After our appointment at MFM, we were just waiting on the results of the blood work. Our doctor had told us that right now, she was most concerned about the possibility of infection and what that might do to the baby, so I checked my phone a little more often to see if they had called with any news. They had told us the infection study would come back within a few days, and the genetic study would take a little longer because of the fact that it had to be sent to a lab in New Mexico. The genetic study would look for Down Syndrome, Trisomy 18, and Trisomy 13. Since none of those conditions were mentioned I wasn't as concerned about the genetic study as I was the infection study.
I called our nurse/point contact the next Monday afternoon to ask if 'weekend days counted as days' in how long it would take to get our results, as well as just to check and see if any results had come back. She said no weekends didn't count and there were no results yet.
On December 17th I was at school in planning. It was a weird day where we only had 2 classes instead of the normal 4 because it was the last week before Christmas break and we were testing and giving exams. I had been in planning all morning and it was almost time to go to the other class of the day when my phone rang. It was the genetic counselor.
"We've gotten the results of your infection test back." I held my breath. "Ok, great." "The results show that while you have had definite exposure to two infections at some point, none of them look like they have been present during the course of the pregnancy." I was so relieved I just cried and said, "That's great news" as the bell rang. I was so happy and thinking about getting to my class that I didn't think to ask any questions, I just thanked her and got off the phone.
Another teacher in the workroom with me who knew about what we had been dealing with with this pregnancy saw my tears and asked if I was ok. I nodded and said that everything was fine, there looked like there was no infection and that was a huge relief. She hugged me and asked if I was ok to go to class. I said yes, got myself together, sent out texts to Russell and our families to let them know the wonderful news, and got to class.
Ok, we got through this hurdle. This is great news. We now just have to deal with Dandy-Walker, which since Ally was classified as variant could also be relatively mild or even a non-issue. It gave me so much hope!
About a week later, we got a call with the results of the genetic test. As expected, we also showed a low probability of the serious genetic issues of Down Syndrome, Trisomy 18, and Trisomy 13. We were also negative for cystic fibrosis and the doctor had said the baby's spine looked great, so no spina bifida either. Praise the Lord!
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