Scans are awesome - both seeing the baby and listening to the heartbeat. Did your sister have the 3D scan as well?

( Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Tue 4 Oct 2011, 14:42, 2 replies, latest was 14 years ago)

We had the last one last week
but the screen was crap and could barely tell what we were watching. I'm glad the sonographer knew; she reckons the baby is fine. I reckon the baby is a big black doodle.
(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Tue 4 Oct 2011, 14:45, Reply)

Our 12 week scan was a toughie - they couldn't find the nasal bone which is a marker for down's syndrome. We paid for a private scan at 16 weeks as we were worried and didn't want to wait until 20 weeks. The nasal bone was there. Massive relief.
( Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Tue 4 Oct 2011, 14:57, Reply)

Our two ended up having about 8 scans as Mrs Cow's daughter was small for dates and struggling
She was 4lb 10oz when born and only just 5' tall.
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Tue 4 Oct 2011, 14:59, Reply)

We paid for a couple of privates as well
I'm thinking about paying for another one. On my 20 weeks the placenta was too low for natural birth. On the 32 weeks it had moved just enough, although it took more than 20 min of poking and moving the baby to make sure it was ok. I think I'll feel better having another at 36 weeks to confirm.
(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Tue 4 Oct 2011, 14:59, Reply)

I'm not sure, shall ask

( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Tue 4 Oct 2011, 14:46, Reply)

Probably no
It's a bit early for 3D; better at 26-30 weeks. And you have to go private for it, but it's worth it.
(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Tue 4 Oct 2011, 14:47, Reply)

Ahh, I see
When is it you're due?
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Tue 4 Oct 2011, 14:50, Reply)

22nd of November
Almost there, almost. Hopefully it'll come a bit early, though. In 5 weeks the baby will be ready, and I'm ready now, so why waiting more?
(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Tue 4 Oct 2011, 14:53, Reply)

You make a very good point!

( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Tue 4 Oct 2011, 14:53, Reply)

Ah, if it was in my hands!

(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Tue 4 Oct 2011, 14:57, Reply)

The baby does a lot of growing in those last few weeks.
Have you signed up for the weekly emails from Babycentre? You enter your due date and they send you updates every week about the stage of your baby's development. I found them really useful.
( Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Tue 4 Oct 2011, 14:55, Reply)

Yes, I did
They reckon that by next week the baby should be able to live without any neonatal care, and I'm a bit fed up with the kicking in my bowels, the anemia and the lack of oxygen. We should agree on a day and call it 37 weeks; better for everybody.
(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Tue 4 Oct 2011, 14:57, Reply)

Anemia is extremely tiring. Hope it all goes well!

( Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Tue 4 Oct 2011, 14:59, Reply)

Me too
On the last test I had 9.0 hemoglobin; and 8.0 starts to be dangerous for the baby (at the moment it's only dangerous for me...) so the doctors keep checking it every 2 weeks, and I have to visit the obstetrician every month.
(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Tue 4 Oct 2011, 15:00, Reply)