Triple Marker Test result received - All is good

We received the triple test result today from Anjani. All is good.
We really not expect to received it but we are glad to have good result, even though we still love our babies no matter how the test come back.

We answer Anjani email by saying our big thanks to him, Dr. Samit and all KIC staffs who are working tirelessly to help us. We continue to pray everyday for D, our surrogate, our babies, as well as all babies at KIC to have uneventful pregnancies.

 

Here is an excerpt extracted from http://kidshealth.org/

Between the 15th and 20th weeks of pregnancy, expectant mothers usually are offered a blood test called the multiple marker test. Sometimes called a triple screen or a quad screen, depending on the number of things measured, it also might be done in combination with blood tests and an ultrasound in the first trimester.
For the multiple marker screening, a sample of blood is drawn from the mother to measure the levels of:
   - hCG (human chorionic gonadotropin), which is made by the placenta
   - estriol, which is made by the placenta and the fetus
   - alpha-fetoprotein (AFP), which is made by the fetus

18 Weeks - Half way through

We have entered week 18. We received the scans from Anjani. We always love to read his first message "All is good with your surrogate and babies. Here’s the scan from yesterday." .
That make our blood pressure drop :)

We feel very grateful and lucky so far. We keep continuing to pray for D, our surrogate, our babies, as well as all babies that KIC help for all intend parent like us.

We are waiting for Triple test at week 18 and TIFFA after week 20. That mean we could receive the Triple test soon.

We make the wire transfer to KIC on Saturday, but Monday is President Day so bank official told us they will make the wiring process on Tuesday, 22nd.

Anjani also replies our questions about the Visa type that we need to have before we can go to India , hopefully in May 2013. He think we had signed up earlier, so the new rule will not affect us, that mean we can use our existed Tourist Visa, and do not need to apply for Medical ones.
But the FRRO has not given the official answer yet, so we are not completely sure how thing will change.

16 Weeks

We received another scan on Friday from Anjani. We love to see his email with the opening sentence "All is good with your surrogate and babies" and there are 4 images and 3 video of ultrasound and some detail numbers of our twins.

Also, we received the update about the new regulation of obtaining the Medical Visa for intend parents from Sai Raj Jaiswal, the Head- Legal & Accounts of Kiran Infertility Centre. Ngan responded by scanning and send him our Visas that we get 1 year ago, they both have Type T ( Travel Visa). Jaiswal advised us to wait for few more days so he can verify with FRRO about this issue.

Here is some infor of our twins:

Fetus A         
GA : 16w4d
BIPARIETAL DIAMETER :   3.49cm
ABDOMINAL CIRCUMF : 10.46cm
HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE : 12.95cm
Heart Rate : 130-150  BPM
                      
Fetus B        
GA :16w6d
BIPARIETAL DIAMETER : 3.55cm
ABDOMINAL CIRCUMF : 11.26cm
HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE : 12.71cm
Heart Rate : 130-150 BPM