slowcheetah
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Has anyone had to have this done???
Posted: 01-23-08 02:04am
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Amniocentesis: the removal of a small
amount of amniotic fluid (the water
surrounding a developing baby) from the
uterus. The procedure is done in a
doctor's office or hospital clinic,
usually when a woman is about 16 weeks
pregnant.
I'm just looking up random info on
pregnancy and whatnot and I was wondering
if anyone has had to do this. I'm a little
scared 
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-elizabeth-
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Posted: 01-23-08 02:07am
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I've heard of it before...I actually think
a friend of mine had it done, but I can't
remember. It's in my biology textbook, if
you want me to get up and check? 
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slowcheetah
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Posted: 01-23-08 02:11am
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Haha thats ok you dont have to:P Im just
scared that I'll have to get it done..but
I did a little more reading on it and its
usually for women who are 35 or older...so
I think Im goood, Im just being paranoid.
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O0o0h_baby
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Posted: 01-23-08 02:12am
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I have had 2 with my first pregnancy, and
then never again and i'm on baby #4. Under
most circumstances you shouldn't ever have
to get one. It wasn't exactly painful, but
it was a VERY strange feeling. The shot on
the tummy to numb it did hurt. I had mine
at about 36 weeks, so there was no chance
of it hurting him at that point.
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slowcheetah
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Posted: 01-23-08 02:13am
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hmm thats interesting. Whats the purpose
of it?
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O0o0h_baby
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Posted: 01-23-08 02:15am
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I went into labor with him around 5 months
along, so I had been getting steroid shots
on top of the meds to stop my labor. The
amnio was to make sure his lungs were
mature before they let me go into labor.
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slowcheetah
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Posted: 01-23-08 02:21am
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Ohh that must have been pretty scary
though hey?
ps- your three kids are soo adorable! you
sure make cute babies..lol
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O0o0h_baby
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Posted: 01-23-08 02:22am
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The whole thing was really overwhelming, I
was only 18, and I was SO afraid because I
knew nothing and it had been years since
my mom had been pregnant. Oh and thanks so
much ^^ We just found out that baby #4 is
a little girl i'm so thrilled to have 2 of
each =D
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Posted: 01-23-08 12:45pm
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i had it done ( i was 17 at the time)
because i had a high hormone level which
is sometimes a symptom of downsydrom in
the baby, so i had the amnio to make sure
Reese didnt have it.. and he didnt thank
god! it also can tell you the sex of the
baby... which is how i knew for sure i was
having a boy... it did hurt im not going
to lie but it wasnt that bad, it would
have been better if i was calm
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Posted: 01-23-08 13:27pm
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I had it done because I was advanced
maternal age (35). They do an ultrasound
just before the procedure and during to be
sure the needle isn't going to poke the
baby. They are also measuring certain
points on the baby's body which are
sometimes tell tale sounds of disorders.
All of that came back great, so
technically I didn't need to have the
amnio done, but for peace of mind I did.
I thought the needle hurt more coming out
than it did going in.
I would advise not looking at the needle,
because it is big and kind of
intimidating. Take deep breaths and know
it isn't going to last for long.
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Posted: 01-23-08 13:35pm
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Unless they have discovered your baby is
high risk for something (downs syndrome,
etc), this will not be a procedure you
will need to have done.
You look pretty young so advanced maternal
age won't be a factor in your pregnancy.
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Posted: 01-23-08 15:16pm
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I think that's the only thing in pregnancy
I dread. Unless I go into early labor, I
shouldn't have to have one. I watch baby
shows and I've seen it done, it's scary
looking, I won't lie. It looks very
uncomfortable and I've seen one woman
bleed from the poke because he had to move
the needle once he got it in *shudders*.
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Posted: 01-23-08 16:00pm
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My doctor wanted me to have that done but
I refused it.
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Posted: 01-23-08 17:09pm
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| OctoberBaby06
wrote: | | My doctor wanted me to have
that done but I refused
it. |
Why did the doctor advise an amnio?
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Posted: 01-24-08 10:22am
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I opted out of that and all the other
genetic screening. My dr asked me if I
wanted it and she said that the only
reason would be if I would terminate the
pregnancy if something was wrong with the
baby. I said no so she said that it is
completely unnecessary.
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Posted: 01-24-08 10:34am
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| Ingi
wrote: | | OctoberBaby06
wrote: | | My doctor wanted me to have
that done but I refused
it. |
Why did the doctor advise an
amnio? |
I don't know, he was pushing for me to
have that & all the other genetic
testing.
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Posted: 01-24-08 10:34am
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| OctoberBaby06
wrote: | | Ingi
wrote: | | OctoberBaby06
wrote: | | My doctor wanted me to have
that done but I refused
it. |
Why did the doctor advise an
amnio? |
I don't know, he was pushing for me to
have that & all the other genetic
testing. |
Weird. Seems like there would have been a
reason.
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Posted: 01-24-08 10:37am
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I know clubbed feet runs in my family,
maybe he wanted to check for that? I don't
know what all the amnio tells you, it's
been forever since I've read up on any of
that..
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Posted: 01-24-08 10:41am
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| OctoberBaby06
wrote: | | I know clubbed feet runs in
my family, maybe he wanted to check for
that? I don't know what all the amnio
tells you, it's been forever since I've
read up on any of
that.. |
But you don't need to know a child has
clubbed feet prior to birth. They don't
get surgery for quite a few months. It
isn't necessary to know at birth.
Amnio looks for all genetic abnormalities.
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Posted: 01-24-08 10:44am
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| Ingi
wrote: | | OctoberBaby06
wrote: | | I know clubbed feet runs in
my family, maybe he wanted to check for
that? I don't know what all the amnio
tells you, it's been forever since I've
read up on any of
that.. |
But you don't need to know a child has
clubbed feet prior to birth. They don't
get surgery for quite a few months. It
isn't necessary to know at birth.
Amnio looks for all genetic
abnormalities. |
Hmm.. Idk then..
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