personally, I would not do the amnio or CVS ... the risks I have been told of amnio and CVS are between .5% to 1% chance of miscarriage - if that's correct, there would be a greater risk of harming a healthy baby than there would be of correctly detecting an abnormality.

so personally, that is not a risk I would be willing to take.

my views however are most likely tainted by the fact that even if there was a 100% chance that my baby had downs, I would still continue with the pregnancy - so the benefit of successful testing would just be about knowing sooner.

if I was considering a termination, then my views about the risks and benefits might be quite different.

keep thinking, chatting, mulling it over with your man etc. this is a big decision, and it's important to think through all the pros and cons, rather than letting anyone rush you either way.

hugs and support are available though, whatever you choose.