One Active Little Baby!
So last week, I had my first ultrasound. I had been so nervous leading up to it, and I’m still not entirely sure why. Anyway, when the time came, I leaned back, the tech started working, and there was my baby! And boy, was it one active little baby!
This ultrasound was done as part of the nuchal fold screening to test for Down’s Syndrome. I did the same test with Ben. You have to come with a full bladder, so it’s not the most comfortable ultrasound in the world.
In Ben’s case, the test was agony. He slept the entire time, and of course, was not sleeping in the correct position. So the tech had to jab at my uterus over and over and over again for a good twenty minutes, trying to wake him up. This of course meant that she was jabbing at my very-full bladder for a good twenty minutes or so. He finally woke up, thank God, and ended the torture on my bladder.
This baby was the exact opposite. She wouldn’t stop moving! They were having a very difficult time getting the measurement because she wouldn’t sit still. Every time she would get close to the position they needed her to be in, she would flip over on her side, or start moving around again. She wouldn’t stay still the entire time.
I don’t know about the bloodwork yet, but according to the doctor, the measurement came back on the high end of normal — still in the range for normal, but still, a little high. So I’m going back again this week. I’m not sure what they’re doing when I come back for another appointment, but they said they’d rather be safe than sorry. Maybe I’ll get lucky and get another ultrasound! I’m not really worried about the baby having Down’s Syndrome just yet. The baby is still, after all, in the normal range, and the bloodwork hasn’t come back yet. But at the same time, if the baby does have Down’s Syndrome, it won’t change anything as far as I’m concerned. We’ll still love this one just as much as we love Ben!
