In my last post I talked about the funeral we attended on Thursday. What I didn't mention was that right before we left we recieved a call from my doctor that said that a blood test I took came back showing there was a possibility that Baby T had down syndrome. What a shock this was to my system! I wasn't really sure what to think but the more I thought about it the more emotional I became about this news. We set an appointment for our genetic counseling for Monday morning at 9am, their first appointment. We had to go through the rest of the weekend not really knowing any information. We did decide to share with our small group on Sunday and I'm so glad we did, it felt good to be covered in prayer for a while.
After the longest weekend of my life, Monday finally came. As it turns out, I have a 1 in 257 chance of baby T having down syndrome. That means that there is less than a 1% chance. I felt like this was better than I could have asked for. I wish they would have told me that on the phone :) Of course we had to go through the whole conversation about our options with our doctor. There is an amnio test that can be done to tell us for sure but there are a few risks and it tests all the chromosomes so we could find a multitude of problems. After much thought, we have decided not to do that test. No matter what test results came back, we would never terminate our pregnancy so we sort of feel like it doesn't matter. We just have to have faith that God will take of us and not give us anything that we can't handle. I'm really liking the odds, but if for some reason Baby T does have down syndrome, I'm going to love that baby just the same and God will still take care of me and things will be ok.
I had an appointment set on the 19th to have my next sonogram and find out what the sex is and they have moved my appointment back to the 30th. I was kind of disappointed by that since I have to wait longer now. As a lesson learned for me: I won't be participating in the quad blood test for next preganancies. There are too many false positives and I feel like it has caused me more stress than good. I understand that making a baby is a complicated thing and so many things could go wrong but I just look at it as a miracle and gift that God is blessing me with and however that gift comes, I will be thankful!
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Wow. Thanks for sharing. I will continue praying for sweet baby T. How scary. I can't imagine going through that. It is evident that your sweet baby is already very loved by you two and so many others.
You have a great spirit and baby T is blessed to have you and Cade as parents
Love you friend!
You are going to be such a good mommy!!! Praying for you guys and for you to be calmed. :)
I'm glad everything turned out OK. I didn't do those blood tests either for that exact reason. My doctor told me that it wasn't very reliable, and we both knew that the baby would be loved even if it was handicapped in any way. So we left it up to God, and He took care of us, like he always does! Everything will be wonderful and you and Cade will have a beautiful, healthy baby!!
Jamie, I am so sorry that you guys had to go through all of that, but I am so inspired by your attitude and outlook. God will most definitely have you and Cade's abilities in his mind and heart and will be with you every step of parenting Baby T! You two are going to be great parents and I'm so excited that we've become close, so that our kids can grow up together. I cannot wait to hear what were going to add to the family. Love you guys!
You have been on my heart all week. I'm so glad that you are feeling more peaceful, but I will continue praying for a healthy pregnancy and baby. I love you, Jamie, and I am so excited to watch you and Cade become parents. Know that we are here to support you in any way we can.
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