1 in 4 chance of a problem

[Chooster]

Hi - I just need to send this although I guess I'm not really looking for answers... I lost my last pregnancy due to a genetic condition which was fatal - there's a 1 in 4 chance of it happening again (am currently 11 weeks PG) - Scan is tomorrow and it should show if there's a problem or not (condition causes hydrops). Am petrified that in the space of about 2 minutes at 10am I'll know if this baby is going to live or die. I can't wait for the appointment to come but at the same time I dont want it to happen.

Sorry I know I'm waffling - I'm just looking for someone to say "It'll all be fine" even though I know no-one can say that.

Couldn't just read and run Chooster. 1 in 4 chance is quite low odds isn't it?
You will cope no matter what happens. You appointment will soon be here. x

All we can do is hope for the best.

Sending you good vibes.

I hope you get good news Chooster. I had a higher risk of abnormalities and was equally terrified before the crucial scan - the relief when it was OK was beyond measure. Hope yours is too. Just try to focus on the fact that there's a three in four chance everything's fine. Very hard but try chanting it! Helped me, mainly because doing the 'three in four' thing keeps your mind off the what ifs in a strange way.

wishing you all the very best chooster,and a positive outcome.... x you have a 75 % chance of baby being ok, no? that is 1 in 4? fingers crossed and positive vibes for you x

Thanks ladies - I'll get that chanting going pantomimedam - Glad your scan went well x

Hey Chooster, my scary scan showed no problems and the baby is now a strapping 3.5 yr old! Hope you get good news too.

wishing you the very best in your 75% chance of totally normal pregnancy

Good luck for tomorrow - I so hope it goes right.

Good luck for tomorrow.

Good Luck - I hope everything turns out ok - I'm sure it will. Just keep thinking about the 75% chance that all will be well.

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Thanks for your wishes -It all went really well today. The condition had meant that the baby couldn't move arms or legs so I knew as soon as I saw this one moving on the screen today that it was good news...

Thanks again for your support xxxx

I'll keep my fingers crossed for you all day.

Glad all went well

lovely...enjoy! Have a happy and healthy pregnancy x

Chooster, I don't know if you still log in to this site but I have a sneaking suspicion we have the same faulty gene problem and I'd really like to get in touch with you. My husband and I have been given the same rare clinical diagnosis of multiple lethal ptergia syndrome with a 1 in 4 chance of this recurring in a subsequent pregnancy.

I know you've had a healthy baby since your termination, and as we're thinking about getting pregnant again, I'm wondering how the hell you got through your pregnancy while retaining your sanity!

Thanks for your kind words a while ago. If you're still around, please get in touch!