down syndrome

[giorgix3]

Im 22 yrs old, 4 months pregnant with my first child. I was told that the baby has a risk of having down syndrome and I will be doing the amnio test to find out. I am really scared. Any tips for the amnio test? Or any tips at all.

[nichole2011]

I agree wit ericatoday.. i personally wouldnt wana take the risk of taking the test.. doc told my mom i had a 90% chance of having down syndrome i came out perfectly healthy.. i wuld try not to worry so much and what will be will be.. good luck if u decide to get it done

[Jtaylorr12]

Caused him to get an infection**

[Jtaylorr12]

My mother in law had it done with my boyfriend the test came back positive, he came out healthy. However he had spinal meningitis because I guess when they did the test the doctor must have actually poked him with the needle which caused him t (That's what the doctor told me when I gave family history for my current pregnancy) also my friend had it done and the test also came back positive and her baby came out perfectly healthy. Don't worry mama.

[Ftm0107]

Not really about the test but My GodBaby has
Down syndrome and she is soo amazing,! And smart and she goes to school and talks, uses the potty and loves to clean ,! She is three and I wouldnt trade her any time. If your baby does have it , it just means everything they do is just that much more amazing,! Good luck ,!

[giorgix3]

Thanks for the feedback ladies. Im really going thru it. I have even been so stressed that i had to go to the er cuz i was vomitting too much. Ive been so happy with my pregnancy and i hate to be sad when this baby is still such a blessing.

[Mom2bestace]

I had an amnio with my first  pregnancy because other testing showed a high chance of downs turns out I carry a genetic condition that was effecting the baby sadly this resulted in the baby not developing properly and My hubby and I made the decision to deliver my baby boy at 22 weeks it was heart breaking. I'm now 13 weeks 3 days pregnant with a baby girl and waiting on test results since my hubby and I decided to do the cvs test since you can get the results faster than an amnio but things are looking better so far for me this time. Not trying to scare you it could be nothing but I really recommend the testing. The amnio was not painful just very uncomfortable.