The amniocentesis today.

Today we went to the Fetal and Women's Center again for our amniocentesis. Our appointment was at 9:30. We arrived and they called us back and did an ultrasound to check for the baby's growth. He wasn't in a very good position so we didn't get very good pictures of him and we couldn't get 3D because of his position. He's measuring well, within 1 day of his due date. I'm due April 10, and he's measuring to be due on April 9th.

We got another look at his privates, and he still has little boy parts (:

The tech found a pocket of fluid that would be good to draw from for the amnio, and she went to get the doctor.

We waited in the room and the tech and the doctor came back in. The doctor was very friendly, she asked if I was nervous, and I said yes. I was very nervous. She put the solution on my stomach, it wasn't iodine because I'm allergic, it was something pink. I'm not sure what it actually was though. The tech put the sterile jelly on my stomach, and put some jelly on the ultrasound transducer. They put a glove on top of the transducer and put it to my tummy.

The doctor started looking for the fluid pocket and found it. She grabbed the needle and said "Are you ready?" I just shook my head Yes. Hell no I wasn't ready, but I had to be.

"One, two, three, breathe. You'll feel a pinch."

Oh yeah. A pinch... at first. I felt the needle go through all the layers of my skin, muscle, and into my uterus. I have to say, that was one of the most painful experiences of my life. It was bearable, until I felt the needle slip into my uterus. She put the vial onto the needle and the fluid began to fill up the container. It was yellow-tinted. All I could think was "Please hurry, please fill faster."
The doctor kept reminding me to calm down, and breathe, because my muscles were so tense. It hurt so bad. She took off the first vial and put a second, smaller one on. It filled up rather quickly and she pulled the needle out.

Tears were filling up my eyes, I didn't expect it to hurt that bad. The tech took the transducer and said "Okay, let's check for a heart tone." And it was 146 bpm.

The doctor said that they got a good look at the baby today because I'm so thin, but they still want me to come back in 3 weeks for an additional ultrasound. They told me to go up front and wait for my disk and to make an appointment.

Now, the wait. It's so nerve-wracking and tense. I'm praying to God so hard that the test results come back negative. Please God, please, just let my baby be okay.