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Tests we need or want
FamilyHost_Pia - June 28, 2009
Good care during pregnancy includes regularly scheduled prenatal exams. At each prenatal visit, you'll be weighed, have your abdomen measured, and have your blood pressure and urine checked. Of course now most of us will also start worrying about the health of the baby. Should we test for Down Syndrome or genetic testing of your placenta? What weighs on your mind the most and what tests do you plan on having?
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  • Son: Age 18
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FamilyHost_Pia - July 09, 2009
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  I was watching a show this weekend about people who didn't realize they were having twins - they just got surprised at the delivery. One of the moms said that if she'd had the 20 week ultrasound, she just would've spent the second half of the pregnancy worrying about how to feed, nap, bathe two children. But when the second twin came out, it was such a wonderful surprise and she just rolled with having two babies. I sorta feel the same way about the tests. If you heard that you have "a greater risk" of something - but no definitive answer - the worry would negate the joy of the pregnancy.  
By AnnabelleMcB
I agree with you! It would have been nice if I had not found out about my twins until delivery! The worry about everything involved took away from the joy of the pregnancy!
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AnnabelleMcB - July 08, 2009
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  Indeed! And since many of these tests only tell you if you're at risk, it sorta just seems like an invitation to worry-worry-worry. [....]  
By MissySuntide

I was watching a show this weekend about people who didn't realize they were having twins - they just got surprised at the delivery. One of the moms said that if she'd had the 20 week ultrasound, she just would've spent the second half of the pregnancy worrying about how to feed, nap, bathe two children. But when the second twin came out, it was such a wonderful surprise and she just rolled with having two babies.

I sorta feel the same way about the tests. If you heard that you have "a greater risk" of something - but no definitive answer - the worry would negate the joy of the pregnancy.


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FamilyHost_Pia - July 02, 2009
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  Indeed! And since many of these tests only tell you if you're at risk, it sorta just seems like an invitation to worry-worry-worry. I think I'll skip the tests, presume that I am healthy and the baby is also healthy, and try to eat right and blah blah blah to keep the baby healthy. I'm thinking that's all I can do at this point :)  
By MissySuntide
You are right, that is all you can do and this way you get to enjoy your pregnancy :)
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MissySuntide - July 02, 2009
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  Hi Missy. I found this article on BabyZone that may help you: http://www.babyzone.com/pregnancy/health_wellness/prenatal_tests/article/false-positives False positives happen more than you may think. So you may spend your whole pregnancy worrying about an issue that isn't really there.  
By AnnabelleMcB

Indeed! And since many of these tests only tell you if you're at risk, it sorta just seems like an invitation to worry-worry-worry.

I think I'll skip the tests, presume that I am healthy and the baby is also healthy, and try to eat right and blah blah blah to keep the baby healthy.

I'm thinking that's all I can do at this point :)


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AnnabelleMcB - July 01, 2009
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  I have been sorta wondering about this subject. My hubby is VERY Pro-Life regardless, so I think I am better off not knowing and/or assuming that I am healthy and the baby will be, too. I think it might be harder to know that I am "high risk" for some defect while I am pregnant. Before becoming pregnant, I would've said "I want to know for sure", but b/c my husband feels so strongly, I guess things are different than I originally imagined already!  
By MissySuntide

Hi Missy. I found this article on BabyZone that may help you:
http://www.babyzone.com/pregnancy/health_wellness/prenatal_tests/article/false-positives

False positives happen more than you may think. So you may spend your whole pregnancy worrying about an issue that isn't really there.


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FamilyHost_Pia - June 30, 2009
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  I have been sorta wondering about this subject. My hubby is VERY Pro-Life regardless, so I think I am better off not knowing and/or assuming that I am healthy and the baby will be, too. I think it might be harder to know that I am "high risk" for some defect while I am pregnant. Before becoming pregnant, I would've said "I want to know for sure", but b/c my husband feels so strongly, I guess things are different than I originally imagined already!  
By MissySuntide
Pregnancy is stressful enough by itself, so I would not want the added pressure of a possible health problem. We will think positive :)
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  • Expecting: February 2010
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MissySuntide - June 30, 2009
I have been sorta wondering about this subject. My hubby is VERY Pro-Life regardless, so I think I am better off not knowing and/or assuming that I am healthy and the baby will be, too. I think it might be harder to know that I am "high risk" for some defect while I am pregnant. Before becoming pregnant, I would've said "I want to know for sure", but b/c my husband feels so strongly, I guess things are different than I originally imagined already!
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FamilyHost_Pia - June 29, 2009
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  We didn't have any prenatal testing. It wasn't going to impact our decision to continue the pregnancy, so why spend that time worrying about a disability that may or may not be present. We did have the traditional ultrasound at the 20 week mark, but that was it.  
By AnnabelleMcB
It was the same for myself with both of my pregnancies. I just did not see any sense in anything other than an ultrasound.
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AnnabelleMcB - June 29, 2009

We didn't have any prenatal testing. It wasn't going to impact our decision to continue the pregnancy, so why spend that time worrying about a disability that may or may not be present.

We did have the traditional ultrasound at the 20 week mark, but that was it.


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