Had the anatomy scan today and everything looks good! Baby girl has a heart beat of 146! I forgot to ask if she was measuring on time, so I’ll ask my OB on Friday.
Anatomy scan was today and we’ve got a beautiful, healthy, perfect baby girl! She’s measuring ahead (no surprise, I grow big babies) and was not pleased about being poked and prodded by the tech.
Anatomy scan was today and we’ve got a beautiful, healthy, perfect baby girl! She’s measuring ahead (no surprise, I grow big babies) and was not pleased about being poked and prodded by the tech.
OMG I'm in total shock. I'm having a little girl! After 3 boys I just expected this one to be a boy too! She's perfect. Very modest and gave the tech fits trying to get her to uncross her legs. She does not like being scanned and made my bladder fully aware of this fact.
Had the anatomy scan I was so worried about this morning! I don't think I realized I had basically been holding my breath for days until she finished going through every little thing and gave the all clear and I exhaled the biggest sigh of relief! Phew!
My anatomy scan was this afternoon, other than waiting forever, all went mostly well! All of baby's anatomy was there, but is measuring behind so I have to go back at 32 weeks... I had been team green, but H was pretty adamant about wanting to know gender, so now we're team pink!!
Just had our As. Super team green after definitely not being that since we haven't felt more than flutters. But during the As, the tech commented that our daughter was moving around the whole time.
This doesn’t really go here but I’ve been thinking about it since Friday, I’m not sure if my “team green” has been blown. So when I went in for my bad cramping on Friday they couldn’t find the HB on the Doppler and since I was cramping badly the OB grabbed an ultrasound machine (not my OB just the one on call at the hospital). Afterwards he was telling me how perfect everything was and I was talking about how active the baby is compared to my daughter. He then said, “so your first was a girl and this is a boy” to which I said, “ I don’t know, we didn’t find out”, he then said, “people usually find out”. So I’m not sure if he basically told me the gender or if he just assumed it was a boy based on the fact that I said “my daughter”. I’ve been trying to forget it but I felt guilty so I told DH about the conversation. Any thoughts? I don’t think he saw anything on the ultrasound but could the gender be in my file or am I just overthinking this ?
@lifeislove87 it’s really hard to say. It’s a 50/50 shot either way. If this one IS born a boy, you’re probably always going to think he blew it even if he actually didn’t.
@lifeislove87 I specifically asked if they put anything in the chart after the anatomy scan and she told me no because the doctors have big mouths. Not sure if that is what everyone does but hoping so for your case! It’s annoying that you even have to double think it now !
I had my AS this morning, and everything looks good and healthy for baby except the placenta is sitting low and ever-so-slightly over the cervix. US tech didn't seem too concerned, and after playing phone tag between the ultrasound place, my doctor, and my phone with zero service during work all day, I'm still feeling good about it. Super sad that I've been put on pelvic rest right before vacation, though. Vacation sex is the best sex.
Also, I think we're happily still team green. Tech asked if we wanted to know, and we said no. She started off by calling baby "he", which made me sad at first, but then kept alternating with "she". Then she officially checked the sex and then kept her mouth shut. I'm not prying too much into that one.
@lifeislove87 , the tech I had said they note the sex regardless of us being team green and that the MW would have to keep the secret. I think every place is different.
@sonicearplugs sorry about the pelvic rest, I’ve been on pelvic rest most of my pregnancy and it does seriously suck. Definitely makes you appreciate sex
@sonicearplugs I'm sorry you got undesirable news right before vacation. I had a partial previa with my DD, and it had resolved itself by 32 weeks. The pelvic rest is definitely difficult.
@sonicearplugs- ugh I am so sorry. I hear you. I got diagnosed with a subchorionic hemorrhage early in this pg and was on pelvic rest for a while including during our big relaxing summer vacation to northern Michigan beaches. LAAAAAME.
I feel so sad for those who have had to have pelvic rest for so long! I honestly haven't had much of a sex drive until recently, so thats the main reason why I'm feeling so disappointed. Double bummer now for my husband, too!
@sonicearplugs I was on pelvic rest the vast majority (like 12 weeks-35 weeks) of my pregnancy with DS due to placenta previa and it was a pain in the ass. Then with this one I was on pelvic rest for like 4 weeks due to the SCH I had. It's the worst because inevitably when you're not allowed to have sex/exercise is when you want to do those things the most.
Im on pelvic rest as of last week... don't mind it. I mentioned to dh about people feeling bad for their partners... he said "they can take care of themselves" ehmmm, is that what youve been doing after i go to bed??
@cass06_07 my H only got laid once in the entire 40 weeks last time because I just didn’t want to. He took long showers. I took over the tv while he was in there. Everyone got what they wanted.
