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re: Did you screen for Down syndrome?
Posted on 9/9/23 at 3:59 pm to GeauxZone90
Posted on 9/9/23 at 3:59 pm to GeauxZone90
We screened for everything. It’s a personal choice
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Posted on 9/9/23 at 4:00 pm to GeauxZone90
No. Can't do anything about it except worry.
Posted on 9/9/23 at 4:00 pm to GeauxZone90
No.
My little sister has it.
The odds would have been astronomical.
My little sister has it.
The odds would have been astronomical.
Posted on 9/9/23 at 4:01 pm to GeauxZone90
I did the genetic testing for both kids mainly because I’m all about the more info the better. I have heard those tests can have some errors though, so if you do get a result that requires further investigation, remain calm.
Posted on 9/9/23 at 4:02 pm to c0rndogs
quote:The more info you have, the better you can prepare, have doctors on standby, etc.
Can't do anything about it except worry.
Posted on 9/9/23 at 4:03 pm to When in Rome
Problem is the further investigation is intrusive and has a chance to harm the baby. I don’t blame anyone for doing the test, but with the false positive rate I would recommend agaisnt it unless you plan to terminate based on results
Posted on 9/9/23 at 4:03 pm to MSTiger33
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We screened for everything. It’s a personal choice
What would you have done if something positive?
Posted on 9/9/23 at 4:05 pm to Cosmo
Nope. Never crossed our minds to test for it. Now…If we would have been in late/early 40’s…I’d absolutely test for it. Just to be prepared either way.
Posted on 9/9/23 at 4:05 pm to lsupride87
I wanted to also be mentally prepared. Childbirth and the immediate aftermath is overwhelming enough. It wouldn’t have changed my mind about having and loving that baby but to me uncertainty is anxiety-inducing. I’d rather just know.
Posted on 9/9/23 at 4:06 pm to LSUfan4444
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wanted to be prepared.
How exactly? Read a book or two? They're still an infant and require normal regular care just like any child.
Posted on 9/9/23 at 4:07 pm to When in Rome
quote:I hear you, but a 20% false positive rate to me makes the test itself worthless if you plan on keeping the baby regardless
I wanted to also be mentally prepared. Childbirth and the immediate aftermath is overwhelming enough. It wouldn’t have changed my mind about having and loving that baby but to me uncertainty is anxiety-inducing. I’d rather just know.
If you plan to take those results and move to the more intrusive test that can guarantee the prognosis, that makes sense
Posted on 9/9/23 at 4:08 pm to When in Rome
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The more info you have, the better you can prepare, have doctors on standby, etc.
Agree. I wasn’t doing it to terminate if the baby had a problem. I wanted to mentally prepare and have high risk care to monitor for heart defects, etc., that may need surgery after birth.
Posted on 9/9/23 at 4:09 pm to Evil Little Thing
quote:Samers.
Agree. I wasn’t doing it to terminate if the baby had a problem. I wanted to mentally prepare and have high risk care to monitor for heart defects, etc., that may need surgery after birth.
Posted on 9/9/23 at 4:10 pm to Evil Little Thing
My cousin was unexpectedly born with downs. She had cardiologist, oncologist, etc all in the hospital room the first 48 hours of birth
Shortly after birth she had heart surgery. At around 1 she had leukemia which was told to us was a real possibility by the oncologist from earlier.
The level of care and specialists won’t change based on knowing or not knowing.
Shortly after birth she had heart surgery. At around 1 she had leukemia which was told to us was a real possibility by the oncologist from earlier.
The level of care and specialists won’t change based on knowing or not knowing.
This post was edited on 9/9/23 at 4:11 pm
Posted on 9/9/23 at 4:12 pm to lsupride87
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I hear you, but a 20% false positive rate to me makes the test itself worthless if you plan on keeping the baby regardless
I’m pretty sure the test he’s talking about does not have a 20% false positive rate.
Posted on 9/9/23 at 4:14 pm to lsupride87
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The level of care and specialists won’t change based on knowing or not knowing.
Ok? Some people still want to mentally prepare. That’s a perfectly acceptable reason to have it done.
Posted on 9/9/23 at 4:17 pm to Evil Little Thing
At least one of the tests does.
LINK
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So, in this example, there were 400 pregnancies actually carrying a child with Down syndrome. Of these, 398 would receive a positive NIPS result, but 100 false positives would also be reported, making for a total of 498 positive NIPS reports when only 400 pregnancies were actually carrying a child with Down syndrome.
LINK
Posted on 9/9/23 at 4:18 pm to Evil Little Thing
Maternal bio marker testing has a higher false positive rate. Not sure about 20% though.
Cell free DNA testing is highly accurate, with sensitivity and specificity over 99%, and false positive less than 1%.
Cell free DNA testing is highly accurate, with sensitivity and specificity over 99%, and false positive less than 1%.
Posted on 9/9/23 at 4:18 pm to GeauxZone90
We did with our 1st kid. Came back very high, 1 in 10 chance. Had to wait 2 weeks to get in to see the specialist, so they go over all these markers for DS, none showed up. Baby was healthy. We never did one of those tests again.
Posted on 9/9/23 at 4:18 pm to GeauxZone90
No, not even when I was 37 for our last child.
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