Hi everyone,

I had the amnio on the 30th and it was absolutely awful. It wasnt painful at all but it was very intense, all those weeks of waiting led up to that moment and I felt literally paralised with fear during the proceedure. When the Ob pulled the needle out white stuff (I was looking at the ultrasound image) started flowing into the sac. I could see the ob looked.....a little too interested in that image but she continued on as normal. It was only when I asked "what's that what stuff" she said...."I think it's blood". I think.....ahh so comforting no? It turns out "she thinks" she nicked a vein on the way in and as she pulled the needle out blood flowed into the sac. So before this happened she agreed I could book in my 20 week ultrasound at my local hospital but after she asked I come back to her. Apparently because the baby will now be swallowing the amnio fluid combined with my blood the bladder & bowel will appear bright on the ultrasound. To someone who doesnt know what happened at the amnio it will look like a condition called Echogenic bowel. She didnt mention if this was harmful to the baby, which I'm sure she would have if it indeed was.

We got our fish results back 4 days later and we have been cleared for (Trisomy 13,18 & 21 DS). What a huge relief! We will be getting our full amnio results this Friday. I just want to get these full results and the 20 week scan done (in just over a week) to feel completely safe.