The Next Day - Wednesday

Our appointment is at 8:30 am. Dr. Collins asked me to bring an overnight bag in case they need to do a blood transfusion on the baby. After the ultrasound, Dr Collins tell us there is still fluid around the heart and it is still enlarged. The blood flow thru the brain is lower but still way too high. Nothing has changed with the baby. My blood work is back and it doesn't appear to be an antibody in my blood causing all this. The news gets worse. After consulting with one of his partners, they believe they should check the fluid for other chromosomal abnormalities. They are now checking chromosome 13, 18 and 21. If the results show too many chromosome 13 or 18 the outcome will be fatal for the baby. 21 is down syndrome. Dr. Collins is also going to check for a couple of different infections. Both of which are very harmful to the baby. We proceed with the amnio in his office. It's a little uncomfortable but not too bad. Stephen watched the procedure on the US screen. He could see the needle entering my abdomen, then the uterus and going slightly above Luci's foot. The fluid is a light yellow color. The doctor then takes blood to do more screenings for infections and Rh imbalance. He sends me to Baptist hospital for more blood work. The blood bank is going to prepare blood for a fetal blood transfusion. This is a precaution in case we need it. We go home and await the results from the amnio. We are so scared!