Down syndrome

[Amberlynn2012]

So my doctor called me todayand said im at risk for Down syndrome but they seem like they don't have evidence. They wanna run test and all what should I do??

[beauty12]

Down syndrome people get such good care and support all over the world.. I was negative in my down syndrome and my midwife told me that even women who come back negative can end up having baby with down syndrome and women who get positive can end up having normal baby.. it can happen to any one.. i lost a baby prior to this baby and saw women crying on loosing there baby i had already made my mind i will never go for second level testings just incase if my baby does have down syndrome.. i will love him with my whole life and abortion was never an option for us because this baby came to us after 5yrs.. so if you love ur child it does not matter whether he is normal or not coz you are carrying a child with heart and is breathing inside you..
you can go for first level like me just small U/S for measurements and Blood tests and if they do come bck positive you can prepare yourself how to raise that child...

[Amberlynn2012]

Thank you so much guys!!

[skyler12]

THIS IS A VERY TOUCHY SUBJECT FOR ME BUT I WILL GIVE U MY STORY AND I HOPE IT WILL PUT U AT EAS,MY DOC CALLED ME WHN I WAS 4MNTHS PREGO AND TOLD ME MY RESULTS CAME BACK POSITIVE I HAD A 1-5 CHANCE OF MY BBY HAVING DOWNS,I CRIED THE WHOLE DAY WONDERING Y ME MY DOC SCHEDULED ME FOR A LEVEL 2 UNTRASOUND AND IT WAS SUSPIOUS SO THEY WANTED TO DO THE AMNIO I TOLD THEM I WOULD NEED TIME TO THINK ABOUT IT BECAUSE OF THE RISKS INVOLVED I TOLD MY FAMILY AND I WAS CRYING FOR DAYS MY FAMILY WAS SO MAD AT ME FOR ACTING THAT WAY THEY KEPT TELLING ME A BBY W DOWNS WAS ONE OF GODS GREATEST BLESSINGS IN THE WORLD HE/SHE IS PRECIOUS AND WOULD BE LIKE ALL MY OTHER KIDS WOULD JUST NEED A LIL BIT MRE ATTENTION AND BASICALLY TOLD ME I BETTER NOT GET THE AMNIO,I WAS STL UNDESISIVE AND I KEPT THINKING TO MYSELF IF HE/SHE DID ACTUALLY HAVE DOWNS I WOULD ABORT BECAUSE I WOULDNT BE THE PERSON I NEEDED TO BE TO CARE FOR SPECIAL NEED BABY,WELL THAT NIGHT I WENT TO THE STRE TO GET SOME FOOD AND I  WAS WALKING THREW THE ISLES AND I FELT A TAP ON MY SHOULDER AND I TURNED AROUND AND IT WAS THS LITTLE GRLS W DOWNS WHN I LOOKED AT HER SHE GAVE ME THE BIGGEST SMILE IN THE WORLD SHE LAUGHED AND TOOK OFF RUNNING TO HER MOTHER I WATCHED THAT LITTLE GRL I EVEN FOLLOWED HER THREW DIFF ISLES AND SHE WOULD GRAB HER MOMS HAND AND SAY OUT LOUD MOMMMY MOMMY I LOVE U EVEN THO HER MOM WAS BUSY LOOKING FOR WHT SHE WAS GUNNA BUY SHE KEPT ON SAYIN THAT TO HER MOM TILL HER MOM FINALLY TOLD HER I LOVE U TOO,I WENT TO THE CHECK OUT AND WHEN I WAS WALKING OUT I SAW THAT GRL AGAIN ONCE AGAIN SHE GAVE ME THE BIGGEST SMILE IN THE WORLD AND WAVED BYE TO ME, I SAT IN MY CAR FOR A WHOLE HOUR JUST CRYING AND MAD AT MYSELF THAT I WAS SO CONCERNED W A PHYSICAL CHARASTIC THAT MY CHILD MIGHT HAVE,WELL I CALLED MY DOC 1ST THING THAT AM AND TOLD MY DOC NEVER WOULD I GET THE AMNIO AND RISK LOOSING MY CHILD I HAD ALREADY ACCEPTED IT IN MY HEART MY CHILD WAS GOING TO HAVE DOWNS AND I WAS EXSTATIC I WAS HAPPY AND I COULD NOT WAIT TO MEET MY LITTLE GRL I ALREADY LOVED HER BEYOUND BELIEF AND I WAS GOING TO LOVE HER EVEN MRE HAVING DOWNS,WELL IHAD MY BBY AND SHE WAS FINE SHE HAD NO VISIBLE EVIDENCE OF HAVING DOWNS SHE IS ALMOST 3MNTHS OLD AND I LOVE HER TO DEATH I ALWAYS THNK ABOUT THAT GRL I SAW AT THE STRE I NEVER KNEW HER NAME OR NETHING ABOUT HER I WISH I KNW SOMEONE AS PRECIOUS AS THAT GRL AT THE STRE,,,IM SORRY FOR SUCH A LONG POST BUT I JUST WANT THE WORLD TO KNW HOW SPECIAL AND LOVING THESE CHILDREN ARE

[Mamabays]

They will do an ultrasound to measure baby better and get a closer look at baby. They will go over genetics of both sides to check the risk. They will tell you an amnio is the only way to know 100% but you can do blood work with is about 50%. I just went through this last week but learned it was caused by a change in due date. Good luck.

[JuneBaby17]

Does it matter to you whether the baby has down syndrome or not? If not I wouldn't get tested. It will just stress you out. Its not like they can make you test.

[ladybug114827143]

I got told that at my anatomy scan today. I'm not sure what to make of it :/

[charletta92]

Sane thing happen to be n I let them do the level two ultrasound but that's as far as it was going because I will still love my baby no matter what and that test is 60% false so don't worry hun