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Hi everyone. Here’s one of the reasons I created this group that I hoped none of us would need to talk about.

I went for screening tests yesterday on baby and I got a phone call from the hospital today to say that I’ve got a 1 in 5 chance that I’m carrying a Down syndrome baby. I was hoping for 1 in 250 or at worst 1 in 50 so this has come as a real shock. The lady that phoned asked me if I was sitting down.

I wanted to go in tonight but they asked me and my husband to let the news sink in and to come in for tests at 8:30 tomorrow morning and to talk about next steps. Has anyone else had a statistic this high? Tia x

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Oh ! I'm so sorry for you to have had this news!!! If you don't mind me asking, is this just from the ultrasound or did you also have the NIPT?

I had the opposite with my second child. They weren’t doing blood test at the time. When I got my ultrasound they were confident it was a Down syndrome baby. We went for the amiosynthesis and turns out he was perfectly healthy.

Hope everything goes ok tomorrow xx

I really hope you are managing all of this well. Try and relax as much as you can before you’re appointment tomorrow!! Good-luck with everything remember whatever happens its nothing you can’t handle 💖💖

Hi Suzy, I have just been through the same thing, I had a 1 in 7 chance. Was an absolute mess, but then had the NIPT blood test the next day, waited a week and results came back as low. So there is still a very good chance that your baby will be absolutely fine! Sending you lots of strength, feel free to message me any time xx

Keep your head up. They only give special babies to special people ♡

Morning, I had 1 in 7. I am automatically 1 in 70 due to age (I'm 42) but something in bloods put me higher. I had the NIPT and spent the most agonising week of my life waiting and then got a call on the Friday (had test on Monday) to tell me it was low risk. I'm 35 weeks pregnant and believe everything will be as I expect it to with my baby and she or he won't have downs. Feel free to DM me should you want to. I totally understand how you're feeling. X

Hope all is well for you

Update! My little bean is fine! What a worry and a long wait that was. I’m pleased to say we have a low risk baby. Thank God ❤️

My friend was the same her daughter doesn't have downs x

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Am I pregnant?

I lightly spotted almost 5 days ago, which is not common for me before my period.
My period was supposed to come today. I should have tested in the morning but its 5:30pm.
Is there a second line??

Anyone have this happen before?

We were not trying to conceive, used protection and had sex on week 2 of my cycle (accidentally on my peak ovulation day). Week 3 we had Flu A. Week 4 my period did not come (it’s very regular). I tested and it was negative (2 different brands).
What should have been week 2 of my next cycle (now 6 weeks post last period), I had light red/ pink spotting for one day when I wiped. The following week, I tested again, still negative, but this time almost all the dye was in the negative space, which I’ve never seen happen before. The area where it shows one horizontal line for negative and a plus sign for positive, the horizontal line was super faded at the 3 minute mark, and the negative vertical line in the next window was VERY dark. Now I’m on week 8 of all this, period did not show up yesterday. Nothing in my life has changed (no additional stress, no other illness, no changes in diet or exercise, etc).

Has anyone gone through this and NOT been pregnant? I’m super nervous as we thought we were done having kids.

PS. I know I should go get a blood test, does anyone know if urgent care will do that? I’m past being convinced by a pee test.

Help pls

I'm 7 weeks pp. Not had sex or even done anything but my tests have come back positive. I wouldnt test but had symptoms of pregnancy so I tested. What does this mean? Google says it should have been negative at this stage unless its a new pregnancy or bits of placenta has been left behind. I had a c section so 🤷‍♀️

Is it normal to test positive still? (Wouldn't usually do one)

Not the best pic and clearer in person. Is this normal? I've not had any sex since having my LO but I've had strong cravings, sense of smell is strong and my hair still hasnt started to fall out. Im 7 weeks pp so 🤷‍♀️ I wouldnt normally bother testing but with those symptoms that I never really have its like whats going on. Cravings for something very specific too and can only get from KFC now 😩 so its annoying

Can baby mamas be friends?

My son has an older brother from his biodad. Biodad has never had contact with my son. One thing lead to another though and the other child's mother and I got in contact and are planning a meeting for the boys. Biodad has no idea any of this has happened. Biodad also hasnt had contact with the other child in about 2 years. Just thoughts, opinions, anyone been through something similar?
Edit-Thank you all! Have definitely been feeling somewhat weird about it because we never met before but now know it can be a good thing definitely helps. I can't wait for them to meet. My son has been asking for a brother and I can now happily tell him he has one. That just happens to be 13. Im sorry for yall that fight/have issues with the other baby mamas. Sadly some women rather be stuck on the men, when the kid is the one who really matters. They're the ones that end up getting hurt and missing out.

Ovulation test

Please please someone clarify if this test is positive. Im pretty sure it is but Im in disbelief at the minute I haven’t ovulated in 8 months. I feel like crying lol. When is the best time to have sex?