We got the call! 😅

[Wishfully]

The overwhelming sense of relief I felt getting the call from our midwife, brought me to tears. After our NHS screening flagged us as high risk for both Edwards & Patau, the NIPT test (which is based on DNA) came back as low risk!!! Phew!!! 😅

Now, after 8 agonising days of waiting, we can finally commit to thoughts of our future together with our rapidly growing little bouncing baby.

You can think a lot of negative thoughts in 8 days... we had to discuss whether we wanted to know the gender if the result was bad. We talked through life prospects of children with both conditions, the horrible termination options & likelihood of natural miscarriage (and how it would be handled) for a baby of 15 weeks +

Some very dark thoughts... my heart goes out fully to the poor couples who have had to handle bad news and a firm diagnosis. 💕 💕

The silver-lining on the passing stressful cloud, was that we now know that our little bouncing bean is a little boy!!! 💙💙💙 Haha!

We just hope he doesn’t inherit too many of DH’s traits, or else we will have a right tear away on our hands 😂

So, so, so, so happy!! 🤗 Thank you to each and every one of you who have offered such heartfelt support over this past week. You are all truly beautiful humans & I wish you all the happy endings you deserve xxx

[WeeMrsH]

The best news! Delighted for you - enjoy your pregnancy

💙😍

[Wishfully in reply to WeeMrsH]

Thank you!! I can’t even begin to describe the relief we’re feeling! How are you doing? Hopefully all settled now after your previous scare? Xx

[Hidden]

Great news 😀 xxx

[Wishfully in reply to Hidden]

🤗

[Hidden]

Gosh, this is wonderful news after such a horrendous time. Now you can relax and enjoy your boy and pregnancy! Xx

[Wishfully in reply to Hidden]

Thank you JoJo0482 😊💙xx

[Emmad781]

Aww what a lovely outcome

That’s it now focus on the positive future

Congratulations xx

[Wishfully in reply to Emmad781]

Thank you & yes, absolutely! Xx

[Ekjones86]

Bloody brilliant!!!!! I am absolutely over the moon for you 😃😃😃😃😃😃😃 !!!!!! Now try to relax and enjoy. You can start buying teeny clothes now 💙💙💙

This has made my week xxx

[Wishfully in reply to Ekjones86]

Haha! Thank you lovely 😊 Relieved doesn’t even come close to describing just how amazing this news was for us!! Xx

[Gillyc1]

What brilliant news and such a relief. Try and enjoy your pregnancy now xx

[Wishfully in reply to Gillyc1]

Thank you, yes I certainly will do 😊xx

[kumkums]

Congratulations. I'm so glad it's good news. Enjoy your pregnancy.

[Wishfully in reply to kumkums]

Thank you kumkums xx

[Hidden]

Brilliant news xx

[Wishfully in reply to Hidden]

Thank you so much! And congratulations on your little baby girl 💖xx

[Kvelvetrose]

Wonderful news! So happy for the three of you. A bouncing baby boy I hope the rest of the journey is stress free for you all xxx

[Wishfully in reply to Kvelvetrose]

Thank you, me too! It’ll be utterly zen like by comparison, hopefully! 🙏 I hope all is good with you & that the morning sickness eases soon xx

[Kvelvetrose in reply to Wishfully]

Bless you I bet!

I hope the all day sickness sorts itself out soon too, I'd like to enjoy this :/

Aw I will keep looking for your posts so let us know how you're getting on x

[elle80]

Aww YAY!! I am so happy to hear this hun. Such a massive relief xx

[Wishfully in reply to elle80]

Thanks so much MichelleO80 🤗xx

[Tugsgirl]

This is brilliant news. Congratulations on the little boy news 💙 xx

[Wishfully in reply to Tugsgirl]

Thank you 😊 Going to start my boy skills training... digging, mud pies and puddle jumping 🤗

[Cinderella5]

Awww I'm so pleased for you!!😘💙xx

[Wishfully in reply to Cinderella5]

Thank you xx 💙🤗

[Lizzielizzielizzie]

YES!!! I’m so pleased for . The NIPT is just such a godsend for giving clear answers.

