Would you continue a pregnancy with a chromosomally abnormal baby, particularly one with a high % of POC?
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I'm 39 years old and just found out I'm pregnant with triplets. I got my quad screen results and the NT for one of the babies is high. I have had my NIPT which is a 95% chance of Down Syndrome (Trisomy 21), amniocentesis, and microarray testing done. We are still waiting for the microarray results. The amniocentesis results say the baby is male with Trisomy 21. <br><br>I did think that I would terminate a pregnancy with a DS baby based on the very high percentage of POC who have children with DS, I feel like it's not fair to put that burden on my family and the medical system. My family does not have a history of DS, and I thought that it wasn't something that I would have to worry about. Well... here I am. This has totally thrown a wrench in my plans. I was on track to have twins before this happened. I'm still waiting for the microarray results and my husband is not comfortable with the diagnosis. He thinks that this diagnosis could be wrong and I think it could be wrong too but the chances are very small. <br><br>I'll be 15 weeks on Friday and I'm between a rock and a hard place because my husband is not on the same page as me. We have an appointment on Friday with the specialist to discuss the results. The specialist was unable to give us any information without my husband being present. My husband and I have spoken about this briefly but we both are not on the same page. I would like to terminate the pregnancy. He said he wants to take some time to think about it. I don't have time to think about it because I have to make a decision by this Friday. I'm currently 14 weeks and 5 days pregnant with the triplets and I'm running out of time. I'm not sure what to do.<br><br>I have a history of preterm labor with my last pregnancy and I'm afraid that having triplets with a chromosomally abnormal baby will cause me to have issues with preterm labor again. I did ask my specialist about this and he said that the chances of me having preterm labor again are high and this may make it harder for me to carry the babies until 32 weeks.<br><br>I just feel like this is my fault because I'm 39 and I'm having triplets. I'm stressed and anxious about the whole thing. I don't understand, I thought I was healthy and my eggs were healthy. I just don't know what to do. I'm reaching out here because I don't know what to do and I don't have anyone to talk to about my situation.
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