Does lack of disappearing symptoms at 10/11 wks mean higher risk on triple test?

[monkeymoma]

just that really, as I understand it the blood test part is looking for a dip in hormones which happen if the risk is low.. which is why symptoms normally go at 10/11 weeks

well they're worse! with DC1 they went at 10 weeks and my risk was v low, this time they are worse and I'm worried that this means a higher risk

any experiences? anyone not had a symptom dip (or had them get worse) and how was your risk from triple test?

I've not heard about that explanation however most of what I've read about morning sickness says that it lasts until 14 weeks in most cases. So I wouldn't worry so much about symptoms not disappearing at 10/11 weeks?

I had bad nausea through most of both pregnancies, and my risk was 1-5,000 for DD1 (at 40) and 1-160 for DD2 (at 42). Neither child has any genetic abnormality. A lot of my friends who were very nauseous certainly had symptoms far longer than the first 10 weeks, so I can't imagine it is a sign of increased risk of genetic problems.

yeah but shouldn't it be declining in line with the pregnancy hormones? not getting worse?

I've only been sick once at about 5 weeks but was gagging yesterday for the first time since then, my main symtoms are sore boobs and tiredness, the tiredness has got 10x worse in the last couple of weeks! With DC1 the tiredness was terrible till about 10 weeks then got a bit better

god waiting for scans and tests is the worst!

My " morning" sickness last for 20, 15 and 16 weeks in 3 pregnancies. My mum threw up once a day fir 9 months with both hers. My sister had nausea for around 16 weeks.

Just a random selection of anecdotes I know but there's 7 healthy babies from 7 pregnancies without a symptom dip

My morning sickness didn't even start until I was 11 weeks and lasted until about 18 weeks for both my pregnancies. I have a very healthy 7 year old and 3 year old now

ok so I'm just suffering from pre-scan paranoia
thanks!

I think the nausea is not linked as such to the pregnancy hormone levels that decline at 10 weeks, it is also to do with higher levels of other hormones, and a biological imperative to avoid poisons, (often even slightly toxic things will trigger it, printing ink on newspapers in my case...shudder..).

Mine really ratcheted up at 10/11 weeks (I wanted to cry!). Still suffering now at 22. Nowt wrong with kiddo (though she's currently grounded for life once she gets out )

hellymelly, its not nausea, its the other symptoms (tiredness, sore boobs etc)

No answer to the symptom thing, though mine didn't fade until week 14 with both.

I did find I was much more nervous about scans with second baby 'cos I was so much more aware of what could go wrong and it was a real live baby from day one of positive test, whereas with dc1 the whole experience was quite abstract and surreal until the day he arrived! :)

Tiredness doesn't fade much until after 12 weeks, and then comes back in the last trimester. Sore boobs go on for the whole 9m and beyond...