neural tube defect
hello everyone, im 24, will be 25 next month. i'm pregnant with my 3rd baby and last week doc office called and said that my test results came back positive for neural tube defect she said i was borderline, i have the level 2 ultrasound next week on the 31st, i'm so very scared i have never been through this before, anyone else ever gone through this?
congratulations on your third baby! i did not have the test but at my 20 week ultrasound we found out that our daughter had spina bifidia! i do know that a good percentage of those test are a false positive so i know it is hard to not freak out! try to wait till you have all the test done! spina bifidia/ neural tube defect is not a death sentence, it has a set of challenges but my daughter is a very happy normal almost 7 year old! we were apart of the moms study and had inutero surgery at 25 weeks! there are a few groups on facebook that are all people with sb or parents of kids with sb! feel free to check them out and ask any more questions! they are united by spina bifida and spinia bifida fetal surgery! i can add you to the group if you are interested! i will be praying for you and your baby!
that sounds rough, i am sorry you aren't feeling well. my advice is just go to a different hospital to get a different view on your situation. please don't hold off on it, this problem really needs to be taken care of. i am 26 years old and have the same problems, i have had all the testing, let me know what you hear.thanks! Go to a gynaecologist who will evaluate her both clinically and by certain test like thyroid profile pelvic ultrasound, hsg for any anomaly in the uterus or tubes. General and pelvic infection to b treated if any. You may require hormonal and immunological test to know the answer. your age and having had a previous miscarriage increase your risk of having another miscarriage, but the chance of having a normal pregnancy this time is 60% or higher. if the 9 week ultrasound turns out to be normal, the risk of miscarriage drops to1 %. see more... bonnie, it is very common to revise the due date based on ultrasound evidence, because it is much more accurate than the first day of your last period. why they didn't mention it earlier, i can't say, but remember that guessing a due date is an inexact science. only 5% of babies are actually born on their due date. hope this helps! see more... changes are certainly possible, but if you feel a hard lump, or if you are uncertain of the significance of what you are feeling, you should see your doctor for an evaluation to make sure. see more... if you have had problems with excessive bleeding this may be related. obviously you must be seeing a doctor and you should address this question to the person ordering your tests. good luck. see more... grace, i would have it checked out if i were you. the least would be a physical examination and a chest x-ray. good luck. part of becoming an adult and having a family of your own is learning how to manage relationships with other people... like your own parents. it can be devastating to have a parent with mental illness, i do understand, my dad lost his battle with mental illness several years ago. however, when you are responsible for a child of your own, you've got to be able to function no matter what else is happening around you. part of that is giving yourself time and space to grieve and to feel what you are feeling rather than trying to stuff it down. find someone to talk to that you can let those tears go with, a counselor... or friend... your husband... even calling a warmline if necessary. the baby will be fine. hi lg, <br>it&#39;ll be interesting to see ( after the weekend, when most readers will be back ) what other people think of the situation you describe. it sounds as if your parents probably are a bit too strict, but with all they hear and see of the dangers of the world today, one can understand their fears  and its even worse when parents don&#39;t care at all. sometimes they may seem to be hypocritical, when they&#39;re actually trying to get you to avoid mistakes they made. your sister sounds immature and spiteful. what would they think if you said you wanted to see a shrink or counsellor to work on the problems they have identified in your behaviour ? ( that way, it makes it harder for them to object  and indeed these diferent perceptions of what is a "problem") ought to be part of what you&#39;d discuss with a counsellor. be cautious about your overdose idea  apart from the obvious dangers to yourself, it&#39;d surely also give them much sronger grounds for being even stricter, which is the exact opposite of what you want to achieve.