Prenatal screening

[Jewlsnewmom]

Has anyone had a prenatal screening done ?  I have no history of down syndrome in my family at all neither does my husband I was told from my doctor that sometimes the test comes back saying their could be something wrong when their isn't I don't think their is a need for the test at all I don't want to stress over it for no reason I am the kind of person that over thinks things I already think and worry their is something wrong when everything is fine. My husband wants me to I don't I know myself it will just cause me anxiety and stress for no reason help ladies feeling lost and don't know how to get my husband to understand what it will do to me.

[alexis444]

I got it done with both my pregnancies. I wanted to be mentally prepared if something happened to my baby or if he would be born with any disabilities.

[dianaexoh]

Are you referring to the blood test where they take one vial of blood and extract fetal cells or something else? I had the blood test done, if that's what you mean, since it's non-invasive. I'm very low risk and I would keep the baby regardless of what the results said, but I'm a planner/preparer so I figured-why not know? I wasn't stressed about what the results said because it wouldn't change the fact that I would keep the baby. My OB said that out of thousands of tests they've only had one false positive there.

[Jewlsnewmom]

I just talked to my husband and let him know how I felt and let him read all of the comments you wonderful ladies wrote and it changed is mind esp when just the thought of it brought me to tears and how I felt about it he felt bad I should of told him how it made me feel but he can be so stubborn sometimes lol I am so happy that we aren't doing the tests I know my husband is just being careful as of this is of first baby and he just wants to make sure everything goes well ....Thanks again ladies for your comments it helped a lot especially Steph!! Xo

[Jewlsnewmom]

Thanks to everyone for your comments I appreciate each and every one of them.

[july5thbaby1]

We didn't get ours done either. We had no risks and we didn't care, we would keep the baby either way. My dr didn't care.

[Jewlsnewmom]

Thanks Stephk1994 I appreciate your advice I am not gonna do it for sure now especially after what you just said. I don't believe in these type of tests anyway now I have to convince the husband Thanks so much glad to hear your daughter is Healthy and congratulations!!! For sure I am for sure the type of person that over stresses over the littlest things and it will ruin my pregnancy for sure thanks again

[stephk1994]

Dont do it it was done on me and the results were high for downs and other stuff .. they gave me no hope and put me through hell my entire pregnancy and I had a amniocentesis done too.. my daughter is healthy as can be and is 2 weeks old .. these tests are not accurate and they just ruin ur pregnancy

[Jewlsnewmom]

I will keep the baby even if there is something wrong for sure but for sure I agree what's the point it just causes stress

[kd7tyy]

The question is, well you keep the baby no matter what? If so, what's the point?

[Jewlsnewmom]

That's exactly how I feel we have no family history we are both young no need for the stress I am already stressed just thinking about it

[SuzyA81]

My husband and I are opting out too. Neither of us has a family history of Down's or birth defects.

[C_bay10]

We opted out. For us the stress was uneeded. Too many false positives and we also were in no way going to terminate if the results were positive. Both my dr and my ultrasound tech said if anything was wrong you would know at the 20 week u/s.