Specialist Appointment 1/17/08

So this is what happened this morning.

We got there for our appointment at 8 and I filled out paperwork. I was told that since we are seeing the genetic councilor that they would have to call my OB to get the results of the quad screen test. About 20 minutes later I was told that my OB was on the phone and wanted to talk to me. She wanted to let me know that my quad screen came back positive for Downs Syndrome. Which I was not surprised (I hate this blood test anyway it gives a lot of false positives). It came back positive for Katie when I was pregnant with her. So with my age it's at 151. Now with the positive it is now 145. I'm still not worried. We FINALLY got to see the councilor at about 9:20 (so much for 8) and she went through everything. I basically told her that unless the Dr said that we really should have an amino then I will have one but I wasn't going to risk it.

So we have the sono and it is still a BOY (confirmed by the tech and by the specialist). The specialist then told us that there are some calcifications in the heart. This is a MINOR marker for Downs Syndrome and it doesn't mean that he will have it. She checked him all over and besides that everything looks fine. She told me that now my chances of him having this is 1 and 70. She told me that if I wanted to could have an amino.

Adam and I have talked about this even before Katie was born. Knowing that something COULD be wrong is NOT going to change anything with our love for this kid. He could have 2 heads, 4 arms, 6 legs and have a green skin and I would still love the little guy. So we are NOT going to have an amino. (besides why risk it when I've had a miscarriage in the past)

We do have to go and see the specialist again 26-28 weeks and we got an appointment scheduled on March 5 at 1:15. She also mentioned about maybe coming back at 34-36 to check on it again. They will be checking everything again and check the heart again to see if there are any more calcifications.

So please continue to send vibes and prayers for this little guy.