On Wednesday I got to spend about an hour viewing Baby Sonny on the ultrasound during my nuchal translucency screen. A large part of the screen is using ultrasound to determine if the baby has a nasal bone and to measure the thickness of the neck. The other part of the screen is bloodwork, which is not nearly as exciting. During the screen Baby Sonny had his/her hands up by the face and had his/her chin tucked into the chest. This made viewing (from the ultrasonographer's standpoint) difficult. She pressed on my belly, had me cough, change positions, and get up and come back but Baby Sonny was nonplussed and preferred having his/her hand up by the face with the chin tucked. I'm wondering if Baby Sonny is already showing how stubborn he or she will be! Eventually Baby Sonny had hiccups, which I got to witness on the screen. Baby Sonny would arch his/her back and untuck his/her chin from the chest for a split second and the ultrasonograher was able to get the photos. The hiccups subsided in a few minutes and the ultrasound was over. Next ultrasound will be October 13th.
The screen was very positive. Baby Sonny's nasal bone was viewable and the neck thickness measured 1.1 (under 2.5 is desirable).
In this photo you can see Baby Sonny's head in the middle with the neck to the right. Baby Sonny also has his/her hand up by the face. See what I mean about the chin to chest tuck?
Baby Sonny's heartrate was 160 beats per minute, perfect!
Baby Sonny wanted to wave hello! You can see the head on the left and the body to the right. One of the arms is up and waving! You can even distinguish fingers! According to my baby books, Baby Sonny is starting to develop fingernails at this stage.
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