Please or to access all these features

Antenatal tests

Get updates on how your baby develops, your body changes, and what you can expect during each week of your pregnancy by signing up to the Mumsnet Pregnancy Newsletters.

Safe Test...odds of DS over 95%

26 replies

RME578 · 13/12/2017 10:36

Hello everyone I'm reaching out in the hopes that someone has a similar story.
I'm 40 yo and this is my third pregnancy after two miscarriages.
Everything was going wonderfully...scans were good no problems. I did then (what I thought would be) a routine Safe Test- they took a blood test to check for Down’s and two other chromosomal issues (Edwards and Patau). My results came back showing that the likelihood of Down’s was over 95%. I'm reeling, never in a million years did I expect this. Yesterday I underwent the CVS test and the consultant has advised me that my odds of NOT having a DS diagnosis is 1 in 20. From everything I've read online nowhere have I seen anyone who has been given such a high probability of the DS diagnosis. I'm beyond upset...trying to be positive but it seems like the numbers are weighted against us.
Has anyone had a similar story to mine?
Thank you all.

OP posts:
getondown · 17/12/2017 09:40

Sorry it is www.positiveaboutdownssyndrome.co.uk 😃

New posts on this thread. Refresh page
Please create an account

To comment on this thread you need to create a Mumsnet account.

This thread is closed and is no longer accepting replies. Click here to start a new thread.