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Hi everyone, I am 32 yeas old, and last year I was pregnant for the first time. Everything was going well, until the doctor called me to tell me that my AFP test was abnormal. I was debastated. The doctor said my baby had a 1 in 209 chance to have Down Syndrome. I couldn't stop crying. We scheduled a second level ultrasound, and the doctor found two white spots on my baby's heart. One on each ventricle. That really made me believe my baby wasn't going to be the healthy child I had expected her to be. I spent my days crying, and searching online for some reassurance. I decided not to do an Amnio because of the risk and convinced myself and my husband, who did not want to have a desable child and wanted me to do the Amnio and abort if the result was positive, that our baby was going to be ok, and if not, that she was going to be our baby and we were going to love her no matter how hard it was going to be. It was very difficult to convince myself that everything was going to be ok, but deep inside I had the feeling that she was going to be fine. Now she is almost four months old and a very healthy baby. The Echogenic foci desapeared before my baby was born, and stopped being an issue to the doctors (not to me...I was always worried!), but she is fine!!! I followed my heart, and it wasn't wrong! I also prayed every single day and had a lot of faith. Now I wish I had not worried so much when I was pregnat...but, hey...it's just natural...but I look at may baby and thank God for the strenght He gave my to go against my husband wishes, the pushy doctors and the AFP test results (which is only 2% accurate?... something like that) and decline tha Amnio and, of course, abortion. So, hang in there. Be positive and have faith!

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