Tuesday the 2nd of August will remain etched in my brain like the bad memory it is. I had my 20 week scan booked and went along with my mum and one of my older daughters. I have an eight month baby girl who I had gestational diabetes with so therefore I am familiar with scans as I had rather alot. The scan started well the sonigrapher was explaining all the details until she reached the face. She then went very quiet and did not speak again until the end. She then told me that my child had a cleft lip a major heart defect and odema of the head and abdomen. At this point I broke down and cried. How I functioned for the rest of the day I don't know, I think I just went into a trance and got on with everything because I had to. I had a phonecall and the specialist would see me on Friday. The next day the appointment was changed to the day before, Thursday, not so long to wait but still the wait was awful and I started researching. I put in all my babys details and I kept coming up with Trisomy 18 or Edwards syndrome. The specialist from the moment I went into his room said everything points to T18 too, therefore after a much detailed scan where no odema was detected but other problems were, I decided an amnio was best to determine what was wrong with my little bean. And that's where I am to date waiting to find out the results. I should hear something on Tuesday.