Eric’s already planning his escape for 2020
Last Wednesday I just got home from seeing Carl when the phone rang.
It was my doctor’s office. They were insistent to see me the next day. About my ultrasound, the receptionist said. But it wasn’t anything to worry about, the receptionist said. But yes, I had to come in, even though I was officially transferring to the doctor/obstetrician who will deliver this baby and had an appointment with her the very next day, the receptionist said.
That phone call broke me. I lost it. The stress of work, Eric’s continuing job search, other drama, pregnancy — all of it converged with that phone call. Eric was at his brother’s in Toronto, but came flying home (as fast as one can up the Don Valley Parking Lot Parkway during rush hour) when I called him practically incoherent and sobbing.
(I called my boss and negotiated a break for a few days. Mom’s night out that evening helped immensely. A four-day hiatus from the computer and various fun-ness with Eric and Lucy meant this morning I woke nearly normal and less stressed. Thankfully.)
The short version of Thursday’s appointment was this: My prenatal testing showed a higher-than-normal ratio for my age for Down syndrome; mine was for a woman 34, not 29. Although the overall results pointed conclusively to negative, my cautious doctor didn’t like the number — so this afternoon, we went to the Oshawa hospital for a Level 2 ultrasound to get confirmation that everything is, indeed, all good.
And it is.
And I was completely proven wrong and utterly shocked to learn that Lucy is going to have a little sister.
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Oh wow Carly. I’m so happy that everything turned out to be OK. What a relief for you guys.
And CONGRATS! Yay a little sister for Lucy!! How adorable.
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Oh man, that is a horrible convergence of too.much.shit. I am so sorry. I’m glad things are better now.
I am so happy to hear that Parasite 2.0 is a-okay and laughing that it is a she! Yipee for you!
Chili.
Wow Carly-two girls!!! I’m sorry to hear about your scary experience but thankfully it’s all okay. Congratulations!
Whew! I’m so relieved to hear that things are looking good in there. I was sent for a a Level II ultrasound during my pregnancy because my maternal grandmother had a baby with spina bifida. They ended up finding “additional fluid” around Brady’s heart.
I was on pins and needles for months – and had ultrasound after ultrasound. He was completely fine after all that. It was nerve-wracking though.
Hang in there!
OH. MY. I’m so sorry you had to go through that…thank goodness it looks like everything is okay. You must have been unbelievably stressed.
Congratulations on another wonderful girl on the way. I always wanted a sister.
Whew..glad to hear that things turned out alright for you all. I can’t imagine the scare that you had but kudos to your doctor for being so on top of things. Perhaps you need to pick out a boyish girl name for parasite #2. I am happy for you guys that you finally found out the sex. WOW another girl congratulations.
Holy Crap!
I was beginning to wonder where you disappeared to, and I’m really glad all is ok.
Sometimes I’d like to shoot the doctors for being alarmists. Even the rate for Downs at age 34 is way low – we decided against Genetic testing with Caity and I was .. um 38? (trying to do the math) at the time. I didn’t like the odds of what could happen if we had the testing (i.e., a higher chance of miscarriage, not the results of the test). They made me feel incredibly guilty because I didn’t want an Amnio, it was almost “how dare she!”. I also had a false-positive glucose test with Caity. Mind you I just had a Bacon and Egg breakfast before I took the test… they wanted me to go for a 3 hour Glucose test. The one hour one made me throw up and nearly pass out, I couldn’t imagine what a 3 hour one would do to me. When I told the Dr. at Mt. Sinai’s High Risk Clinic, he said that where he comes from (Holland) they don’t test for Gestational Diabetes unless they have STRONG reasons. They don’t believe in wasting money is more or less how he put it. He told me I was fine and if I wanted, I could do a random Glucose test (just blood) at another visit, which I did and everything was ok. It was worrisome for a while there too.
Yes, it’s good that you went for the tests, and congratulations on another girl. I’m just sorry that you were worried needlessly. I hope you understand what I’m trying to convey …
We should get Eric and Alex together, they can commiserate together. Eric will be officially outnumbered! Maybe he’ll want to create another room in the garage as a Man’s Room lol
I am glad to hear is all is well with little she-baby and congrats on finding out
yay ! 2 girls !
A Girl!!! Holy crap! I bet you almost fell off the table when you were told!
I’m glad everything is ok with the little girlie.
See you soon,
L.
I’m glad that all is well with you and the baby
Sue
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Awesome, you and Jen both with 2 girls… BFF’s having BFF’s!
Now I can wait to hear her cuter than cute name!
So glad that everything turned out so well…congrats on the baby girl~
Congrats! Another girl, how exciting!
I am glad to hear everything is OK with the baby
Oh my goodness Carly, my heart was thumping so loudly reading this. So glad to hear all is well, and congralutions on another girl! :