Hi Jo

just want to wish you all the best with your amnio, I'm sure everything will be fine.

I have never had one, however, I do have a 22 month old nephew with Down Syndrome. What's odd about this is he was not diagnosed until he was almost 12 months old! During pregnancy the risk factor was something like 1:18,000 so no further testing was done. It just goes to show that the numbers don't really tell you too much so try not to stress. My nephew is only mildly affected by DS and is an absolute joy. They are now expecting their second baby and had to have an amnio done which was all fine - the test itself was not as scary as they thought and the results good.

The amnio will give you more information and as others have said will allow you to decide what you then want to do, it is totally up to you. I know it's a scary time but try to stay positive chances are all will be fine.

Thinking of you,
Fi