Baby # 2 - LJO and the Trisomy 8 Mosaicism diagnosis

As Jax approached his first birthday we wondered if maybe it was time to look at having another child.  However, we wanted to see if Jax's ACC was likely to happen again, before making that decision.

Jax had a full blood test done, this is when we discovered that Jax DID in fact has a chromosomal abnormality.  The amniocentesis previously had not picked it up, because it is mosaic.  Only in some cells of the body.

So, J also has Trisomy 8 Mosaicism/Mosaic Trisomy 8.  So, in some cells of his body instead of having 2 copies of chromosome 8, he has 3.  The T8M also caused his ACC and was the cause of the polyhydramnios.  The chance of this happening again, was very low.

Luckily too, because that very same afternoon we got the T8M diagnosis we went on a two-night (kid-free) cruise and by the time we got off the boat we were pregnant!  

A huge surprise because we were told that we could not fall pregnant naturally.  Jax had been conceived with assistive reproductive technology, as I did not ovulate on my own.  So, I was having to inject myself with hormones and then a trigger shot to force ovulation.  Fun times!

It was meant to be because little brother, L, was born in August of 2016.  My very next pap smear discovered cervical cancer and I ended up having a hysterectomy in 2018.