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I took it. I liked not having to worry after that.

The test as you described it is actually called the Series Sequential Testing - which involves an NT scan at 11-13 weeks, blood draw that same day, and then a second blood draw at 15-18 weeks. The NT scan is just the ultrasound portion of this testing.

We chose the Series Sequential Testing over other types of testing because it the highest accuracy for non-invasive testing and we wanted to know.

I did it. I had my second blood draw last week. We'll find out the results next week. We wanted to know, too.

@regberadaisy: nope the test I did was two blood draws one same day as NT scan and one about 4-5 wks later. It's not invasive.

@winniebee:
ah. interesting! I did not even know there were all these different options!

The test I did was a blood test and then the scan. I didn't have a blood test for it later. I'm an old mama - i believe the correct medical term is geriatric mother(!) - so it was good for our peace of mind.

i did the blood test and the scan. i wanted to know!

We did the NT scan, and every other type of genetic testing that was noninvasive and covered by insurance. We got the ultrasound, and then a blood draw, and they gave us the preliminary results of the scan (i.e., "normal range", or "elevated risk") right after the ultrasound. If the results had not been within the normal range they would have scheduled me for a CVS immediately. They called with the blood results which gave our specific ratio risk for Downs about a week later (ours was 1:10,000 which is apparently as low risk as they go).

We also did a blood draw for the Ambry screening test on the same day which tests for an additional 75 genetic disorders, and got those results in about a week and a half.

We did it. It's noninvasive, why not?

We took the test with my first pregnancy. First the 12 week ultrasound put our chance of downs to 1 in 125 (at my age it should have been 1 in 329). Then the finger prick and 5 drops of blood put us at 1 in 5. We then did a CVS that put us at 100%. We miscarried at 15.5 weeks. I am so thankful that we had the test and had a reason for the miscarriage.

This time I was prepared in advance and we started the testing earlier. We did the finger prick at 10 weeks and the ultrasound at 12 weeks. With these 2 tests each baby (we're having twins) put us at 1 in 1,645- great numbers do we didnt take the chance of a CVS.

My advice is take the test if knowing those thingsatter to you. If they don't matter don't let a test stress you out. The waiting game with our first pregnancy was the worst in our marriage.

Also, there is a new test on the market (since this October).ost insurance won't cover it yet, but that is changing. There is a new lab offering the least invasive test on the market. At 10 weeks they take a blood sample from the mom. From this sample they can pull DNA from the baby and test all the chromosomes. This test will be looking to replace CVS and Amnio. It is worth asking if the test is available in your area and if it is covered by your insurance.

I'm getting it done. Just got the blood draw today and I go for my NT scan on the 23rd. Then I get a second blood draw between 15-20 weeks. My docs office called it the California Prenatal Screening Program. They printed me out a sheet of time windows of when each test should be done.

I did what I thought was the normal NT scan - the blood test a few days before and then the scan at 13 weeks. I thought the later component was a whole separate test, I didn't realise it all combined together. I'm a bit 'older' (only 32 but it kills me that they consider me slightly higher risk because I'm over 30!) so we definitely wanted to know. Our pre-assessment risk was about 1:470 and after the test, our risk went down to 1:9400, so we didn't opt for any further testing obviously.

I think it's worth it for peace of mind....

No. The results wouldn't have changed our mind and they weren't going to be definite.

Yup we just did our NT scan and had my blood drawn for the genetic screening, and we'll do the bloodwork at my 16 week appt too. We definitely would want to know if there was something wrong.

I did not do it for either pregnancy.

We did the Series Sequential Testing (I think ours was called the integrated screening). We had no risk factors from either side but just wanted to be sure.

We did the sequential screen and were booted out of the algorithm based on a high risk of trisomy. We went for CVS and found that the little one was just fine. It was actually the placenta that was deficient. When I delivered it was found to be the size of a sandwich bag. I had such peace of mind during the pregnancy to know that Lala was ok. I highly recommend sequential screening. It is now standard of care.

Yes, did it for pregnancies. It's non-invasive and it was covered by insurance so it was a no brainer for us. We just wanted to be prepared either way.

I didn't do any testing. In my mind, it didn't matter any way. That said, I think I might choose to do them next time. I don't know why, but I think I'd worry less with results either way.