triple test, did you turn it down?

**Darling** · 10-06-2011 08:02 AM

I'm 15 weeks and at my appt. yesterday i was asked if i wanted to have the triple test done.
A triple screen is a blood test that measures three things called alpha-fetoprotein, human chorionic gonadotropin and unconjugated estriol. The results of the blood test can help your doctor see if your baby may be at higher risk for certain birth defects such as Down syndrome and neural tube defects.

My doctor told be that there are false positives, and that if it did come out positive there would be nothing that i could do to change it.

I decided that i didnt want to have the screening... Does this make me a bad mom?

**DSemcho** · 10-06-2011 08:44 AM

No it doesn't, because the only point in getting a test is if you thinking something is wrong and you want to change it. Since there is nothing that you could do anyways to change the outcome, no point in worrying about it through your whole pregnancy. Especially if you get a false positive and the baby comes out perfect.

**Darling** · 10-06-2011 09:17 AM

Originally Posted by DSemcho

No it doesn't, because the only point in getting a test is if you thinking something is wrong and you want to change it. Since there is nothing that you could do anyways to change the outcome, no point in worrying about it through your whole pregnancy. Especially if you get a false positive and the baby comes out perfect.

Thank you