tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259745.post116508643480040310..comments2023-08-15T05:02:58.115-04:00Comments on Stirrup Queens and Sperm Palace Jesters: Prenatal Screening and Diagnostic TestsLollipop Goldsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01020874415819057995noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259745.post-4454526210191680032009-06-08T15:59:19.146-04:002009-06-08T15:59:19.146-04:00My husband and I have had 5 miscarriages and last ...My husband and I have had 5 miscarriages and last year when we found out we were expecting we were both shocked and afraid. Our pregnancy was pretty uneventful until about the 24th week. We went in for a regular ultrasound and they found that our daughter had infantile poly cystic kidney disease or ARPKD which is fatal. I guess I should say that we choose not to have any testing done early in our pregnancy. We decided that she was given to us for a reason and no matter what we wanted her. So after this ultrasound and the finding of the ARPKD they sent to the prenatal specialist. This was a few weeks after they found it and also after the regular ob-gyn said that she would be fine. Well the specialist gave us the shock of our life. They said that our little miracle had no lungs. That the ARPKD had taken over her whole body and that she would be stillborn. So at 28 1/2 weeks we delivered our little angel. Savannah Jolynne Dodson. She was born quite, she never cried. Our world fell apart. But no matter what I wouldn't have changed anything. I still would have chose not to have the testing done in the start of the pregnancy. I enjoyed the stress free months that I carried her, I loved feeling her. I do think that the testing is a good thing but in the words of my doctor if the test come back that somethings wrong will it change anything? He told me if the anwser is no then why stress over it and I agree. And yes this comes from a women hat said hello and goodbye to our angel all at once but I cherished our time with her.mommytoangelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312962660449755993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259745.post-6142694402460972142007-04-16T15:15:00.000-04:002007-04-16T15:15:00.000-04:00I am 42 years and I have had 4 other healthy child...I am 42 years and I have had 4 other healthy children. I think the screening is good, however it does play on ones nerves and causes sometimes unecessary stress on the mother. My friend is 38 and had the ultrascreen done in the first rimester and it came back positve, then they did an level 2 ultrasound and it came back the baby was fine! here it was a false positive. false positives are 5% and then some so thatis something to look at as well. As far as amnio goes well my opinion is you can loose your child as a result of that. I do feel that if you really want one than you should make sure you go to a doctor that has done alot of them, and also ask what is the loss rate of him doing them (if they tell you that, hek you have a right to know)> there are pros and cons to this.. so.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com