i had a dream the other night that my baby will be born with downs syndrome and its left me worrying?

Question

I declined the test for downs syndrome as i didnt want to go through my pregnancy worrying if it came back i was a high risk and even if my baby does have downs i wouldnt have it aborted.
But ever since becoming pregnant ive had a feeling that there is going to be something wrong with the baby,now ive had this dream and my worrying has started all over again.

Has anyone else experienced simlar dreams if so was your born with any disabilities?

P.s i wouldnt love my child any less even if he does have a disabilitie

Answer 1

Dont worry hun. you only dreamt about it because its been in the back of your mind. dreams are contrary. they dont come true. well, very rarely. but im sure you have nothing to worry about. good luck x x

Answer 2

Your worrying probably triggered your dream. Our brain is a weird thing when it comes to mixing fantasy, reality and scares/worries.

To put your own mind at peace, I would suggest that you get the test done. If in the worst case the baby is Downs, at least you will be prepared for it. It's quite a challenge (for better and for worse) to have a child with a disability.

We've got a 13 year old boy with Cerebral Palsy and severe Epilepsy, and let me tell you this. We could have cut a few corners had we just known from the beginning. It would have made our life easier and better in the beginning, had we just known what we were getting in to.

And in saying all this, everyone who is a parent will know that it's never easy bringing up kids.

No doubt you will be a great parent.

Answer 3

I am not a parent or pregnant but if i had a child with a mental or physical defect i would treat my child as a normal child unless the doctor told me other wise. I would hope for the best through the pregnancy though stay excited don't worry about a mental or physical defect just hope your child will be healthy thats all that matters.

Answer 4

i have an uncle with downs and he has held down a good job for ten years and is getting married next year so dont worry i know you will love your baby no matter what the outcome but try not to worry these days its acceptable for downs people to enter the world of work and university and main stream school just treat the child like any other child and the child will not know any difference


sorry was just thinking about your question and it takes a really special and brave person to raise a downs baby and that child is going to be one lucky child to have a mother like you no matter what the outcome
good luck hope this helps

Answer 5

Hi hun.
Thank you for your message other day!
Seriously don't let it ruin your enjoyment of your pregnancy, you are obviously very apprehensive about this and this is why you're dreaming about it.
Talk to your GP and your midwife about your fears, it's perfectly normal to be afraid for your baby's health and they can arrange counselling. I declined the tests when I was pregnant on the same basis.
The risk of Downs does increase as you get older but I think it's mainly women who are forty-plus who at higher risk of having Downs babies.
Your midwife or Medicom will have more information.

Answer 6

I've had dreams that my baby could talk in complete sentences a day after being born. I could be wrong, but I highly doubt my dreams indicate anything more than my desire to get to know the child growing inside of me. I'm willing to be you're just second guessing yourself about having the test and that your brain is working out your anxieties over it through your dreams.

Answer 7

Your mind is playing tricks on you! I am sure,
I had the test as routine with number one as that was the hospital policy, with number 2 ,I requested it and it was a slim chance.
With number three I asked for it again and the results were about 1 : 300, still pretty good odds and all three are fine!
Not to say I didn't have vivid dreams to the contrary!
Please do not worry over this, as you say you will love your child no matter what. please don't spoil your pregnancy with these thoughts!
:o)

Answer 8

I'm a mother of four and belive me this is completely normal, with all off my labours i went through this.
If it's worrying you that much depending on how far gone you are there are tests you midwife can do to show the outcome.
But this is normal and i never had any tests they all turned out beautifully, Good luck honey x

Answer 9

Do you know how many women worry about something being wrong with their baby? A lot of people go through it.. and usually everything is just fine. These are normal worries. If you will love your child no matter what, try not to think about it. After my 4th month, I started to worry a little about miscarriage (kind of stupid in a way... I got past 3 months)... but it is just a common worry. I just didn't allow myself to think about it, because it was irrational. Everything will be ok.

Answer 10

hi, i would just like to say that iam also pregnant and was worried that something would be wrong, but i did have the test as i have a sister with downs syndrome but the test came back low risk. so iam sure you will have nothing to worry about just think positve and relax about the situation. hope everything goes well for you. x

Answer 11

i think every new mum worries about there being anything wrong with there baby thats natural. when i was pregnant i used to dream my baby would have all sorts of crazy problems, but he's now a happy healthy perfectly normal 20month old boy.
try not to worry i know its easier said than done.
good luck i'm sure everyting will be fine