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2nd Trimester
I'm sorry this is stupid
but I do feel the need to post it!
It's all i've been thinking about for the past hour!
Why does room tempertature tapwater taste different than cold?
I was at the doctor last week and they offered the down syndrome test, I turned it down. Now i'm hearing constant nagging from people saying that I NEED it done and that i HAVE to get it or they will think less of me. I'm about to go off on someone. Have any of you turned the test down when offered?
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Re: I'm sorry this is stupid
I opted not to have the Down's testing done. It's really nobody's business but yours and your DH's as to whether you have the testing done or not.
As for the tapwater question, LOL I have no idea.
my angel babies: 6/10 (chem. pg), 9/10 @ 10 weeks
i never get those tests. people can go to hell for giving you a hard time.
I dont know why the water tastes different, but it does. its the same way with bottled water too. I prefer slightly colder than room temp bottled water. but not cold! lol
It just bugs me so bad when people get involved like that.
Ok! yes see that was what I was thinking too. I'm not going to terminate the baby no matter whats wrong with it so whats the point in knowing.
We chose not to get the testing done either. I can see why some people would want to know ahead of time (perhaps to be prepared?) but it was never a thought in our minds that we would want to terminate our pregnancy if the baby had down's. NEVER!!!
As for everyone else, tell 'em to mind their own biz-wax!! That would piss me off!!
Tap water wise, it DOES taste different, but I don't know why. Hmmmmmm.
LOL. This is the best question I've seen on here all night. Gold star.
On the downs testing... We turned it down too. I'd definitely give someone a verbal kick in the @ss if they tried to tell me I "had" to have it. That's just stupid.
Can't stand room temp water -- we have a filter on our faucet, but we put the water in a pitcher and put it in the fridge.
I declined the test because we wouldn't terminate and I didn't want to go through my entire pregnancy sad if something was wrong. Everyone has there own reasons for getting the test or not getting the test, but isn't a "right" or "wrong" thing, so I can't understand why anyone would give you or anybody else are hard time about declining it. Don't listen to them -- you made the decision right for you -- it's on them.
The only reason we had the blood test done was because my dr. said that he would prefer to do a c section if our baby had certain defects. I would never terminate a pregnancy, but I just wanted to know so that we could plan the best method of delivery for our baby.
?I don't think it is anyone's right or business to give you a hard time about it!?
Almost all foods and liquids tast different depending on temperature. Cold makes it less flavorful to your tastbuds. Try drinking room temp apple juice vs. cold apple juice. When the tap water is warm you taste everything that's in it.(minerals, chlorine, whatever)
Down syndrome is so rare and there's nothing you can do to cure it.
Tell them you are holding out for the opinionated/stupidity test, because that's the disease that is really plaguing the country right now.
we opted out of it too. In my doctor's words, unless you plan to terminate should you find something is positively wrong there's not really any point in getting the test. There's nothing that can be done to fix any of it and his opinion is that 1) They're doing several u/s on the baby alread. If they see something questionable they'll obviously look into it. 2) there's nothing that can prepare you emotionally to having a special needs child so why not enjoy your pregnancy
Thankfully he thinks that. We weren't going to do it anyway. My previous OB's nurse got into it with my DH when we opted out last time
I turned it down, too. We decided that no matter what the baby has, we're not terminating the pregnancy, so what's the point? Do you really want to spend the next few months knowing that when your baby is here it will have some mental or physical disability? I would rather have the whole pregnancy be blissful (or as blissful as it can be) and worry about raising the baby after it's born.
If their thing is that you should know so you can plan ahead, start saving up a little extra money so you can hire a specialized nanny or whatever you need to do if the baby does have something. Otherwise, I'd rather not know.
As much as I like her, my doc gave me SUCH a strange look when my DH and I said we wanted to decline all first- and second-tri non-essential screening. ?We have no family history and I'm 28, so we just didn't see the point. ?
People will find a reason to give you their 2 cents about anything. We opted to have it done, to put my mind at ease, or, so that we could be emotionally prepared, and people gave us grief, like it meant we would automatically terminate or something.
We chose not to have the testing done. And turns out, it wouldn't have mattered because that test wouldn't have caught the disorder our son Anakin had anyway. It's a personal decision about YOUR child. Don't let anyone tell you different.
We did the triple screen but already had decided in advance we would not terminate. Our insurance covered it and if there was possibly something wrong with our little one my DH and I could research it and get ourselves as educated and prepared as possible to face the challenges ahead. That being said I would never judge someone who chose to forgo the testing. I see why people would not want to have it done and honestly I was on the fence for a little while myself. There were issues on my DH's family history that made us want to go for it.
Don't let anyone bully you either way. This is your baby and your choice. Do what is best for you and DH. GL!