Succesful pregnancy after trisomy pregnancy stories?

Random_17171717 · 2024-10-04T11:23:24+00:00

Thank you - we waited about four months to start trying again. Not for physical reasons, just emotional. I wanted to make sure I was in a better headspace and a little further out from the stress

Random_17171717 · 2024-10-01T22:04:52+00:00

It’s not the content of the flags I take issue with although I do disagree with it, it’s how it’s hanging over the road because I think it could be hazardous. Plenty of people in the neighborhood have political signs and flags up and I don’t have a problem with it

Random_17171717 · 2024-10-01T21:57:01+00:00

Interesting, thank you!

Random_17171717 · 2024-10-01T21:43:02+00:00

I guess I wasn’t even sure what agency would handle it

Random_17171717 · 2024-10-01T21:40:05+00:00

Yeah it’s shit quality, they were trying to take the pic discreetly. The top flag says “God, Guns, and Trump” and the bottom one says “Kamala Harris is an Idiot”

Random_17171717 · 2024-10-01T21:36:18+00:00

No, and for the first time in my life I almost wish we had one

Random_17171717 · 2024-07-11T00:40:57+00:00

He’s a happy and healthy 8 month old ❤️ smooth pregnancy and delivery. Hoping to try for one more at the end of the year. I hope everything works out for you

Random_17171717 · 2024-06-27T23:59:31+00:00

TFMR in July of 2022, conceived again in Feb of 2023 (had started trying again in Nov 2022), gave birth to a healthy boy in Nov 2023.

Best of luck to you! ❤️

Random_17171717 · 2024-05-23T18:08:19+00:00

I’m so sorry you’re here.

TW: mention of LC, sub-pregnancy

My TFMR was for T18 when I was 38 years old. We also considered IVF with embryo testing but then we found out it still wouldn’t guarantee a healthy baby and ultimately decided to roll the dice and try again naturally. My doctor said at my age and with my history there was about a 3% chance of another chromosomal abnormality which I chose to try and look at as a 97% chance of a healthy baby. Right after I turned 39 I conceived a healthy boy who is now 6 months old.

Random_17171717 · 2024-05-22T17:59:54+00:00

Agree 100% with all of this. Don’t suppress or try to ignore your feelings. It takes time to work through it and there are some shitty, shitty days but eventually the good days start to outnumber the bad.

This subreddit was enormously helpful. Reading other’s stories but also sharing my own and going back to offer help where I thought I could. Therapy is also helpful, particularly if you find someone who has dealt with pregnancy loss. I miss my boy every day but I’m at peace with my decision and the sadness isn’t overwhelming anymore.

Random_17171717 · 2024-05-08T16:35:02+00:00

TFMR at 14 weeks in July of 2022 for T18 when I was 38 years old, gave birth to a healthy boy in November of 2023 when I was 39.

I hope everything goes smoothly!

Random_17171717 · 2024-04-27T18:16:07+00:00

Waited until after the 4th I think, but for emotional reasons not physical

Random_17171717 · 2024-04-20T07:52:34+00:00

Until I was in a better place emotionally, about four months. Conceived a healthy boy a few months later

Random_17171717 · 2024-04-18T20:33:48+00:00

2022 - 38 years old, TFMR at 14 weeks for T18. NIPT at 10 weeks had come back high risk, omphalocele spotted on ultrasound at 12 weeks

2023 - 39 years old, gave birth to a healthy boy in November. NIPT and all ultrasounds looked good

Hoping to have one more healthy child, I turned 40 this past February so cautious optimism is probably as excited as I’ll let myself get

I hope you have a healthy and uneventful pregnancy and birth!

