1 in 53...what does that really mean???

1 in 53. Thats our chances of our baby having Downs Syndrome. What does that mean? Its in the "abnormal" range and the doctor thinks we should have a CVS test done. After a day of tears, tons of them, and anger and many discussion...we decided to go ahead with the CVS test.

Normal range for someone my age is around 1 in 300, so we are shockingly low or high, however you wish to phrase it. Scotty said, "well if I was a baseball player and I got up to bat 53 times and only hit the ball 1 time, then I wouldnt be playing baseball." Agreed, and its less than a 2% chance...but its that 2% that scares us.

So, we go for the test. My bladder has to be full...it was TOO full...thank goodness they let me go to the bathroom. So I get back undressed after the potty break, and the fire alarm goes off. Evacuate is what we are told. So, I get dressed again and head downstairs. We run into our regular Dr. outside and she is very glad we chose to get the test. She thinks it will be the best thing for us, and reminds us of the false positives from the NT scan. She wishes us luck and tells us she will see us Friday. We really have lucked into a great doctor.

Back upstairs for the test. I was so worried about pain. It felt no worse than a pap....the extraction of cells from the placenta was quick and painless. We should have results by Friday. Oh, and the upside, we get to know the sex of the baby sooner!!! Something to look forward to.

So its been a trying 2 days...but we will make it through and be stronger because of it. Baby Todd is on the way...nothing will change that. This is our child, and I cant wait to meet him or her in July.