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11-10-2008 - It\'s a healthy boy!

My mood while writing this blog: Angry at the doctor

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Yes, doctors do make mistakes and they made a terrible one recently. At 13 weeks we got our genetic testing back and they said it was a girl. I told the councilor it was wrong because I strongly felt it was a boy. Wednesday we had our 20 week ultrasound and as soon as the baby popped up on the monitor we saw "her" penis and testicles. We laughed and I did a few told you so's before the doctor came back in to burst our bubble. He said his genetic testing was correct and genetically she was a girl and physically a boy. We insisted they give us another amnio and retest the gender. After making us wait for a very long time they handed us a paper that said she had Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (CAH) and the amnio was a formality because mistakes almost never happen. The doctors didn't know much about it but said she would be normal (except for the penis) so they sent us home. We looked it up and it is an awful condition. She would have to have medicine every day of her life and if she fell down, threw up, got a fever or got stressed in anyway she would have to have a shot right away or die. This means she would have to carry around a small ice chest (the shot was temperature sensitive). The other thing was she wouldn't be able to process salt. We had tentatively decided we wouldn't operate on her genitals because that was her decision not ours. What if we made her a girl and she grew up to identify as a boy? I still have no idea how CAH would affect her and thank goodness I don't have to know. We got the results from the amniocentesis we insisted on doing again and it turns out he is genetically and physically a boy! They messed up.
I am so thrilled to announce we are having a healthy baby boy!

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5 Comments on It\'s a healthy boy!


monjadety - Tuesday, 14 Oct
I am so sorry that you had to go through that. I can only imagine what would have gone through my head & although I know that God had a plan for us all I would have had questions. Congradulations on your litte man!!!!!

J9 - Sunday, 12 Oct
That's amazing! I'm so glad you persisted and got retested! Congrats on the little fella!!

giota - Sunday, 12 Oct
Congrats on your healthy little boy!

prettypenny - Sunday, 12 Oct
Oh my goodness!!!! I can't believe the nightmare you two have been through. I'm so glad everything turned out better than expected.

CONGRATULATIONS on your little BOY!!!!!!!!!!!!

Larkspur69 - Sunday, 12 Oct
G-E-E-Z-U-S!! They can screw up THAT BAD??
I'm at a loss for words....except....I AM SO HAPPY for YOU!!!
Thank gawd!!!

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