The Rollercoaster Ride....16.4 weeks

So, I have been off the blog for the last few weeks because I had some hectic things going on and wasn't sure I could pretend nothing was wrong...

I went for my 12 week scan on the 8th of June and found out I was 13 weeks...well a week after the scan I got a letter in the post telling me that I was in a high risk category for down syndrome. The letter was accompanied with a leaflet that explained the worse case scenario and I was totally and utterly devastated!

I had a consultion at the hospital on the 11th of June to explain my results and tell me what my options were. I was too late for CVS and would need to wait until I was 16 weeks for an amnio! Both of which carry a risk of miscarriage!

To say I freaked out a bit is an understatement. No matter how positive and upbeat I tried to remain, I was scared shitless and worried sick.

I went for a second opinion at Harley Street and saw the UK's no 1 Specialist but there was nothing they could do. I was too far gone to change my risk category. They can only do the Nuchal Screening between 11 and 13 weeks and I was already 15.2 weeks pregnant. I saw my baby again and all looked well. The Specialist said I could either have the amnio or wait until I was 20 weeks to do another risk category!

I had to know if everything was okay with the baby and there was no way I could wait another 4 weeks! So I opted for the amnio.

I went for the amnio on Monday. The procedure involves them stabbing you with a needle and drawing amniotic fluid from the placenta. The amniotic fluid contains the baby's dna and they send that away for chromosome testing and test for DS and 2 other diseases. When they stuck the needle in, it took my breath away. Our little baby was so interested in it, he kept moving over to investigate! This of course was not good and they had to take a bit longer to wait for the baby to move away. They got a clear sample and the baby's heart was beating afterwards which was naturally a good sign!

We decided that we wanted to find out the sex of the baby at this time. It had been such a heavy, emotional few weeks that we really just wanted some happy news. Let me tell you, our little sweetpea was not shy to reveal his identity! Yes folks, clear as daylight sweetpea flashed his bits and it took no expert to see that we have another little boy on the way.

08h30 this morning I rang the hospital and got told Sweetpea is NORMAL!

I could not speak to the lady, I just said thank you and hang up and then burst out crying. I think the rollercoaster I have been on for the last few weeks finally took its toll. I cried for quite a bit this morning. Tears of relief and joy!

So thats where we are now! Today we shared the news with the world that we have a BEAUTIFUL, HEALTHY, NORMAL BABY BOY on the way and we are ecstatic! Now I can finally relax and start to enjoy this pregnancy. Not to mention get Josh ready for his brother's arrival.