Great News From 1st High-Risk Screening!!!

Today I went to a perinatal specialist's office for the 1st of 3 high-risk assessment appointments associated with my "advanced maternal age."

Above is the latest sonogram from this appointment. I am at 12 weeks, 1 day right now.

I won't get the official analysis from these appointments for 4-5 more weeks, but I did get a lot of comforting news at today's appointment.

First of all they counted 2 arms, 2 hands, 2 legs, 2 feet and they showed me the 2 sides of the brain on the ultrasound monitor. They also confirmed that all of the baby's organs are internal.

They also measured the fluid behind the baby's neck because an excess of fluid in the head area can be a signal of mental issues, including down's syndrome. The measurement they are looking for needs to be less than 3 to be considered negative as a flag for these issues, and our measurement was 1.1. The woman who did the ultrasound said that the lower the number the better, so I was very glad to hear that the measurement was significantly lower than 3.

The baby's heartbeat remains strong at 155 beats per minute.

I go back for more blood work on 11/6, and then on 11/19 I have a level 2 ultrasound and they will review the results of all 3 of these high-risk assessment appointments.

On 11/19 we should also learn if we are having a girl or a boy!!!

So stay tuned...