Wednesday, August 4, 2010

Genetic Testing 7/26/10


Morning all!
Today I went in for genetic testing on the baby. They did an Ultra Screen which tests for Down Syndrome and Trisomy 13 & 18 (if this comes back positive then I can carry the baby full term but it will die when it is born). I should have the results in 1 week. Part 1 of the test is an ultrasound that measures the fluid in the neck, the nurse said that was all ok! I have attached a couple pictures of the baby! It actually has a profile-nose & lips! It has fingers and toes! AND it was moving all around , flipping back and forth and wiggling its arms and legs!!! It was so cool!!! I didn’t hear the heartbeat but she measured it and it was 149 beats a minute! Which apparently is it the normal/good range! The first picture is a side profile with the face, neck and some belly. They second picture is a close up of the face with the little hand by the face!!! We see the OBGYN on August 9th!

Love,
Katie

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