I would always get the test done even if I was 21 and not nearly 41 as I am.

I STILL have no idea what I would do if I found I was carrying a child with Downs BUT I would rather know beforehand and have months to prepare myself emotionally than find out a couple of hours after the birth. So for me it's about emotional preparation, not about termination necessarily.

Obviously my age makes it more of a concern that for most. This time around my age alone gave me a 1 in 67 chance. After bloods and the ultrasound, that came down to a 1:1300 risk. Very relieved. I only wish they could do the test at 6 weeks, not at 12 weeks!