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KidsRN

BOY!

Wasn't shy about showing it off either! Everything looks great and he measured exactly 20 wks, which is exactly what I am today!  They estimated his weight at 12 ounces. Maybe he will be born on his due date like DD was?!?!?

But the most interesting part of the whole thing was the part where I fainted. WTH?!?! Yeah, I fainted at an ultrasound! Lame, I know.

Anywho, it wasn't because I was anxious or anything, it was because of the whole lying on my back and cutting off circulation thing! I wasn't flat though, my head and upper body were up at about a 30 degree angle, but I must've been at just the right angle to pinch off my superiour vena cava, which caused lack of blood flow and my BP dropped and I fainted!

I actually started to feel extremely nauseous, and my husband kept looking at me and finally whispered "do you feel okay"? I shook my head no. He later said my face was pale and my lips where white.

I asked the tech for some water, but then all of a sudden sat up because I had to vomit (but didn't, just dry heaved). Then I fainted as she was asking me to lie on my left side. She caught me and lowered me down to my side. When I "woke up" there were 2 nurses and an OB in the room. I was super hot and dizzy. The OB explained why I had fainted and they gave me orange juice, water and cold packs for my head.

They had to finish the ultrasound with me lying on my left side and a nurse stayed in the room for the remainder of the time! I was so embarrassed when we left!  But I am completely fine now...just tired actually.

Time to shop for boy things

CABunny

Aww congrats on the boy!

I've heard that fainting can happen in an ultrasound, but scary!

Dobie_Mama

Oh my goodness!  I'm so glad you're okay - I'm sure that had to be scary.

But YAY for boys!  Congrats, mama!  Happy shopping!

papagena

Glad you're fine!!  And yay for a baby boy!!!!!    Don't feel embarrassed.  I'm sure they've seen it before, and it's not like you were faking it.    I'd be more embarrassed if I was a nonstop complainer or some such!

Lotte134

Oh yay for boys!  And don't be embarrassed - it's not like it was anything you did wrong.  Glad you're ok now.

Joes_love

awww, yay for boys!  no one loves their mama like a boy :-)

mrs.a.butler

yay for boys!!

and dont feel bad for fainting.  it couldve been worse. they caught me right before i fainted when i was getting my membranes swept.  i said i didnt feel good, blacked out and just a second later dh and my mw had me on my side.  fun times

nsees

Congrats!

I was on the verge of fainting at my last u/s with DS#2 and at one of my exams with him I almost passed out on our OB.  Both were close calls so I know what you mean!

luvlieK

Congrats!

Temp76535187505890

Congrats on the boy! At least you were at a doctors office! DH's cousin passed out while driving when pregnant because of the compression of the vena cava.

runnergirl79

congratulations!! : )

satreece

Yay for boys!  Glad you're feeling better - that must have been a little freaky!

thejennigirl

Oh my goodness!  But orange during an US sounds pretty awsome, lol!  Not as awsome as finding out you're having a boy, though!  Congrats!

 

meljas05

Congratulations, how exciting to be expecting a boy!!   

 

I kinda lurk on this board--I didn't realize that there was another MKE gal on here!!!     

blissfully_caffeinated

Awesome!

That's so weird and scary about fainting. Hopefully it was a one time thing!