Scan 5: 4 March

Meeting #5. Check-up #4.

Patch has decided to show his face today by facing belly-up. He had his hands together in front of him and we could make out his eyes, nose and mouth. We could even see his little fingers when he stretched them out!

Patch measures 78mm which is supposedly in line with his age of 13w5d. So... in one week, Patch grew 5mm while I put on.... 800g! Gah!

We also asked the doc if we could tell the baby's gender at this point in time and she said "Let's see". We saw Patch's legs and his little feet, one of which was conveniently blocking our view. But he was fairly coorperative (and active), and he moved his foot away a few seconds later.

The verdict? "Looks like something's there. Might be a boy! We'll confirm at the next check up" Says the doc.

So that adorable pink Ralph Lauren polo dress I've been eyeing might have to wait. Heh heh.

Next check up: 1 April. Hope Patch is not shy but cooperative! :)

Scan 4: 25 Feb

The 13 week fetal assessment test is to check if the baby is at risk of Down's Syndrom via the amount of fluid that's accumulated at the back of the neck. This test is normally done between 11 and 14 weeks and is optional.

Gives us a good chance to see our little one for a good 15 to 20 minutes! It took about that long before Patch decided to move away from the edge of the waterbag for a proper measurement. Heh.



Our 4th meeting. Patch is now 12 weeks and 5 days old.

He was happily floating upside down earlier and I had to walk about for 20 minutes (which ended up being 40 minutes) so that he could (hopefully) move back into a lying down position so the sonographer could measure him properly.

Fortunately he did if not I don't know how long we will have to stay there!

Patch was measuring 73mm that day, which correlates to a gestational age of 13w2d. His thigh was about 1mm long and heart beat was 159bpm. It was our first time hearing the heartbeat!

Scan 3: 5 Feb 2009

Our third meeting with the Patch (who's not longer looking like one). Baby's growing well and now measures 33.1mm.

It's amazing how fast /much the Patch has grown in just three weeks! It did a little "dance" during the scan - moving its hands and feet.

We also saw the butt and the doc thinks says it might be a boy because she could see "something" between the legs. We'll have to wait another 10 weeks or so to find out.

Estimated age: 9 weeks 6 days

Estimated delivery date: 4 Sept

Note that this is one day earlier than before. Apparently this is more or less the "confirmed" date.