Harmony/Maternit21/etc

[emilie]

Anyone doing these tests?  I want to ask my OB about them this week - I am guessing I will be allowed to do them since I am technically AMA.  Anyone know how long it takes for the results to come back?

[babycowbell]

I don't know anything personally, just what I've read. I'm having an NT scan and bloodwork tomorrow. I was confused and thinking the bloodwork that goes with the NT scan was the same as Harmony but they clarified for me when I called today that they are different and I'm not currently scheduled for the Harmony/Materniti21 bloodwork but can do it any time I want, but would likely pay OOP since I'll be 34 at delivery and not 35.

We did Counsyl genetic prescreen as part of our IF testing, so I'm curious if that correlates to the things Harmony is testing or not at all.

I've heard the results take less than two weeks and I've seen OOP price ranges from $50 to thousands of dollars so I'll be intrigued to see the other replies.

[Deleted]

Harmony is offered by my medical group. Most of those tests have to be offered to all pregnant women in CA per the law regardless of if you are AMA or not(they gave me a handout at the RE's office about it). DH and I are going back and forth on if we want to do them. Knowing one way or another won't change anything but we like to plan. I think we agreed if the cost is crazy we won't, but if it's not too bad we might as well have the knowledge/peace of mind. I see women with the boxes all the time at the lab so it must not be too bad. Also, I think Harmony can tell you if it's a boy or girl too which would be cool. Their website says there is about a week turn around in getting results back to your provider.

[littlelion]

I did MaterniT21 with DS plus the NT scan. According to the nurse I can do the blood work anytime after 10 wks but NT has to be done by 13w+6d. I'm having trouble scheduling bw appt (my 1st ob appt) which sucks. With DS I had to do the test twice. There wasn't enough baby dna the first time. And results did take about 2 wks.

[mrswillie]

I did one of them with DS2, whichever one my insurance used, in conjunction with my NT scan. My NT scan this time around is Wednesday. They'll do the bloodwork for the NIPT then. I can't remember which test the insurance company uses now, but they're all very similar. Last time it took about a week to get the results back.

[Winnifred]

I don't fit into any criteria to have the testing covered by insurance, so I decided to do the Panorama test since it was recommended by my doctor. If insurance doesn't cover it, the most you pay out of pocket is $200. I just had it done on Saturday and it takes 7 - 10 days to process.

With everything we've been through I feel like I'm just always waiting for bad news. So hopefully the results can ease my fears and we can start really planning on this baby. Plus, knowing the sex is an extra bonus! Our families don't know that we did the testing yet so it will be fun to pull off a little surprise.

@cahistoryteacher, I agree about the results! I'm most nervous to find that we have some trisomy that's fatal. Otherwise, we'll just use the information to help us be better prepared if there is a higher likelihood of another genetic issue coming into play. Hopefully you can come to a decision soon on whether it's right for you or not.

[hmr11913]

We opted out of all testing this time around, just as we did with DD... I think it's a personal decision if you do the testing or not, and you just have to do what's best for you. For me personally, I worry enough about pregnancy that I didn't want any added stress on if something could be wrong. We have friends that had some testing done and was told their baby had a severe case of DS, however the baby was perfectly healthy when born.

[kaydee0402]

They did some genetic testing with DS. Nothing invasive, just what they could figure out drawing blood from my arm. They were specifically checking to see if I was a carrier for cystic fibrous. I didn't have any markers for it then, so they didn't need to check for it this time around.

As for Maternit21/Harmony, the results wouldn't sway me one way or another. My midwife doesn't see the need for it since I've already had one healthy pregnancy. And I'll be 29 when the baby is born, so I don't think my insurance will cover it anyways.

Also, I hate hate HATE needles, so I don't see the point in exposing myself to more than I have to during pregnancy

[lastnamewithheld]

May 24, 2016 7:25:23 GMT -5 Winnifred said:

I don't fit into any criteria to have the testing covered by insurance, so I decided to do the Panorama test since it was recommended by my doctor. If insurance doesn't cover it, the most you pay out of pocket is $200. I just had it done on Saturday and it takes 7 - 10 days to process.

With everything we've been through I feel like I'm just always waiting for bad news. So hopefully the results can ease my fears and we can start really planning on this baby. Plus, knowing the sex is an extra bonus! Our families don't know that we did the testing yet so it will be fun to pull off a little surprise.

@cahistoryteacher , I agree about the results! I'm most nervous to find that we have some trisomy that's fatal. Otherwise, we'll just use the information to help us be better prepared if there is a higher likelihood of another genetic issue coming into play. Hopefully you can come to a decision soon on whether it's right for you or not.

Is this true everywhere or just in your case? Because I've been talking myself out of getting the panorama since I'm not AMA, and while my insurance will cover all testing 80% since my deductible has been met (yay IF testing???) BUT my deductible resets June 1. (we go June 1-May 31. Weird.) But for $200, I would totally do it.

[Winnifred]

lastnamewithheld, I believe that's for everyone. My doctor gave me the phone number of our local rep and he said that my insurance wouldn't cover the testing, for anyone regardless of the situation. I think it's a newer and more advanced test (there are a few out there!) so the insurance companies aren't supporting it yet. He said that I'll get a large bill in the mail and to just call them and say that I can't afford it. The price will end up being between $100 - $200, but I've seen on other forums that some people only ended up paying $25. I definitely googled it to make sure since I didn't want to get stuck with a $$$ bill.

