Down syndrome screening test???? Your views please!!

[AprilDreiszus]

I'm 21, 11 weeks 5 days pregnant with my first child. My doctor talked about the down syndrom screening test, originally I was going to have it done. Now I am not so sure. I feel my probability of having a child with Down syndrome is so small, worrying if I get a high risk or false postive test would just cause my pregnancy to be stressful. What are your views? Did you opt out?

[Lovingbaby1115]

They can do the blood test I have no idea why everyone is just talking about the doctor sticking a needle in your stomach there is the blood test that can determine if your child has down syndrome not just the needle in the stomach

[ErickaM12]

I got the test done & got a false positive! So much worrying, stress & other test just to find out my baby is perfectly fine!

[blanca_13]

Well from becoming overly worried before getting the results and/or from it coming back positive and stressing over that.

[bpam29]

I'm reading all the comments on here because I'm only 7 weeks but I'm deciding if I should get the test done or not also. But I have a question about the whole miscarriage thing? Can someone explain to me HOW it can or could cause a miscarriage? I thought all you do is get your blood taken?

[blanca_13]

Even if I got tested positive I wouldn't contemplate not keeping my baby. Every child is a gift from god.

[Lovingbaby1115]

Im not understanding why people are saying that they wouldn't get it because it wouldn't make them feel less about their child many women get it done because they want to know it doesnt make me feel less I am just curious to know

[firsttimemommy212]

I got it done cause I was curious and you get to see your lil peanut

[LeighaMurphy13]

I didn't bother getting it done. After years of trying it wouldn't matter if baby had it or not so why stress about it. It wouldn't change how we felt about him.

[Lovingbaby1115]

And they can tell if a child will have down syndrome threw the mothers blood that doesn't cause a miscarriage should do the research a little more on what might cause a miscarriage

[Lovingbaby1115]

I will be getting it because you never know and just in case its better to be prepared then to wait until the child is born I would advise anyone to get it just because you get it done doesn't mean you don't won't your child I feel like its best to know so just in case you will already know what to do before the child is born

[louiselloyd89]

This is my first baby. I choose not to have the test done as 1. It wouldnt affect my decision in keeping baby 2.the test is not 100 percent. They could say your high risk and you will be worrying your whole pregnancy when baby may be fine :)

[Hannahandbump1]

I came on here to ask the exact same thing!! Everyone was saying I should of gone for it etc etc but I wont love my child any less than I love he/she now just because it has a chance of having downs! It's 60% true so you could risk a chance of miscarriage for a false risk and to make you worry and stress all the way through and get you prepared for it when your baby is absolutely normal!

[Kgoffe]

I would opt out of the testing. The reason they test for Down syndrome is so you have the option to abort if the test comes back positive. Just remember everything happens for a reason. Pray for a happy healthy child and just remember life won't throw you anything you can't handle!!! And like the other ladies stated, the chances of having a Down syndrome child are very small at a young age. Don't stress your self or the baby with such an invasive test!

[crisfigg]

It doesn't run in my boyfriends family, nor mine but I still got the test. Any test my doctor wanted or was willing to give me I took. You're always going to worry during pregnancy for everything! Every pain, every discomfort just have to stay positive and ask your doctor all the questions you feel you need to ask. Everytime I get an ultra sound I still have them explain what they're doing and at the end I always ask if everything looks okay!

[Tljw]

I got it done. I'm 22. And 18 weeks. It doesn't run in my family or my boyfriends family but he thought it would still be good to get it done, just incase since the doctor was offering it to us. I didn't get a call back so everything is good.

I heard usually if a fetus has an extra chromosome it will usually miscarriage it's self

[mommysoon2b]

I didn't get it because I'm young and its not common and it doesnt run in my family, but also because of the risk of a miscarriage that the test has.

[MecheMora]

My aunt had a baby with down syndrome. Baby is now 6 (my cousin) so I opted for it because my family does it. So it will be another 5 weeks before I get it done.

[blanca_13]

The chances are higher in people not in the age group of 18-35. It's whats best for you sweetheart if you know in your heart that the chances are small then take it and you shouldn't be stressed.

[Danii1126]

I am 19 years old and was 17 years old when I found out I was pregnant with my first. The way my doctor explained it to me, the younger you are the less chance of down syndrome probability. UNLESS, it runs in your family.