I am 11 weeks and 5 days along and had a doctor’s visit today where the question of the test for D.S. came up. I am 35, first child. My doctor suggested I not have the blood test but go ahead and have an extensive ultrasound with a specialist, I can’t remember now what she called the specialist. But she said the ultrasound would last about an hour and he would look at everything in detail. I have agreed to do that at about 20 weeks. However, I am glad she suggested I not have the blood test as I didn’t want to anyway. What can I do about the results but worry? There is no way I would have an abortion and I trust God to carry us through whatever happens. Lord, I had no idea being pregnant would be this stressful!!!!
When I was pregnant with my third, I was 35, and living in NJ. All doctors were required to suggest amniocentesis to their ‘older’ mothers because of the ‘risk’ of Down’s, and to test for spina bifida. My doctor knew I didn’t want it, but he had to suggest it anyway. I asked if there was a less invasive way to figure out if the baby had spina bifida. He said, yep, just look at the ultrasound and check the baby’s spinal column. Bottom line; I refused the amnio, and did the ultrasound. The baby was a lovely little girl; our only girl, and she was joined two years later by our #3 son. By then we’d moved to MA, so I told the new doc the same thing I’d told the previous one, and they never did any special testing as far as I remember (it was 17 yrs ago).
Shame on them for even doing the test. There was nothing wrong. Another mom may have oborted the child.