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Congratulations Jeh! And to all the others for good news stories. Last week we went to Prof Nicolaides private practice in Harley St, which I have to say was an amazingly calm and tranquil experience. The money spent was well worth it. I felt compelled to tell the Prof that we were there because one of his scanning practitioners at Kings was next to useless and should not be doing such procedures if he cannot relay the proper information in English (which in truth had probably exasperated the situation for us). Anyway to cut a long story short we did the scan with the Prof and had a great conversation with him that made it very easy to decide what we should do. Did the CVS test and were told the results would be phoned through today. Results are negative for Downs and CF. I have thought a lot about the "what if" since the test last week and if the result had gone the other way. Quite honestly my brain is still in a funny state. I keep writing a few more sentences here but removing them - this isn't a drawing room discussion on rights to keep/terminate. I do however feel some guilt for doing this test and what decisions could have been put in front of us to make. I do know it was the right thing for us to do but not necessarily for everyone to. Thanks for all your input it really did help.

Interesting reading from you all thank you very much! Nunheadmum - could you perhaps Private Message me the name of the Consultant you refer to at Kings please? In the scan it was also highlighted that the baby has a fairly hefty piece of nasal bone and from many articles I have found in the internet it looks as if this can give an indication that the baby is not Downs as a high majority have little or no nasal bone at 12 weeks. Unfortunately these articles date somewhat and perhaps indicate the stats to be outdated and unproven. I think we are heading towards having one of the tests but which one we are not sure. dan4courtz - best of luck!

Hi, My partner and I have just been to Kings for 12 week scan. Due to the amount of liquid on the baby's spine, Kings have advised that the baby is high risk for Down Syndrome and has a 1 in 85 chance of being born with Downs. The Downs testing also carries a risk with 1 to 2% chance of miscarriage depending on which testing is undertaken, be it CVS or Amniocentesis. I know that the decision is ultimately ours (more my partners) BUT has anyone been through this situation? Which test did you take and why? Did you take the tests at all? If not then what were your reasons for not taking it. We have discussed this all day and thought about all scenarios and permutations but there maybe other considerations that we have missed. Appreciate any helpful input.