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baby amccul20 is a
BOY!! all boy. he was showing the goods the entire time and they had a hard time getting a shot of anything else!
we're very excited. Now I just need to convice H that we're not naming him Bear.....
the appointment didn't start so well though. when we walked in for the a/s the tech said, well because you have a coagulation issue we can tell you the sex today but you'll have to have a level 2 u/s in 4 weeks to check everything else. we were like um what? nobody ever told us about this. and of course she couldn't give us any answers. so at my 20 week appointment directly following the a/s the nurse practitioner said its probably nothing if I know that I don't have any sort of blood clotting issues, which I don't. she said alot of times when you come from an infertility doctor they do all sorts of blanket blood tests and it probably is nothing. but I'm pissed my RE didn't tell me about this!!! my H is livid. and I don't blame my OB because the testing was done while I was still at the RE's.
and two of my H's brothers had coarctations of the aorta and so we also had to schedule a fetal echo cardiogram and a meeting with a genetic counselor.
but overall the baby looks good and is measuring right on. we saw all 4 chambers of the heart and the umbilical cord looks perfect. the brain and all other organs are where they're supposed to be and developed properly. so somewhat stressful but I left feeling OK about everything and happy I get to see baby again in a month.
Re: baby amccul20 is a
I'm sorry to hear about everything else, but I'm glad to know you're doing OK with it all. ((hugs))
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Sorry the appt didnt start off so well. I hope the u/s shows that everything is normal.
I do kind of like Bear. What names do you like?
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I'm sorry the appt started out rough, but many times something looks abnormal at one appointment and ends up resolving itself as baby cooks more. Fx that the echo shows that everything is a-ok!
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And I think Bear is an adorable NN. Like you said, he'll have a more formal name legally, so it's not the same as naming him Bear.
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The info dump from the tech must have been a lot to take in. I'm sure the follow up u/s and echo will go great! And I agree with skreedrake about only having to wait 4 weeks rather than 20 for results of the u/s. I'm sure he'll ace it!
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I'm sorry to hear about the other news. GL with the level 2. I had one done to check for NTDs because they can be caused by the meds I take. They actually can be really neat and provide a lot of reassurance. They go over every inch of the baby's body (including blood flow to and from organs) Our tech even counted the fingers and toes for us so we "don't have to do it when he comes out." Lol.
Good luck and I'll be thinking of you!
the lady that did my scan yesterday said that she also does the level 2 u/s and explained the process, so that was nice. I asked her about counting the fingers and toes and she showed me what she could yesterday and said we'd get a better look at the next scan!
and I like the idea of not having to worry about those things when the baby comes out!
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