If you had a baby in your late 30s

Yeah, I agree with PP's!  I was 38 when I gave birth, you automatically pop as being at risk for having a baby with down syndrome after 35, but it does not mean the baby has DS!  They just monitor closer especially if you opt out of the amniocentesis!  I got 5 ultrasounds, and lots of pictures of the US!  I was just happy I had a client who had children after 35 who told me that, because I would have been sitting on pins and needles when the test came back as being at risk, and I probably would have went with the amnio, even though I didn't want to!

Thanks for the responses!And TwoLoves, I know what you mean; I'm figuring that having two boys to chase next time around will be the biggest difference for me, too!

I will be 35 when this baby is born. I was 31 and 33 when my other kids were born, and it has been relatively the same. I have had some extra monitoring and a few more appointments than I did with them, but nothing is dramatically different. After 35 the risk of Down Syndrome rises to something like 1/365 cases which my doctors have continually warned me about since I didn't get an amniocentesis. I think this pregnancy is harder than the other two because I have to chase around two boys all day ;)