Well, thats exactly what I thought! And there isn't a great amount of information about it, but there are places that explain that miscarriage can occur due to chromosome abnormalities.
I spoke to my MW about it, and she told me to keep positive, and that it was her belief that once I was past 12 weeks, it was a great sign, so I keep that it mind all of the time.
One very sad thing is that only one consultant has been positive about bubba. All others like to inform me of all of the negatives involved in having a DS child. For example, even before I had had my cardiology scans I was informed that the baby would most likely have a problem with her heart. That the baby would have severe DS and this would cause me, and my family a lot of grief potentially!
When I looked into DS in more detail, I found that this is not true. A person either HAS down syndrome or doesn't. It has been explained to me like pregnancy. You are either pregnant or not. You can't be a little bit pregnant. You can be in the early stages of pregnancy which means that others may not be able to see it as clearly. You may be in the later stages of pregnancy which will show more signs of being pregnant. Down syndrome is not something that children suffer with. It is simply a catalogue of physical differences.
50 % of people with DS do have a heart condition. But more than likely, if they do, this can be dealt with at a very early stage, very easily. My bubba has had 2 cardiology scans so far, and they can find absolutely nothing wrong with her heart at present. I can't even begin to tell you how mush I hope that continues! Ha!
I begged my consultant after our last consultation (this is just after she had explained about the chance of mc) to allow me to have an early c section, but she has said no! I cried when I got home, as I had a 3rd degree tear with my 1st daughter, and am petrified of it happening again, and this time it not being fixed so effectively. Jeremy has said that after V day we will beg and beg and hope and pray that they let me!
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have got tickets and will hopefully buy lots when we get there! Let me know how it goes xx
. But surely the further on you go the less the risk? Maybe early labour rather than mc? You haven't got long til V-day, have they discussed birthing options like early c-section or anything?
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