Anyone Been HighRisk For Downs But Refused Amnio??

Jelly_Tot · Oct 11th, 2009, 09:57 AM

At 16 weeks i got my blood results back and was told i was high risk for downs 1 in 210 chance.

We refused the amnio because of risk of miscarriage i know its like 1% chance but i have a history of 5 miscarriages so that risk was too high for me.

We got a detailed scan at 16 weeks and then again at 21 weeks so thry could check heart/brain function/blood flow/ measurements and the babys face.

Nothing was said too us after the scans about if anythign was picked up or if everything was okay

I was just wondering if our LO did have downs would they of spotted things on the scan like in the brain and the face ect? and if they did would they have said too us??

Really worried about this so any advice welcomed!

Eve · Oct 11th, 2009, 10:05 AM

I have no experience in that hun, sorry but did refuse any testing like amniocentesis early in pregnancy due to the risk of miscarriage. Sure hope you find the help and advice you are looking for though! I have to have an amnio at 36 weeks to check for lung maturity due to having to have our little girl early from past complications and I mentioned the risk of miscarriage to the specialist and said it causes miscarriage due to causing pre-term labor, so if you wished to have an amnio done later on, and when baby would have a real good chance of survival it wouldn't be so bad, as baby can survive if by chance it did cause pre-term labor.

You would think they would mention something if they had seen it during your scans but I am not too sure. I see my specialist again on Thursday (high risk specialist) and maybe I can mention something to her about downs and the physical signs during ultrasound etc...

Jelly_Tot · Oct 11th, 2009, 11:29 AM

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Originally Posted by baby_maybe_825

I have no experience in that hun, sorry but did refuse any testing like amniocentesis early in pregnancy due to the risk of miscarriage. Sure hope you find the help and advice you are looking for though! I have to have an amnio at 36 weeks to check for lung maturity due to having to have our little girl early from past complications and I mentioned the risk of miscarriage to the specialist and said it causes miscarriage due to causing pre-term labor, so if you wished to have an amnio done later on, and when baby would have a real good chance of survival it wouldn't be so bad, as baby can survive if by chance it did cause pre-term labor.

You would think they would mention something if they had seen it during your scans but I am not too sure. I see my specialist again on Thursday (high risk specialist) and maybe I can mention something to her about downs and the physical signs during ultrasound etc...

I don't think we get offered another chance for an amnio here (they didn't say anything anyway)

I was thinking if they did pick anything up they might have said to us but i am not very sure on how they deal with these things as my last pregnancy was low risk.

Yeah that would be brilliant if you can, i dont see a midwife until the 22nd so can't ask them until then xx

Sara123 · Oct 11th, 2009, 11:29 AM

Congrats on your pregnancy. My baby was high-risk for birth defects (not Down's) because of a medication I had taken before I realized that I was pregnant, and the doctor offered all sorts of tests including amnio. I refused for the same reason you did, it wasn't worth the risk of miscarriage for me. I did have special detailed ultrasounds and blood tests because they were non-invasive and risk-free, and my baby was born very healthy...I kept reminding myself to remember that what may seem like high-risk is still a very small chance, there was a 1% chance my baby was going to have spina bifida but I kept reminding myself that that meant there was a 99% chance that he wouldn't...and he didn't.

Jelly_Tot · Oct 11th, 2009, 11:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Sara123

Congrats on your pregnancy. My baby was high-risk for birth defects (not Down's) because of a medication I had taken before I realized that I was pregnant, and the doctor offered all sorts of tests including amnio. I refused for the same reason you did, it wasn't worth the risk of miscarriage for me. I did have special detailed ultrasounds and blood tests because they were non-invasive and risk-free, and my baby was born very healthy...I kept reminding myself to remember that what may seem like high-risk is still a very small chance, there was a 1% chance my baby was going to have spina bifida but I kept reminding myself that that meant there was a 99% chance that he wouldn't...and he didn't.

yeah i guess i have to remember that even though i am high risk its a 1 in 210 chance i guess it would be worse if it was 1 in 3 chance, And as the midwife says even if you come back low risk there is still a chance there.

I just wish they would have told us stuff at the end of both scans

Becky_Mummy2B · Oct 11th, 2009, 12:17 PM

Hi Jelly-Tot... I am neurotic and have had four scans (the latter three having been completed by a consultant). I constantly asked him if everything was okay, throughout each of the checks, and he turned round and said "Rebecca, if something was wrong and I held that information from you, you could take me to the General Medical Council". They are obliged to tell you, whether you want to hear it or not. So i'd say in terms of your scan, no info is good info! x x x

Jelly_Tot · Oct 11th, 2009, 12:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Becky_Mummy2B

Hi Jelly-Tot... I am neurotic and have had four scans (the latter three having been completed by a consultant). I constantly asked him if everything was okay, throughout each of the checks, and he turned round and said "Rebecca, if something was wrong and I held that information for you, you could take me to the General Medical Council". They are obliged to tell you, whether you want to hear it or not. So i'd say in terms of your scan, no info is good info! x x x

Thanks hun xx

Eve · Oct 11th, 2009, 13:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Jelly_Tot

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Originally Posted by baby_maybe_825

I have no experience in that hun, sorry but did refuse any testing like amniocentesis early in pregnancy due to the risk of miscarriage. Sure hope you find the help and advice you are looking for though! I have to have an amnio at 36 weeks to check for lung maturity due to having to have our little girl early from past complications and I mentioned the risk of miscarriage to the specialist and said it causes miscarriage due to causing pre-term labor, so if you wished to have an amnio done later on, and when baby would have a real good chance of survival it wouldn't be so bad, as baby can survive if by chance it did cause pre-term labor.

