Today we received the final results from the Amniocentesus. Good news! Riley DOES NOT have any chromosomal abnormalities! Yeah!!!!!!!!!!!
We're now scheduled for an Ultrasound this Friday morning. They'll check to see if the Cystic Hygroma is decreasing, increasing, or the same size. We'll most likely be scheduled for a Fetal Echocardiogram in the coming weeks to check her heart.
Riley's been very active the past couple of days. I think she's making sure we know she's fighting this and that all is going to be okay.
So, again, GOOD NEWS! We're not out of the woods yet but at least we're on the trail!
Wednesday, January 10, 2007
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Our Conception Story
After eight years together we were pretty sure we'd spend our life with our four legged kids, doing lots of camping, and traveling the world. On August 12, 2004 that all changed with the birth of our God Daughter Tate. We immediately fell completely in love with her and soon began to re-think our decision of not having kids.
In October 2005 we began the process of trying to conceive. As soon as we started trying Shelly began having very erratic cycles which made the process that more complicated. After four tries over six months we decided to schedule a consultation with the a Reproductive Specialist. We were desperate to conceive and on a limited time frame since Shelly had just turned 41. Dee was 35 at the time but not able to conceive due to a medical procedure.
Our first appointment with the Repro Man was May 2006. He suggested we try IVF using Dee's eggs and Shelly as the gestational mother. He felt this scenario would give us the highest chance for success of a healthy pregnancy. We spent a short amount of time weighing our options and decided this was the best choice. We began our first IVF cycle in August. They did the Egg Retrieval and Fertilization on 8/31. Three days later, 9/3, they transferred three embryos into Shelly. Then the wait began.
Shelly promised not to begin the home pregnancy test too soon. Dee had to travel out of state for business a week after the transfer and asked Shelly to please wait to test. BUT, the wait was too much for her and she started testing after a week. At first there was no line. But after a couple of days testing a faint line started to appear. When Dee came home from her trip Shelly told her, "I know I'm pregnant." Dee didn't believe her and insisted the line wasn't dark enough so she tested herself to compare. There was absolutely no line. She began to believe Shelly was pregnant but still had doubt. Dee went to the store and bought another brand of testing strips. After five home tests, we were convinced we we're pregnant due to all positive results. A blood test at two weeks confirmed it; we were going to have a baby!
In October 2005 we began the process of trying to conceive. As soon as we started trying Shelly began having very erratic cycles which made the process that more complicated. After four tries over six months we decided to schedule a consultation with the a Reproductive Specialist. We were desperate to conceive and on a limited time frame since Shelly had just turned 41. Dee was 35 at the time but not able to conceive due to a medical procedure.
Our first appointment with the Repro Man was May 2006. He suggested we try IVF using Dee's eggs and Shelly as the gestational mother. He felt this scenario would give us the highest chance for success of a healthy pregnancy. We spent a short amount of time weighing our options and decided this was the best choice. We began our first IVF cycle in August. They did the Egg Retrieval and Fertilization on 8/31. Three days later, 9/3, they transferred three embryos into Shelly. Then the wait began.
Shelly promised not to begin the home pregnancy test too soon. Dee had to travel out of state for business a week after the transfer and asked Shelly to please wait to test. BUT, the wait was too much for her and she started testing after a week. At first there was no line. But after a couple of days testing a faint line started to appear. When Dee came home from her trip Shelly told her, "I know I'm pregnant." Dee didn't believe her and insisted the line wasn't dark enough so she tested herself to compare. There was absolutely no line. She began to believe Shelly was pregnant but still had doubt. Dee went to the store and bought another brand of testing strips. After five home tests, we were convinced we we're pregnant due to all positive results. A blood test at two weeks confirmed it; we were going to have a baby!
8 comments:
I'm so happy to hear the good news.
I'm also glad we didn't have to wait until Friday.
This was a big hurdle. She truly is a fighter. Just remember to listen to her when you get worried. Riley's obviously got a lot to say.
We are thinking about you.
-K-J- and the kids :)
YAHOOOOOOO!!!
OMG YAY!!!! So happy to hear the good news! I hope the next scan shows it's decreasing in size. Riley is a trooper.
Hurray!!!!
I am super excited about the good news. I have been hopeing you would hear today. My mom told me this afternoon and I got chills I was so excited. That little girl of yours is a real trooper.
This sounds like such great news!!
She sounds like a spunky little thing!
We're thinking about you guys! Feel free to email us if you need to vent off some stress!
Oh yea, that is awesome. I am sorry you guys have to go through these hurdles, but I am glad they are small ones!
It's been said here numerous times but that really is just awesomely good news. I have been wondering about what was going on so I'm glad to get the update. Hurray!
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