Hi everyone. Want to share something with you all. I am pregnant, in fact, i am just over 11 wks pregnant. I decided to keep quiet becos I was under massive pressure, as you know, theres 1 in 4 that the baby will have EB like Jim Jim, 2 in 4 that the baby will not have EB but a carrier like me and Martin, or 1 in 4 that the baby will not have EB and not even a carrier of the faulty gene if the baby has inherited both good genes from the parents. Jim Jim had two bad ones from each of us, he was affected. This time round, i was under massive pressue, went to have CVS last Thursday at PRM, the sample was then sent down to St.Thomas hospital in London, they told us it could take up to a week....honestly, it's a nerve wracking experience, I couldn't sleep properly for the last 6 nights, a day felt like a year, even this morning i woke up thinking what if the baby is affected, can I cope? will i cope? and you know, second time round is just very difficult, every pregnancy is unique, theres a possibily that the baby will be affected...
Today I phoned my midwife at PRM at around 3pm, she said they haven't received anything from the Lab, will keep chasing, then I phoned my EB nurse, her phone was switched off, then i left a message...at around 4pm, my EB nurse phoned me...then my midwife phoned me as well....she said, you are having a baby girl and she's fine, not only she's fine, she has no EB gene at all, the bad gene didn't pass on, it stops here...I couldn't speak for a while, I was over the moon, then started crying..happy tears I suppose.
It was Jim Jim's birthday on Monday but he gave Mummy the biggest gift in life, I just want to say thank you for everyones support over the past year and I also want to let you all know that this baby girl is going to be a very special girl, shes due in Nov, we will have a very special Christmas this year..