[blparent] update: preg, ultrasound, etc

[Amanda Winkler]

Congratulations!  My husband and I are also both totally blind and are proud 
parents of a wonderful 15 month old daughter who is legally blind.  She did 
inherit my eye condition and we were also offered the genetic testing 
because I was also considered  high risk pregnancy at 34 yrs. Old.  We also 
declined because the risk of losing the pregnancy was too high for us and we 
knew we were going to keep her no matter what.  Cherish and do your best to 
enjoy this time while you're pregnant because the real work starts when he 
arrives. :-)

Amanda


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From: "jan wright" <jan.wrightfamily5 at gmail.com>
Sent: Friday, August 12, 2011 9:24 AM
To: "blparent" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Subject: [blparent] update: preg, ultrasound, etc

> Hi All,
> Remember, I am 42, now and preg. The docs tried to get me to do
> genetic testing  -- partly, probably because I am an older parent and
> partly because DH and I are both blind.
> mine is not genetic, but he and his sister both have   LCA.
> I said "no."
> they told me that an ultrasound would tell if there was any
> abnormalities, just to prepare us. We would not have terminated, even
> if there were, so we opted out of the not-so-accurate expensive tests.
> Now,
> I just had my ultrasound at 22wks today. the placenta is between me
> and baby which is why I have not been feeling much movement -- which
> made me worry for a while. i am carrying quite low which explains why
> i still have to go to bathroom often, although research/books say that
> my bladder should be feeling better from the first trimester.
> It was very hard to see the face, the baby was laying in awkward
> positions. But, we did get some good skelital pics. And, the
> ultrasound tech said that i did not need to worry about anything.
> Of course, from a genetic standpoint, the worry was about Downs Syndrome.
> My 80+ yo grandma wanted us to find out the sex because "bless her
> heart," she is making a baby blanket. This is her way of saying that
> she accepts the baby --
> and she has not done this for every baby in the family. I think that
> this is also her way of saying that she accepts my new husband.
> (culture, religion and all).  But, I could be making too  much out of
> it.
> Anyway, if my 80+yo grandma wants to know, then, against my
> obstenance, I'll find out.
> And, I did.
> Let's just say, i have to start seriously looking for good boy
> Pakistani first names that will go well with a good American middle
> name.
>
> the hunt is on.
> and, i was so sure that it would be a girl.
> (smile)
> thanks for reading the long post.
> Jan
>
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