Week 21 Doctor Appointment
Evan and I have a really wonderful doctor that we've been seeing every month. He is very calm and level headed, and I don't think he over-shares unnecessary medical information with us. I've heard horror stories from my friends whose doctors say things like "I hate to tell you this, but there is a 1% chance that your baby has Down Syndrome." Well, yes I see that the doctors have to be transparent and share the information they have about your pregnancy, but would it be possible to say something like "Congratulations, there is a 99% chance that your baby does not have Down Syndrome!" The truth is that you can't do anything about it anyway - I suppose in some cases there is the option to abort a pregnancy, but that is not something we are interested in, so in some ways it feels like the less information we get the better. We had a conversation in our last appointment with the doctor about how technology during pregnancy is not always the most bene...
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