I wonder if anyone can help my clear my head on Down's Syndrome tests. This may be a bit of a brain dump - my apologies - I hope someone can make sense of my thoughts.
DH and I have discussed this in depth and we've agreed if the baby has Down's it will make no difference to us and we will progress with the pregnancy and love the child the same.
So, we thought, no need for the nuchal translucency scan as anything they need to pick up for my/babies health will be picked up at the normal 20 week scan.
Also I'm a panic-er and analyser so a risk factor would just be a nightmare for me.
Now I'm thinking, do the drs need the nuchal scan to adequately assess the baby before birth and keep it safe before/during/after birth?
Basically I think I'm asking, am I putting my baby at risk by not getting the nuchal scan done just to keep DH and I calmer over the next few weeks? Would it be better to give the drs the opportunity of finding out earlier on or can they pick up all they need at the 20 week scan?
I hope someone can work out what I'm asking and help me a bit. Thanks in advance
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Nuchal Translucency - to test or not?
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RuckAndRoll · 03/01/2013 12:06
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