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Name: Mother of three

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My quadruple screen came back saying that my cances of having a baby with Downs Syndrom went from 1 in 464 to 1 in 61. Of course we are terrified. We had a level 2 ultrasound and an amniocentesis two days ago. The ultrasound showed a healthy baby boy with no signs of Downs, and now we are just awaiting the results of the amniocentesis. We are 17 weeks along and were told that if the baby does have Downs we have until we are at the 22 week mark to make a decision one way or another. I already have three very young and healthy children, and my husband and I have already decided we would terminate the pregnancy...are we wrong? ↓

Name: Mother of three | Date: Dec 21st, 2005 11:24 AM

For those of you considering the amniocentesis I have to add that it did not hurt a bit. It felt like a little prick. I was amazed at how painless it was! ↑

Name: Sabrina | Date: Dec 21st, 2005 1:12 PM

I feel that abortion is wrong. I understand the struggle especially with 3 other small children but hav eyou thought that they could be so much help to you and your new little one, there are classes you can take together as a family and learn so much before he is actually here. The fact is that he is a living human being and the Lord has put him in your life for a reason, I have a very high risk of having a hemophiliac for a son and even though i am only around 10 weeks along in my 3rd pregnancy i know that if I do have a son that is a hemophiliac I know that God never gives more than we can handle and I hope that you see that He will be with you every step of the way. You and your family are in my thoughts and prayers and I wish you the best! Good Luck and I pray you make the decision that is right for you.
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Name: Jackie | Date: Dec 22nd, 2005 12:55 AM

I understand you point of view. But also keep in mind that there are MANY amniocentesis's that come back saying your baby with have Downs and it ends up your baby is actually perfectly normal. If you don't feel that you can't take care of the baby do you think adoption would be an option for you? ↑

Name: Julie | Date: Dec 22nd, 2005 7:42 AM

No, adoption would not be an option due to the fact that we come from Catholic Families where we all believe that abortion is a sin....I'll go on and explain. If we were to abort we would give our families a different reason for what happened to the baby...i.e. the amnio caused a sudden miscarriage, the results of the amnio showed the baby did not have Downs but there may be something else wrong (and we would say the baby died...I had a friend who lost her baby around 20 weeks). We would be too ashamed to have the baby and give it up for adoption. We are wonderful parents, just probably under educated on Downs. We are trying to educate ourselves so we make the right decision for us and our family. We are keeping our fingers crossed. We should have preliminary results back today (it has been 48 hours) with the more detailed results some time next week. Please pray for us! ↑

Name: Julie | Date: Dec 22nd, 2005 4:05 PM

The doctor called with the preliminary results of my amnio and said that everything looks great! They don't believe that the baby will have Downs. The more thorough results will come back next week. Thanks for all your prayers!! ↑

Name: First Time Mother | Date: Apr 22nd, 2006 12:36 PM

No absolutely not. You need to do what is best for you. And I agree with Julie, if you are not comfortable telling family /friends if you need to terminate, tell them that something else was wrong. I am sure everyhting will work out perfectly anyways! ↑

Name: Pregnant at 39 | Date: Dec 4th, 2008 10:27 AM

I lost my baby at 16 1/2 weeks due to amnio. The physician went through the placenta which caused an infection. I lost my son 5 days later. Anyone out there, remember to consider whether it is really worth it. I know it won't be for me in the future. ↑