Many of our pregnancy fears went away this morning. As I told some family members, we are still scared, but no longer scared shitless.
The nuchal translucency exam showed us:
- The baby does not have excess fluid at the back of the neck, which is a good sign that the baby doesn’t have Down’s Syndrome. The technician checked to see if there was a nasal bone, which there was, another good sign that there aren’t chromosomal defects.
- Heartbeat was around 158 beats per minute and a closer look showed the heart valves pumping away and looking great.
- Amniotic fluid looks good.
- Cervix is closed and looks good.
- Placenta looks good.
- My right ovary is in good shape.
- The baby is growing on target and is a good size.
This is a closeup of the head, with the nose at the top pointing up. Head is facing left.
Another picture of the head with the nose to the left of the screen.
Full shot of baby. Feet on the left, head on the right. I believe that is the umbilical cord you see over the baby’s head.
I want to say this is a view of the top of the baby’s head.
Another head shot.
A squished version of the baby. Feet on the left, head on the right.
Closer body shot. Feet on left, head on right.
Super closeup shot of baby’s head. I would think the two parallel rows of white are pearly whites?
This last picture shows the baby’s head and the hand above the head waving, the thumb closest to the head.
12 Weeks, 3 Days