Hi all, I'm hoping someone can help me return to calmness and sanity as I've had a bit of a panic over the past couple of days. Its come from nowhere really but nevertheless it still worries me.
My DP and I decided not to go ahead with Down's Syndrome screening and didn't have any of the tests. I'm now at 25 weeks and everything seems well and healthy. We chose not to go ahead because the thought of possible MC was enough to put us off, we also didn't want spend the pregnancy worrying when there was probably no need to.
During our anomaly scan the sonographer found nothing wrong at all, he saw the heart and all organs developed how they should be, a healthy spine and skull and no abnormalities to the face, I've also had no problems throughout my pregnancy. I'm a healthy 28 year old woman and this is my first baby and first pregnancy too, and there is no history of any major health problems in my family. BUT still, the fear of not knowing when we could have found out if we are at risk of having a DS baby is sending me into a little panic. Its probably normal and something that every expectant mother (who chose not to have the tests) goes through. If our baby is born with DS I'll still love her with all my heart and decided early on that if its something that's going to happen, we'll deal with it when we know... but the fear is still there and I'm really letting it get to me xx