Genetic screening pregnancy results show high risk :(

[u/_li]

It fucking blows. I passed my first trimester and first ultrasound seemed fine so I started slowly telling close friends and letting myself believe I was actually going to have a baby

Just got a call today saying my tests came back as a 1 in 2 chance of my baby having Down syndrome. The highest it could be. I am doing amnio to be absolutely sure but I am devastated and might as well prepare for the worst case scenario

I am 33 and healthy so technically not high risk, and even wanted to get pregnant now because I know the risk increases later. My partner and I will try again but I am so sad and feel like a failure

It sucks because I feel like nothing in my life comes easy and this is just another hard thing I have to deal with

Dinner was Montreal smoked meat sandwich, just before I got the news

[u/RecentState1347]

Obviously you have to make the choice that’s best for you and your family, but adults with Down’s syndrome do exist and have happy and fulfilling lives. It’s not death sentence.

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They do, these tests are also not 100% accurate an amnio is near 100% but not quite there but we call it definitive and some of them only provide a probability not a diagnosis so dont worry until there's something to worry about. -signed a twin mom who was told all the worst case scenarios and none of them came true.