So we had our anatomy scan today! We are happy to learn that we are having a little girl! She is super active, and I could confirm that I was indeed feeling her crazy movements. Even the tech was surprised at just how much she was twisting and turning and flipping, lol. She apparently has a little cardiac abnormality- her aorta is arching to the right instead of the left, which they say will likely turn out to be a benign variant since everything else about her heart looks perfect, but we have appointments with a genetic counselor and a pediatric cardiologist set up for us, as well as lots of follow up growth scans. We are trying to focus on the good, she is growing perfectly and otherwise completely healthy and appropriate for her age. Hopefully we'll get more (good) answers after the echocardiogram with the cardiologist and put our minds at ease...
TTC history in spoiler
Me: 31 Him: 37 Married: Oct 2015 Baby G born June 2017 TTC#2: July 2018 BFP #2: 2/6/19 MC 3/14/19 BFP#3 from IUI #2: 6/30/20 EDD 3/9/21
@oheliza44 the A/S is supposed to be scheduled between 18-20 weeks. My OB office wouldn't schedule mine before 19 weeks though, so I get to wait until March 6. They told me the further along you are, the better the Scan...but I dunno how true that is lol.
so I wait not-so-patiently and look at everyone else's scans and get excited.
@oheliza44 My dr office refuses to schedule a/s scans before 22 weeks because they said that's the best time to see everything they need to be checking. They won't go past 24 weeks though. I'm sure if your dr has to reschedule they will fit you in the schedule even if they are booked.
We have a Healthy baby girl I am so relieved everything looks just as it should. This feels so real now. I feel like I can finally let my guard down and enjoy this baby! Woohoo!
@oheliza44 my office won't schedule before 20 weeks and prefers 20-22 weeks. I think you should have plenty of time to reshcedule! @manillabar so glad you got good news! Hoping for even better news at your follow up!
@oheliza44 Agreed with PPs that said you have plenty of time. My office prefers 20-22 weeks which is why mine is so far away. You have plenty of time left.
@manillabar Glad everything is looking great and FX for benign results!
Does anyone know if there is a timeframe to perform the a/s? My appointment is currently scheduled for Friday, however my DH is having a work crisis and may be out of town. I don't want him to miss the scan- it's our first baby, and I don't have any family in the area so it is important to me that he is there. I don't know if he will be unavailable so have not called the office to reschedule just yet... They are booked months in advance so I am nervous about getting another appointment in the near future. I'll be 19+2 on Friday.
My doctor said between 18 & 22 weeks. Pretty much everything I've read has said as early as 16 but nothing later then 22. Maybe ask your doctor. I do know that some US techs can record it on a DVD. And there is always FaceTime. FX for you.
I just had a scan yesterday. This one was pretty much just for finding out the sex of the baby. The U/S tech said she can do one as early as 16 weeks, but the heart tends to give them trouble. She said she prefers 20 weeks or later and sometimes she even has to have 20 weekers come back at 24 weeks due to the heart measurements. I'd say at least call up and see what they say and when they'd be able to reschedule.
So I had a completely normal anantomy scan 2 weeks ago, tech and doctor told me everything looked great then 4 days later (after my quad screening results came back) I got a call we were high risk for downs at got sent to a high risk doctor. I panicked! We went to the high risk doctor last week everything was great and ended with the choice of having an amnio or being ok with the scan results. We decided to be ok considering we then had a 1 in 200 chance of miscarrying from the amnio or a 1 in 208 chance of having a baby with downs. I'll take those odds over the odds of potentially killing our baby.
The thought of getting that call after abnormal scan never crossed my mind. The amount of false positives is unnerving and I wish I had skipped the screening like I did with my other 2.
@megandchase I decided to skip the blood screening and just relied on the ultrasounds. I never wanted to do the blood tests anyways, but my husband was adamant about it. I think because his mom's cousin has a baby with a birth defect. It isn't a common one, it's kind of like down syndrome but very severe. It isn't genetic anyways, and for me, I didn't want to know. I didn't want to have to make the decision and live with the anxiety for the next however many weeks. I got it all mixed up with other blood tests, didn't realize until it was too late, and by then my husband didn't care enough anymore to fight me on it. My doctor kind of snubbed me for it though. She was like "really, you aren't going to do it??" Really, I'm not getting the blood test. So sorry to hear that your results came back like that. FX for a healthy, happy baby and less stress for you!
