something could be wrong with my baby : (

[babyface477]

i've recently found out there is a 1 in 23 chance of my baby having downs, edwards or another syndrome. they sent off for a f.i.s.h test which i should be getting back on tuesday. even though i work with children with severe special needs im still worried bout my baby. it's taken me along time to except that im pregnant & not to have a termination for personal reasons. me & my partner are both 25 years old & my partner has agreed with me that whatever the results we will still want & love this baby. i was just wondering if anyone else is or has gone through this? all my mates havent been through any of this so it'll be nice to talk to someone who understands, it'll really help x

[JAXX55]

Hi. I too am sorry you're in this scary situation. When I was first offered the 1st trimester screening, I thought(and voiced) my opinion about it being a good idea. HOWEVER, after hearing others on here state their experiences with it, I can now see that its just a screening and not always accurate. Many have said that although they got high risk results from the test, they later on found out everything was fine, and I hope that's the case for you too. It seems like you and your DP have a good attitude about it, and no matter what happens, your baby will be loved - which is wonderful. I will keep you in my prayers - along with any others who are facing this as well. God Bless :)

[pookie1121]

We got a risk factor 1:28 for one of our twins a few weeks ago.  The other twin got 1:47.    We had a CVS done and the FISH results came back with no chromosome abnormalities. The two week culture results come on Wednesday.

I know exactly what you are going through.  Between the time that we had the abnormal NT, and the first test results back, I had a very hard time because we were dealing with TWO babies with high risk factors.

[aferny77]

I am going through this exact thing right now. Our NT was out of the normal range, indicating a chromosomal abnormality. We are going in for an amnio on Tuesday and should have the FISH results by Friday.

Though I know how hard it is, please try not to worry. You will have the results in no time and will then know with certainty and be able to make plans. Until that time, please know that there are MANY false positives with prenatal screening tests. Let us know how it goes....I'll be thinking of you.

[jenkaye21]

I am so sorry you are going through this, it must be incredibly difficult.  I cannot say I have been in your position, but I have to say that the odds are still very much in your favor.  Even with a 1 in 23 chance of Down's (or other) you have a 22 in 23 chance of a healthy baby!  Think positive, sweetie, it's all you can do at this point.
Good luck!

[brown_i_girl1971]

hi, all i can tell you is to have faith whether you are religous or not. and ask alot of people to pray and never give up hope for your baby...i say this because my daughter was 20 weeks pregnant when they told her something was really wrong with her baby..my daughter was 17 at the time and very scared. they said the baby had fluid around her heart( her little heart was swinging in the fluid) and in the abdomen and her lungs were collapsed. drs. said they were sure it was something to do with chromosone abnormalities and mentioned downs, and worse the trisomies which is lethal...amnio came back normal and the drs. still said the baby was in congestive heart failure and she should terminate..they gave my grandaughter a five percent chance of living..we prayed and had people pray and people they knew prayed and she was born nov 6, 2008 beautiful girl my daughter named willow...the baby in my profile pic is her..the drs. call her the miracle baby..she was suppose to have died..she had fetal hydrops fetailis..boston even sent us home saying there was nothing anybody could do....but with faith and prayers i believe we created a miracle... i hope this helps you find some hope..