[Wishfully in reply to Lizzielizzielizzie]

It’s absolutely amazing what they can do!! I mean, extracting and profiling fragments of baby’s DNA from my blood! It’s utterly space age!! Very glad that there are so many capable medical minds out there 🙌

[Orla9298]

Ahhh what amazing news, I’m so happy for you, brought tears to my eyes xx

[Wishfully in reply to Orla9298]

Thank you Orla9298 xx

[Lynnr54]

So pleased to hear this. What an awful couple of weeks for you! Fingers crossed the rest of your pregnancy goes smoothly and you can enjoy it x

[Wishfully in reply to Lynnr54]

Thank you Lynnr54, yes, I’ve had better weeks! Happy ending though 😊xx

[Autumnmoon]

I am so happy to read this what wonderful news you have been through such a lot of stress and worry how wonderful to know that all is well with your precious little boy hope you can get excited and enjoy the rest of your pregnancy x

[Wishfully in reply to Autumnmoon]

Thank you Autumnmoon 🤗💙xx

[Hidden]

Brilliant relax and enjoy now xx

[Wishfully in reply to Hidden]

Thank you, I’ll definitely do that! Xx

[precioce]

That is is brilliant. So very pleased to hear that all is ok. Thank God for the tests they can do now!!! Enjoy your little boy!!xx

[Wishfully in reply to precioce]

Oh my goodness, absolutely!! Thank you science brains 🙏 🧠💛 So excited to know it’s a little boy so early. But then, his head is so massive, it’s no surprise really 😂😂

Keep us posted as your pregnancy progresses, hope all goes just perfectly for you xx

[precioce in reply to Wishfully]

My husband has a melon head as we affectionately refer to it!! Thank you. Hope yours progresses in a relaxing manner now too.😘xx

[Wishfully in reply to precioce]

Ahhh, amazing! I love my melon-headed hubby too 😂 ... It’s where he stores all his copious amounts of brain 🤓☺️Xx

[Hidden]

Oh this is absolutely wonderful news. Sorry you’ve had such an agonising 8 days but so pleased you’ve had such great news at the end of it. X

[Wishfully in reply to Hidden]

Thanks so much! Yes it has been pretty stressful but, my goodness, do we feel grateful now for what we’ve got! 😊 X

[Flimzee]

Yay! I am so happy for you: such good news. Now you can (do your best to!) look forward and be optimistic. Wishing you a healthy and peaceful rest of pregnancy. When is your due date? xxx

[Wishfully in reply to Flimzee]

Positivity is my middle name from this point onwards! 😉 We are due 15th December (Christmas baby 🎄) xx

[Flimzee in reply to Wishfully]

Oh how lovely! That is actually my daughter’s birthday! I am only now starting to relax a bit and looking forward at 23 weeks! Good luck with it all xxx

[Wishfully in reply to Flimzee]

Oh wonderful! 15th December is a good day to be born ☺️

I’m glad you’ve been able to relax now (I was positive I’d be relaxed after our first scan at 7+4, but every milestone is a worry).

So that was the first trimester! It’s been relatively kind to me, but (except for when I have post-meal bloating) don’t look pregnant at all! When did you get your bump? Xx

[Lizzielizzielizzie in reply to Wishfully]

I’m due tenth of December and a tiny bump popped out on Monday, the day I turned 15 weeks. It literally came from nowhere.

[Wishfully in reply to Lizzielizzielizzie]

Oh brilliant! We are really close together 😊 Will see if it pops at the weekend then 😂🤞

[Lizzielizzielizzie in reply to Wishfully]

My husband literally said “where did that come from, I was only looking at you getting undressed last night and it wasn’t there!”

It’s not obvious when I’m dressed, thankfully, as I don’t want parents at school to know until September- my new class don’t need to be worrying all summer about their teacher going off on leave.

[Flimzee in reply to Wishfully]

I popped pretty early with this one (I think because everything is (ahem) looser! I didn’t want to tell people at 14 weeks but had to as people were already guessing. It was definitely bloating but in a baby bump kind of way which was fortunate! With my first I definitely had a baby bump by my 20 week scan xxx

[Lizzielizzielizzie in reply to Flimzee]

I guessed with my oldest friend at eleven weeks when she was having her third... and all I did was drive past her walking on the street! It definitely shows more if you’ve had babies before!! 😂

[mimisquiz77]

What a wonderful news! What a relief it must be. Now you can relax and enjoy your pregnancy 😊 I am really happy for both of you 💖

[Wishfully in reply to mimisquiz77]

Thank you mimisquiz77 😊x

[Tati14680]

I am soooooo happy for you!!! You deserve happiness!!!

[Wishfully in reply to Tati14680]

Thank you & so do you xx

[Kyell2]

Brilliant news! Congratulations on your baby boy 💙 x

[Wishfully in reply to Kyell2]

Thank you! 💙😊💙😊

[Nix44]

Wonderful news!

[Caza2009]

Such great news. Hopefully you can now enjoy the rest of your pregnancy! Congratulations 😊 x