Re: Trisomy 18-Chrissy, S., Katy

[Guest guest]

I find that interesting about the Trisomy 18 - tte was also thought to

have Trisomy 18 - but that was not the case - could this be a start of

something...anyone else have a false positive.??

Just wondering

[Guest guest]

Hi All,

I know that Trisomy-18 was one of the tests they did on

immediately following his birth. Also, Trisomy-13 and Downs. All were

negative, of course.

Pat (g-ma to , RSS, 13 months, 11# 8oz, 24.75 " , GT)

[Guest guest]

I did not have the testing done while I was pregnant so I didn't have

any results, but the doc threw Trisomy-18 out a couple times when

being questioned about what could possiably be causing Coby's IUGR.

le

> Hi All,

> I know that Trisomy-18 was one of the tests they did on

> immediately following his birth. Also, Trisomy-13 and Downs. All

were

> negative, of course.

> Pat (g-ma to , RSS, 13 months, 11# 8oz, 24.75 " , GT)

[Guest guest]

I think I had that idea brought up - is Trisomy 18 the one where the child

dies shortly after birth? That was especially painful for me to hear,

since I had lost our first due to miscarriage and had started with those

'empty arms' longings since that time.

I thought it was interesting with all the fancy specialists I saw while

pregnant that it took my sister who's a nurse to say she really thought I

was just going to have a 'little person', which is the acceptable term for

a dwarf in the Little People of America. I think the Lord really spoke

through her that day! As hard as having special needs can be, it's

wonderful to be a mom of a live child after thinking I couldn't, even

though I used to think I didn't want children! Sure, I get frustrated, but

I also have a special joy!!

Inga

At 03:21 AM 2/11/2003 +0000, you wrote:

>I did not have the testing done while I was pregnant so I didn't have

>any results, but the doc threw Trisomy-18 out a couple times when

>being questioned about what could possiably be causing Coby's IUGR.

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>le

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>> Hi All,

>> I know that Trisomy-18 was one of the tests they did on

>> immediately following his birth. Also, Trisomy-13 and Downs. All

>were

>> negative, of course.

>> Pat (g-ma to , RSS, 13 months, 11# 8oz, 24.75 " , GT)

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[Guest guest]

My bloodwork was flagged for trisomy 18 too! Of course I did amnio to rule

out, and of course trisomy was ruled out and at that point Quetzie was said

to be " a healthy baby girl! " ( We wanted to know the sex since we had to do

the amnio anyway. )

I find this whole discussion very intriguing.

-mom to Quetzie-21 mos 17 lbs.

[Guest guest]

Inga,

You are correct, trisomy-18 does mean the child will die shortly

after birth. I think they could live up to a year or two if I am not

mistaken.

Alison

> >> Hi All,

> >> I know that Trisomy-18 was one of the tests they did on

> >> immediately following his birth. Also, Trisomy-13 and Downs. All

> >were

> >> negative, of course.

> >> Pat (g-ma to , RSS, 13 months, 11# 8oz, 24.75 " , GT)

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[Guest guest]

Hi, my name is and I am Jonah's mom; he is almost 17 months with RSS. I

too had a false negative during pregnancy and did an amnio because the doctors

were worried about trisomy 18. I find this very strange.

Re: Trisomy 18-Chrissy, S., Katy

I find that interesting about the Trisomy 18 - tte was also thought to

have Trisomy 18 - but that was not the case - could this be a start of

something...anyone else have a false positive.??

Just wondering

[Guest guest]

Sorry guys if this has been asked, but I'm WAY behind on my emails

(longggggg weekend)......what is Trisomy 18 if anyone can explain in 50

words or less??? (LOL)

Debby

Re: Trisomy 18-Chrissy, S., Katy

> I find that interesting about the Trisomy 18 - tte was also thought

to

> have Trisomy 18 - but that was not the case - could this be a start of

> something...anyone else have a false positive.??

> Just wondering

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