Had the first ultrasound done (doing happy dance) and got to see out little peanut! Though not really peanut sized anymore, more the size of a a a well the length of a mars bar but not as rectangular.
We went in there and of course i am expecting it to be the same as it is on TV - there is a few tentative seconds well the scanning person is trying to find the position of the baby, and the parents are holding hands and biting their lips (their own, not each others) watching a screen waiting for the first glimpse of their bundle of joy. But no, the scanning person put the scanning thing on my tum and their on the screen was a picture of my uterus with an odd shape in it. As she moved the scanning thing around the odd shape rotated on the screen and there was a clear image of a baby!
First misconception busted!
Also when ever you see an ultrasound being done the mother to be is lying comfortably watching the screen as the scanning thing is being gently glided over the stomach. Wrong again, the scanning thing was being pressed quite hard into me and was being pushed around to get the best angles of junior.
Second misconception busted!
Don't get me wrong though, I'm not saying the experience was anything less than amazing and i am sooooo looking forward to the next scan - due in about 6 or 7 weeks. Going to get 3D imaging done for that one!
It is amazing what they can do these days, those clever medical type dudes. The next thing they have to figure out is how to make child birth painless!
2 comments:
*grin* DK's cousin slept through hers ... !
Oooohh, I've seen the 3D one of my nephew and it was freakin' scary - the baby looked like a devil child. Of course, its entirely possible that my brother's son is devilish anyway and all other 3D babies will look normal . . .
And MamaBelle says congratulations to you both - she was tres excited to hear the news!
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