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I can think of little else other than the fact that I am expecting a call from a genetic counselor, who will tell me whether the fetus has all the correct number of chromosomes. Aargh.
I called her at 11 to start the stalking process. Left a message. Then again at 1, when she said she usually heard from the lab. I talked to her, but she didn’t yet have results. She said that at 2 (15 minutes ago), she would call the lab and see if she could get a better estimate of when the results would be ready. No word from her yet.
All today, I’ve been thinking back to my first pregnancy, when I went through a similar waiting and stalking process, only to hear heartbreaking news. Needless to say, these memories are not comforting.
But then there was pregnancy 2, and the genetically normal little boy who now lights up our lives. In other positive thoughts, I saw a rainbow coming into work this morning, so surely good things will happen. Still, my stomach is churning and my heart is beating more quickly, just thinking about the phone ringing.
Should the news be good, we’ll be telling everyone — we’ve still told very few people — over the Thanksgiving weekend. I’ve got a work conference call at 3, so no doubt the phone will start ringing then. Send good vibes this way, please. And calm. 
UPDATE: Finally, at 5:10 p.m., I made my last stalker call to her, after she’d said she’d have news “in the next 10 minutes” at around 4:20 p.m. The fax came in as we were on the phone. All the right numbers of chromosomes were present! Yippee!!!! And… it’s a BOY! I started bawling around halfway through receiving the news. Luckily, I was able to talk long enough to pass along the news to my husband. What a huge huge relief. Now I can tell my family!
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I am so happy for you! We’re going through the same thing right now, just that we don’t know when we’ll get the results. Anything between 2 and 3 weeks…:(
Comment by The Lassie 11.19.07 @ 10:41 pmLeave a comment
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Oh, I didn’t love those moments. Why can’t their sense of urgency match ours in these situations??? I’ve got all fingers and toes crossed for good news…I’m thinking about you and your little family!
Comment by mia 11.19.07 @ 6:17 pm