Rumer's Story, part 8

Genetics appointment, amnio and a wedding!

Wednesday 3rd to Sunday 7th June 2015
22 to 23 weeks pregnant

So we went to the Genetics appointment, which was on a different site to the maternity appointments. It was a much older building, and much quieter. It was an interesting place. We admired an art piece on the wall that used stripy socks to represent chromosomes. I still have an ambition to make one myself, but with three copies of chromosome 18.

Rumer's Story, part 7

Considering amnio

Tuesday 26th May to Wednesday 3rd June 2015
21 to 22 weeks pregnant

So there we were, with bad news piled on top of us. I said at the time to my mother: "A baby with problems with its heart, lungs and brain - that can't be good." I'm not sure what our families thought; they had mixed reactions. I think some thought we should or would be ending the pregnancy. I don't know about the rest.

Keeping it Simple - Amniocentesis: Yes or No?

This is the Keeping it Simple summary - read the detailed version here.

So here you are: maybe you have a 'high risk' result from a combined screening test for T18; maybe you've just had your 20-week scan and they've picked up a bunch of anomalies that they suggest mean T18; maybe you've got a positive result from a Harmony or similar non invasive fetal screening test for T18. Either way you are being offered amniocentesis to confirm the diagnosis and you're not sure whether to have it.

Amniocentesis: Yes or No?

This is the detailed version - read the Keeping it Simple summary here.

So here you are: maybe you have a 'high risk' result from a combined screening test for T18; maybe you've just had your 20-week scan and they've picked up a bunch of anomalies that they suggest mean T18; maybe you've got a positive result from a Harmony or similar non invasive fetal screening test for T18. Either way you are being offered amniocentesis to confirm the diagnosis and you're not sure whether to have it.