I think I'm abandoning Team Green. My AS is next week Wednesday, and I want to know the sex. Whenever I think of the baby, I think of a boy, and I don't want to get attached to some idea of this child that isn't reality. My H is firmly Team Green, though. The only time I got him to partially consider finding out the sex is when I said that it would save us from having to come up with two names (we're having a hell of a time trying to come up with a boy's name). We'll see what happens. I think I'll win.
@cass06_07 my H only got laid once in the entire 40 weeks last time because I just didn’t want to. He took long showers. I took over the tv while he was in there. Everyone got what they wanted.
@madreofdragons whenever The Bump weekly symptoms list talks about how this is the time to take a roll in the hay, the only things rolling are my eyeballs. Not happening, H can deal.
DS born 2/18/2019 DD born 4/1/2023 Baby #3 EDD 11/21/2024
@hannahbananas11 - a week before my AS I wavered too! Basically for the same reason. I _feel_ like it's a girl and wanted confirmation (or the opposite!) but the feeling passed and now I'm happily still team green. I figure I can always find out later if I really really want to but I've wanted to be team green for a lot longer than I've wanted to know so I better not make a rash decision.
@hannahbananas11 I always have a moment of weakness around the AS, in my first pregnancy I had completely changed my mind and wanted to find out until my husband reminded me I had convinced my sister in law (due at the same time) not to find out. Of course either way is still a wonderful surprise
@becks_726 and @lifeislove87 those are really good points. I have been team green for a long time, and so has H. And it is one of those things that I can always change my mind later and find out, but once I find out I can't go back. I'll try to hold fast!
It's a little lady!!!! She sat curled up with her legs crossed at the ankles most the scan, but once the tech started really annoying her she gave us good peeks at everything but her little face! Also have a low placenta, so another ultrasound around 32 weeks to see where that is, so maybe she'll give us a good look at her little face then!
Had my AS today and just like his big brother, baby boy squirmed all around and we couldn’t get great shots of the heart. Going back in three weeks for the fetal echo to get the chambers of the heart. Little devils
Wonderful and uneventful AS today. The pictures they got of my son 7 years ago were lots better because he was much less active, but this is the first time they gave us some 3D pictures, so that was fun. We got to tell the kids that it is a baby brother, and thankfully no drama from the girls who thought they needed another sister.
I had my AS Wednesday, and took DD with us. While we were looking at the heart she asked “Is that the [vagina]?” We had to explain that this baby doesn’t have a vagina...she’ll get it later. She lost interest after 5 minutes and I started to regret taking a toddler to an US, but later that night she gave my belly a big hug and started talking to it. I think it finally clicked that there is a baby in there, and I’m not just getting fat
Had the AS yesterday/doc appt afterwards. Everything looked good - he’s a big boy! She said he’s in the 80th percentile size wise, so delivery should be fun..
As I was laying on the table for the AS I started getting really hot and dizzy and literally sweated through the paper sheet she put down. I asked to take a break and when we started again the same thing happened. I took off my shirt, DH was fanning me down, and I had a cold water bottle on me for the rest of it. Thank God the tech was patient because I didn’t want to have to go back to redo the scan. Doc checked me afterwards and said I was OK. I barely slept the night before over worrying about the scan- must have been brought on by nerves.
Re: Anatomy Scan
She's perfect. Very modest and gave the tech fits trying to get her to uncross her legs. She does not like being scanned and made my bladder fully aware of this fact.
Also, I think we're happily still team green. Tech asked if we wanted to know, and we said no. She started off by calling baby "he", which made me sad at first, but then kept alternating with "she". Then she officially checked the sex and then kept her mouth shut. I'm not prying too much into that one.
My H is firmly Team Green, though. The only time I got him to partially consider finding out the sex is when I said that it would save us from having to come up with two names (we're having a hell of a time trying to come up with a boy's name). We'll see what happens. I think I'll win.
DD born 4/1/2023
Baby #3 EDD 11/21/2024
Also have a low placenta, so another ultrasound around 32 weeks to see where that is, so maybe she'll give us a good look at her little face then!
She lost interest after 5 minutes and I started to regret taking a toddler to an US, but later that night she gave my belly a big hug and started talking to it. I think it finally clicked that there is a baby in there, and I’m not just getting fat
As I was laying on the table for the AS I started getting really hot and dizzy and literally sweated through the paper sheet she put down. I asked to take a break and when we started again the same thing happened. I took off my shirt, DH was fanning me down, and I had a cold water bottle on me for the rest of it. Thank God the tech was patient because I didn’t want to have to go back to redo the scan. Doc checked me afterwards and said I was OK. I barely slept the night before over worrying about the scan- must have been brought on by nerves.