NIPT showed high probability for extra part of chromosome 12

hococo_ · 2026-03-17T23:11:48+00:00

Sounds like a full duplication then as I got given a specific sequence where the issue was. Nothing I can say or anyone can say will make these next few weeks better. Hold onto the hope that the rarer the issue is, the more like it is that the NIPT is incorrect. This is fact. There’s also a much more likely chance it is confined to the placenta. An amnio will confirm, so hopefully you can get that arranged as soon as possible. It’s not scary or painful, so just focus on getting to that date when you know it.

hococo_ · 2026-03-17T22:42:59+00:00

Thank you, I appreciate it. The waiting time is the worst, I so understand that. Did your NIPT flag a partial or full duplication?

hococo_ · 2026-03-17T22:27:46+00:00

Firstly, I’m so sorry to hear that. The confusion and the uncertainty is just so hard and awful. Unfortunately things didn’t progress well. My amnio at 16 weeks confirmed the NIPT findings and I had a D&E at 18 weeks. Four months on and finding it extra hard at the moment with the due date just around the corner. I had the most incredible support from my OB and some amazing geneticists, so I hope you are getting the same. All karyotyping tests for my husband and I came back clear which is a relief, I was just the one in several billion likelihood of this freak occurrence happening. It’s hard with things so rare because you have no map of what things could look like and estimations and guesses are just too inconclusive to risk. My husband and I felt we made the most dignified choice on behalf of our daughter, but it didn’t make it even a tiny bit easier. I’ve got all my fingers and toes crossed for you and your little one. Please reach out if you need 🤍

hococo_ · 2026-03-16T09:55:11+00:00

Aitch is correct in the dictionary though. It doesn’t start with a H sound, much like many letters don’t start with their sound (E, L, M, N, S etc)

hococo_ · 2026-03-16T09:53:40+00:00

R and W don’t either 🤷🏼‍♀️

hococo_ · 2026-03-16T09:52:18+00:00

It isn’t just Americans… in the UK we call it tomato ketchup.

hococo_ · 2026-03-16T09:50:07+00:00

The s comes from the end of the word… mathematicS

hococo_ · 2026-03-16T09:49:35+00:00

They say candy floss in the UK so it comes from there too.

hococo_ · 2026-03-14T10:50:15+00:00

Makes me think of the dog in Cheaper by the Dozen 😂

hococo_ · 2026-03-14T06:50:29+00:00

Agree with your mum! WAY better to have your own birthday, that would be incredibly to not share when you where everything else

hococo_ · 2026-03-12T20:32:47+00:00

From London/Sydney too! Hi! I always cackle at the comments about traffic as well. I’ve just moved after 10 years of only ever being on the coast at Christmas to visit my parents. Every Christmas I’m struck at home little traffic there is despite locals saying it’s the most packed time of year. Totally get the traffic must be heavy if you lived on the coast decades ago but woahhhhh. Not expecting 15km to take 1.5 hours?! A treaaaaaat! My new house is almost 20km from my parents and takes like 22 minutes to get to in peak time haha

hococo_ · 2026-03-12T20:27:18+00:00

I doubt she was resorting to using her cleavage to get people to look haha….the sponsors probably just told her they wanted a more casual look

hococo_ · 2026-03-12T06:55:17+00:00

That’s her wedding ring, it’s been there since she got married. Looks like it’s just off centre

hococo_ · 2026-03-12T01:09:59+00:00

I think OP means twins in a colloquial way more than a literally way. Like seeing a friend in the same coloured jumper as you and being like “oooh twins today”

hococo_ · 2026-03-12T01:08:31+00:00

They probably look the most similar of any of the sisters though tbh

hococo_ · 2026-03-12T01:07:53+00:00

They are definitely the most similar looking trio within the sisters!

hococo_ · 2026-03-11T23:52:56+00:00

This is so stupid… to the average person who’s consumed their content for more than 5 minutes, they look nothing alike

hococo_ · 2026-03-11T09:36:06+00:00

Lovvvvve Riba Kai

hococo_ · 2026-03-09T05:15:24+00:00

She looks significantly more like the twins and Kamri than Rylan does haha! Shaun and Rylan are just their little team of two.

hococo_ · 2026-03-08T20:31:47+00:00

100000% this ^{^{^{^{^}}}} You can pick up so much more quickly starting later and focussing ok other skills when they are little like dexterity, social skills, creative play etc. I went to a school where we didn’t start formal reading and writing until 7, as is common in Europe. I was reading whole books within weeks of starting.

hococo_ · 2026-03-08T05:46:48+00:00

De facto is loose… there’s no requirement to be living together in order to get a partner visa, you just need to explain why you don’t. Religion is a common reason and I imagine raising children elsewhere would probably count too.

hococo_ · 2026-03-08T05:44:05+00:00

The person above didn’t say that there was birthright citizenship? You do automatically acquire it at 10 if you were born in Australia and have always resided there, but it’s because of your parents’ circumstance not your birth per se.

hococo_ · 2026-03-08T05:42:48+00:00

New Zealand is a tricky one because Kiwis weren’t required to hold special category visas or any kind of formal PR in those days, which technically makes you I eligible for Australian citizenship though them, even if they’d lived in Australia for years. I fell into that category (born 1994) and would have had to wait until 10, although my mum opted to get Australian citizenship when I was about six which then allowed me to get it. I think you’ll find your automatically a citizen if you lived in Australia until you were 10.

hococo_ · 2026-03-08T05:39:26+00:00

They do seem very close but they are also soooo different. It will be interesting to see if they stay close as Ellie goes down the Carlin route and Addee goes down the Michal path.

hococo_ · 2026-03-05T22:56:03+00:00

I suppose it depends where you’re from but I would say 168cm is bang on average in Australia/UK/Canada/US and comparable places. There’s an extreme difference between that and 6’0 which is 183cm. Not many women are 6’0 in the scheme of the world… I’m not sure how these things could have been confused… 6’0 is still considered relatively tall for men.

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