Had an extensive and detailed conversation with the geneticist. She took a full family history on both sides and gave us many options.
Three items of interest:
1. We both gave blood to the lab for DNA sequencing, looking for an explanation of my recurrent miscarriages.
2. Yes, I need to be taking a metric boatload of folic acid
3. The risk of having another child with a neural tube defect, assuming the blood work doesn't reveal anything else, is less than 2%. Or as my midwife says, a greater than 98% chance s/he won't have a NTD.
Results will be back in about 2 weeks.
Feeling relieved that the appointment is over. But remind me to blog about their enormous office..
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