We went in this morning for our Level II/anatomy scan ultrasound. Gender of baby was confirmed to be a GIRL! Everything the technician saw looked good and measured right on schedule for gestational age. We were reminded that nothing is 100% until delivery when the baby is actually here and the doctors can actually see everything. Baby's heart rate was 124 bpm which is the lowest it has ever been but we were told its nothing to worry about. Baby Girl wasn't as active as she has been during previous appts and we were told that she apparently has a favorite position in there because it was hard for the technician to coax her out of the position.
Key points I took from this appt:
1. Heart has 4-chambers.
2. Spinal cord is closed so no indications of spina bifida.
3. No signs of a cleft palate.
4. Brain/cerebellum looks like it has formed correctly without excess fluid in the ventricles.
5. Kidneys measured perfectly and bladder is present.
6. Arm and leg bones were all measured to be correct length.
7. Placenta has moved higher in the uterus where it should be (if it stays too low, it makes a natural delivery not likely).
8. Amniotic fluid levels checked out fine.
We were told that the doctor will go over all official results next week when we meet with her. I didn't get weighed in today so that stat will have to wait til next week. We weren't able to get very good pictures of her but we'll try to scan the ultrasound picture in this week.
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