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Close to 90% of Trisomy babies are terminated before birth after parents find out their diagnosis. Our story ⬇️ After losing our first pregnancy in 2025, finding out we were expecting again felt like a gift. Now we’re preparing to meet our daughter, Haven. Early testing showed a high chance of Trisomy 18, and an amniocentesis later confirmed it. Our recent ultrasound showed Haven is now measuring about 4 weeks behind and weighs 2 lbs 1 oz. The doctors confirmed she has a heart condition called Tetralogy of Fallot, which includes multiple defects affecting how blood flows through her heart and to her lungs. She also has an ASD, another hole in the upper chamber of her heart. They also found concerns with blood flow in her liver and umbilical cord. Her cord is pulsing instead of having continuous flow, and her heart is enlarged, taking up about two-thirds of her chest cavity. Because her heart is growing while the rest of her body is not keeping up, more blood is being pulled toward her heart, which is affecting the growth of her other organs, including her lungs. There were a few positives: her head is down, her amniotic fluid looks good, she is swallowing appropriately, and they saw her practicing breathing. But the hardest part to hear was that, based on what they’re seeing, they don’t think she will make it to 37 weeks. Her chance of stillbirth is high. We were hoping for better news, or even just the same news. Instead, there were more findings, and her prognosis has decreased. We are heartbroken, but we are still holding onto hope, and STILL choosing to carry her all the way as long as she lets us. Right now, our prayer is that Sarah goes into labor on her own before Haven passes, because more than anything, we just want to meet our baby girl alive. Thank you to companies like 7 Weeks Coffee that fight for savings lives, instead of terminating. #faith #christianity #trisomy #pregnancy@Seven Weeks Coffee