Amniosentisis...?

Question

I have to have one in a few weeks. Would a female tell about thier experience? I am scared even though I know it is very rare for a baby to get hurt.

Females only!

Answer 1

I used to work at a women's clinic and was present and observed many, many amnios. Only once did I see a woman begin to contract, but then the contractions stopped.

You will be taken into the ultrasound room where the doctor will scan you to find the best place to extract the fluid from around your baby. They will cover your belly with some cold liquid to sterilize the area. The doctor will continue to use the ultrasound scan to guide the needle into your abdomen and extract the fluid. Normally about two vials are filled. The needle will be quickly removed, the doctor will continue to scan for a moment to be sure the baby is well. They will then take you to be monitored on an NST (non stress test) for an hour or so to be sure the baby is fine. The doctor will instruct you to take it very easy for the rest of the day...no laundry, no dinner prep, nothing but rest.

This procedure carries a 1 in 100 risk of miscarriage, in other words a 1% risk.


I think the question is are you completely decided to do this procedure? It is your choice, your doctor, while strongly suggesting it be done cannot require you to do so.

Do you have the need to know if this child has any birth defects? Are there risks to you if you do not receive the information from the amnio? If you do need to know so that you can prepare yourself mentally, then yes, do the amnio.

If you do not need to know or if you would do nothing differently, then do not do the test.

It is a very personal choice that each woman needs to decide for herself. I chose not to, my dearest friend did.
Who was right? We both were!!
Best of luck to you!!

Answer 2

My mother had a Amniocentesis with me because she was 35 yrs of age and she didn't have any complication. I believe Evey person is different just like every birth. This can help with genetic makeup and present any condition the baby may have. Amniocentesis is more than 99 percent accurate in diagnosing or ruling out complication with your baby. Its can help rule out down syndrome disorder or Hunter's syndrome, if anyone in the family had neural tube defect is will be able to detect that, as well as Tay-Sachs disease or Sickle-Cell anemia and thus have a 1 in 4 chance of bearing an affected child. You could have a screening test(usually the triple screen or ultrasound) but if anything comes out to be abnormal, and evaluation of the amniotic fluid is necessary to determine whether or not there actually is a fetal abnormality. There are risk and you could have complication, so I would question my doctor about this test and see if it is really needed for me and if it is talk with him about you being scared and ask him everything you need to know. I'm 32 yrs old and I just turn 32wks today and if I needed to take this test I would, because I prefer to know how my baby is doing instead of waiting and finding out something was wrong later. Good luck

Answer 3

I understand that the risk of miscarriage from an amnio is about 1or 2%. If you are 35 are older, there are ultrasounds (like the scan of the back of the fetus's neck) that can be done before deciding whether or not to do an amnio. I had a baby at 35, and talked with my doctor about all the risks and the pros/cons of all the various tests. In the end, he did not recommend an amnio, but it IS a common test - lots of women have them done. I am wondering about your particular set of circumstances. Remember you can always get a 2nd opinion!

Answer 4

I in simple terms had an amnio 2 days in the past- the thirteenth of November 2006. I went to the mayo medical institution internet site and study all of the records so i might understand what to anticipate. whilst they say "easy soreness" they're suited. They use the ultrasound and then swab your tummy with antiseptic. I in simple terms saved watching my toddler on the visual reveal unit. whilst they positioned the needle in, it feels comparable to an injection or whilst they draw blood so in case you hit upon that painful, this could be painful. yet once you do no longer locate that painful, this could not be the two. The needle purely continues to be in a minute or much less. there grew to become into slightly adlescent cramping yet no longer something i might have observed if I wasn't mendacity there thinking approximately it. Afterwards you're able to mattress relax all day and that they'll probable supply you an antibiotic direction(i'm taking them) to verify of no an infection. it particularly is in simple terms precautionary. i'm now returned to my regularly occurring recurring. good success! and don't project, it is not undesirable in any respect.

Answer 5

because of my age i had that option just this year for my baby. i chose not to do that and opted for a very detailed NT scan through an ultrasound. i'm not a fan of US but felt it was a MUCH better option than the Amnio. there are WAY too many risks with that procedure (google them ). get an NT scan. they check for EVERYTHING. they can do it at 11 weeks and it doesn't hurt ANYTONE. good luck.

Answer 6

I wouldn't get an amnio because I believe that all babies are born perfect, so I wouldn't abort a baby with say Down's Syndrome.

If you are not willing to abort the baby there is no point to having an amnio and it can cause a miscarriage.

JMHO

Answer 7

My co-worker miscarried after having one. It caused an infection. It's a risk associated with amnio's.

Answer 8

don't do it cause you have a chance of miscarring, you should ask your doctor about the percentages of that