CVS testing (XP from PAIF)
May 3, 2015 15:13:21 GMT -5
Post by schmella on May 3, 2015 15:13:21 GMT -5
So a little backstory, because I can never remember what I've said or who I've said it to...
Got our BFP in March after our first IUI cycle- Yay!
6week u/s revealed 3 gestational sacs- HOLY CRAP!
9 week u/s showed we are tri/tri, meaning all three babies have their own placentas and their own sacs- Best case scenario for triplets OR for reduction
11week apt this past Friday showed all 3 on track, and they no longer look like little blobs (exciting and heartbreaking all at once)
After our visit with the specialist on Friday, it has become infinitely clear that a reduction is the best decision we can make for our family. Now the awful part- determining which ones to keep. We already have an NT scan scheduled for May 12th. Our only other option is CVS testing (all non-invasive, low risk testing won't work for triplets, please don't suggest it, I would if I could). I can't imagine just playing eeny meeny miney mo with this type of decision, and we cannot wait until after the NT scan to do CVS, we have to do it this Wednesday. We've evaluated the risks, and have decided this is the least bad choice we can make at this time. Oh, we did genetic screening before our IUI, so CVS would only be testing for chromosomal abnormalities.
Of course DH will be out of town for the test, and this week is TERRIBLE for me to take off work, but there's no options at this point, so here we go. Anyone here have CVS done? Was it physically painful? Will I want someone there to hold my hand? Will I need someone to drive me home? Do I need to take the next day off work? I'm freaking out because I don't even have the appointment yet but it will be Wednesday- not a lot of time to decide or plan.
Got our BFP in March after our first IUI cycle- Yay!
6week u/s revealed 3 gestational sacs- HOLY CRAP!
9 week u/s showed we are tri/tri, meaning all three babies have their own placentas and their own sacs- Best case scenario for triplets OR for reduction
11week apt this past Friday showed all 3 on track, and they no longer look like little blobs (exciting and heartbreaking all at once)
After our visit with the specialist on Friday, it has become infinitely clear that a reduction is the best decision we can make for our family. Now the awful part- determining which ones to keep. We already have an NT scan scheduled for May 12th. Our only other option is CVS testing (all non-invasive, low risk testing won't work for triplets, please don't suggest it, I would if I could). I can't imagine just playing eeny meeny miney mo with this type of decision, and we cannot wait until after the NT scan to do CVS, we have to do it this Wednesday. We've evaluated the risks, and have decided this is the least bad choice we can make at this time. Oh, we did genetic screening before our IUI, so CVS would only be testing for chromosomal abnormalities.
Of course DH will be out of town for the test, and this week is TERRIBLE for me to take off work, but there's no options at this point, so here we go. Anyone here have CVS done? Was it physically painful? Will I want someone there to hold my hand? Will I need someone to drive me home? Do I need to take the next day off work? I'm freaking out because I don't even have the appointment yet but it will be Wednesday- not a lot of time to decide or plan.
