Jude - Triploidy

Thanks everyone for your responses of support to my last blog. We have truly felt the arms of the body of Christ encircling us and enabling us to get through this time.

I will try to be brief since my last post was so long. We got the amniocentesis results back yesterday. Jude has a very rare chromosomal abnormality called Triploidy. That means that Jude has 3 of each chromosome instead of 2. Most babies conceived with this anomaly are miscarried very early on, but a rare few survive to term. At this point, there is about a 50% chance that I will carry Jude to term, or close to it. These babies are usually still-born, but can survive delivery for a short time, usually minutes to hours. With the condition that Jude's little body is in at this point it seems nearly impossibly that he could come into position for a natural delivery, so will have to be delivered by C-section if he grows much more.

This opens up new fears for us. Jess worries about the greater risk and more difficult recovery a C-section places me in. I fear grieving the final loss of Jude while recovering from major abdominal surgery. I also fear that if he is born alive that he will have gone to Jesus before I am stitched up and can hold him. Prayer for these fears would be greatly appreciated, along with all of the prayer requests mentioned in my previous blog.

One thing struck us this morning as we were reading through Psalms and praying together: God understands our pain. He also lost a son. And not only did He loose His son, but He knowingly and willingly sacrificed His son FOR US. It makes God's sacrifice that much more meaningful as we are experiencing the pain of loosing our own beautiful Jude.

Thank you God for your sacrifice for us. We understand now just how incredibly painful it must have been for your to turn your face. We also understand a little bit better the love you must have for us, exemplified by your sacrifice. Though it is difficult to comprehend right now, that you love us and want what is best for us, we trust that you do. Forgive us our unbelief, and assist us to trust you more and more each day of this journey. Thank you for your love.