Edwards syndrome markers

[Starlive22]

I've been told I've got too much amniotic fluid and the baby is measuring a bit large for dates.

I've got another growth scan in 2 weeks.

Afterwards the doctor mentioned Edwards Syndrome as a possible cause (amongst many others) and this has me so worried.

The 20 week scan showed no abnormalities at all, everything seemed perfect...I just stupidly assumed that meant that these types of things would be spotted.

My blood test result didn't mention Edwards or Patau Syndrome just said I was lower risk for Down's syndrome and I left it at that, nobody mentioned anything until now.

Is it possible my baby has this life threatening syndrome and it has gone unnoticed? She looks so perfect from the scan...I feel so panicked. Will know more after the scan on 2nd Jan but feel like I'll panic all over Xmas now because of this.

I just assumed it would have been picked up in an earlier scan?

I know I'm making it worse for myself, I don't know why I did it. I'm so scared. I'm Just's so so scared and I don't know how to stop it. I've waited for years for us to finally have a baby and now it feels like it's going to be ripped away from us. I just don't know what to do and how to stop these feelings.

I just can't remember a time I felt so scared.

I had polyhydromnious with dc 1 and doctors thought dc3 had Edwards. I really hope all goes okay for you. The doctors were wrong about dc3 btw.

Slightly different for me but at a growth scan at 32 weeks and I had low fluid.

Anyway long story short DD was born at 36 weeks and had a cleft palate and pretty much every other marker for 22qdeletion syndrome.

I was physically sick so completely understand your anguish.

Our results came back negative.amd DS is a lovely 4 year old girl.
I want to give you some hope x

Oh star. What you’re feeling is totally normal and ok. It’s completely understandable to be scared and I know how you feel. It’s truly awful.
Try not to google as much - impossible not to google at all I know that too. You are closer to having your results and they are what they are - there is NOTHING you can do other than wait. Try to breathe - nice and slowly. It’s really hard to be stressed and anxious if your breathing is relaxed. Whenever you feel nervous or anxious or scared acknowledge it. It’s fear and that’s ok. But it isn’t helpful. Try to release it. Take some breaths.
You will get there
We are all rooting for you and your beautiful baby.

Thanks so much everyone, so lovely to know people care and your words mean so much to me, keeping me sane.

Thank you any hope offered is just helping me hold on. Maybe tomorrow will be a better day. I'd managed a few good days in a row there but just fell apart today completely.

Need to stay off the internet. These heartbreaking stories of loss need to be heard, and I'm not one to sweep these things under the rug, but I think this is the wrong time for me to be reading them.

Every little kick I wonder how she is in there.

Hoping for a bit more strength tomorrow.

So sorry for everyone else who has been through this.

You'll always find the bad Star because the controller of google is the devil himself. And be kind to yourself, go cuddle your DH and make him make you something comforting. Know that whatever happens no baby could be more loved than by you two

I've just read your thread and am thinking of you. Stay away from doctor google you are doing all you can

Thanks so much again for all your kind words. I will stay off google, it won't change anything and I know if it was bad news I already know enough now, there is no point re-reading everything time and again. I think after a certain point you stop learning and just feel sad.

@SleepingStandingUp thank you ❤️ so true but really appreciate your comments thank you xx

@KTD27 good advice, it sounds silly but I think you reach a point of being so anxious it's easy to forget that you can just breathe for a moment and clear your head x

Starlive I hope you get good results soon. Thinking about it my Harmony test results took 9 days with the first of those being the day I had the test. They did go to America and those 9 days included Christmas! I rang in the morning and they weren't back but said to call later in the afternoon and they were...which makes sense if you factor in time difference with America.

Hope you manage to relax as much as possible. I know how hard it is to control worry. From everything I have read here the odds seem hugely in your favour.

Hope you get good news soon!

One week today since the test...the slowest week ever. I'm off Work with a cold too so nothing to keep me distracted. Gosh I hope it's not too much longer and the results are good 🙏

There's not much you can do for fun at 30 weeks either. Any good box sets? Binge watch a load of crap telly whilst you have the chance x

Op I’m sure you will anyway but when I had this testing done they said 2 weeks for results. I called up the clinic after a week to check just in case and they had received the results in that morning. Had I not called them on the offchance I think it may have taken them a couple more days to get round to calling me! I still have my fingers crossed for you and hoping for the best possible news

I had my harmony test at the foetal medical centre and the results were back after 1 week. It could be worth a call to check?

Lots of luck, OP.

Hey guys, yes called today but no luck. I think part of it is not knowing when the phone will ring. I had to ask them to take my husbands number and call him as I just didn't feel like I could speak to them, but now I feel like I'm staring at the phone waiting for him to call me.

I found out at least that the lab in the USA email the clinic and the clinic call us. Suppose with the time difference it might be later on in the day but I'm just not sure. If not today I hope it will be tomorrow x

Really hoping for news for you tomorrow. Am sure they’ll get the results today and will email them overnight. 🤞

@KTD27 thank you! Me too. The longer it goes on the more I seem to convince myself that it's bad news. I'm my own worst enemy x

Just read your emotional thread. Really really hoping that you get good news lovely can't even imagine what you're going through! Xxx

Really really hope you get good news OP

@LavenderDoll @Aliasgrace1 thank you both ❤️ this feels like it's been going on forever. Hoping for some good news tomorrow.

Will be thinking of you xxx

Thinking of you star x

Hoping tomorrow is party poppers and alcohol free fizz Star xx

Day 8....fingers crossed I get some good results today x