[lastnamewithheld]

May 24, 2016 9:04:43 GMT -5 Winnifred said:

lastnamewithheld , I believe that's for everyone. My doctor gave me the phone number of our local rep and he said that my insurance wouldn't cover the testing, for anyone regardless of the situation. I think it's a newer and more advanced test (there are a few out there!) so the insurance companies aren't supporting it yet. He said that I'll get a large bill in the mail and to just call them and say that I can't afford it. The price will end up being between $100 - $200, but I've seen on other forums that some people only ended up paying $25. I definitely googled it to make sure since I didn't want to get stuck with a $$$ bill.

Interesting. I'm assuming that I'll schedule this test or something similar tomorrow at my OB appointment. I'll ask more questions then, lol.

From my last visit, they really seemed to push that all of these screening tests are completely voluntary and I don't necessarily *need* to do them. I wonder what that was about. Instead of giving me details and much information (besides a pamphlet) about them, they're just like "you don't HAVE to do this." ... weird.

[legalbeagle]

Just got back from our genetic counseling appointment. I'm AMA and will be getting the Materniti21 screening (along with NT screen and anatomy scan) done. She said results take about one to two weeks. If we have weird results from the scan we'll think about an amnio.

[xoxo]

I get my blood drawn next Thursday for the panorama (10 weeks). My doctor says the results take two weeks, but I recall it was 7-10 days last time. I'll do the NT when I'm twelve weeks and any follow up testing for piece of mind! Like pp last time with the test the rep from the company called me and said max out of pocket was $200 and I paid $50. Insurance did not cover it. This time around I think insurance should cover it since I'm AMA. Last time I did the cystic fibrosis test, neither of us are carriers so we don't need to do that again.

[sdgal]

I'm in CA and AMA, so I'll likely get it done. I'll ask at my appointment on Friday which test they do and the turn-around time.

I really want the piece of mind that everything is okay and finding out the sex early is a great bonus!

I don't remember if its true or not, but I thought I heard something about there being a higher false positive rate for mothers that are not AMA, so under 35. But it is more accurate for AMA moms.

[wherethelightis]

I did the Materniti21 last Monday, so still waiting for the results. They only took two vials of blood, and it's supposed to take 7-10 business days to come back. I'll do the NT in a little over a week from now. I'll be AMA when I deliver.

[emilie]

@cahistoryteacher sdgal I did not know that it was offered to everyone in CA! I am AMA but that's good to know. I'm a big fat liberal but being pregnant has made me love living in the People's Republic of CA even more. I didn't even realize that we get so much paid family leave from the state. So awesome!

[sdgal]

May 24, 2016 22:17:32 GMT -5 emilie said:

@cahistoryteacher sdgal I did not know that it was offered to everyone in CA! I am AMA but that's good to know. I'm a big fat liberal but being pregnant has made me love living in the People's Republic of CA even more. I didn't even realize that we get so much paid family leave from the state. So awesome!

Same here!! So glad that CA offers more paid family leave than my company. Can't wait to figure out all the details with my HR and Occupational Health group.

I've found this link helpful. 10 weeks of disability (4 weeks before birth, 6 weeks after), then 6 weeks of bonding time. All paid!!

[babycowbell]

May 25, 2016 13:11:01 GMT -5 sdgal said:

May 24, 2016 22:17:32 GMT -5 emilie said:

@cahistoryteacher sdgal I did not know that it was offered to everyone in CA! I am AMA but that's good to know. I'm a big fat liberal but being pregnant has made me love living in the People's Republic of CA even more. I didn't even realize that we get so much paid family leave from the state. So awesome!

Same here!! So glad that CA offers more paid family leave than my company. Can't wait to figure out all the details with my HR and Occupational Health group.

I've found this link helpful. 10 weeks of disability (4 weeks before birth, 6 weeks after), then 6 weeks of bonding time. All paid!!

More evidence of why I should move to California!

[sdgal]

babycowbell, Its great here, but beware of the "sunshine tax"

[emilie]

May 25, 2016 13:41:47 GMT -5 sdgal said:

babycowbell , Its great here, but beware of the "sunshine tax"

and the real estate prices, lol

[Lucy]

I did the blood work for the MaterniT21 test last Friday. I am DYING waiting for the results. I do my NT/level 2 ultrasound on June 13th.

[fikafairy67]

like hmr11913 and kaydee0402, we opted out of all of the genetic testing. For one, my insurance wouldn't cover enough of it for it to be worth it, since I will be 31 at time of delivery. Two, my dr didn't feel a pressing need to do it since I have had the one normal pregnancy with DS and no family history on either side of any genetic disorders. And three, any information we got from it wouldn't change anything for us (like if it came back high % for DS, for example), so we felt it was unnecessarily stressful to be given percentages and whatnot, because I would get google-happy and terrify myself.

The only reason I was tempted to do it was to find out the sex, but that's not going to change either between 12 and 20 weeks

To each their own - I got an u/s today, and for me that's enough peace of mind for now. Plus I have a doppler that my mom bought for us last time (and showed me how to use correctly, former newborn nursery/L&D nurse) so for now, that's enough for me.

If I felt strongly enough about getting it for any reason, I would do it for any cost.