Hubby and Me Friends since 2008 Started dating: July 1st, 2013 Engaged: July 1st, 2014 Married: July 1st, 2016 R born: July 8th, 2017 N born: June 30th, 2019 Baby #3 Due: July 7th, 2022 (maybe I only ovulate in October XD)
@megandchase You are in my thoughts and prayers. These tests are never definite and I can only imagine what you must be thinking right now.
Have you opted for any other tests earlier ?(NiPt) maybe comparing those to your current results could make you better understand?
@kerils that is very odd, your doctor shouldn't be pushing any tests on you especially given that your age factor etc doesn't really bring you in that category. I only declined cvs and invasive testing procedures and I had to bring up all other tests with my doctor myself. The only test she brought up was for Spina Bfida and even then she asked me if it was something I want to test or not.
@BusyZee I think she's just a judgy person. Or at least that's the attitude I've gotten. Thankfully, I've not only switched practices, but she was only the certified nurse practitioner anyways (and don't even get me started on how annoyed I was that I wasn't even seeing an OB, even though I wanted a midwife in the first place. I LOVE nurses, I have a CNP at my regular doctor who is completely awesome and actually ordered my first prenatal tests, but at 14 weeks pregnant, I wanted a pregnancy doctor. I had questions that I felt like she couldn't even answer, and they put me with her three weeks in a row. Hello, is she going to deliver my baby??) She seriously asked me three or four times in the appointment if I was getting the tests. Her eyebrows were at the back of her head by the time she was done.
Hubby and Me Friends since 2008 Started dating: July 1st, 2013 Engaged: July 1st, 2014 Married: July 1st, 2016 R born: July 8th, 2017 N born: June 30th, 2019 Baby #3 Due: July 7th, 2022 (maybe I only ovulate in October XD)
@kerils with my first 2 I told them no. This time the OB that I saw didn't even ask just sent me for the blood work because he does it routinely. Honestly I didn't even think twice otherwise I would have opted out. With the screening with the high risk they cut our risks in half so basically now for my age I'm at the same risk as everyone else my age.
@BusyZee we opted out of all optional testing as we would have this one if had been made optional!
I haven't posted much but I'm heading out to my A/S now! We didn't have any screenings so we'll be finding out the sex. I'm also anxious to make sure babe is growing appropriately as I'm on medication for high blood pressure that can cause IUGR. Sending good thoughts to all the mamas still waiting!
@megandchase Sorry to hear you are having to deal with the unknown like that! Will they schedule you for a second A/S? I would think the scan would be pretty accurate and the blood tests def have a false pos rate from what I gather. Thinking of you and FX that everything turns out great.
Anatomy scan today and we're having a girl! DH was right. He teared up a bit when he heard the heartbeat. He hasn't been able to hear it yet. I'm excited to be able to haul ass on the nursery and buy clothes! We saw fingers and toes and feet and eyes and omg she's precious! ❤️ Chinese gender predictor was right lol
Oh oh oh! Hey guys, I forgot to update about all the pain around my scar, my OB was concerned about placenta accretia. Well, I don't have it!! It's just scar tissue, talk about stress relief!
@megandchase I'm sorry the results have left you with uncertainty. I'm hoping that the normal scan can be somewhat reassuring for you and that regardless you have a happy and healthy baby! Keeping my fingers crossed for you!
TTC history in spoiler
Me: 31 Him: 37 Married: Oct 2015 Baby G born June 2017 TTC#2: July 2018 BFP #2: 2/6/19 MC 3/14/19 BFP#3 from IUI #2: 6/30/20 EDD 3/9/21
Just catching up on all the news. Happy for all who got good news. Sorry for everyone I missed to tag - on mobile.
@megandchase sorry for all the stress, thinking of you. hope you'll get good news on follow up exams.
@manillabar girl I'm so sorry you have to face this - I know it must be so hard as a health professional not to go crazy... it's so wonderful though to hear that it's a benign variant. Hoping for more good news soon. Will continue to think of you.
Thanks @mj8215! Yeah I keep trying not to look stuff up but that's not so easy... and medical literature is not always much better than dr google lol. I'm just hoping and praying that she'll be ok, and making sure that we have good plans in place in case anything needs to be done after she is born. And focusing on fun things like her nursery and trying to make a registry!
