genetic testing?

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I am having a hard time deciding whether or not to have the genetic testing completed for downs, CF and other diseases. I need to decide before my 18 week appt next week. I didn't go thru with any of the testing for my first son, but something is making me extremely nervous this time around. My husband supports my decision either way. Any thoughts or recommendations?

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Odds are everything is fine. I always say it's better to know if something isn't fine, though, so you can be physical, financially and emotionally prepared. Also, so your doctors and hospital can prepare if need be. It doesn't automatically mean that you need to terminate. You choice is always yours.

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I'm 35 so it was highly recommended. I only did it to find out the gender sooner lol. My results were negative, yours will be too! It only tells you, your risk factor, not if your child actually has down syndrome though

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It was a huge relief doing the test, 100 percent worth it in my opinion ! ❤️

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I decided not to test. There is a fairly high incidence of false positives and I feel like the stress is more than it's worth. I understand wanting to be prepared but I would never do an amniocentesis or terminate my pregnancy so it wouldn't make a difference. I also figured that if something drastic was wrong it would most likely be seen in my upcoming anatomy scan. My OB told me they could test after that if necessary.

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It was a great relief to know everything was okay from the genetic testing. I always prefer to know than to be wondering

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I'm so nervous with the high rate of false positives too. I don't want to give myself more undue anxiety :(

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