I know I keep blogging about this pregnancy, but it’s literally all I’ve been doing lately. Growin’ a baby.
I had a call from our genetic counsellor last Wednesday & Friday. Basically, the CVS sample they took the week beforehand was more me, than the CV (the stuff that turns into the placenta for the baby). So they may or may not be able to grow anything from it, therefore may not get any kind of result from the whole procedure. Bummer.
Being an optimist, I’m not terribly upset. It’s not the worst news ever, right? There’s still a chance there might be a result, but no guarantee.
On Friday, the GC suggested that I go for the NT scan & blood test in the meantime because I wasn’t comfortable with repeating the CVS again so soon (would of been within 2 weeks of the first one). I was going to skip the NT (because the CVS would trump it anyway), but because I would of had no screening before the Xmas/NY period, it sounded like a good option. So I thought about it for about 5 minutes and was lucky enough to make a booking for this morning.
Which brings me to this morning! The scan went well, SO RELIEVED to see little bub in there chilling out. I’ve been so sick (upstairs & downstairs, if you can imagine what that alludes to..) that I hadn’t been eating much but have kept hydrated. Thankfully that’s subsided today, and seeing lil bean was the cherry on top. Heartbeat 158bpm, and measuring 13 weeks and 5 days (which is 6 days ahead of what I thought I was).
Full results in a few days, but the technician wasn’t worried as everything looked great on screen. (update – all results came back great – low risk – hooray!)
The next step is my first appt at the hospital (hoping to go back to the Birth Centre, like I did for Jovie) and then to ENJOY CHRISTMAS! Get my Christmas craft going finally. Remind myself on how to make that awesome turkey again. Concentrate on giving the kids a great Christmas again this year.
After Christmas and just after New Years, we’ll decide on whether to go for the Amnio. Yes another set of pointy things, speared into my body. But that’s something I can put off for at least the next 2 weeks.
Let’s celebrate! After the gut wrenching events in CT, there’s never been a better time to be thankful for what we have right this second and I for one am GRATEFUL.