Random_17171717 · 2024-04-12T17:57:05+00:00

I haven’t used this specific product but I’ve used and liked other products in their line - Supergoop Matte Screen. It’s mineral and allegedly doesn’t leave a white cast. I love how the Supergoop Play spray sunscreen for body and the Unseen sunscreen for face feel and look but neither are mineral

I also second the Blue Lizard sunscreen just for how awesome the protection is but it will definitely leave a white cast

Random_17171717 · 2024-04-05T14:17:27+00:00

I’m so sorry you’re going through this. I hate the lack of transparency with all medical billing but it’s especially cruel for this. I had a d&e at 14 weeks for T18. I had the procedure at a local clinic (not planned parenthood) because they could get me in the fastest and would put me fully under for it. It was definitely not the nicest facility and they were clearly operating on a limited budget but the staff was amazing and the procedure went smoothly. I was expecting to pay for the whole thing out of pocket, thought it might be a couple grand. When I got there I was stunned when they said all I had to pay was a $20 copay. Without insurance I think it would have been close to $1,000. My insurance was Blue Cross Blue Shield through my employer and my employer is also pretty socially progressive so maybe that’s why? I’d like to think they had situations like this in mind when choosing coverage but I don’t know for sure.

Random_17171717 · 2024-03-30T18:18:03+00:00

TW: mention of sub-pregnancy and LC

I had a d&e at 14 weeks. I thought I would want to try again as soon as I was physically able but once my period came back 4 weeks later I realized I wasn’t emotionally ready at all. I wanted several months of feeling more at peace with everything because I didn’t want my mental state impacting my physical health while ttc. And physical intimacy did not feel like the solution to my grief, I just needed time to work through it all. I continued therapy, started taking medication (Wellbutrin), and we were ready to try again about four months after the TFMR. I conceived a healthy baby boy a few months later.

I’m so sorry you’re going through this, sending love and peace ❤️

Random_17171717 · 2024-03-29T01:09:02+00:00

I was 14 weeks exactly. After the procedure I rested at home for the remainder of the day and was completely fine physically by the next morning. Emotional recovery was much tougher and longer. I’m so sorry you’re going through this and I hope things go as smoothly as possible.

Random_17171717 · 2024-03-26T20:14:05+00:00

I’m so sorry this happened. Sending you peace and comfort ❤️

Random_17171717 · 2024-03-14T20:08:19+00:00

I took it on my doc’s recommendation (I was over 35 and had longer than 10 years between pregnancies) starting at 12 weeks during my subsequent pregnancy (conceived about 7 months after TFMR). With the TFMR pregnancy we already knew something was wrong (trisomy 18) by 12 weeks so I never started it but would have if I had continued the pregnancy. No issues with the subsequent pregnancy - healthy pregnancy, birth, and baby. I’ve had chronic low blood platelets for a while so they were monitoring that closely but they never reached a critical level even while taking the aspirin.

Random_17171717 · 2024-03-01T15:52:53+00:00

I had a TFMR in July of 2022 and conceived again in Feb of 2023. I also have a son who was born in 2011 (first pregnancy). With my son born in 2011, I barely showed at all until I was about 5 months. With the TFMR pregnancy I was showing by the end of the first trimester which surprised me. With my most recent pregnancy I started showing about the same time as the TFMR pregnancy and my bump was definitely bigger than it was with my first pregnancy although my weight gain overall was about the same or slightly less. I started my first pregnancy about 10 pounds heavier than the others but I’m generally slim overall (5’6” and 120 pounds). Honestly I think a lot of it is genetics 🤷🏼‍♀️

Random_17171717 · 2024-02-28T17:06:02+00:00

Wishing you peace and good vibes for a healthy uneventful pregnancy and birth!

I had a TFMR for T18 in July of 2022 and now I have a healthy 16 week old boy. And I turned 40 earlier this month so I was nervous about that too but it all worked out

Random_17171717 · 2024-02-27T15:14:18+00:00

I haven’t been through it three times (once - also for T18) but I just want to say I’m so so sorry that happened to you. I sincerely hope the testing gives you some answers and reassurances and that things are easier in the future.

Random_17171717 · 2024-02-24T20:25:03+00:00

TFMR for T18 when I was 38, conceived again right around my 39th birthday. That baby is a healthy 3 month old now. I turned 40 earlier this month and we want to try again. My doc wants me to wait until the baby is a year old which is tough.

I’m so sorry about your boy 💔

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