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Screening For Down’s Syndrome? Did you??

(These are the journals from my 1st pregnancy.)

I heard a tragic story today. One of my friends has a friend who was expecting a baby, and tests indicated that her baby had Down’s syndrome. Her husband wanted to terminate the pregnancy; of course, the mother did not. This caused such a conflict between them that they ended up getting divorced. The woman went on to have the baby by herself, and the baby was born perfectly, 100 percent normal. How sad. The false results of the test really messed up their lives.

I’m thankful that Dan and I were in agreement and prayed together when we got our “Big Scare”. If I have another baby, I’ll never do that blood test again. The stress it put on my body was awful and, in the end, it provided no benefit.

Please don’t take my journal entries the wrong way. Every pregnancy is different. Your body is unique, and each baby develops at a different pace. I would never presume to tell another mom-to-be whether or not she should take a certain test; that’s between you, your doctor and God. So pray about it and make the choice that’s right for you.

http://www.PrayForYourBaby.com

See also: Pregnancy, Baby, Mom, Prayer
Written by Jennifer
Posted on 03/26/2010
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Don't test...........pray for a healthy baby!
posted by LaVonne on 03/28/2010
The SAME thing happened to me!! Not the divorce and all that but the false-positive. It put a damper on what should have been some of the most exciting/happy months of my pregnancy. My husband and I are talking/planning for our next little bundle of joy in a year or two and have already decided NOT to do the testing thing again.
posted by Jenni on 03/30/2010
I agree with not doing the testing again...it made my second pregnancy less dramatic!
Blessing to you and your family.
jen
posted by Jennifer on 03/30/2010
i had the test done twice but i straight out told my docter not to tell me. i couldnt bear even thinking that there might be something wrong with my babies. she had the tests in her records and i had piece of mind just thinking what kind of person my child would be instead of what they would have. but everything turned out great i have two beautiful lil angels
posted by skittlez on 05/26/2010
  
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