August 24th We had a routine sonogram at my OBGYN. After the sonogram technician was finished she left the room. Two doctors entered and told us our baby's limbs were measuring short and they would refer us to a high risk specialist for a level 2 sonogram to get a better look at our baby. We asked the doctors what they thought it could be and they mentioned to us Achondroplasia but didn't explain what it was. Soon as we got home we googled Achondroplasia and to our surprise discovered it was "Dwarfism". We researched it but I didn't want to believe such a diagnosis would be true. We made an appointment at the high risk doctor for 2 days later. In those days I kept positve and was very hopeful this was all a mistake and our baby would be okay and healthy.
After the level 2 sonogram, it was confirmed that our baby was going to be born with Achondroplasia. It was an extremely difficult diagnosis to hear and after days of crying, anger and disbelief we decided to get educated and learn all there was to know about Achondroplasia. We researched day and night and contacted the LPA. I also contacted other parents who had children with Achondroplasia. Everyone was so supportive. They made our fears disappear and we became very hopeful that our unborn child would be just fine.
