Hi everyone,
I'm currently 28 +5 and have been having regular growth scans. (Myself and baby’s dad are both below 5’4) the growth scans have shown femur length below the 3rd centile and also HC below the 3rd. I’ve been advised and booked in for amniocentesis… beside myself with worry.
I didn’t have the early screening as I didn’t want to know… now it’s been brought up at such a late stage I’m beside myself and feel like I can’t rest. My appointment is over a week away and I just feel that I’m going to be on autopilot until then. I have two other children 4 and 13 who will be massively impacted by this and the realisation that all our lives could potentially impacted is weighing on me.
Ive been crying all day and I feel so selfish but I just can’t shake the feeling.
Has anyone else had something similar? Not looking for reassurance really, just more understanding.
** I just feel in limbo right now and like the bottom has fallen out of my world. I think the thing I’m struggling with most is the fact that the hospital noted I have ‘options’ I understand that some people have no other option but I could never consider termination at this stage due to something that is not life threatening… it really upset me that even the hospital consider downs to be a reason to end a life. 😓
I don’t even know what I’m looking for here… just some understanding and maybe anyone going through similar.