Re: Laurie ~ Re: To Amnio or Not?

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> I was getting a lot of feedback from different sources

> that seemed to implicate that unless one had

intentions of

> terminating, there was no point in having the tests. I

personally

> have never thought this was true for most people

opting to have an

> amnio.

I can see how some people might have said that...

but I think that more people think that unless you're

going to terminate if something is found to be wrong,

that the risks of the amnio aren't worth it...

which is different.

For me..it wasn't as much a question about what would

I do with the information...

as it was a question about whether I was willing to take

the risks associated with amniocentesis for whatever

action I planned to take.

If I planned to terminate...then the risks might be worth

it.

but if I were " only " going to save more money or read

more books if something were wrong...then maybe the

risks wouldn't be worth it to me.

(obviously they were worth it to you...I'm not saying they

shouldn't have been or should have been...just saying

that for many people it's not that you SHOULD

terminate if something is wrong, just that to THEM, if

they weren't going to, then the risks wouldn't be worth

taking...)

As a side note...someone debating whether to do an

amnio or not wanted to know what others chose to do..

IMO, it shouldn't matter. If 90% of the people on this

board did it, doesn't mean you should. If 90% of the

people on this board didn't do it, doesn't mean you

shouldn't. You can only look at both sides, and then do

what you feel is right for you.

(BTW..many many MANY moms 35-40-45 don't have

amnios...many MORE moms don't have amnios than

have amnios. doesn't matter...you're not those moms,

you're YOU, and this is YOUR baby, and only you can

decide what is best for you and your baby...)

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