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[quote=Anonymous]14:50--welcome!  The testing options can really be overwhelming.  Deciding which ones to do, if any, is a hugely personal choice; I'm sorry the OB you saw was so pushy about it.  I think the one you're describing is Counsyl (as jindc noted), my midwives never even suggested it, though we've done others.  We did the NT and sequential screen with our first, and will do those again plus Maternit21 with this baby.  If both come out in the clear, I'm hoping that having multiple independent biomarkers tell us the same thing will ease my anxiety.  I'm 36, so just barely AMA, but we like to know what information we can.

I've had a wild Sunday: had severe abdominal pain on my lower left side this morning, while playing with my daughter.  Went upstairs and got my husband, and we dropped our daughter at our neighbors' so we could head to the hospital.  The pain was hideous--worse even than labor--and I ended up getting morphine which helped quite a bit.  They diagnosed me with ovarian cysts, which they said should shrink soon when the placenta comes online (apparently the cysts are making progesterone until then, so they're playing a helpful role, if a painful one).  I'm back home now and feeling better thanks to Percocet and ginger ale, since another side effect of the pain was frequent vomiting.  Awesome.

But, the good news is we got an ultrasound of the little one on a really good machine, and s/he is measuring right on track with my LMP!  I'm so relieved, and even got to hear a good, strong, fast heartbeat.  9 weeks today, yeah!

So that's my update--glad to hear from folks and hope you're well.  jindc, those symptoms are definitely a good sign!  They're rough, though.  And Pumpkin, I thought of you today since they weren't sure for a while if I could have a second, ectopic pregnancy that was causing the pain.  They don't think it's that--and it's quite rare, apparently--but I remembered your twins post.

Take care, all!
Poppy[/quote]

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