Lucky Mom
Apr. 27, 2006
Amniocentesis - Pros and Cons
So, I’m down to 18 hours pre-amnio and I’m still unsure and a bit uneasy about going through with this pre-natal procedure.
The pros, the cons, the negotiating in my head about it. Am I really going to wait until the exact moment of seeing the approaching needle to decide?
Will it depend on if the weather is nice in the morning? Or rather, if I got a good nights sleep?
Let’s do a sort of quasi T-Bar –
The Pros:
- Can find out the babe’s gender.
- Can say I did it and satisfy my OB.
- Husband will take the day off.
- I can relax the remainder of the day since ‘I’m told I should’.
- I can have a glass of wine afterward since ‘My OB said I should’. O.k., she said I ‘could’ but ‘should’ / ‘could’ whatever. They’re pretty much the same.
- Oh yeah, and that genetic abnormality detection thingy. Yeah, I’ll find that stuff out too.
The Cons:
- It’s not very fun. I’ve had one.
- There’s the risk of miscarriage involved though admittedly (or is it maybe more allegedly) small.
My current OB: “Oh, the risk is soooo small. In fact, I’ve only known one person in 17 years who’s lost the baby due to the procedure."
Last OB: “I’ve never known anyone during my entire time practicing that lost a baby”.
Um…o.k. so where do the 1/200 to 1/400 stats come into play may I ask?????
Anyway, I’m still debating in my head like a ping-pong game though I don’t know what side of my brain is pro and which is con.
I guess I’ll find out tomorrow what my decision is.
7 Comments Posted (Add Yours)
Dayna M - why, you want a glass?
I lost my son at 16 1/2 weeks due to amnio. The autopsy showed the physician went through the placenta which caused an infection. I lost him 5 days later. Just ask yourself, if it is really worth it? It won't be for me in the future.
Note: The physician was in genetics and performed over 2000 amnio's a year.
I lost my baby after an amnio at 33 weeks. Major blood loss to the baby was the cause.
Sad and Anonymous - I'm sooo sorry to hear that. Does make a case for against doesn't it?
I did have one with my son and all it did was scare us for no reason, everything was fine.
then what do i do? do i go for amnio
what a ridiculous list of pros and cons. im trying to get some information here, as im sure other people might be too.
SO, how'd it go?? Do you get the glass of wine or not?? LOL
I have been thinking about you today?
Loves,
Dayna
[#] Posted by: Dayna Miller on April 28, 2006