Chromosome Analysis

Heidi called me yesterday to let me know of the results of the chromosome analysis from Carleigh's cord blood. (BTW thank you Celia for mentioning it to Heidi when you talked to her.) Unfortunately they weren't able to get any results from the analysis. Evidently the sample wasn't any good. By this I mean the cells in the blood were still not actively dividing and I guess they need the cells to still be dividing to do the analysis successfully. It was probably a combination of factors that the sample wasn't good. Carleigh being stillborn is one of them. Heidi asked me if I knew how long she had passed before she was born. I told her it could've been anywhere between 2 am to 3:49 am when she was born. Another is that the sample I guess sat for a bit before being sent since it was over the weekend when she was born.

Heidi said she was pretty confident it would've came back normal, as most samples do. Still....it would've been nice to know. I'm glad they at least tried. Just in case you were wondering, the chromosome analysis would've determined if there was anything wrong with Carleigh's chromosomes that could've or couldn't have contributed to her anencephaly.

I've started taking extra folic acid in preparation for our next child. I'm taking over 4 mg each day. It's not a prescription, just an OTC. With an OTC I can stretch my folic acid out through the whole day instead of taking it all at once. In my head it seems like it would be more effective to have doses throughout the day but I could be totally wrong on that. I made sure, too, that the folic acid I'm taking dissolves in a reasonable amount of time in water. Someone mention in one of my groups that some types of folic acid don't dissolve well and thus aren't absorbed well either. But I'm good!