Over the last few months, we have been sending emails out about Tiny to our family and friends. We decided now to post them on this blog as well. That way, this space can become a bit of a time capsule of the story God has written in our lives over the past few months.
Below you will find the fourth email that was sent.
Written on December 27, 2015:
Hi everyone, Merry Christmas!
This is just a short update to let you know that we are scheduled for an amniocentesis test at 1 PM this Tuesday (Dec. 29). This procedure is fairly common, but also does slightly increase the chance of miscarriage as they put a very long needle through the stomach and into the uterus to draw some of the amniotic fluid (the risk is that it could cause uterine contractions after the needle goes through those muscles). We have decided it would be best to do the test, which will tell us what is happening genetically/chromosomally with the baby (i.e., does it have Down's syndrome or something more severe), and this information will be very helpful for next time we see the doctors after our next ultrasound (on January 20). Please pray for Tiny, that invading its little home with this procedure would not cause him/her any harm, and for peace for Katelynn as she does the test and attends a class at the hospital in the morning about the procedure. And please pray too that this will not induce an early labor and that Tiny can keep growing inside of mama.
We should know the initial results within 3 days if it is Down's, Turner's, or Edward's syndrome, and if it's not one of those the results take about 2 weeks. Please pray with us for peace while we wait on the results, and in our heart of hearts, that baby would either be found normal, or indeed have Down's syndrome and nothing more severe (many of the other genetic abnormalities are lethal).
Below you will find the fourth email that was sent.
Written on December 27, 2015:
Hi everyone, Merry Christmas!
This is just a short update to let you know that we are scheduled for an amniocentesis test at 1 PM this Tuesday (Dec. 29). This procedure is fairly common, but also does slightly increase the chance of miscarriage as they put a very long needle through the stomach and into the uterus to draw some of the amniotic fluid (the risk is that it could cause uterine contractions after the needle goes through those muscles). We have decided it would be best to do the test, which will tell us what is happening genetically/chromosomally with the baby (i.e., does it have Down's syndrome or something more severe), and this information will be very helpful for next time we see the doctors after our next ultrasound (on January 20). Please pray for Tiny, that invading its little home with this procedure would not cause him/her any harm, and for peace for Katelynn as she does the test and attends a class at the hospital in the morning about the procedure. And please pray too that this will not induce an early labor and that Tiny can keep growing inside of mama.
We should know the initial results within 3 days if it is Down's, Turner's, or Edward's syndrome, and if it's not one of those the results take about 2 weeks. Please pray with us for peace while we wait on the results, and in our heart of hearts, that baby would either be found normal, or indeed have Down's syndrome and nothing more severe (many of the other genetic abnormalities are lethal).
We love you, and we hope you are able to enjoy much time spent amongst family and friends this Christmas Season,
Katelynn, David, and Tiny
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