Delayed Appointments/Downs Testing

2nd time mum · Nov 26th, 2008, 04:52 AM

Hi everybody

I am sure alot of you are like me being pregnant and totally paranoid. Anyway as some of you will know from previous posts I am not getting my first scan until I will be 15+6 and my first midwife appointment until 16+5. I have been panicking about the tests for Downs Syndrome as i think I would rather know and thought that the midwife appointment was too late to do the testing.

Anyway I have just phoned the Maternity Office at my Hospital and the woman kindly advised that the blood test is carried out between 15 1/2 and 17 1/2 weeks so thankfully I will just make it!

Hopefully this will put some more minds at ease because it certainly has mine.

Cariad_bach · Nov 26th, 2008, 04:58 AM

Glad alls ok hun,

My MW was so adamant it HAD to be done at 16 weeks shes wanting to come here Christmas eve to do it!!

Just shows how diffrent places have diffrent rules xxxxx

Jkelmum · Nov 26th, 2008, 05:01 AM

Thats good then , My midwife said it had to be in your 16th wk I will be 16wk 3dys when i go although not sure if i want testing

Cariad_bach · Nov 26th, 2008, 05:03 AM

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Originally Posted by serina27

Thats good then , My midwife said it had to be in your 16th wk I will be 16wk 3dys when i go although not sure if i want testing

Lol im like that...MW is making all this fuss about comming to do the test just in case i want it but ive told her i dont really want it anyway, ive never had it before!

Nov 26th, 2008, 04:52 AM	#1
2nd time mum Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Dundee Posts: 1,368	Delayed Appointments/Downs Testing Hi everybody I am sure alot of you are like me being pregnant and totally paranoid. Anyway as some of you will know from previous posts I am not getting my first scan until I will be 15+6 and my first midwife appointment until 16+5. I have been panicking about the tests for Downs Syndrome as i think I would rather know and thought that the midwife appointment was too late to do the testing. Anyway I have just phoned the Maternity Office at my Hospital and the woman kindly advised that the blood test is carried out between 15 1/2 and 17 1/2 weeks so thankfully I will just make it! Hopefully this will put some more minds at ease because it certainly has mine.

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Nov 26th, 2008, 04:58 AM	#2
Cariad_bach Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: North Wales Posts: 5,652	Glad alls ok hun, My MW was so adamant it HAD to be done at 16 weeks shes wanting to come here Christmas eve to do it!! Just shows how diffrent places have diffrent rules xxxxx

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Jkelmum Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: In my own bubble Posts: 17,575	Thats good then , My midwife said it had to be in your 16th wk I will be 16wk 3dys when i go although not sure if i want testing

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