anyone had or getting the down syndrome test, is it worth doing and how is it done? 👶🏻

@carlybeanw, thank you, really helpful x

My mw said to me "would you abort baby if you found out something was wrong?" My answer was no so there was point in having the test done. Its done via a scan that measures the amount of liquid at the back of babies head then a blood test as well.

@genieh, that was the perfect answer, thank you 😊

I had the risk assessment- which they take a blood sample and look at the back of baby's neck (at the 12 week scan). Then they will write to you and let you know if you are at a high or low risk to have a Down's syndrome baby. Then if you are high risk you'll be offered amniocentesis which is when they put a needle into your belly and extract some of your amniotic fluid and that will tell you for definite if baby has it or not. I personally wouldn't have the amniocentesis as there are risks with that and I'd keep the baby regardless. I just had the blood test so if I was high risk I could educate myself about it before baby was born just incase xx

I had a blood test. I'm glad I have done it and that everything is ok!!

@katiechurchill, I couldn’t either 💔xx

@melanie-spiritmedium yer so would i bbe i could never get rid of a child xxx

@katiechurchill, I never had the test with any of them hun I’d still keep the baby either way xx

@melanie-spiritmedium hpw comes bbe and i had both of them bbe nus to be sure xxx

@katiechurchill, Yeah I had that in the scan but declined the blood test x

@melanie-spiritmedium yer i had the same bbe and by the 1st scan to see the back of the head and neck xxx

It used to be done by a needle through your stomach but this time I was just offered a blood test for it x