Hi all,
Decided to share my personal experience to assure mummies who are currently going through the same scare as what I had previously that things might not be as bad as what you think.
I had an amnio in early Jan this year after my oscar test showed a high risk of 1:175 for Down Syndrome in Dec 11. Was super tramatized then as I am not even 30 years old and many of my friends and kins actually told me that there's no need to waste $ to go for such test. Worst still, as I was a subsidized patient then, the MO that I spoke to couldn't even tell me clearly what was this all about.
Was crying alot the first few days cos I couldn't come to terms with the fact that my bb could be abnormal and I have to decide on his fate (to keep him or remove him so that he won't have to suffer if he's born etc). Spent many days researching online and reading forum to learn more from other experiences as I was really scared.
Anyway, to cut the story short, my hubby and I decided that amnio is the way out after talking to our gynae (decided to fix one after the scare) and considering that we do not want bb to suffer if he really has DS. Of course, I do fear losing a normal bb since there's miscarriage risk involved, but as what my mum said, if this baby is not meant to be mine, it will be taken away somehow, so be strong and face what I ought to face rationally.
The whole procedure for amnio was much shorter than what I imagined. It took the most 5 minutes and after resting in the hospital for almost 45 mins, I was allowed to go home to rest. However, the wait was scary too as we were told that the hospital would only call us if bb has DS; if not, no news is good news and we will only be informed that bb is ok at our next gynae visit. I remembered my hands trembling and heart racing whenever my hp rings during that 2 - 3 weeks after amnio. Luckily, it turns out that my bb boy is not a DS baby at the end of the day.
Just wanted to encourage all mummies and daddies to be who are going through such 'challenging moments' in life that many a times, the amnio test will turn out to be fine and it is really not that painful.
Stay strong as the mummy's mental and emotional state will affect bb's growth.
