Struggling :(

[itsamumlife]

I’m struggling so much ever since I had my ultrasound/screening results saying that my baby is very high risk for Down syndrome - a 1 in 8 chance. I can’t sleep, I have no appetite, and I can’t even bring myself to look at our scan photos 😞 I feel like since I found out, I’ve not even taken a breath. I’m just so worried! I gave my bloods for a CVS test on Thursday, and now feel like I’m just waiting to hear it all over again and I can’t bear the thought of it. I’m so scared 😟

Try and figure out what about it exactly is making you so anxious, would you want to continue the pregnancy if they could tell you 100% they’d have DS? Or is it something you’re just not ready to deal with? If you would continue with the pregnancy then do lots of research and you’ll see, it’s not the end of the world, they’d still be you’re baby, they can still thrive in life and be healthy and happy it’s just different to what you expected :)

I highly, highly recommend getting in touch with Arc (antenatal results and choices). When I was pregnant with my son last year we were told at 27 weeks he had brain damage. We talked to Arc about what this meant, and most importantly, what it meant to us as parents. They are not there to judge or tell you what to do, but they are there to talk to parents who are in a situation like your own.
Sending you a big hug 💙 I hope the CVS comes back clear xxx