special testing

[1stTimeMommy11]

So I'm a ftm and my boyfriend is a ftd. We are 28 and 29, my whole life I've been concerned about something being wrong with me baby. I don't know if im just worried or its a first time mom thing. I have no history of abnormalities in my family and neither does my boyfriend. What % of you did the down syndrome test? Should I do it or should I not have anything to worry about. Everyone I've talked to and out it says I shouldn't do the testing and I should have nothing to worry about.

[jenniannthompson]

I did the test because downs run in both family line, though according to a genetics neither of are likely to have a child with it.  Also my second child had cleft lip and palette (found in ultra sound). We did it so that if something was wrong we could mentally prepare ourselves before birth.  

[amylynn07]

The other thing to concider too is the test results are not the most accurate. When i was told all the different percents i decided not to do it because i didnt want to worry over nothing. My sister had the test done after i tried telling her not to, test results came back positive and her baby girl is perfect with no signs of downs. She stressed and worried and panicked over half her pregnancy and for nothing. I wowouldn't test ever because it wouldn't change a thing for me.

[organicmama]

My phone changes if to I'd sorry

[organicmama]

The other thing is... Are you going to spend your whole pregnancy in anxiety wondering I'd there are defects? Will knowing one way or another ease this anxiety? Then you may want to do it.

[organicmama]

Yeah it depends on what you will do with the information. What would your decisions be afterward? Would you want to terminate and try again? Would you want time to learn and prepare I'd you chose to keep the baby? If the information wouldn't mean anything to you, then no reason. I got tested because I wanted to know.

[babybrown2]

Well will it matter if it comes back that baby has It ? I my bf brought that to my attention when we were asked about the testing ... We both grew up taking care of kids and adults with special needs I work at a hospital where we specialize in that and he use to work in a group home that his mother and father both now works at. It wouldn't make a difference to us we would still have and care for our children whether or not