19 Weeks 1 Day: Morphology Scan Day!

So... who's been waiting for this day as long as I have?! I have to admit I had a bit of a panic last night, I got myself all worked up about everything that could be wrong, and I was pretty terrified. I didn't get much sleep and then I woke up at 4.30 and just lay there until 7.30 when I finally gave in and got up.

We managed to get a really good sonographer this time who talked to us the whole time, explaining every little detail that he was seeing. He agrees with me that Drew most likely was born with a two vessel cord seeing as he had so many problems, and so the first thing he checked was the cord:

 

Perfect. The cord has three vessels at each end and is attached nicely at both ends too. So that eliminates my biggest worry of all, because all of the issues that found with Sophie came from the cord. After that I was pretty relaxed really and just enjoyed the ride.

 

Bub was kicking and boxing and turning away, making it very hard to get good pictures so it took a while to get through everything. Next up were the kidneys, and he quickly found two of the little guys in there and the blood flow to them looks good so they are fine.

 

 

 

Which only left the face (above) and checking for cleft palette. But bub was feeling very shy and refused to move their hands away from their face, even after an hour and lots of jiggling. I'm not too worried, even if there is a cleft palette the surgery today has improved so much since when Drew had his, and his looks perfect anyway. I just really wanted to know so that I could prepare everyone else, because it does look pretty scary before it's fixed. We will be getting another scan in a few weeks to see if we can get a better picture though.

 

The all important measurements are pretty much all on track, mostly within a day or two. This is such a good sign, at this point with Sophie she was measuring between a week and two weeks smaller on everything, so I'm fairly confident this one is going to keep growing at the right pace.

 

 

 

Of course we really wanted to find out the sex, but with bub facing the wrong way and being a bit of a ninja in there, it was hard to get a clear picture. The sonographer said that he couldn't see any "boy bits" but he certainly was ready to make any bets on that. So I guess we still wait and see, although I secretly think it will be another perfect little girl!

 

After the scan we waited around Burnie for a few hours until our appointment with Doctor Jensen, but that was a bit of a waste of time. He hadn't received the ultrasound report but he was sure that they would have called if there were any problems, so he is happy for us to see the midwife next week for the results, and to arrange a follow up scan based on what they say. And he doesn't want to see me again until November!

 

I am so incredibly happy today. I can't wait for the next 20 or so weeks to fly by so we can meet our little baby!!