Everything is going great!

[motherofthree]

Well, we had our 3rd scan last week, and everything looks absolutely perfect. My Doc said chance of miscarriage is now less than 1%. He's encouraging genetic testing...have any of you had an amnio or any other type of testing on a pregnancy or pregnancy subsequent to a loss?? While they wouldn't be able to tell if this one had renal agenesis again, I guess having had a baby with a defect increases chances of a genetic disorder to 2% (1 in 50). My dr. encouraged the testing, but didn't push it. I don't know what to do...

Anyway, it is SO FAR SO GOOD at this point. We could see the baby so well (I was 9 1/2 weeks at the time) and we could see its little arms and legs! Way too early to see the sex, but my daughter says it's a "baby brother because I already have a baby sister". I about cried when she said that!!!

[Tricia Hackney]

That is wonderful news Beth!! We'll keep praying for you and your family!

[JenniferBrown]

Awwww! That is so sweet! Prayers still going up for you.

[Marcus Momma]

I glad for you!! Everything is going great with my crazy baby as the doc put it! She wouldn't quit flipping and doing karate kicks into my uterus!LOL! I was 12 weeks when i got this last one.

[Lindzy Foster]

im so glad things are going well for you Beth! as for your question i have to say that the decision on whether or not to have additional testing specifically an amnio is def. a very personal decision and one that should be discussed thoroughly as far as the risks and benefits for your families situation....i would never tell you to lean one way or another i will just tell you our experience that with our preg after consulting with many docs we did decide not to do the amnio even though our risk for having another CHD or birth defect baby was 3-5%....this weighed heavy on my mind even though to the outside eye it probably seems a small percentage but to us it was huge after the loss of Kaydence....so what did we do? we went ahead with other testing, we did the nuchal translucency testing at 12 wks which is noninvasive, we had numerous u/s's where they checked for "markers" specific to certain defects, we had those screened by specialists...and lastly once Syenna was born we had an echocardiogram performed for our piece of mind and we had it read by a doctor that we absolutely trusted who was well trained and experienced in the field.if anything had shown up, anything with the slightest question to it as showing "maybe" some defect we would have then went with the amnio but had decided if we had to do it we would wait until the third trimester when chances of problems were smaller...it may seem like alot to some but it gave us the chance to enjoy the pregnancy but without worrying about some of the risks involved with the more invasive testing.....but if you decide to do it know we are all here backing you and praying for you 150% and more! best of luck to you and the little sweetpea growing inside you!

[KEA's Mom]

Beth,
I'm so happy to hear everything is going so well. I'm praying for all of you!!
Take care!

[Vicki]

Beth!!!!


So very very cool that you are seeing your little peanut swimming around in you!!! ANd the news is wonderful that things are moving ahead in such a positive way. Thanks for keeping us posted and can't wait to hear more and more good news as things progress . . . Maybe Priya knows something we don't!!! Kids are pretty darned intuitive!!!!
HUGS TO YOU!!!!!!


Vicki