Hi SSF,
Welcome. I think don't be too worried about the brown discharge. May not be dangerous but best confirm with your doctor ASAP. You should push your checkup forward if possible. Meanwhile, just be careful.
Etelle, MH, Krissie, Yuen Yuen,
Thanks for the advice on microwave. Actually I only use the microwave oven to reheat stuff lah. Sometimes just 1 to 2 mins reheat so just stand in front or near the oven loh. Think must be careful anyway.
The thing about the DS test, from what my doc tells me, he says the first test (dunno what it's called, the one that takes blood only) is only 60% accurate. He says that most woman below age 30 should not be of high risk. And he said so far, all of his patients who are placed on high risk after the first test went on to take the amniocentesis. And all those who had high risk results after the amnio have babies who turned out perfectly normal. In other words, none of his patients had DS kids even though they are tested high risk in all the tests. I think he is trying to help us save money lah... he feels it is not necessary if you don't have bad habits like drinking alcohol or smoking during pregnancy and is not over 30 years of age. So I dunno leh...
But you are right, sometimes it's just for the peace of mind. But on the other hand, if tested high risk for all the tests, what will you do? Go for abortion? To be honest, abortion is not out of the question for me if I feel the baby will suffer after he/she is born. But if the tests are so inaccurate, what if I abort a perfectly normal child? Aiya... dilemma.
I hope I don't offend anyone here who feels strongly against abortion.