Missy- Ahh, how nice to have a nap! Sounds like a great weekend you have planned! Thanks for weighing in on this for me. I didn't realize you were a special ed teacher.

Stacy- Well, no obviously they can't fix it. But DH and I seriously considered terminating if we knew ahead of time our child would have serious issues. (I'm sure you'll try to kill me from over there for saying that) Honestly, I'm not sure what we really decided. I'm scared to death to have a child I can't care for, yet don't think I could bring myself to terminate.

Why did they want to do an amnio with DD?

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Claire-I did the Quad testing. I wanted to be able to weigh my options as well. Fortunately it came back negative. But if it did come back positive I also know with the u/s technology out there they can also use that to further see if the baby has certain markers for things such as downs. It is a personal choice whatever you decide as far as testing and what you do with the results.

As far as the false positives my OB was really good about warning me and that they would discuss further if anything came back positive about what to do next.

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Claire--We considered doing the testing for the same reason; but I realized that I could never terminate on a "chance" of something being wrong. Unfortunately, they usually cannot say 100% that something is wrong, so you would have to almost guess. If the science was more precise, I know I would have done it.

Well, ladies, looks like you're stuck with me for another week. I am not dilated AT ALL. So, he couldnt even sweep my membranes. I started to freak out about him leaving town next week, so he is calling around and is going to try and get a midwife friend of his to cover my birth should Ely decide to come when he is gone. That makes me feel much better; I would trust a midwife to stick to my plan almost more than I trust my doctor. In the meantime, I bought and am going to drink Milk of Magnesia. I am constipated, so it will deal with that issue, but also my nurse said that it might "stir things up" a bit. They said DO NOT drink the castor oil; it is just too violent/harsh. Oh, but one good thing is that I lost a lb, and I know that many people lose weight before delivery, so maybe that is good? I don't know. I am so bummed; I am going to put on pjs. That always makes me feel better.

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Krissy- I was really hoping today was going to be your day.

Where's Kanieka? I hope everything is okay.

So, I have a doc appt on Monday and Tuesday is my bday.
I am going to have a busy week.

Hope all you ladies are doing well

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Krissy-Good grief! I know you must be going nuts. Maybe Ely will surprise everyone and come on out before your Doc leaves.

Claire- We thought about the genetic testing but knew we couldn't terminate even if it was 100% accurate so decided against it. I don't think I could have dealt with it if we found out there may be something wrong. I think everyone is different though. Definitely a personal decision.

Missy-I envy your nap right now!!!!

Everyone else-HI!

So I've completely finished all of Grahams room(needed to wash his clothes and bed clothes), all of the laundry, and packed DH and Graham's hospital bags. On top of that i've cleaned this entire apartment. My little issue is much improved. Maybe they crawled out and died. Very relieving. So once I buy his curtains and get his changing pad and bookcase we are all set!

OH! and we are installing the car seat tonight.

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Krissy-I still cna't believe you haven't made any progress. I'm so sorry.

Amber-You are making tons of progress. I plan on working on the hospital bags this weekend.

As for me I haven't felt the baby move much today. I hate those days when she decides not to be too active and then I have to really watch for movement to be sure she's ok. Then there are days I swear she doesn't stop at all.

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Heidi-I know what you mean. He has quiet days too. Today he hasn't been still for 30 seconds though. I'm worn out housing him. I only got the bags done because I was doing their laundry anyway. I'm pretty sure DH changes clothes 5 times a day. Weirdo. Blah. It's nap time before DH gets home.

It seems like a few people have disappeared here lately. Hope everyone is doing ok.

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Krissy - if it makes any difference - I was dilated to a four for over a week and when I finally went into labor two days after I was due, I was still a four when I got there! I was told whether or not you dilate doesn't really mean whether it is your time to go... today could still be the day for you

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Missy--Thanks so much for the glimmer of hope! My doctor seems pretty sure that the baby is not coming anytimes soon, but I keep reminding myself that things go really fast for some people; hopefully I am one of them!

I am really worried about Kanieka; she was posting a lot, and now nothing? I hope she is ok, too.

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Krissy- What a bummer! I'm sorry nothing has changed. I'm still pulling for you to have Ely come ASAP, though. I hope you at least get some constipation relief.

Amber- WOW! Sounds like you have gotten a TON accomplished! I'm so glad your univited guests seem to be leaving. That sounded really scary.

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Rhea- I went in to go get my u/s at 20w to find out the sex and they couldn't tell me b/c her legs were crossed but then they seemed very concerned and called in like a senior u/s tech (not at my OB's office but a general u/s place). They wouldn't tell me anything tho. I left there very uneasy. My dr called me and told me to come in first thing in the am. Of course I was freaking out. I went in and they told me her head was oblong shaped and they were concered that she was retaining water in her head etc. I was TOTALLY flipping out. The nurse pissed me off and asked me if I would terminate if there was a serious issue. Even though I was only 21 and not a Christian then, I looked at her like she was insane and told her no way. My dr wanted me to get an amnio and I refused so he sent me to a perinatologist. I went in to him for an u/s and she was perfect. He was confused. I was grateful and that was the end of that.

Krissy- Everyday is a new day. You can wake up and it all changes. Hang in there!

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Stacey-I think I would have knocked her out for that. I also lost my temper at work one night because some woman looked at me and said "If you don't want it i'll take it!" Ppl are so stupid and insensitive. I could NEVER give him up whether it be abortion, adoption, whatever. Even if he wasn't normal or perfect. I don't know why ppl assume he is an accident. Now I'm all pi$$Y.

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Rhea-Not all Dr.'s do this, but there is a newer test out with less false positives out there for Down's Syndrome (and a few other things that I can't remember). It is called a "nuchul scan" and they do a u/s at 12weeks and can measure the neck fold and look at the nose plate. They use these measurements and also measure a particular hormone level in your blood to make the determination.
I got this done with Avery instead of the other testing, it is also nice because you get an u/s.

Krissy-come on baby Ely!

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Krissy- How's it going???

How's everyone feeling today?

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Hi Bina-I've been wondering how you're doing. Have you had a doctor visit yet?

Krissy-How are you doing?

DH is going away this weekend to fish with his dad because he didn't get to last weekend. So I have a weekend of shopping planned to get the last of my baby supplies and getting the rest of the stuff for our bathroom. We are finally seeing some good progress. It is almost ready for paint and the tile. Feeling much less overwhelmed finally!

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Im still here, I drank the Milk of Magnesia a little while ago. It hasn't done anything yet, but OMG it is DISGUSTING! It was so hard to swallow! Gross. DH pushed on my acupressure points in my feet last night, which is supposed to start labor, but obviously did nothing. I am going to call a cleaning company today and see if I can afford to have my house cleaned; it is driving me nuts that I can't do any deep cleaning, but I am physically unable to scrub the tub!

Bina--They offer that test here, also, but usually do it in conjunction with the other tests. I had a friend do that u/s, and was actually told the gender at that time! I couldnt believe the woman doing the u/s could tell, but sure enough, when she got it repeated at 19 weeks it was right.

Kanieka???

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Krissy-I asked DH if I could hire someone to come in and clean. His response was "isn't that what your mom is for?" Jackass. He was obviously being a smartass. But I cagree with you that it's too hard to do the full cleaning and want a nice clean house before the baby.

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