Previous email from me:
I thought I would send an update on our sweet baby girl. In case you haven't heard we named her Charlotte (small strong woman) Grace (having God's favor; a gift) Forgive me if I repeat information you already know.
On August 3rd we had an amnio after a poor sonogram on the 2nd. The next Monday the FISH (quick results) showed normal chromosomes for 13, 18, 21 and the sex chromosomes. The Dr. has told us to expect these results to come back clear. On Aug 14th when we were in Destin the Dr. called and said that the final amnio results were in and the chromosomes were normal but there were elevated levels of alpha fetoprotein and acetylcholinesterase was present. These two findings point towards spina bifida. But because not all the sonogram findings (kidney and heart issues) are indicative of SB she suggested doing a microarray. This is a test they will perform on the amnio fluid they have already collected. It will look at each chromosome in high level detail to see if there is a deletion, translocation etc. and will take two more weeks so maybe by the end of this week or next week we will have the results.
Today at 2:45 we have an appointment with another maternal fetal medicine specialist for a detailed sonogram. He will look for the SB defect and check all the other issues. Now that we are 19 weeks they should be able to see more than our sonogram almost 3 weeks ago.
So probably more details than you wanted but it is how I process so thanks for letting me share. Please know that we love Charlotte sick or not with all our hearts. And we will do anything we can to gain all the information we can to find the right doctors to help her if that is at all possible. But if God choses to take her home we will always remember and love her as our precious daughter.
So pray specifically for some answers and that if they don't come we will find peace in that situation as well.
Thanks again for letting me share and for being so supportive.
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