Ugly News

Yesterday I received a rather disturbing phone call. This is how it went:

Random Person Whom I Now Do Not Like (RPWINDNL): Hi, we got your child's blood tests back and one of them came back abnormal.
Me: What does that mean?
RPWINDNL: Your daughter tested positive for galactosemia.
Me: What does that mean?
RPWINDNL: It means that you need to stop breast feeding your baby and put her on soy formula. You should also have her retested.
Me: Why is that? Wait, what does she have?
RPWINDNL: She tested positive for galactosemia.
Me: Can you spell that for me? and what does that mean?
RPWINDNL: She can't digest milk products.
Me: Like lactose intolerance?
RPWINDNL: No, it's much more serious than that. If you continue to breast feed, it could cause mental retardation.
Me: Uhh, okay.
CLICK.

So, for the next two weeks (until her second test comes back), I'm pumping and freezing while feeding her soy formula. It's less than pleasant. This condition is pretty rare. Because of Steven and my genetics, we would be more likely to win the lottery than one of our chidren having this condition. The one thing we have going for us is that first tests often result in false positives. Let's all keep our fingers crossed for little Livvy. But for the next two weeks, I, like any other mom, will worry anyway.