As many of you know, today was a big day for Squidge and I. It was our 20 week scan. There were many nerves, worries and fears on the lead-up to it, right up until the actual scan.
Before the scan we (hubby and I) both had dentist appointments in the morning, and both were sent away with a clean bill of health, whoop! We got to the hospital with about 40 mins to spare, so settled down and had a Starbucks (decaf of course!) while we waited. After heading up to the Ultrasound department we paid our £3 for a picture ahead of the scan and waited. Man alive was it warm up there!
After about a 10 min wait we were called in. The sonographer was lovely (much nicer than the last one!) and set about the 40 min scan... it took ages! Squidge wasn't being compliant and lying in an awkward position but she managed to check most things (heart, stomach, bladder, kidneys etc) - then half way through the Ultrasound machine crashed! After a 5 min restart we were away again!
Unfortunately, because Squidge was being, lets say, difficult, she wasn't able to see all the things she needed to, so I need to go back in 2 weeks for another scan in the hope that Squidge will be in a better position. It was such a relief to see their heartbeat and see that they were the size they were supposed to be, such a relief!!!! I feel so lucky. She did reassure us that she wasn't worried about anything, and it's just that she needs to tick everything off on her checklist :)
*EDIT* Meant to say - I also have an anterior placenta (at the front) which is why I haven't felt much/any movement from Squidge :)
Next, the bit you've been waiting for, the gender!!!! Well, she had a good look and decided it was a very close call. Her words to us were: 'It's *possibly* a girl'.
So there you have it, inconclusive!!! She thinks Squidge might be a girl, as she couldn't see a willy but she really wasn't sure and said it very cautiously. I would have thought that in all her scanning, if it was a boy she'd have seen his bits, but who knows, so we're carefully going with it being a girl, but not committing ourselves to it :P
When I go back in 2 weeks for a re-scan, I'll be asking them once again to check :P
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