Due in Sept/Oct/Nov 2015

[XXforhubby]

Keshet- I hope everything comes back normal and the baby is healthy! I'm praying for you and your baby!

Hugs!


[emoji170][emoji577][emoji843][emoji602][emoji170]

[keepthefaith]

Keshet been thinking about you, hope things ok xx


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[EmileeJane]

Oh Keshet so sorry. I'm sending good thoughts to you and baby.

Glad you had a better day Mars. No doubt still on a roller coaster. Thinking of you both.

[Keshet]

Oh keshet i am sorry. I truly hope the results come back negative! Keeping my fingers crossed. Could you enlighten me on cmv? I have never heard of it.

Thanks everyone for your kinds words. I'm still waiting for the results. I thought that they would be ready a couple of days ago. But it's now Friday evening and I can't believe I don't have those yet--so I have to wait the whole weekend. I'm not a medical professional, but from what I've learned online, CMV is a virus that most of the population has that stays dormant. It's from the same family of viruses that cause cold sores or mono. It is not dangerous, unless you have a primary infection during pregnancy or are immunocompromised or a transplant patient. Sometimes if you have an old latent virus it can reactivate and potentially infect the baby. It's most dangerous if you are infected for the first time during pregnancy. If the fetus gets infected, it can have a host of problems including hearing loss, mental retardation, and even death. Or it can have none of those problems. But it's really hard to tell in utero. Sometime there are a lot of signs on the ultrasound--but sometimes there are no signs. And sometime ls a baby is born a symptomatic and then develops symptoms later. There are no solid treatments for this and so they don't seem to test for this routinely during pregnancy.

[XXforhubby]

Keshet- I'm hoping and praying that everything is ok with your sweet baby, and he/she is nice and healthy! I'm sending positive thoughts your way!

Hang in there sweetie!!


[emoji170][emoji577][emoji843][emoji602][emoji170]

[Claire33]

Keshet, how did you find out that the baby might be infected with the CMV virus? Is this an issue you've had earlier? Are you immuno-compromised or have you had a primary infection in this pregnancy? I've read a bit about this virus now and it's pretty scary I have to admit. They are talking about vaccinating women against it, but I guess for all of us it's too late anyway. I hope all is well with baby!

Mars, I hope you are doing ok. Any chance of a 4th baby through HT? It's what kept me up and running when I heard DS3. But once again, the feelings I had for DS3 during pregnancy (especially after hearing boy) are 100% opposite to the feelings I have towards him now. He truly is the most wonderful child you could ask for and I'm so proud of him and in love with him. I'm so glad I had exactly HIM and no other child/girl.

[Keshet]

The doctor decided to test me because there was some fluid around the heart during the ultrasound at my first amnio. The results came back with a small amount of virus that was "too low to quantify". That could mean that it was because we tested too early--it really only reliable to test after 22 weeks. Or it could be contamination from my blood. That is why we are testing again, just to make sure.

[Burakoam]

Keshet does that mean you are a known carrier of cmv? If theres even a chance its your blood that contaminated the first test id say hold on to that hope.... If you are a carrier its entirely possible your baby is just fine... Prepare for the worst but hope for the best. While it is a scary thing its also still possible even if it is the baby that they will have no problems... Just lot of prayers i think right now... From all of us here too.

[Keshet]

Thank you Burakoam! I have the latent virus--and no evidence of a recent infection--which is a good sign because it is usually protective. I think that something like 80% of people have the latent virus. It is much worse if you get a primary infection during pregnancy. But in rare cases baby could be infected even with a latent virus. I am trying to hold on to hope--but, yes, also preparing for the worst.

[kitkat18]

Thinking of you Keshet X