Genomic testing following TFMR
I had a TFMR at 12w6d in December due to a large cystic hygroma that had caused leg abnormalities and a weak heart. Baby wasn’t going to survive much longer. We opted to have genetic testing done after delivery (my blood and the baby’s placenta).
I fell pregnant again in April and had a phone call with the doctor about the genetic results and she said that there were no genetic causes for it happening, it seemed like a random fluke, so we should be fine this time around and there is further testing but it doesn’t seem like we need to have it done given that nothing was found.
Fast forward to today. I’m now 14 weeks pregnant with our second and our midwife referred us to genomic testing after speaking to the previous doctor. I had a call today saying that they didn’t actually do the extensive full range of genetic testing and need my husband’s dna to do that.
I’m quite mad that they waited until this late to refer us and fully explain the further testing after making out that everything would be fine.
So I’m now concerned that something could be wrong with this baby and I really don’t want to go through a TFMR again. Our last scan was fine and the baby was super wriggly. Nothing was flagged but I can’t help but worry.
Has anyone experienced something like this or can shed light on the difference between the genetic and genomic testing? If nothing was found in the NIPT or genetic testing, will anything be found in the genomic that would be life threatening?