I got the initial blood work back (not Harmony) and things are looking great.
Trisomy 21 (Downs Syndrome) 1:1019
Trisomy 18 & 13 1:1324
Not bad for a woman who turns 40 in 3 months.
One area of concern, though.
The PAPP-A showed low protein. The geneticist said this is associated with pre-eclampsia, low birth weight, fetal growth restriction & 2nd or 3rd trimester losses.
I'll need to do some research on all this but, she did say I'd get monthly ultrasounds to watch the growth. However, I was going to be getting that anyway simply because of the previous stillbirth.
She also mentioned NST will start early (at 32 weeks) but, I had also been told before that this would be the case again, because of the stillbirth.
I have an appointment with our regular OB in a couple weeks so I'm going to ask for a more thorough explanation.
In the mean time, anyone have any experience with this?
Congrats on a great report. Of course you will always have some worry/hesitation because of your loss. Do what makes you comfortable and if that means starting NST before 32 weeks, then do it.
ReplyDeleteGlad the T18 and T21 came back well. I have no experience with the PAPP-A, but I'll be sending good thoughts your way.
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