my girlfriend and I had our first visit to
the midwife yesterday (she is now 10
weeks). However it was totally not what
we expected. The midwife went through the
usual - urine sample, blood sample,
lengthy questionnaire etc etc. The
worrying thing was that she seemed to
concentrate a lot on birth defects (downs
and spina bifida). My girlfriend is only
23 so she has age in her favour, and she
has a good diet and has been taking
pregnancy vitamins including folic acid.
The midwife also said we should think
about what we would do if any defects were
found. I know she needs to cover every
angle but I thought it was a bit over the
top, particularly the way she put it
across. My girlfriend has been put into
the low risk category which is good, but
we went home yesterday feeling a bit
worried. Has anyone else had a similar
experience? Is it normal to feel this
way?! We're now not sure whether to get
tested or not.
Thanks in advance for any advice!
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Becky
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Posted: 10-31-06 15:41pm
I was offered a nuchal scan to test for
abonormalities with my 2nd pregnancy- i'm
only 22. I think they're just getting
alot more careful these days and
monitoring alot more which I think is
good.
If she's in the low risk category I
wouldn't worry too much about it, just
don't rule it out altogether. A nuchal
fold scan is a good way of putting your
mind at rest about downs syndrome and it
doesn't put your baby at risk.. But some
hospitals don't offer it to everyone
unless there's a reason to. There's also
blood tests they can do, but neither the
scan or the blood test are conclusive,
they just narrow down the chances of there
being a problem.
It might be a good idea to think about
what you'd do if there was a problem, but
don't focus on it, think positively! Good
luck.
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