There's a baby in there
And a feisty one too. They had some difficulty doing the nuchal scan because the baby wouldn't cooperate. Eventually I had Toby telling the baby to 'Turn over for doctor baby!'. We got there in the end and the measurement was in the normal range.
It was so nice to see the baby. She looked just like Toby did at that stage so I relaxed as soon as I saw her on the screen. Unfortunately, the doctors weren't as personable as our doc in Tokyo and it was much later before they acknowledged my interest in the proceedings and started to point out head, stomach, arms, legs, etc. In fact, the whole experience came very close to being ruined for me back the terrible organisation and the lack of communication with the doctors. I asked for pictures to take home and at the end of the scan they didn't have any for me! I was so close to tears. After waiting for two and a half hours to be seen and then being ignored I really thought I was going to cry.
I think they must've sensed this and I got back on the table and we did another scan so I could have some pics. It was so draining and demanding. I feel sorry for the women who go in there and are afraid to complain. They must feel like cattle being shooed in and shooed out again.
But, enough of the bad stuff. The good thing is that I saw the baby. I saw all of her, top to bottom, and everything seems to be in the right place. They refused to even make a guess at the sex of the baby but I asked them to at least let me have a look at the genitals and they didn't look anything like Toby's did at the same stage. Now, it could just be a different type of ultrasound (as I've said before, the one in Tokyo was top of the line) but J and I are both trying to prepare ourselves and Toby for the possibility of a baby girl.
That does freak me out a little bit. I know boys. I'd be happy with another boy and Toby says he wants a brother. What on earth will I do with a girl?! I guess we'll just work it out if and when the time comes.
So the stats from today are:
Heartbeat: 160 bpm
Crown to rump length: 67mm (average is 60-75mm)
Nuchal translucency: 1.6mm (anything up to 2mm is healthy)
Nasal bone present
Now Tobes and I are going to order Chinese food and totally veg out.
It was so nice to see the baby. She looked just like Toby did at that stage so I relaxed as soon as I saw her on the screen. Unfortunately, the doctors weren't as personable as our doc in Tokyo and it was much later before they acknowledged my interest in the proceedings and started to point out head, stomach, arms, legs, etc. In fact, the whole experience came very close to being ruined for me back the terrible organisation and the lack of communication with the doctors. I asked for pictures to take home and at the end of the scan they didn't have any for me! I was so close to tears. After waiting for two and a half hours to be seen and then being ignored I really thought I was going to cry.
I think they must've sensed this and I got back on the table and we did another scan so I could have some pics. It was so draining and demanding. I feel sorry for the women who go in there and are afraid to complain. They must feel like cattle being shooed in and shooed out again.
But, enough of the bad stuff. The good thing is that I saw the baby. I saw all of her, top to bottom, and everything seems to be in the right place. They refused to even make a guess at the sex of the baby but I asked them to at least let me have a look at the genitals and they didn't look anything like Toby's did at the same stage. Now, it could just be a different type of ultrasound (as I've said before, the one in Tokyo was top of the line) but J and I are both trying to prepare ourselves and Toby for the possibility of a baby girl.
That does freak me out a little bit. I know boys. I'd be happy with another boy and Toby says he wants a brother. What on earth will I do with a girl?! I guess we'll just work it out if and when the time comes.
So the stats from today are:
Heartbeat: 160 bpm
Crown to rump length: 67mm (average is 60-75mm)
Nuchal translucency: 1.6mm (anything up to 2mm is healthy)
Nasal bone present
Now Tobes and I are going to order Chinese food and totally veg out.
posted by K @ 4:08 pm
2 Comments:
At 9:43 am,
eBeth said…
girls totally rock. seriously - they're fantastic and you'll be so lucky to have one of each. :) i'm so pleased that things went well. elizabeth is a very nice name, you know!
At 9:52 am,
K said…
Elizabeth is on our list! Always been a favorite and it's nice that we now know and like someone with that name. :-)
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