April Diamonds!! [2016 Rainbows]

[zmzerbe]

Hope everything is alright Sophie, Please update us soon. we are all anxious

 

[zmzerbe]

Good luck navy! Can't wait to find out what your little bean is either! Doesn't that test tell you gender?

 

[NavyLadybug]

Yes, Zmzerbe, it does, I'm really excited!

 

[Sophie2015]

So there was a mixup and my 10am ultrasound didn't get scheduled only the 10am dr appt. Had to sit and wait til noon for an ultrasound. Stressful!! And despite my disappearing symptoms baby is fine. Measuring a day ahead. HR 173. Last week it was 170. Moving EVERYWHERE. Couldn't determine the source of the spotting which had stopped after 30 min or so btw so Dr put me on modified bed rest for next 4 weeks telling me to "do only what I have to". Next ultrasound is in 2 weeks. Also having the genetics test in 10 days. Thanks for caring girls. I'm off to nap. Been awake for 24 hours at this point. Hope you all are well. 😍

 

[KozmikKitten]

Thank you so much for your update Sophie - and SO happy that everything still looks good for you!

 

[NavyLadybug]

So glad everything went well!! Hopefully you just have a sensitive cervix and with all the blood in that area it needed a place to go! Which genetic test are you having? Does it tell gender as well to test for sex-linked traits?

 

[babyjan]

Glad all is well Sophie

 

[Sophie2015]

Thanks ladies!

Navy- it does. But there are often false alarms with gender meaning that often the result isn't xx for girl or xy for boy. It might be xo for example. In the end the child might not have the defect or does indeed have the defect but would never know it unless they had genetics done one day. I see this in my practice a lot. We'll run dna on a baby looking for something else and find they aren't xx or xy- it doesn't affect them and no one would have known without the test. So I'm prob gonna skip gender because I'll just worry esp since it's the least reliable of the tests. If it came back abnormal I'd have the option to do an amnio to verify if it was really abnormal or a false abnormal. And I won't risk an amnio. I'm just doing fetal DNA for the 3 trisomys and sex linked defects. I'll wait til the traditional ultrasound for gender.

 

[NavyLadybug]

Ahh, I know what you mean Sophie. The test we're having done tests for Turners (X), Klinefelter (XXY), Triple X (XXX) and XYY Syndrome because these types of disorders (Specifically Turners) do run in my family and of those 4, Turners poses the most risk as it carries the risk of miscarriage in the second Trimester or heart defects. The way the Dr explained it was if it the baby came back as XX or XY (simply girl or boy) it basically ruled out Sex-linked traits like the ones I listed. If it weren't for that, we would have just done the normal Quad or Serum screen that tests for just the Trisomies

 

[Sophie2015]

There isn't any of that in our families so hopefully all will be well. And hopefully so in your case too!!

 

[Sophie2015]

Being 43 I'm more worried about trisomy 13,18,21

 

[Marumi]

I'm glad all is well Sophie!

 

[NavyLadybug]

I honestly feel like it will be fine, but since I have had so many unexplained miscarriages (from a proven medical stand point) and Turners often results in MC, I would rather be safe than sorry and either confirm or rule it out this time. For any disorder really.

Also, you're 43, Sophie?! I thought you were like 28 or something....... lol

 

[NDTaber9211]

I'm so happy every is ok!

 

[SunUp]

Sophie, so glad!!! BTW, what kind of practice do you have / work at?

Navy- I totally understand your concerns and wanting the tests done! Hoping everything comes back perfectly!!

 

[Sophie2015]

Again thank you everyone!

Navy- I'll be 43 Saturday but don't look, act, or feel it. Apparently my hormones don't know it either because my AMH, FSH, etc look like that of a 30 year old woman! 😄


SunUp- I am a level III neonatal intensive care nurse. 13 years and counting. I've seen it all!!

 

[Sophie2015]

Navy- I changed my avatar. Me at 42 ☺️

 

[NavyLadybug]

Dang, Sophie!!! You DO NOT look in your 40s or even 30s!

 

[Lala77]

Sophie ... So relieved that everything is ok!

I go Monday for my genetic testing. I am so nervous!!!! Next Friday is my first appt with my regular ob/gyn. If u go by my ovulation date I will be 10 weeks. Do you think they will be able to get a HB with a Doppler?

 

[Sophie2015]

Lala- yes I would think so