Joshua James Precious Part 2

Well here is the next update on what went on with my first pregnancy.

The first couple of months I was dragged down from all the sickness that I had.  Every morning, I would be sick and I also couldn't cook or be around the kitchen due to the smell. If I did cook, I just couldn't eat a thing so Chris had to do all the cooking on his own.  I could help prepare the veg etc but as soon as something went in a pan then I had to leave him to it.  I also went off lots of things, like chicken, veg, fruit, dairy products so what I could eat was also limited.  Chris did a fantastic job though of keeping the food as varied as he could as well as making sure that he had the veg even though I didn't.  I lost almost a stone in these first four months.

Other than the sickness everything else was fine until we went for our 20 week scan.  When the sonographer did the scan, she found some things that caused her some concern so I was then referred to a consultant three days later.  This scan showed that there was issues with the baby's long bones being short.  This could be an indicator of the baby having a chromosomal defect i.e Down's, Edward's or Patau's syndrome.  We were offered to have a test called an amniocentesis where a needle would be put through my tummy and they would take some amniotic fluid to test the baby's for these possible issues.  We decided that the risks at this stage of the pregnancy were too high and as we wouldn't do anything regarding the results (they would be for information only) then we decided to have the amnio at 32 weeks.

We were then under consultant care for the rest of the pregnancy.  Had another scan four weeks later at 24 weeks and 6 days gestation where there were positive signs that although the baby's bones were still measuring below where they should be, they had had four weeks growth.  So we left there very happy. The next day, I had a midwife appointment where I think she thought I was mad.  Think I am probably one of the very few women who cheer and smile when they are told they have put weight on.  Although not back to my pre-pregnancy weight, I was only a short way off.

This is were we thought we were on the home straight with everything going our way and we at last started to enjoy the pregnancy.  Little knowing that only 10 days later, our lives would change forever.