Re: Alpha Feta Protein Test

[Guest guest]

I have four children. My AFP (tested by triple screen) for all my boys was

fine. The AFP for my daughter came back for Downs. Thankfully, she is

perfectly healthy.

So to answer your question -- the AFP for my apraxic son was fine.

Lynaugh

[Guest guest]

mine was fine

--- In @y..., " howdiette " <mulholland34@c...>

wrote:

> I was just curious and wanted to ask the members on this board if

> they recall a positive or negative Alpha Feta Protein Test with

their

> apraxic child.

[Guest guest]

Mine was normal.

--- howdiette <mulholland34@...> wrote:

> I was just curious and wanted to ask the members on

> this board if

> they recall a positive or negative Alpha Feta

> Protein Test with their

> apraxic child.

> The Alpha Feta Protein test is a blood test done at

> about 16 weeks of

> pregnancy which gives us an idea of the risk of the

> fetus having a

> neural tube defect such as spina bifida. There is

> also another

> testing being used called the Triple Screen. This

> takes the alpha

> feta protein and combines it with other factors and

> gives you a

> result that also tells you if you might be at risk

> for other problems

> such as Down Syndrome or the other trisomies. A

> " positive " result

> tells us not whether or not there is a problem with

> the fetus but

> whether or not you are at increased risk for a

> problem.

> Thanks!

[Guest guest]

When I was pregnant, I had a positive test result. They screwed up

and forgot to figure it out for twins.

It comes out positive if you are carrying multiples and they don't

recalculate based on the correct number of babies.

Suzi

--- In @y..., " howdiette " <mulholland34@c...>

wrote:

> I was just curious and wanted to ask the members on this board if

> they recall a positive or negative Alpha Feta Protein Test with

their

> apraxic child.

> The Alpha Feta Protein test is a blood test done at about 16 weeks

of

> pregnancy which gives us an idea of the risk of the fetus having a

> neural tube defect such as spina bifida. There is also another

> testing being used called the Triple Screen. This takes the alpha

> feta protein and combines it with other factors and gives you a

> result that also tells you if you might be at risk for other

problems

> such as Down Syndrome or the other trisomies. A " positive " result

> tells us not whether or not there is a problem with the fetus but

> whether or not you are at increased risk for a problem.

> Thanks!

[Guest guest]

> " I was just curious and wanted to ask the members on this board if

> they recall a positive or negative Alpha Feta Protein Test with their

> apraxic child... "

Mine was positive, so I had the amnio, which showed no abnormalities.

Barbara

[Guest guest]

Mine AFP was high and they could find no reason.

>From: " DMon98 " <dmharrison98@...>

>mine was fine

>

>--- In @y..., " howdiette " <mulholland34@c...>

>wrote:

> > I was just curious and wanted to ask the members on this board if

> > they recall a positive or negative Alpha Feta Protein Test with

>their

> > apraxic child.

[Guest guest]

my afp and triple screen were negative but my son is almost 3 and not

talking. think it is apraxia but 4 doctors have not dx him yet.

lori

[Guest guest]

We had the triple screen, ours was negative.

We were particularly wary because my husband has spina bifida.

Becky

I was just curious and wanted to ask the members on this board if

they recall a positive or negative Alpha Feta Protein Test with their

apraxic child.