15 weeks- Merry Christmas and happy prenatal bloodwork!

We had  a very Merry Christmas and just knowing what is in store for us in 2012 makes us feel like the luckiest people in the world!

This week was not without it's drama, of course.  I had some spotting earlier this week followed by a call to the new doctor.  They returned my call and took the opportunity to share the results of my prenatal first trimester bloodwork.  The nurse said that my thyroid hormone was low, I was vitamin D deficient and that my antibody screen came back positive.  The last one really threw me.  I am O negative and M is O positive, which is not bad if it's your first pregnancy, but if you've ever had a D&C, miscarriage or any other opportunity for your baby's blood to mix with yours, it could be dangerous.  They give you Rhogam after D&C and any other procedure (amnio, CVS) to try to prevent the issues that it causes- my blood would build up antibodies to the baby's blood and then start attacking it.  This leads to anemia in the baby and possibly blood transfusions in utero and after birth.  So for my first m/c (blighted ovum) I didn't get Rhogam because there technically was no baby (just and empty sac) therefore no blood cells.  My second m/c I had the D&C so they gave me Rhogam in the hospital to prevent sensitization.  At my 11 week appointment with the RE, they gave me Rhogam just in case, because I had some spotting and the busted capillary issue.  So when my antibody screen came back positive (i.e. "sensitized") it was cause for much alarm.  It wasn't until my third hour scouring on the internet that I found out the Rhogam actually stays in your system for about 12 weeks, and will cause any antibody screen you have to be "positive" even though you aren't.  Eventually, it will go away and you will come back negative.  Wow, really wish the nurse had explained that one on the phone.  Could have saved me about 3 hours of complete and total panic, anger, and upset.

So BESIDES that, we had a very nice holiday weekend, and I am off this entire week for some rest and relaxation!  I am hoping to visit my IVF nurses this week to give them the gift basket I made them, along with cigars for the doc and a bottle of nice wine for each of the embryologists.