Today's OB appointment went well. It was the 16 week appointment, though technically I'll be 17 weeks on Sunday. Everything looks good so far. No ultrasound done at this appointment, we'll have the next (and last) u/s done at 20 weeks on December 8th. That is also when we will hopefully be able to find out the sex of the baby.
I had some blood work done today that was part of a test started 4 weeks ago. Its a "screening test" for Down's Syndrome. That means that the test will not tell us if the baby will or will not have Down's, only what my risk factor profile looks like. We'll get the results early next week. Keep us (and the baby) in your prayers that everything looks okay. The test itself is called the Integrated Screen which uses the ultrasound done at 12 weeks & 2 blood tests. They look for the thickness of the fluid behind the baby's neck (called a nuchal translucency or NT) as a risk for Down's, Spina Bifida among a few disorders. The NT at 12 weeks looked normal, which is good.
If the test delivers a higher than normal risk profile, I will have to meet with a geneticist, have an ultrasound, and meet with a high risk doctor. I'm not too worried about it, I'm not sure if my serene feeling is indicative of a healthy baby, but I sure hope so! I'll post an update here after we get the results.
We were able to hear the baby's heartbeat today (or I was anyway...Tom was a tad late due to work). The baby's HR was 146 which is completely normal. I have gained 4 lbs total, which is normal.
Well, that is all the baby updating for now!
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