Sequential Pt2/Pre-natal Results = Freaking out!!!!
Hey guys. This is the first time I've been able to see my cell phone screen long enough to post since 5:00pm yesterday due to my constant flow of tears and consequently... swollen eyes. 
I'm a mess. A complete friggin' mess. This is my first and likely the only baby I'll ever be able to conceive, (it took 4 years to be blessed with this one). At 27 years old, all I want is a perfect, healthy addition to my life. Truly. Please know that I will undoubtedly love my Child no matter the outcome, and I know a lot of women say that, only to later terminate or put up for adoption, etc... But I REALLY mean that. It's just that I ALSO know how incredibly difficult it is to raise a Child with special needs. My 8 year old step-son was born XYY and without his Corpus Callosum. It's been... lovely at times, yet mostly VERY taxing.
Anyways... Because of the issues with my partners previous Child, we opted for pretty much every screening/test we could possible have done early on. We ended up going with a sequential screening. One blood test as well as the NT scan that I had done at 12.5 weeks, and then a second blood test at 17 weeks- both of which would then be put together for a more accurate result. I am 18+2 weeks today.
Results:
The Nuchal Fold was completely within normal range, but my blood work is absolutely TERRIBLE. I was told yesterday over the phone with my (wonderful) OB, that I have a risk factor for DS of 1:30- which I know because of previous research I had done while waiting on the results is.... significant. My PAPP-A MoM was 0.32 which is extremely low. I am waiting on a call back about my HCG Levels, because I know that I need that number as well to continue my research. I have learned so far however, that a low PAPP-A number is also linked to FAR more worriesome things like preeclampsia, spontaneous stillbirth, "impending fetal demise" both before AND after 24 weeks gestation, pre-term labor, poor fetal growth, low birth weight, placental problems such as abruption, etc.... I also learned that because I am a smoker, that can affect my PAPP-A levels by about 15%. Normal levels are around 1.4, so that could bring me down to around 0.87 on its own... but certainly not a measly 0.32.
This is all so damn scary. I had nightmares all night, and cannot get my wits about me. All I can do is keep looking at my ultrasound pictures and look over that perfect little face, those perfect little limbs, those perfect little hands and feet, that big gorgeous well defined brain.... and try to have hope that everything will be alright. But man.... I am shaken.
I have an appointment to find out the Gender on March 9th (I still hold to my instinct that it's a GIRL! :) but we'll see!) Now, at this apt we will also have the level 2 anomaly scan as well as a meeting with a genetic counselor to discuss any additional findings and where we go from here. I think they will offer me the Harmony test, (thought by my OB as well), especially because I do NOT want an amino or CVS.
Has anyone else out there gone through this? What was the outcome?
Here's a few pictures of my precious Itty Bitty <3:
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