“There is no easy way to say this, but your baby is very, very sick.” I was 37 weeks pregnant, and they had just found our baby had severe dilated cardiomyopathy. The doctor thought she would die within days. He suggested injecting potassium in her heart, to be certain that she would not survive terribly impaired.
Read moreGabriel Dominic Forde was stillborn in February 2012 following a complex pregnancy. At the 12-week ultrasound there was a high Nuchal translucency result of 4.1mm indicating a chromosomal abnormality. We were told that he would either have Edward’s, Patau’s or Down’s syndrome and there was only a conversation about the timeframe for a termination.
Read moreHaving had two straight-forward pregnancies, I was unprepared for a 20-week scan on our third to show up some abnormalities. The baby was measuring small, below the fifth centile and was reported to have an echogenic bowel. We agreed to have blood tests and I received a phone call a week later to say the NIPT (Non-invasive prenatal testing) had given my baby a 95% chance of having Edwards’ syndrome.
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