Amnio
So hubby and I made the decision at Monday's ultrasound appointment to go ahead with the amnio. We weighed the risk of a miscarriage to the risks that the baby has any type of abnormality... All of my blood test came back negative for all abnormalities that they tested for, but it's those darn ultrasounds! They keep measuring on the borderline of what is considered normal and cause for concern...! It's not over the average, but just on the borderline for the doc to ramble on about all the risks and all the ratios of the chances of anything being wrong, etc... After the speech, she said I'm pretty sure though that nothing is wrong with him... BUT if you want peace of mind, then the amnio will give you that. I didn't think I could wait until delivery wondering the whole time what if...
The amnio was scheduled for yesterday and I only slept 3 hrs the night before. I was tossing and turning all night and just so anxious. I suppose I was a little scared about the procedure itself even though I'd read countless posts from girls who said not to be scared... The bottomline is that they are sticking a long ass needle into your stomach through your placenta and into your amniotic sac to get some fluid to test... Sounds pretty scary to me! But I can say now, in retrospect, it was manageable. It wasn't a pleasant experience, but nothing terribly painful. Hubby held my hand when they were doing the procedure and said I was squeezing pretty tight, but I dunno if that was from pain or just anxiousness... I just kept my eye on the monitor and saw the needle go through and into the sac near the baby... Hubby didn't watch the procedure and the doc made sure he was seated the entire time. Apparently she's had many husbands react differently from one passing out and breaking his leg to another passing out and hitting his face on the wall and losing two teeth! Freddie mighta been one of those cases had he watched...
Now comes the worst part: waiting. I should get the preliminary results on Monday and the full report by Wednesday. I have been ordered to be on strict bed rest for a minimum of 48 hrs and to stay home the remainder of the weekend... So it's going to be a nice, boring Christmas. I already have cabin fever and it's only been one day since the procedure! I am still sore around the area where the needle went in and have been having some cramping off and on... Monster Kwan has been strangely calm and quiet since the amnio... He had been moving like crazy the past few days. It is worrying me a little bit, but I'm trying not to think about it and thinking that everything is fine... This kid has been in my life for only about 20 weeks now, but it feels like 20 yrs with all things that have happened thus far! I hope this isn't a foreshadowing!!! =(
***19w3d***
The amnio was scheduled for yesterday and I only slept 3 hrs the night before. I was tossing and turning all night and just so anxious. I suppose I was a little scared about the procedure itself even though I'd read countless posts from girls who said not to be scared... The bottomline is that they are sticking a long ass needle into your stomach through your placenta and into your amniotic sac to get some fluid to test... Sounds pretty scary to me! But I can say now, in retrospect, it was manageable. It wasn't a pleasant experience, but nothing terribly painful. Hubby held my hand when they were doing the procedure and said I was squeezing pretty tight, but I dunno if that was from pain or just anxiousness... I just kept my eye on the monitor and saw the needle go through and into the sac near the baby... Hubby didn't watch the procedure and the doc made sure he was seated the entire time. Apparently she's had many husbands react differently from one passing out and breaking his leg to another passing out and hitting his face on the wall and losing two teeth! Freddie mighta been one of those cases had he watched...
Now comes the worst part: waiting. I should get the preliminary results on Monday and the full report by Wednesday. I have been ordered to be on strict bed rest for a minimum of 48 hrs and to stay home the remainder of the weekend... So it's going to be a nice, boring Christmas. I already have cabin fever and it's only been one day since the procedure! I am still sore around the area where the needle went in and have been having some cramping off and on... Monster Kwan has been strangely calm and quiet since the amnio... He had been moving like crazy the past few days. It is worrying me a little bit, but I'm trying not to think about it and thinking that everything is fine... This kid has been in my life for only about 20 weeks now, but it feels like 20 yrs with all things that have happened thus far! I hope this isn't a foreshadowing!!! =(
***19w3d***
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