TTC history in spoiler
Me: 31 Him: 37 Married: Oct 2015 Baby G born June 2017 TTC#2: July 2018 BFP #2: 2/6/19 MC 3/14/19 BFP#3 from IUI #2: 6/30/20 EDD 3/9/21
I love to read all of your stories and am so incredibly thrilled for each of you...I'm kind of a lurker, but I do keep up! I can't believe we are at this stage in our pregnancies!! We had our anatomy scan yesterday and our tech said everything is looking great and in even measuring a few days ahead! I couldn't be believe how much it was twisting and turning. We opted to not finding out the gender and wait until delivery. I'm such a control freak and it's killing me not to know, but I know the excitement of delivery will be so amazing. Who want some to take guesses on gender?! My friends and family are 70%girl 30%boy right now. See ultrasound below!
We had our a/s today. Everything they saw looked good. They couldn't get a good look at the heart or diaphragm, so we have to go back in two weeks. However, we did find out we're having a BOY! We have two girlies, and this is our last, so DH is ecstatic! I'm terrified of having a boy, but I'm sure it will be great!
@kelseywatts01 I know this isn't the answer you want, but there's virtually no way to guess the gender from a full-body shot with no sight of the genitals.
Stuck in TWO boxes! Anatomy scan this afternoon confirmed a healthy baby boy! He was very cooperative and we got some nice views. Can't wait to meet him!
I love to read all of your stories and am so incredibly thrilled for each of you...I'm kind of a lurker, but I do keep up! I can't believe we are at this stage in our pregnancies!! We had our anatomy scan yesterday and our tech said everything is looking great and in even measuring a few days ahead! I couldn't be believe how much it was twisting and turning. We opted to not finding out the gender and wait until delivery. I'm such a control freak and it's killing me not to know, but I know the excitement of delivery will be so amazing. Who want some to take guesses on gender?! My friends and family are 70%girl 30%boy right now. See ultrasound below!
I went for my follow up appointment at the genetic diagnostic place and had my anatomy scan without knowing it was happening. I was informed later when I had a checkup with my OB. The doctor at the genetic diagnostic place said everything looks good and we're having a girl. Hooray!
Also, the baby mooned my OB during the ultrasound today. That was the highlight of my week.
Now that the bump fixed the issues of redirecting me to different sites.. I can post again!
So so happy for all of you who got good news! We had our official anatomy scan yesterday at 20 weeks since they changed our due date. We are having our third (and final!) baby girl. My MFM was pleased with all the measurements and says she looks great and healthy. I don't have to see either doctor for 4 weeks! That's exciting after having to go every 2 weeks.
Me (K)-27 DH (T)-30 2 Rainbow DDs L-10/26/10 and A-03/27/14 2 Angels- 10/26/09 and 02/03/15 Surprise BFP on 10/25/16!!! Baby Firecracker is due on 07/02/17!
All systems looked great -- measured right on track. SCH still holding steady in size and sitting now right on my cervix so we keep on keepin on. Used all my willpower and stayed Team Green!
Curious if anyone measured big and if the doctor was concerned? Baby is in the 90th percentile which is freaking me out because I'm worried about gestational diabetes and having a huge baby!
@runfast from what I have seen, there is a lot of variability and 10th-90th percentile is considered within normal limits, so, obviously a good question to ask your physician but in of itself not necessarily alarming. Although I understand being nervous about having a big baby! My baby measures 75th percentile... GD will certainly be important to watch for, especially if you have other risk factors.
Not sure if this question goes here, but it didn't seem to fit anywhere else and I learned this at my anatomy scan: is anyone else carrying really low? I don't know if it was just baby's positioning durinf the scan, but the tech kept commenting on how low he was. She wasn't concerned, she just said everyone carries different. But she had the probe pretty low in my pelvic region to get a good image of his head.
We had our scan yesterday. Everything looked great! DH resolved his work issues and was able to be there. The tech was training a student so after she was finished getting all the measurements she needed we got a lot of extra time while the student practiced.
We decided to stay Team Green- so hard, but I think it will be worth the wait! The tech wrote the sex in a note which I immediately mailed to a friend of mine that lives out of state. She is going to order a lot of personalized stuff (receiving blanket with LO's name, hat, decor for the nursery) and ship it to us. We plan on taking the unopened box to the hospital to be opened after LO arrives. She is sworn to secrecy!
Re: Anatomy Scans Thread
Married: Oct 2015
Baby G born June 2017
TTC#2: July 2018
BFP #2: 2/6/19 MC 3/14/19
BFP#3 from IUI #2: 6/30/20 EDD 3/9/21
Married: Oct 2015
Baby G born June 2017
TTC#2: July 2018
BFP #2: 2/6/19 MC 3/14/19
BFP#3 from IUI #2: 6/30/20 EDD 3/9/21
CP 3/2019
so I wait not-so-patiently and look at everyone else's scans and get excited.
