Amnio? Has anyone had one?

i had it done at about 19 weeks, they thought the baby had edwards syndrome(thankfully he didnt) now i do not dow what the needle looked like. i wouldnt look. but as far as getting it done, it just felt like any other shot, just in your belly. there was soreness afterwards. and a bruise on the belly. i felt a little knot there and called the doctor but aparetnly it was just amniotic fluid brought up to the surface so it was ok. theres not a whole lot of care afterward. i just would lay there and wait for the baby to move constantly to yre myself that he was still moving as i was worried about where the needle had been in my stomahc. they are not watching on the machine while they are doing it, but leading up to putting the needle in, they are completly aware of where the baby is at at all tiems, and they monitor you for quite a while. my husband was there with me the whole time and didnt take his eyes off the doctor at all(at the time that upset me, i needed him to hold my hand and tell me everything was ok, but now i know why he did it) and he said the doctor was very careful and very precise. he didnt make a movement without checking himself first. i wouldnt get one if you didnt need it, btu since you do, you will be safe with a capable doctor.