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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Just remember you get what you get, and your 3rd could have special needs far beyond what your other two have.

We were already pretty overwhelmed with just one baby, went for the 2nd. Our 2nd has a super rare genetic disorder and significant special needs. I did all the prenatal testing.

We are drowning and certain we cannot handle a 3rd.

Amnio with microarray is the test I’d get, especially with a 3rd baby where you’ve already got 2 kids you have obligations to. [/quote]

Would that rare issue have been picked up by it? I have a friend whose son has a super rare disorder that most certainly wouldn't have been included on a standard micro array. It's so rare its not 100% established either [/quote]

Pp here. It’s a good question. I don’t know for sure. But our pediatric geneticist told me if we want more babies and are worried about having another with the same disorder (extremely unlikely because it was just a random mutation - not inherited), that they could do an amnio with microarray. I always assumed that meant if I’d done it then we would have known. But maybe not because maybe what they mean is if they know which rare mutation to look for then they can go look for that.

Regardless, it’s good for OP to be aware that these things can happen and aren’t always possible to fix or detect ahead of time. Your third could be your hardest. [/quote]

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