Married: Oct 2015
Baby G born June 2017
TTC#2: July 2018
BFP #2: 2/6/19 MC 3/14/19
BFP#3 from IUI #2: 6/30/20 EDD 3/9/21
We have a Healthy baby girl
@manillabar so glad you got good news! Hoping for even better news at your follow up!
Me: 33 DH: 33
Married: 6.9.12
DS born: 4.9.14
DD born 7.27.17
@manillabar Glad everything is looking great and FX for benign results!
Me: 26 Him: 27
Dating: 5/2011 Married: 6/2014
Mirena out/TTC: 02/2016
BFP #1: 12/01/2016
EDD: 07/24/2017
Married: 6/2016
TTC:6/2016
BFP: 11/22/2016 | EDD: 7/29/2017
The thought of getting that call after abnormal scan never crossed my mind. The amount of false positives is unnerving and I wish I had skipped the screening like I did with my other 2.
Friends since 2008
Started dating: July 1st, 2013
Engaged: July 1st, 2014
Married: July 1st, 2016
R born: July 8th, 2017
N born: June 30th, 2019
Baby #3 Due: July 7th, 2022
(maybe I only ovulate in October XD)
Have you opted for any other tests earlier ?(NiPt) maybe comparing those to your current results could make you better understand?
@kerils that is very odd, your doctor shouldn't be pushing any tests on you especially given that your age factor etc doesn't really bring you in that category. I only declined cvs and invasive testing procedures and I had to bring up all other tests with my doctor myself. The only test she brought up was for Spina Bfida and even then she asked me if it was something I want to test or not.
Friends since 2008
Started dating: July 1st, 2013
Engaged: July 1st, 2014
Married: July 1st, 2016
R born: July 8th, 2017
N born: June 30th, 2019
Baby #3 Due: July 7th, 2022
(maybe I only ovulate in October XD)
@BusyZee we opted out of all optional testing as we would have this one if had been made optional!
Met: 08/2001 ~ Dating: 07/2004 ~ Engaged: 11/2009 ~ Married: 06/2011
TTC: Since 09/16 ~ BFP 10/28/16 ~ EDD 7/5/17
Team Pink * Canadian Bumpie
@megandchase I'm sorry the results have left you with uncertainty. I'm hoping that the normal scan can be somewhat reassuring for you and that regardless you have a happy and healthy baby! Keeping my fingers crossed for you!
Married: Oct 2015
Baby G born June 2017
TTC#2: July 2018
BFP #2: 2/6/19 MC 3/14/19
BFP#3 from IUI #2: 6/30/20 EDD 3/9/21
@megandchase sorry for all the stress, thinking of you. hope you'll get good news on follow up exams.
@manillabar girl I'm so sorry you have to face this - I know it must be so hard as a health professional not to go crazy... it's so wonderful though to hear that it's a benign variant. Hoping for more good news soon. Will continue to think of you.
Married: Oct 2015
Baby G born June 2017
TTC#2: July 2018
BFP #2: 2/6/19 MC 3/14/19
BFP#3 from IUI #2: 6/30/20 EDD 3/9/21
Highly monitored internet and no cell service in the office, so I'm postin' and ghostin' while I'm workin'
Also, the baby mooned my OB during the ultrasound today. That was the highlight of my week.
So so happy for all of you who got good news! We had our official anatomy scan yesterday at 20 weeks since they changed our due date. We are having our third (and final!) baby girl. My MFM was pleased with all the measurements and says she looks great and healthy. I don't have to see either doctor for 4 weeks! That's exciting after having to go every 2 weeks.
Me (K)-27 DH (T)-30
2 Rainbow DDs L-10/26/10 and A-03/27/14
2 Angels- 10/26/09 and 02/03/15
Surprise BFP on 10/25/16!!! Baby Firecracker is due on 07/02/17!
All systems looked great -- measured right on track. SCH still holding steady in size and sitting now right on my cervix so we keep on keepin on. Used all my willpower and stayed Team Green!
GD will certainly be important to watch for,
especially if you have other risk factors.
We decided to stay Team Green- so hard, but I think it will be worth the wait! The tech wrote the sex in a note which I immediately mailed to a friend of mine that lives out of state. She is going to order a lot of personalized stuff (receiving blanket with LO's name, hat, decor for the nursery) and ship it to us. We plan on taking the unopened box to the hospital to be opened after LO arrives. She is sworn to secrecy!