Re: Baby update!
From: Mel (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 23 May 2003 04:40:57 -0500 (CDT)
Hi
that is great news for you both!!!!! Take it easy and ahve a happy and
restfull remianing pgy
Take great care and huge loves
Mel
At Thu, 22 May 2003, Valerie wrote:
>
>Hey all!
>
>I haven't been on this board hardly at all since February because this
>baby I am carrying is taking lots of energy... but I figured it was
>time to give a baby update...
>
>I am now 20 weeks pg! A couple weks ago I took my AFP test (the blood
>Alpha-Feto Protein test) and it came back with a "higher than normal"
>risk for Downs and/or another defect.... NOPE! She is fine! (SHE!!!)
>
>It is my sneaking suspicion that we Cysters often have abnormal AFP
>results... but the fact of the matter is that 12% of AFP's are abnormal
>for no reason. (BTW, all you California girls, AFP is forced on us
>here! State rule! Leave it to the State of California to require a test
>with such a high rate of unnecessary worry! AND the State of California
>THEMSELVES take and keep your blood sample... until my extended AFP
>fiasco I never was much of a "OMG Big Brother" kind of person, but I am
>now a little more cautious!
>
>The upside though, because of my PCOS and m/c history my OB ref'd me for
>a Level II Ultrasound (4-D ultrasound!) as he wanted to spare me an
>amnio... and now I have a baby video and CD-ROM...
>
>Now we just need to work out a name! (and pack because we are moving in
>1 week! EEEK!
>
>--
>Valerie
>
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