i recently had to terminate my pregnancy at 20weeks as the baby had a severe neural tube defect and also polydactly and a cleft lip,i have 2 previous children with no problems but this time its a different partner,could anyone give me some advice of if this is likely to happen again as i am 6 weeks pregnant now and petrified...has anyone had any similar experiences????please help.....
2006-10-15 07:54:48 · 9 answers · asked by joanne e 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
I'm so sorry you had to go through this. It's a difficult decision to terminate a pregnancy no matter what the situation.
At this point, I would suggest you talk to your doctor about the chances of it happening again. These things are usually quite rare. I would strongly suggest you have the tests run as soon as possible, which should be about 14 weeks. I wish I could give you more reassurance but getting pregnant is at all times a big gamble. I have never experience this personally and I hope things go well for you this time.
Shame on the people above who are judgemental about this. Neural tube defects encompass a wide variety of congentital defects and can be minor or extremely severe. You don't know the whole medical case history. You don't know if the other child would have survived or not. This woman has gone through enough. Stop harassing her.
2006-10-15 08:31:52 · answer #1 · answered by seeme1995 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I found a nice article at
www.emedicine.com
(Sorry, don't know how to paste it in as a direct link.) It indicates that the causes are unknown, but that they have found some links between between ethnicity and nutrition. You can't do anything about ethnicity, but maybe the nutritional suggestions might be helpful. Many birth defects just happen. All you can do is take care of yourself for the best of the baby and try not to worry too much.
2006-10-15 09:25:57 · answer #2 · answered by Nicegirl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am very sorry. What a hard thing to go through. I just took my triple screen test on Friday and am awaiting the results. I understand your anxiety on your existing preg. I don't think I would be strong enough to try again. Good luck, I am sure everything will be OK with this one.
2006-10-15 09:34:01 · answer #3 · answered by Therapist 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
do not subject. i'm unable to eat fruit or veg by way of fact I definitely have oral hypersensitive reaction syndrome, so there is not a great sort of healthful issues i'm able to eat, and that i began taking folic acid pills at approximately 8 weeks, and my little guy seems to be very healthful :) in basic terms ascertain you're taking your folic acid on a daily basis. provide up stressing your self lady and experience your being pregnant! :) stable success xx
2016-10-16 05:39:31 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I´m really really sorry for you, just don´t listen to the idiots telling you that was wrong, it´s your decision, and it´s nobody´s right to criticise you! I really hope everything goes right this time, just go and see a doctor, to make sure! I really wish you the best of luck!
2006-10-15 08:47:59 · answer #5 · answered by smilingcat 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
awww im so sorry for your loss. dont listen to what anyone says. its your choice, your body your baby, you made the best choice for you and what you thought was right for your baby.and yes... its possible with EVERY pregnancy, but i wouldnt worry about it. just talk to your doctor about it hell be able to tell you more than us people here on the board. good luck and best wishes
2006-10-15 08:09:41 · answer #6 · answered by Ashley N 1 · 2⤊ 1⤋
A friend of mine had the same experience as you. She and her husband are undergoing genetic testing. I hope this helps you. God bless.
2006-10-15 08:00:18 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
ur just a selfish b!tch u dont deserve any children at all if u cudnt look after one that 'looked different' to the rest why did u go and get pregnant? r u going to kill this one at 9 months if it suffers defects? u make me sick
2006-10-15 08:04:56 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 6⤋
that baby could have lived outside the womb...that's disgusting.
2006-10-15 07:57:29 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 9⤋