As little BB has met each milestone, I’ve let myself get a little more optimistic, but after yesterday’s appointment, I am flat out excited.
After my morning fiascos, Mr.A and I went to the Maternal Fetal Medicine (MFM), Perinatal Specialist yesterday afternoon. It was more than an hour away, and the waiting room was jam packed.
Mr.A and I had originally decided to opt out of the First Trimester (NT Scan) Screening. The scan looks for markers that indicate a higher risk for Downs Syndrome and Trisomy 13 and 18. We knew that even with a positive result, it wouldn’t change our minds about the pregnancy or our baby.
When we entered the room, to our surprise it wasn’t a “consult” room at all, but an ultrasound room. The tech entered, and said merely that the doctor highly recommended the test, but that it was our choice if we wanted to forego it. The possibility of seeing BB again outweighed our concerns of a false positive, so we decided to give it a go.
This ultrasound was my first “on top of the belly”, and it was really nice not to have to show the world my goods.
She immediately found little BB kicking and squirming away. He/she was so active; moving arms, legs, flipping around, scrunching up and stretching out. It was incredible! The little blob turned gummy bear, actually looks and acts like a little, tiny baby. Their equipment was phenomenal, and they could see the blood flow through BB’s major organs, see the heart and brain, and even down to his/her tiny little fingers.
They printed a couple of photos, but they were slightly bent up in my purse so the scanned images aren’t great. See for yourself:
The doctor joined us, and completed my NT Scan. Little BB’s measurement was 1.3mm, completely normal. The doctor was sweet and told me several times that I have a perfect little baby, and that it is time to let myself get excited; so I am.
Edited to Add: The MFM called me to give me the results from our scan. Our odds of having a child with Downs Syndrome based solely on age, was 1 in 906; after the scan, those odds are now 1 in over 10,000. The odds of having a child with Trisomy 13 or 18 were 1:1,666, and are now 1 in over 10,000. She said these are the best possible results we could get, so we are beyond thrilled.
Edited to Add: The MFM called me to give me the results from our scan. Our odds of having a child with Downs Syndrome based solely on age, was 1 in 906; after the scan, those odds are now 1 in over 10,000. The odds of having a child with Trisomy 13 or 18 were 1:1,666, and are now 1 in over 10,000. She said these are the best possible results we could get, so we are beyond thrilled.
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