trisomy 18

Okay, I'm trying to see if my plan makes sense. Sometimes when your in the thick of it with pregnancy brain its a little iffy! I have preclampsia with all my pregnancies and have had to be induced, with one almost being an emergency c-section.

My screening came back for trisomy 18 at 1:48. Before knowing anything about this I was one of those people who said they didn't care and would have the baby anyway. It's horrible so please don't google it. I would hate to cause anyone else sleepless nights.
I had a sonogram at 16 weeks and no markers were showing up but they couldn't see the heart in great enough detail due to the baby size. So I'm going in again Fri.(21 weeks)to the perintologist for another level 2. I was told that it's up to 95% with trisomy 18 as the markers are pretty definite. If they find something to go ahead and get the amnio but if not to skip it as I would hate myself if I had a miscarriage due to that. I had 8 yrs of unexplained infertility and am coming close to the end of my childbearing years that I don't want to risk the baby if I don't have to.

Im sorry   Ive heard of it.. but I dont know much about it... all I know is the baby cant live long or somthing???? a few hours or somthing? is that right??

Our daughter may have Trisomy 18. We have our amnio tomorrow at 10am. Our doctor gave us the option to induce early (around 28 weeks) to lower the risk of stillbirth. 90% of babies born with the disoreder are not born alive, and the others usually die shortly after. We aren't sure what we would do. I know I would not terminate, only because of the information I've read about it and what is done to the baby. I know how stressed you must be   I knwo I am. Good luck mama.

Quoting alaskanmommy:“ Okay, I'm trying to see if my plan makes sense. Sometimes when your in the thick of it with pregnancy ... [snip!] ... infertility and am coming close to the end of my childbearing years that I don't want to risk the baby if I don't have to.”

I would skip the amnio and hope and pray for the best based on other tests. Especially since there is a chance that it's not.

I'm confused. Are you thinking about terminating it now?

I'm sorry you are going through this stress in pregnancy,

Basically, 95% are miscarried,some live a few days, even less to about a month and a rare few live to a year. It's horrible and painful and I would hate to put a baby through that. There's more in mental/physical disabilities 

sorry we must have cross-post. At this stage they call it "early labor" and I really don't know what I'm going to do. Thank you for all your responses. It's hard to think clearly at this point.

Quoting alaskanmommy:“ sorry we must have cross-post. At this stage they call it "early labor" and I really don't know what I'm going to do.”

I have a question... is trisomy 18 common with babies that older woman are carrying??

Quoting alaskanmommy:“ Okay, I'm trying to see if my plan makes sense. Sometimes when your in the thick of it with pregnancy ... [snip!] ... infertility and am coming close to the end of my childbearing years that I don't want to risk the baby if I don't have to.”

Oh sweetie I'm sorry to hear that. I have SUA (which often has a 2/3 chance that the baby will have Trisomy 18, 21, ect. and a 1/3 chance of heart conditions) I can relate to your sleepless nights. It consumes your every thought.
It's a tough decision that only you can make. I always said I didn't want the test because it didnt' matter, but I went for it and was glad that I did. I'm not really sure what to say other than, if you ever want to talk feel free to private message me. I hate to ask to many questions as people often don't understand and have a tendency to be rude. I also had a emerg c-secion due to pre-eclampsia - I had HELLP syndrome. Really anytime you need an ear. I'm here for you.

Im so sorry. I don't really have any advice, other than try to stay positive. Personally i will never have an amneo, my baby sister died because the amenotic fluid leaked out, so im scared of them. I wouldn't have one unless the results would (in some way) change what you were planning on doing with your pregnancy. I hope everything works out okay, im very sorry.

Yeah, that is terrible. I don't know what I would do, honestly.

So you are saying at your next level 2, if everything looks good, then the blood test was probably a false positive, and you will not get amnio? If it doesn't look good, you will get an amnio to rule it in or out for sure?

Btw, I'm not arguing or anything, just listening and asking questions.

Quoting Ethans mum Holly:“ I have a question... is trisomy 18 common with babies that older woman are carrying??”

Yes. Same with Down's, which is another trisomy.

OP I would personally get the amnio because I would induce and terminate. If you think you would just try to carry to term and let nature do as it will I would not get the amnio.

Quoting MamaMockingbird:“ Yes. Same with Down's, which is another trisomy. OP I would personally get the amnio because I would ... [snip!] ... induce and terminate. If you think you would just try to carry to term and let nature do as it will I would not get the amnio.”

That's what I'm thinking. If I followed it correctly, if you are planning to carry to term, I wouldn't risk the amniocentesis, but if you need to know to terminate, then it would be a good idea.

Quoting tifleah:“ That's what I'm thinking. If I followed it correctly, if you are planning to carry to term, I wouldn't risk the amniocentesis, but if you need to know to terminate, then it would be a good idea.”

Same here.
I couldn't imagine trying to make that decision. It's different at 6 or 8 weeks, but so far into a pregnancy, that would be so hard. OP i hope everything works out, i am so so sorry that you are in this situation.