Do you want to do a combination test, yes or no?

I had it done because that test poses no risk to the baby at all. But of course, you make that decision completely on your own. Good luck with your choice!

If it's not harmful to either of you, I'd go ahead and do it.
Some people don't care how the baby comes into the world because your child is your child, and that's definitely true.
I'm also pregnant right now, and my partner and I have decided that if something isn't right, we won't bring a disabled child into the world. Whether it's mental or physical. So it really depends on how you look at it.

Personally, I'd recommend you take the tests and see the results. I don't know how old you are? But under 40, you have very little chance of having a child with Down syndrome, by the way.

I would definitely do the test. They look at several things, like trisomy 13, trisomy 18, and triploidy.
They calculate a risk, and if your risk is 1 in 200, you can choose to have an amniocentesis. Then you know if you're one of those 200.

I didn't want to do it during my first two pregnancies. Everything was welcome, and no one mentioned that they also test for other things. However, during the second pregnancy, they found out at 21 weeks that our baby had triploidy. We had to let the baby come because it wasn't compatible with life. This story was also posted on Brabbels. Because of this, we did have a combined test done during the third pregnancy because we didn't want to go through that again at 21 weeks. This lady and our first midwife are both great.

Hopefully, this helps you with making your decision. The chance that something comes out of the combined test is very small, but it gives certainty.

Lots of luck, Linda! Let us know how it went? And don't forget to enjoy the moment when you see your little wonder again

Congratulations! Now you can enjoy every moment.

Great that the results were good, Linda! And super that you had the test done.

I don't know what I'd do myself, but I think I wouldn't choose that... A baby is a life, and how they come into the world doesn't matter to me; I see it as my duty to take care of it.

But it's your choice whether to go through with it, and it's so nice that there's a positive result!! Enjoy your pregnancy..

Love, sweetheart

Hello Heart,

You say that, but what if you know your baby won't live long and will suffer unbearable pain for the short time they're with you, and there's nothing you can do about it? You can only make them as comfortable as possible with the doctors, but the pain remains. Then you make a choice out of love. I think the test is also there to see if your baby has a congenital abnormality and how severe it is. If your baby has a condition but can live happily, they're always welcome. But what if the condition is like the one mentioned above?

Unfortunately, many people don't think about these kinds of things.

I definitely thought about this during my pregnancy... Due to my religious beliefs, I will always choose life. If I feel uncertain, I can hand it over to God. God decides over life and death, not me! Sometimes babies die in the womb, which is very sad, but we don't have control over that... Sometimes decisions and considerations are really hard!! I completely understand that.