You would think they would mention something if they had seen it during your scans but I am not too sure. I see my specialist again on Thursday (high risk specialist) and maybe I can mention something to her about downs and the physical signs during ultrasound etc...

I don't think we get offered another chance for an amnio here (they didn't say anything anyway)

I was thinking if they did pick anything up they might have said to us but i am not very sure on how they deal with these things as my last pregnancy was low risk.

Yeah that would be brilliant if you can, i dont see a midwife until the 22nd so can't ask them until then xx

I am not sure either as I haven't been high risk for birth defects or disorders but I will check with my specialist on Thursday and see what she has to say

Just maybe send me a private msg Wednesday night to remind me, lol... pregnancy brain and all!

Szaffi · Oct 11th, 2009, 15:18 PM

Hi!

We are also in high risk for DS and refused amnio. I had two detailed scans, and no other indication was seen. Both times however, the doctors said that it doesn't mean that you can't have a baby with DS. Sometimes, there is just no sign on the ultrasound.

I've been worrying about it quite a lot, though I keep telling myself that we're in the 99.4%... Do you know what your specific number was? Was it based only on the blood test or did they take into account the nucheal translucency?

chocaholic · Oct 11th, 2009, 15:50 PM

I was given 1:41 chance, just because of my age but didn't want to risk amnio either. It's your choice and so long as you are happy with it, it's the right one. The way I look at it, it's less than 3 in every 100, I can live with thoses odds. Good luck xx

Oct 11th, 2009, 09:57 AM	#1
Jelly_Tot Mum (Mom) Inactive Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: scotland Posts: 737	Anyone Been HighRisk For Downs But Refused Amnio?? At 16 weeks i got my blood results back and was told i was high risk for downs 1 in 210 chance. We refused the amnio because of risk of miscarriage i know its like 1% chance but i have a history of 5 miscarriages so that risk was too high for me. We got a detailed scan at 16 weeks and then again at 21 weeks so thry could check heart/brain function/blood flow/ measurements and the babys face. Nothing was said too us after the scans about if anythign was picked up or if everything was okay I was just wondering if our LO did have downs would they of spotted things on the scan like in the brain and the face ect? and if they did would they have said too us?? Really worried about this so any advice welcomed!

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Oct 11th, 2009, 10:05 AM	#2
Eve Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 6,200	I have no experience in that hun, sorry but did refuse any testing like amniocentesis early in pregnancy due to the risk of miscarriage. Sure hope you find the help and advice you are looking for though! I have to have an amnio at 36 weeks to check for lung maturity due to having to have our little girl early from past complications and I mentioned the risk of miscarriage to the specialist and said it causes miscarriage due to causing pre-term labor, so if you wished to have an amnio done later on, and when baby would have a real good chance of survival it wouldn't be so bad, as baby can survive if by chance it did cause pre-term labor. You would think they would mention something if they had seen it during your scans but I am not too sure. I see my specialist again on Thursday (high risk specialist) and maybe I can mention something to her about downs and the physical signs during ultrasound etc...

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Oct 11th, 2009, 11:29 AM	#4
Sara123 Mum (Mom) New BnB Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: United States Posts: 7	Congrats on your pregnancy. My baby was high-risk for birth defects (not Down's) because of a medication I had taken before I realized that I was pregnant, and the doctor offered all sorts of tests including amnio. I refused for the same reason you did, it wasn't worth the risk of miscarriage for me. I did have special detailed ultrasounds and blood tests because they were non-invasive and risk-free, and my baby was born very healthy...I kept reminding myself to remember that what may seem like high-risk is still a very small chance, there was a 1% chance my baby was going to have spina bifida but I kept reminding myself that that meant there was a 99% chance that he wouldn't...and he didn't.

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Oct 11th, 2009, 12:17 PM	#6
Becky_Mummy2B Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Bolton Posts: 1,224	Hi Jelly-Tot... I am neurotic and have had four scans (the latter three having been completed by a consultant). I constantly asked him if everything was okay, throughout each of the checks, and he turned round and said "Rebecca, if something was wrong and I held that information from you, you could take me to the General Medical Council". They are obliged to tell you, whether you want to hear it or not. So i'd say in terms of your scan, no info is good info! x x x

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Szaffi Pregnant (Expecting) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Brussels, Belgium Posts: 1,959	Hi! We are also in high risk for DS and refused amnio. I had two detailed scans, and no other indication was seen. Both times however, the doctors said that it doesn't mean that you can't have a baby with DS. Sometimes, there is just no sign on the ultrasound. I've been worrying about it quite a lot, though I keep telling myself that we're in the 99.4%... Do you know what your specific number was? Was it based only on the blood test or did they take into account the nucheal translucency?

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Oct 11th, 2009, 15:50 PM	#10
chocaholic Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Wirral, UK Posts: 470	I was given 1:41 chance, just because of my age but didn't want to risk amnio either. It's your choice and so long as you are happy with it, it's the right one. The way I look at it, it's less than 3 in every 100, I can live with thoses odds. Good luck xx

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