Maz, i am one who is in 2 minds with DS i had one at 6 weeks as i had NO idea how far along i was and then one at 12 weeks as i was very concerned as i had no idea i was pregnant and when i was (after working it out) 3 weeks preg i had the cervical cancer vaccine so i was very worried had the nuchal scan and all my scans came back as having a healthy baby at 20 weeks i found out he was a healthy baby boy.

well to my surprise i went into labour at 39+2 and he was 10 pounds and at day 3 we found out he had Down syndrome (for those who are usnure Americans put the "s" at the end of Downs and we also dont like the word Downs used, not trying to start another arguement just educating, sorry if it sounds rude)

so as for our next pregnancy we would apparently HAVE to have the scans but we have choosen NOT to, we will have the 20 week scan to see what sex (as DH wants another boy i want a girl) lol. but to us they seem pointless as they couldn properly pick anything up last time so who is to say they would next time round??

and for anyone who thinks there age puts them in a "safe" barrier your WRONG!! i was 19 when i had my son and since having him and meeting other ppl im by far not the only 1.