Our journey

We found out that we were expecting in early December, 2008. We were so excited and it was difficult to keep the secret until Christmas. We told our families at Christmas time and waited until our first appointment at 10 weeks to share the news with friends. We had an early ultrasound (actually at 9 weeks) to determine dating and our EDD was August 20th, 2009.

I have had an easy pregnancy in that I feel pretty normal. I didn't have much of an appetite during the first trimester but was so thankful I wasn't sick or feeling too nauseous.

The BIG ultrasound happened at 20 weeks. It's a BOY! He was growing normally. There were two concerns the doctor had based on the ultrasound. The nuchal fold was measuring at 6 (5 is the top of normal range) and there was low amniotic fluid. I was told the baby is at risk for Down's Syndrome based on the higher nuchal fold measurement so I was referred to the Perinatal Center of Iowa. 2 weeks and another ultrasound later, the specialist could not find any reason to be concerned about the nuchal fold. He said it didn't look thick to him and he saw no reason for further testing. Amen! He had no explanation for the still low fluid so we now have an ultrasound every 2 weeks to monitor baby's growth and the amniotic fluid.

We are at 27 weeks along now. My next ultrasound is next week with the specialist. I'm still being seen for regular prenatal care with my OBGYN office. It has been quite the roller coaster but we are thankful our baby boy is healthy and growing normally. As for the fluid goes....I'm doing my best to drink up!