Genetic Councilor?

[DesireeBocanegra]

I'm having a met with one in a few weeks. What is that? An why do I have one?

[knufrio]

A lot of times they will recommend you meet with a genetic counselor if any of your early screenings come back as high risk, if you have a strong family history of certain genetic problems, if you are of advanced maternal age, or if you and dad are both carriers of a genetic trait.... My drs office makes all expectant mothers meet with a genetic counselor before getting the nuchal translucency and early blood screenings, just to go over what the possibility is of being high or moderate risk and where to go from there should you come back higher than lowest risk.

[a_love]

All they do is look at your genetics and tell you if you have a high chance of genetic disorders and diseases...they can tell you what to expect I'd you pass it on to your baby and what not I did it with my this pregnancy because my daughter tested positive for cystic fibrosis when she was born and panicked for three moths that she was gonna have a medically rough and shortenes life and she endedup just being a carrier so iI wanted to see if both me and my husband were carriers and what the chances of having a baby with CF were ...