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November 2014 Moms
amtay825
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US today, Panorama results=good news and bad news (2nd UPDATE in OP)
amtay825
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Well I'll start with the good news. First off, It's a BOY! 
DH and DS are over the moon excited, I am as well as it just feels right. I couldn't see myself with a girl before, even though in the beginning I was really hoping for one. So we're happy to welcome another boy More good news, some of you may remember that I had the cerclage placed, and there my specialist told me that I had an increased risk for downs. Fast forward...another appnt they told me I had a 1:8 chance of having a baby with downs. So we did the Panorama. Those results came back great, LOW RISK. Praise the Lord! More good news, my cervix looks beautiful! Its measuring at 4.8 which is just a miracle for me!! I'm so happy with those results
Now for the bad news....I knew there was something wrong with the ultrasound tech spent a lot of time looking at the baby's heart. It felt like an eternity and she was very quiet. I wanted to ask, but I was terrified to so I didn't. I knew that it would be even worse if I asked and she said, the dr will have to talk to you or something. So I didn't say a word until she left I told DH something isn't right. When she was done, she told us the dr would come in and have a look at the baby "since he hasn't had time yet". I knew that was code for there was something wrong. Turns out, baby boy has a diaphragmatic hernia; which means his diaphragm didn't close when developing and therefore he has a hole which allowed his intestines and possibly stomach and liver to move up to his lung cavity. This causes his lungs to not develop properly, therefore causing breathing issues at birth. We do not know the severity, but he said it looks like its just the intestines that moved up which would be the best possible scenario of this condition. The intestines are soft and the lung is hard so it can actually push them back down and still develop somewhat normal. Also, its just on one side, so the other lung is not affected. So now, we will be seeing a genetic counselor hopefully next week; then we'll have a fetal echocardiogram and a fetal MRI. The MRI will determine the severity of the condition and what to expect. It can be life-threatening in severe cases. Regardless, baby will have to have surgery at birth to move digestive organs back where they should be and to repair the diaphragm. If all goes well there and the lungs developed ok, he could go on to live a normal life with little or even no lasting affects. If not, then we could need additional surgeries and we could be looking at developmental disabilities, a lifetime of breathing problems as well as digestive problems.
SO, that leaves us with something else to pray about and trust God for. We're trying not to let the diagnosis ruin this special day of learning we're having a boy, but at the same times its hard knowing that something serious is wrong with your baby. DS and I had a good cry session and prayer a few minutes ago and I think that helped both of us
UPDATE: Well I had the fetal MRI on Friday, and another appnt with my MFM today. The MRI results aren't back yet, but we did another ultrasound which confirmed the diagnose, so its a definite. We will get the results on Wednesday, when we meet with the genetic counselor. The dr today could see his stomach and intestines in the lung cavity. It appears the liver is below the diaphragm, which would be best case scenario; but he can't give me 100% on that until the MRI results come back as its hard to see on an ultrasound. So, in the next month we have more tests coming up: an amnio in 2 weeks, a fetal echo cardiogram to be determined when the results come back, then meet with the surgeon. My regular OB will not be delivering me now, either my MFM will or the dr he recommends to do the C-section. Something cool that happened at the MRI: I have been feeling the baby often if I lay on my back; and for the MRI I had to lay on my back for over an hour. About 20 mins into I felt like really strong kicks like someone punching on a punching bag. I thought it was my imagination because I didn't think I should feel it that strong yet. But at the end of it, I asked the radiologist if I could look at the images by any chance and he said that he has one he thinks I would love. He showed me a video of the baby kicking my belly like a punching bag! It looked like he was trying to do the 'riding a bike' excerise really fast, if that makes sense. I thought it was so cool to actually see him doing what I was thinking he was doing; it was so cool!
2nd update: Well we met with the genetic counselor today. Basically, we don't know a whole lot more than we went in. We do have a definite diagnosis based on another ultrasound and the MRI. However, because the baby was moving so much they can't really tell what exactly has moved into the chest cavity. Their best guess is: the left side of his diaphragm is underdeveloped. Parts of his spleen and intestines, and possibly his stomach (undetectable) and possibly the left lobe of the liver are in the chest cavity. Truly a best guess as he was moving too much to get a definite. Our next step: meet with surgeons and tour the hospital. possibly switch OBs. have an amnio (I may choose to wait until 34 weeks though). So much info, so overwhelming, so much to process. Our heads are spinning. If any of you believe in the power of prayer (I do!) I ask you to please pray for our baby's health. Please pray his lungs will develop normally and that we will know best what to do before delivery as well as after delivery. Thank you for your support and prayers.
10/16/04 ~ lost our first baby boy at 20 weeks due to IC
3/05 ~ another loss at 12 weeks
2/14/06 ~ Our sweet valentine miracle was born after a nightmarish 8 months!
Surprise Baby Boy, born sleeping at 31 weeks on 9/21/14
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Re: US today, Panorama results=good news and bad news (2nd UPDATE in OP)
congrats on him and all the other good news. Will be thinking and paying for y'all
But I'm sorry to hear about the heart condition. I'm glad they detected it, and I hope that the condition turns out to be not that severe. T & P!
Dx: PCOS
DS1 born 11/2014
DS2 born 11/2018
3 previous losses
Rainbow baby due 12/2021 - Team Green
I'll be keeping you in my T&Ps as you learn more about what is going on.
**TW Living Child**
BFP 2/2014 - DS - 10/2014
Congrats on the baby boy! I'm sure he will be beautiful!!!
I hope you don't mind but I want to share a happy story of my little cousin that has been through the same thing and today she is a super happy 3.5 year old.
Me 32 and DH 40
Fur-baby named Bella
1 MC Nov. 2013
DD born Nov. 2, 2014
Little 2 EDD Oct. 1
N14 Nov. Siggy: CELEBRATION!
BFP#4 3/17/14 - rainbow Baby BOY arrived 11/10/14 !!
DX: Uterine Septum - Resection 9/5/13 || MTHFR Hetero A1298C || My Chart
TTC since Sept 2011, Unexplained IF
Oct 12 - Jan 14: 3 clomid/TI cycles, 2 hysteroscopies, 2 IUIs, 1 BFP (MMC @ 12w), 2 more IUIs
Feb 14: Gonal-f + IUI #5 = BFP! (EDD 11/4/14)
Baby boy arrived 11/13/14!
Me 32 and DH 40
Fur-baby named Bella
1 MC Nov. 2013
DD born Nov. 2, 2014
Little 2 EDD Oct. 1
Nov. '14 January Siggy : Work Sucks!
Me 32-DH 38
Married July 14, 2007 ----- TTC # 1 October 1, 2013
BFP March 7, 2014 ----- EDD November 17, 2014 ---- Baby boy born November 16, 2014
I'll try to find his blog for you.
You will be in my thoughts and prayers as you continue on with the genetic counsellor! Fingers crossed for the best possible scenario!
And yes - may one surgery do the trick.