 · answered by Kris J 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I took it the first pregnancy not really knowing what it was. I did NOT do it with the other 3 pregnancies because it seemed like a waste since I would not abort anyway. My 3rd child was born with multiple birth defects and I did opt to do a amnio to determine sex and if he had some of the fatal syndromes that go along with his defect sometimes. That was two weeks of pure hell. I'm glad I did to that one to help me prepare for what was to come.
2006-10-03 07:18:35 · answer #8 · answered by sm2f 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I declined for the same reasons you did. My age and family history give me no reason to suspect a problem, and it isn't a problem that can be fixed even if you do know about it. Also, my doc said that if it registered a positive (or a probability), the next step is amniocentesis to be sure...and I know I don't want that as I have known people who have lost babies after amniocentesis. So there really wasn't a point to my having the test.
2006-10-03 07:05:57 · answer #9 · answered by p.helen 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I didn't have it for the same reasons as you did...my feeling was that you get what you are dealt with. There is also a 1 in 200 chance of miscarriage. What if you got a false positive...ans there was nothing wrong with the baby, and you spent 4 months worrying about nothing
2006-10-03 07:01:57 · answer #10 · answered by mommy_2_liam 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