Although I didn’t think I was too worried about the Amniocentesis test, last night I couldn’t sleep and was starting to have a few panic like attacks falling asleep finally around 5am. Subconsciously I was obviously very worried and trying to prepare myself for some bad news.
After waiting all day I couldn’t wait any longer and at 2:30pm I rang the doctors office to see if by chance they had the results but hadn’t rung me yet. To my disappointment the results were still not in. The receptionist told me that the results normally came in closer to 5pm. How could I bare to wait another two and a half hours, but wait I did.
At 4:15pm my mobile rang, it was Dr Carmody’s office ringing to inform me of the FISH results. “All results are normal, there’s two of everything” the voice said over the phone. Instantly my eyes started to water and voice become a little croaky as I was overwhelmed with relief. I really didn’t think I was react that way. The news that your unborn baby is well and trouble free is some of the greatest news I think you can receive.
Once I pulled myself together I rang Fiona, as I had always planned to do if the news was good. I could hear the relief in her voice as she said “Thank God for that.”
The final results will be in 7 to 10 days once the cells have been grown in the lab and other much rarer defects checked but with 99% accuracy we can say our baby is free of Chromosome 13, 18 and 21 defects.
Full speed ahead with the pregnancy now!
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