Anomaly Scan - 21+4 weeks!

The day for my 20 week scan finally rolled around! I hadn't actually been desperate for a scan like I was with Rocket as I had that gender scan at 6 weeks so I already had my scan 'fix' so I waited patiently.
 I had specifically asked for a Tuesday so Bumbles daddy could be with me as he missed the last 2 scans due to work so that's what had pushed the scan date back.

I was so nervous in the morning.. I don't even know why I felt like that, I knew he was fine as he was wiggling about but I guess knowing that something could be wrong with his heart or other organ got me in a panic.

9am was my scan and at about 9:15 I was called through by a smiley looking Ultrasound tech (which made me feel better as my last one wasn't so friendly!) and I also had a trainee tech in there too which was pretty cool as I got to hear more explained than I would in a normal scan.

He is still most definitely my little boy ;) and all was going well with the scan apart from him being in a really awkward position (transverse upside down!) but she saw the brain and lips, all was OK.... then she tried to see the heart and she went quiet and seemed to spend ages looking. She then got me to lay on my side and when that didn't move him she sent me off for a walk for 20 minutes to try get him to move so A and I went to the cafe and had some food and drink and jumped up the stairs.

When we got back she said she still couldn't see properly (although he had moved *success*, printed off some pictures then told me she needed to go get another ultrasound tech.. I was terrified at that point and thought for sure there was a problem with my little boy and the wait seemed like forever and a day.

In came the second ultrasound tech who took over to look for herself and they chatted amongst themselves for a while and it was just because he was in an awkward position and finally they agreed that everything looked OK with his heart *Que massive sigh of relief*

So all in all it was a roller coaster of emotions and I was glad to walk out with a lovely picture of my second little bundle!

Next appointment is next week.

Joining the BLUE team!!

I was very lucky to have been gifted the majority of money (pre birthday) for a private gender scan at BabyBond. I've been waiting weeks and weeks for this moment, you have to be over 16 weeks for them to do the gender scan and I was 16 weeks and 1 day! ( I booked it literally as soon as i could ;) )

The day came and I scooted off to the clinic with my mum, dad and soon to be big brother Rocket!
The clinic was on an industrial site and when we walked in, we came straight to a coffee shop and a seating area and a lady told me to fill in a consent form and wait on the sofa, which we did.

They were running ahead of time so we didn't have to wait long even though we were early so that
was great!

We were taken through to a room, big enough to sit my dad and Rocket on a sofa and my mum came and sat next to me whilst the gel was put on my tummy... it was WARM!! I hadn't experienced warm gel before! it was a strange feeling!!

The ultrasound tech was very chatty and informative, she told us she had many years experience as a midwife before training to do this job. She made me feel really comfortable.

After looking at baby jumping around and heart beating (she pointed everything out) which actually seems a blur now as I think I was so worked up and excited to find out the sex I've forgotten most of the scan!! lol She headed in between baby's legs and tried to get it to move and said she thought she knew but wanted to make sure.. after a good 5-10 minutes I guessed and she confirmed (in her professional opinion) he was a little boy! Though going by the picture there is really no hiding it!

So YAY!!! I'm excited to be welcoming my second SON to my family in November and I can't wait to watch my boys grow up together!

The Journey So Far! - Scan Pictures Included!

It's been such a huge relief to get to 13 weeks! I have suffered from anxiety from the get go in this pregnancy, even after having two early scans ( to determine the location of the embryo after a previous ectopic pregnancy).

We had been trying for this little one for 20 months and I had got to the stage where I was convinced it would ever happen, so you can imagine my surprise when the pregnancy test gained 2 lines!! (especially as it's not a month where we had tried much!)



I ran around like a mad person, shouting, shaking and feeling pretty amazing! But soon after I peeled myself from the ceiling, the realisation kicked in that I'd have to go through the HCG blood tests and wait for my early scan before I should be letting myself feel happy.

All went well with the HCG counts and they doubled nicely, backed up by my (what I thought was a ) 6 week scan, which only showed a sac with a foetal pole, no baby or heart beat.. which I was expecting going by my dates.


It was a long 10 days to wait until the next scan, which was really a reassurance one as I hadn't seen the heartbeat.. and by my dates I should have been 8-9 weeks but a little flashy baby blob sat there measuring 7 weeks and 2 days ( exactly the right growth from the first scan) so from then on, I knocked myself back counting myself as 7 weeks 2 days to be safe!

My 12 week scan approached and I felt awful with anxiety, I had totally convinced myself that my baby had passed away and there would be no growth on the scan, I made myself quite ill with worry and even apologised to my family, just in case that was the case!

When she put the wand on my tummy, those moments of silence were deafening but then there it was, the sentence that changed it all.. "there is baby's heartbeat" INSTANT RELAXATION.

My little baby was jumping around so much she struggled to get the measurement's, s/he was also on their tummy so the sonographer told me to go drink more and come back in 20 minutes for a re scan so she could see more.

So fit to burst I hopped back up on the table and she still couldn't see clear.. (I have a bit too much extra blubber round that section!) so we ended up doing a Trans vaginal ultrasound and apart from it  being incredibly uncomfortable (despite emptying my bladder prior, there was a constant filter down of what I had just drunk!) the picture was amazing! I could see everything, the baby's fingers, brain, nose. It was incredible!

Unfortunately the sonographer still couldn't get the measurements for the Nuchal Translucentsy (sp?!) test but she did say that it looked within reasonable limits and I am still having the blood test for it after 14 weeks.

The bambino (I thought was 12 weeks exactly) measured at 12+5 so I was only one day out of my original dates and baby caught up pretty quickly! my official due date is 29th November 2013!

I'm praying I can get this little one to 36 weeks or past (Rocket was 6 weeks premature) I have a lot to ask my consultant when I see them!

So for now I'll leave it there but I'm incredibly happy and relieved I can finally share the amazing news :)