July 17th,2010
Gulp...you want me to have a what? Ive been denying this test from the get go,when the doc's suggested we be tested for the genetic disorders. This time was totally different,and the reasons behind it where much more than before..Bam talk about getting hit with a ton of bricks! John and I talked things over with Dr.Spears about preforming the Amnio,all the pro's & con's. He spoke with us for a hour,and we really felt comfortable with him and trusted every word. We almost decided against it,because of the chances of so many things. Dr.Spears even said,If we even have a slight thought of not wanting to do it,then he suggested we not have it done. John and I asked for a little time to talk things out alone. It was a very hard choice to make,but when Dr.Spears told us that if there was a infection in my uterus,and we didn't test,then not only would the baby be sick,but I could get a infection in my blood,which if that would happen,I would die..there wasn't nothing they could do for me at that point. So with that said John and I decided to go ahead and have the test done. I couldn't bare to lose our baby,but I couldn't dare lay there thinking about how the death of me would affect those I loved,especially JR and John. I couldn't dare put my son through that..he loves his mama way too much and I love him more than words could ever express..
The test itself wasn't so bad,the needle was long,about 8 inches I guess,but it was thin,actually thinner than a IV needle. I thought it would be really painful,having to go through my stomach and the uterus..but honestly I barely felt it..only when he was tapping it through the walls of my uterus. He said I may have some cramping or spotting,but I lucked out and had no after affects! What a sigh of relief,it was over in matter of minutes. Dr.Spears,was wonderful and talked us through every second of the procedure. My aunt sat in the hall with JR and kept him occupied...after wards we went back to my room and waited for the results which came back rather quickly. The first set of test came back negative for any infection,of my uterus,which meant I was fine and most importantly the baby was fine and was able to stay in there longer. They did a second test and those results would be available,for another 5-7 days. This test would tell us if I had a bacteria infection,that comes from a pregnant woman's vagina area..all woman have bacteria,however for a pregnant woman,it can be a lot more.Three days later they updated me,and there was no growth on the petri dish,thats great news,but it could still grow over the next few days...finally the wait was over,that test too was a negative,,YAY!
So it looks like a sit and wait game from this point in,unless something takes a turn for the worse,which I'm praying it doesn't.
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