I had an amnio done by Dr Peter Lee in Dandenong. He's very experienced & managed to do it in one needle & without inflicting any pain whatsoever on me. I don't know what his risk ratio was but I was told by my hospital that he's one of the best around on this side of town as are his rooms for 3D/4D scans when there is a risk of a trisomy. The procedure itself was not at all traumatic, but the lead up to it and the wait for the results were both really difficult.

I had a 1/37 risk at the age of 41 (at conception, 42 at birth) and my bub did not have DS. My bloods were OK, it was the NT measurement that increased my risk factor. Because of this I can't give you any advice re the blood test as I never investigated that side of it.

Whatever you decide to do remember that 56 out of 57 women with the same results as you will not have a DS bub, and one of them will.

Feel free to PM me if you need some support from someone who's already been through it.