We saw the fetal medicine specialist that my OB suggested. I made the appointment for consultation and ultrasound and was prepared to decline the amino test. We had a 20 min consultation at the beginning where they tried to scare the hell out of me but kept it realistic and said only a 1% chance. Based on the first trimester test we they said we had 1:100 chance of having a baby with Tri.somy 18. This was due to mostly having a very low PAPP-A . So they laid out all the options for us but pushed for the amino test. I am sure they get a lot of money for this test. I told them even though the chance of having an abortion from such a procedure is very low we just were not willing to take the chance and risk complication.
So with that said they took me for an ultrasound where we spent more than 30 min doing all kind of measurements. While reading about Tris.omy 18 babies one of abnormalities that would appear on the ultrasound is that babies will not be able to separate there fingers and is usually in a fist position. As soon as they zoomed to the hands my tension just melted away. Yes baby girl had both her hands wide open for us to count each finger.
The Dr. came in and reviewed the ultrasound result and said all looked fine but that this is not an exclusive test but said it is reassuring that baby is looking good and measuring right on time with all measurements in the normal range. That is all I needed.
Yes it is a baby girl all though they said they weren't a 100% sure since I am only 16 wks.
So excited that things are progressing well.
I am so happy to hear this! Praise God. Praying for sweet baby girl.
ReplyDeleteOh this makes my heart smile:) I'm so happy to hear your confidence and encouragement. A sweet baby girl...how precious:)
ReplyDeleteYAY!!!!! I'm so glad you stuck to what YOU knew you needed. Doctors sometimes read too many books, and listen to too few real people! AND A GIRL!!!! Hooray!!! :) With a boy, you get this large turtle looking thing, the scrotum, there's no missing it. And on a girl, you get these 3 little lines. Our ultrasound tech said "those are labia" instead of "it's a girl." Haha. I also found out when I was 16 weeks, and they said they were "certain" and that it wasn't too early to test at all. So I think your ultrasound is pretty reliable. :)
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