tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171449100604531845.post2528911628874711495..comments2023-05-26T14:28:11.142+03:00Comments on Reflections From A Global Nomad: Prenatal Visit #1Deborahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10249491905813918066noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171449100604531845.post-72578039340960336682009-12-28T17:43:27.289+02:002009-12-28T17:43:27.289+02:00Of course you three are in our prayers. Glad you ...Of course you three are in our prayers. Glad you had more good news to share.MLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02547965252514772011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171449100604531845.post-54025251136407507842009-12-28T19:22:37.642+02:002009-12-28T19:22:37.642+02:00Praying too... and so glad yall got to hear that l...Praying too... and so glad yall got to hear that little heartbeat. My first visit w/ Kalila was at 7 weeks & we couldn't hear hers yet. It scared me pretty bad even though I knew we may not yet (well we thought I was 9 weeks because our dr tried to go by LMP too lol, but that's still early for it). <br><br>W/ her we got those same tests you did because the dr didn't let us know we had a choice. We decided to skip them this time. Keep in mind they have a high rate of false positives... Thankfully that nucal scan does weed out most of the false positives from the blood tests, but not all. Not a huge issue since yall would go ahead w/ the pg anyway (as would I), but I know from other women that it causes a lot of stress when it happens, so if you get a pos result keep in mind its very likely not true. <br><br>Anyways, congrats on the good visit & enjoy your pg!MKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06877510817457439788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171449100604531845.post-51924008635904292622009-12-28T21:03:42.014+02:002009-12-28T21:03:42.014+02:00Definitely keeping all three of you in my prayers....Definitely keeping all three of you in my prayers. How scary and exciting to be dealing with a pregnancy in a foreign country; I pray all the visits go smoothly. <br><br>And, like you, I hope the new (unofficial/not talked about yet officially by TSA) restrictions on international passengers are lifted or relaxed by the time you next go home.The Readerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16267371981505419362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171449100604531845.post-64537121779399048622009-12-29T03:52:52.902+02:002009-12-29T03:52:52.902+02:00sounds like things are on track.... i am sooo happ...sounds like things are on track.... i am sooo happy for you!EmmaPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13674416956252503821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171449100604531845.post-1984531969342824562010-01-04T07:00:54.802+02:002010-01-04T07:00:54.802+02:00How fun you live in Cairo! Can't wait to read ...How fun you live in Cairo! Can't wait to read more of your blog--we hope to visit Egypt sometime in the next few years.<br><br>About that prenatal testing--the good thing about screening tests is that they don't cause miscarriage. The bad thing about them is that if you do end up in a high-risk category, you are left in a limbo because you will not want to go ahead and get the amnio for a definitive answer. That happened to me in my first pregnancy, as we got the AFP blood screen. It was stressful, but my baby girl was born healthy. For my second pregnancy, I refused all prenatal tests except for the basic ultrasound, and I specifically asked not to be told anything if they looked for the nuchal fold measurement. But chances are, everything will be fine whatever you choose. Enjoy your pregnancy!ErinOrtlundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04291140636032595373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171449100604531845.post-25007275076966247322010-01-04T18:00:22.732+02:002010-01-04T18:00:22.732+02:00Yay! It sounds like things are going well! We on...Yay! It sounds like things are going well! We only had the option for the nucal translucency ultrasound plus blood tests and THEN, IF they noticed something, you had the option for the one that they take some tissue from the baby.<br>Good luck and we are thinking of you!Little Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06168750409901638238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171449100604531845.post-233900865793867842010-01-04T19:47:59.422+02:002010-01-04T19:47:59.422+02:00Thank you everyone for the prayers and kind though...Thank you everyone for the prayers and kind thoughts! We have an appointment at a local hospital for the nucal translucency ultrasound in a few weeks. We're looking forward to it--who doesn't want more pictures of their baby?Deborahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10249491905813918066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171449100604531845.post-47288845598368201832010-01-06T18:21:38.744+02:002010-01-06T18:21:38.744+02:00Hearing that thumpity-thump-thump for the first ti...Hearing that thumpity-thump-thump for the first time is always thrilling. Congratulations!MoDLinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10962353800803717089noreply@blogger.com