Part 9 Detailed scan

1+1=3! Part 9 – Detailed Scan at Week 20

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Show/Hide 1+1=3! Pregnancy Series
  1. 1+1=3! Part 1 – We Are Pregnant!
  2. 1+1=3! Part 2 – Our TTC Journey
  3. 1+1=3! Part 3 – My First Trimester
  4. 1+1=3! Part 4 – First Trimester Screening (FTS)
  5. 1+1=3! Part 5 – Kiasu Mummy at Work
  6. 1+1=3! Part 6 – Woes During Second Trimester Part 1
  7. 1+1=3! Part 7 – Results of First Trimester Screening (FTS)
  8. 1+1=3! Part 8 – Woes During Second Trimester Part 2
  9. 1+1=3! Part 9 – Detailed Scan at Week 20
  10. 1+1=3! Part 10 – Research Study
  11. 1+1=3! Part 11 – Oral Glucose Tolerance Test (OGTT)
  12. 1+1=3! Part 12 – Woes During Second Trimester Part 3
  13. 1+1=3! Part 13 – Growth Scan
  14. 1+1=3! Part 14 – Baby C’s Cot
  15. 1+1=3! Part 15 – Baby C’s Nursery
  16. 1+1=3! Part 16 – Random Thoughts during My Third Trimester
  17. 1+1=3! Part 17 – Baby C’s Clothes
  18. 1+1=3! Part 18 – Electronics Galore!
  19. 1+1=3! Part 19 – Seeing Baby C as a Private Patient…
  20. 1+1=3! Part 20 – Getting Ready!
  21. 1+1=3! Part 21 – The Black (黑) and White (白) Foods during Pregnancy
  22. A Note to Baby C…
  23. 1+1=3! Part 22 – Final Check-up
  24. 1+1=3! Part 23 – My Hospital Bag

I had my detailed scan when I was about week 20 into my pregnancy. I had read some accounts of mummies-to-be asking their baby to be cooperative during the scan so that everything could be measured and examined properly. I tired to tell Sunshine to do so but he did not take it seriously. On the day of my scan, I secretly told Baby C to be cooperative so that all her parts could be examined, yet not too cooperative such that I would only have limited screen time with her. Lol.

During the scan, the sonographer found Baby C hiding in a corner on my left and facing towards my spine. While that was ok because she could then measure Baby C’s spine, it soon became not ok because she had to examine elsewhere but Baby C was still happily hiding in her own corner, refusing to change positions. I was asked to turn, cough, walk, go toilet and come back but Baby C was still stubbornly in her own sweet corner. Again, I was told to toss and turn, cough, leave the room to walk and drink some milo in the hopes that she would become active. As this was taking much longer than expected and that I did not really see much of Baby C’s movements, I told Baby C to be more cooperative and that the sonographer just needed her to face out towards my belly button for a quick measurement. When I went back into the scanning room for the third time, it was as though Baby C understood what I said! She really turned in the direction facing my belly button! My heart skipped a beat… until the sonographer sighed and said she wanted a side view, not full view of Baby C’s face just so that she could measure her nasal bone! Oops! I told Baby C the wrong thing! Within a few seconds though, Baby C was back in her comfortable position, facing my butt again. *facepalm* After nudging Baby C with the ultrasound probe, the sonographer finally managed to get a somewhat satisfactory shot of Baby C’s nasal bone. She was tired as well and allowed me to finally leave after she was satisfied with her measurements. Lol. During the scan, she told me Baby C looks ok. Her measurements are in the normal range as well. Well done, Baby C!

The best picture I have of her at the Detailed Scan:

Part 9 Detailed scan
Shy Baby C!

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