CVS experiences please

[Fishpond]

I am a carrier for an X-linked genetic disorder, giving baby (if a boy) a 50% chance of having it.

I am most likely having a CVS next week, when I will be 12 weeks. I am really hoping to have a transabdominal vs. transcervical but would really like to hear anyone's experiences. Thank you so much.

I had a cvs in March. I was told my consultant no longer does transvaginal as the mc rate is higher. It was very quick and didn't hurt.
She numbed the skin- felt cold - and then I felt a pop which was her going through the uterine wall. A strange sensation then all done. I didn't look at any point, H held my hand and talked to me throughout.
The results were back the following day - trisomy 21.
Hope you are having a girl or unaffected boy
Xxx

as with blacktreacle my transabdominal CVS was a painless and quick procedure, although I was a bit sore for a couple of days.

Definitely a good time to call in favours if you have older DCs to care for or any major work / household stuff to do.

Bear in mind that there is a possibility of not being able to get a result from the sample.

Personally, I found it useful to be very clear in my mind what I would do if I got the result I didn't want.

Have they given you a timescale for getting the results for your particular potential disorder?

Also, ARC are a very useful resource.

all the best.

I had a CVS a year ago today after being given risks of 1:2 and 1:26 for T21 in my twin pregnancy.

CVS is actually a very straightforward procedure, and I was told that the risk of miscarriage varies from 1:100 to 1:500 depending on various factors such as the position of the placenta and your weight.

I had a transabdominal CVS and the procedure itself took only 1-2 minutes per fetus and was pretty painless. The professor gave me a local anaesthetic to numb the skin. He told me to hold on to his arm, then he inserted a long needle and guided it to the right place using ultrasound, then took the sample. I watched the screen while he did it. Afterwards, he showed me the heartbeats on the scan. He told me that all the risk of CVS is during the procedure itself, so the fact that the hearts were still beating afterwards meant that the chance of miscarriage now was pretty much zero.

We got the train home afterwards and I just took it easy for the rest of the day (there's no need to be bed bound).

I got the results for the 3 main trisomies 2 days later and the full chromosomal screen 2 weeks later.

Best of luck, and I hope your little one is not carrying the disorder. This must be such a difficult time for you. I found the hardest part was the not knowing and once I got the results (one positive, one negative) I felt strangely relieved. x

So sorry to hear that, blacktreaclecat

OP, I wish you all the very best of luck. By the way, have you had a scan recently? If you have a transverse image of the baby around 11 weeks, it is very easy to tell the gender. If it is a girl, presumably you wouldn't need the CVS?

Fishpond, just wanted to wish you good luck. Waiting for these things is hard. I had a CVS and I didn't watch, just focused really hard on other things to pretend it wasn't happening, as I was very nervous, and very emotional. It was over relatively quickly, and I saw the heartbeat afterwards (- that made me cry a lot! )
Do take it easy afterwards, but as someone else said, once it's over, if it has gone well, the chances of it causing a miscarriage are so slim.
Fingers crossed for you. xxx

i had it in tummy in march, was T18, all fine