Counting my blessings

Sarah Ojar, 37, London

Smiling, I squeezed my husband Matthew’s hand as the sonographer scanned my belly.

It was June 2016 and I’d been so excited about our 12-week scan.

Imagining a little brother or sister for our 2-year-old daughter Elisha.

We d been here before, so when I saw the smile on the sonographer’s face falter, I panicked.

Then...

‘Your baby has a one in 29 chance of having Down’s syndrome,’ she said.

Matthew and I both gasped as she explained our options, including ending the pregnancy.

We d come in,