hi Taz,

i don't know your timeframe
(from being told you need the amnio to actually having it)
but can you ask your midwife or obstretrician to de-mystify it for you?

I didn't have that chance as it happened all so quick for me.

I was a 1 in 6 risk and am a similar age to you.
The risk of miscarriage just for having the test is 1 in 200
On the day i had the amnio, i was so concerned about the test results, i couldn't really concentrate on the stats being told to me by the specialist, so if you can take someone along with you, who can be more removed and "take in" the stats for you, that might help.

My only advice is regarding having the test itself, which i'm sure you've already read in my previous posts. I think you are after the cold hard scientific bit which is not my thing, so i reckon, ask the medicos rather than getting yourself twisted up in knots. Knowing is better than not knowing i think.

Best of luck to you, having that test done seemed to be SUCH a long two weeks to wait out. In hinesight, now i think the medicos like to do those tests in our age group "just in case", but it is such an emotional time when it is YOUR baby's future put in limbo.

Good luck Taz - it;s true, keeping busy and being around supportive people really does get you thru this fortnight of waiting (after you've had the test).

BE VERY SPECIFIC about HOW you will get your results back. Exactly WHO will tell you and when. I rang back on the day i was told to speak to the doctor who did the test and reassured me he would tell me ASAP, to be told, "oh Dr. X is on annual leave!"