pregnancy testing

[Guest guest]

Hi, been reading previous postings about how some pregnant women have

had ammino testing and question if this test shows SB. Well the only

test I was told about was to have an AFP test done in first trimester

because the first trimester is where the defect is formed. A lack of

folic acid has been atributed to SB. I never was tested because I

didn't know that I had SB until after my third child was a toddler. I

did make sure that my two boys wife's and my dtr had the AFP done and

all testing came back negative and I hope they pass this info to

their children. It's my understanding that anmio test is expensive

and risky to mom and unborn child and the AFP is just a blood draw.

gloria

[Guest guest]

Gloria,

I had amniio for all four of my pregnancies and I took it that the the test is

on the babies chromosones this is where any major defect will show up. They did

my tests at 12 weeks. They told me the only thing they wouldn't be able to tell

was mental retardation or downs syndrom. I was told that they would be able to

tell if the baby had SB. They also said that if my child was to have it there

would be every chance it would be much worse than the type I was born with. With

the last pregnancy they also did a detailed sonogram which showed every detail

including that my daughter was going to look just like her brother.LOL You could

see her facial features. There are risks with them doing these main one being

miscarraige but they told me to go home put up my feet and drink a glass of

wine. Just one of course but they said it would relax me. They didn't do the afp

testing only with my last one and my levels were fine but they still considered

me high risk because of the SB. I have read that the other women on the list

didn't have the amnio because there doctors didn't think it was necessary but I

had different doctors from my first two to the second two and they sent me to

the prenatal clinic to have it done. Until I joined the group I assumed that

they would do it for anyone who was at high risk to have a child with SB. Maybe

it's just because of where I live and doctors are different all over. I know it

saved a lot of undo stress once I had the test results back and I knew my babies

were healthy. This is just my opinion of course and what I went through. Chris

pregnancy testing

Hi, been reading previous postings about how some pregnant women have

had ammino testing and question if this test shows SB. Well the only

test I was told about was to have an AFP test done in first trimester

because the first trimester is where the defect is formed. A lack of

folic acid has been atributed to SB. I never was tested because I

didn't know that I had SB until after my third child was a toddler. I

did make sure that my two boys wife's and my dtr had the AFP done and

all testing came back negative and I hope they pass this info to

their children. It's my understanding that anmio test is expensive

and risky to mom and unborn child and the AFP is just a blood draw.

gloria