15.5 WEEK UPDATE

We had a midwife appointment this morning.  There are a few updates, but nothing major.

• We discussed the amnio with her and she had nothing to add to our pro list or our con list.  We ultimately made the decision to decline the amnio, since having a definite yes/no answer on Down Syndrome is not going to change a single thing with this pregnancy.  If Jellybean does have Down Syndrome, we will deal with any genetic implications at a later point in time.  
• We will proceed through the rest of the pregnancy under the assumption that Jellybean has Down Syndrome, and hope to be surprised by no presence of Down Syndrome when Jellybean arrives in the world.  
• We have canceled the level I ultrasound scheduled for May 5th, and it will be replaced with a level II ultrasound on May 6th with.  The level II ultrasound will be done by the Maternal Fetal Medicine folks who come up from Harrisburg - it will allow a little more detailed look at Jellybean's anatomy, and it will also allow them to switch over to doppler and look at blood flow through the cord if they wish to do so.  (This is important because of the placenta and IUGR issues that Gracie had.)
• Jellybean's heartbeat was very easy to find today, and it was 145 strong beats per minute.

No other major developments or updates.  More updates as we have them.  Hoping to have some pictures to post in 4 weeks!  Thanks for following along!

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