Joined: 09 Jul 2007 Posts: 1379 Location: Denver, CO USA
Is It Too Late to Be Tested? Posted: 10-09-07 23:33pm
Hey girls! I know I updated last week that
I had the perinatologist appointment and
that the doctor said he doesn't think that
Dante has cystic fibrosis based on the
ultrasound. Anyway, I've been reading up
on it, and everything I find says that you
CAN NOT diagnose a baby as having or not
having CF by means of an ultrasound!!
This has
made me soo mad, because I went to that
appt thinking I was going to get a clear
cut answer, and now I feel like that
doctor was stupid.
The only ways I know of how to see if he
has the disease is through CVS or Amnio.
However, most sites say they usually do
the amnio around 20 weeks, and I'm now 33
weeks. Does anyone know if it's too late
in the game to request the test to be
performed? I don't see my reg ob/gyn until
the 24th when I'll be 35 weeks. Any help
would be great!! Thanks!
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Mommy35
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 23 Sep 2006 Posts: 3165 Location: Vacationland, USA,
Posted: 10-10-07 08:18am
At my first OB appointment they gave me a
kit that consisted of swabs where you and
the baby's daddy swab the inside of your
cheeks for a minute or so and then put the
swabs in the mail to a place that checks
them and sends the results to your OB or
to you, whichever makes sense. It took
about a month to get the results, so I
don't think it's too late, but it is kind
of pushing it.
What the test is showing is if you or the
dad is a CF carrier. If neither one of
you are then the liklihood of the baby
having it is slim to none.
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fairytale007
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 09 Jul 2007 Posts: 1379 Location: Denver, CO USA
Posted: 10-10-07 13:21pm
I already know that I'm a carrier. And my
fiance has a 50/50 chance of being a
carrier as well. Thats why I was sent to
the perinatologist in the first place.
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This has
made me soo mad, because I went to that
appt thinking I was going to get a clear
cut answer, and now I feel like that
doctor was stupid.
