Hello again, everyone! Well, the results came back about Cystic Fibrosis... the donor is NOT a carrier! Yay! So, now the chance of our baby having it is the same as everyone else, 1 in 1000. I also had my NT scan last week. I saw my doctor the next day and he said the results were negative. We're still unsure about my mom. She had a CT scan which came back negative, but they still don't know what's wrong with her. I'm still praying for her every time I remember.
To those wondering about u/s... I had my first at 8 weeks, internal. Then I had one at 9 weeks, abdominally. They looked about the same to me, honestly. My doctor told me they usually do the first internal because the baby is so low that it's hard to get a clear picture sometimes because of the pelvic bone being in the way. I had my NT scan abdominally also, at 12 weeks. They didn't have any problems getting everything they need. For reference, I weigh 260 (before pregnancy and still), I'm 5'7" and I carry a lot of weight in my belly. Each time I've had my ultrasounds, I've been told to go to the bathroom and empty my bladder. I also just made a gender appointment with a private clinic for next Friday (YAY!) and over the phone they said the same thing, be well hydrated, but empty bladder. I asked her if my weight would be an issue to find gender at 14+2 days, she said not at all. We are so excited to find out if we are having a girl or boy! My sisters are very excited to, they have wanted to go to some of the ultrasounds, but the doctors have only let my husband in so far, at this one, every one can come!
Someone had also asked about the NT results... during my scan the technician was very, very serious. She didn't talk much and just did her job. Then she told us she would send the results to the state (California here) and they would contact me to let me know. I asked her "so, you can't tell me anything?" and she was like, oh, no I would have told you if something was wrong! Thanks... does she make everyone ask her that? Then by the time I saw the doctor the following morning, he already had the results. I was also told that if there is a higher chance of a problem, the hospital would contact us in within a few days. Negative results come as a letter from the state in about 2 weeks. I have Kaiser, and of course every provider is different, but that was my experience!
It's good to be back and truly excited about out baby again!
I'm currently UK size 20/22 and weigh 273lbs. I've been following weight watchers since Jan 1st and lost a stone in 3 weeks then last week was so hungry I could have eaten my own arm. Found out for sure I was pregnant on Monday. I'm very excited but also very worried. I didn't set out to get pregnant while this heavy. We've been ntnp since Oct 2010 so thought I was probably a bit too big, boy was I wrong 
Not looking forward to that really. 
Looking forward to getting to know you all over the coming months xx
