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[quote=MayaJ]I had a CVS test around 11 weeks with all 4 of my pregnancies. With DC#1 I was 35: tests, delivery and baby were great. Pregnancy #2 I was 38, CVS came back positive for Down syndrome. We repeated the tests just to be sure, and sadly the outcome was the same. We terminated at 13 weeks. Pregnancy #3 at 39, everything was great. Now at 43 I am pregnant again (I'll be 44 at delivery!), and everything is looking great so far. My "problem" pregnancy was not my last or when I was over 40. All 4 were conceived naturally and within a month or two of trying. I don't think of the one I terminated nearly as much as I had feared I would, and the baby that followed that is a dream child, amazing in every possible way.

I know 4 families with children with developmental delays or autism, and in all 4 cases the moms were in their 30s. In fact, in 3 of the 4 cases it is the oldest child who has issues, followed by neuro-typical siblings who were conceived when the parents were older. In the 4th case, he is an only, and the mom was 30 when he was born.

Enjoy your new baby![/quote]

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