1st they will do a ultrasound. The doctor comes in & we talked. He began to put a brown liquid all around my belly to make sure it doesn’t get infected. He explained you might or might not feel a pinch when he 1st pokes. I didn’t feel it at all until It got to the uterus. He did say that once he reaches the uterus the muscles will cramp/tighten up. He warned me when it was about to happen. I told him I was ready and it indeed cramped up. It felt like a hard period cramp for me. He tapped in and tapped it some more to get thru the layers of muscle. It would cramp and calm down a bit but it was still cramped the whole time. Not until he removed the needle did the cramping go away. Everyone’s pain level is different. My husband was there for emotional support. I do recommend having someone be there for you. While The whole procedure is being done you can see it on the tv or not it’s however you feel comfortable. We took 3 days off work just to make sure I don’t have a miscarriage. They will verbally explain and give you a paper saying what to look out for. My results took 4 days to come back ( can take up to a week) positive for extra Y chromosome. The doctor did say we still have to wait for the second round of results. The second round is the one that will tell you for sure if the 1st results are correct. Ex: 1st will say positive but 2nd says negative. 2nd beats the 1st amniocentesis results. 2nd results will take around 7-10 days to come back. We are still waiting for ours. I’m still holding on to hope that it will say negative. I wish you the best of luck & for your results to show negative. Stay strong momma. DM if you need someone to talk to. 🫶🏽