We went for a detailed ultrasound scan this morning at Mt. A hospital. As advised by our gynae, this is done around the 20th week or so to view and check the baby in more details. Well, the radiographer that attended to me was a nice lady. As she went through the motion of the scan, she explained to us what we saw on the screen each time. She checked for quite a few things, like the bladder, the abdomen circumference, the kidneys, heart, limbs, thigh, etc. It was indeed very interesting to be able to view baby for so long and in such details today! Fortunately too, baby was very 'guai' as the radiographer was able to capture most of the things she needed to check quite easily.
When confirming the gender, it was pretty obvious from her scan that baby is indeed a boy. Yup, she commented that baby is not shy, as he opened his legs big enough to see his birdie sticking out indeed!! So funny :P Then as she continued the scan, she was telling me that baby was in the profile position. That is lying in a way such that we were seeing his side profile. So she also made funny comments that he's handsome lah, trying to pose pose lah :) This was especially so when baby showed one arm in a way that looked like he was showing off his muscle! Then she had to talk a bit to try to encourage baby to turn so that she can measure other aspects more accurately. I had to turn my body sideways as well to help move baby a bit.
Eventually, baby did move and change position and we were able to see baby's head, brain, eyes, nose, lips, chin area and spine. The whole detailed scan helped to ensure that our baby was developing well and all seems pretty fine. I'm about 21 weeks now and baby weighs about 425g already. Another thing that I'm truly thankful is that my placenta does not seem low already. Thank God for that!
Overall, it was certainly a thrilling experience to see our little son through the ultrasound scan. We certainly look forward to the next gynae visit!
When confirming the gender, it was pretty obvious from her scan that baby is indeed a boy. Yup, she commented that baby is not shy, as he opened his legs big enough to see his birdie sticking out indeed!! So funny :P Then as she continued the scan, she was telling me that baby was in the profile position. That is lying in a way such that we were seeing his side profile. So she also made funny comments that he's handsome lah, trying to pose pose lah :) This was especially so when baby showed one arm in a way that looked like he was showing off his muscle! Then she had to talk a bit to try to encourage baby to turn so that she can measure other aspects more accurately. I had to turn my body sideways as well to help move baby a bit.
Eventually, baby did move and change position and we were able to see baby's head, brain, eyes, nose, lips, chin area and spine. The whole detailed scan helped to ensure that our baby was developing well and all seems pretty fine. I'm about 21 weeks now and baby weighs about 425g already. Another thing that I'm truly thankful is that my placenta does not seem low already. Thank God for that!
Overall, it was certainly a thrilling experience to see our little son through the ultrasound scan. We certainly look forward to the next gynae visit!
