Well if our baby could speak this is what it would be telling me today. After 3 ultrasounds revealing a VERY active baby today the baby was sleeping. It would not have been a problem but I was having a NT Scan today. I am not sure what the T stands for but the N is for Nuchal which is the skin fold at the back of the neck, this measurement along with a blood sample is a way of checking for certain genetic disorders.
Not only was the baby sleeping it was sleeping face down and the ultrasound tech could not get the image that she needed. Initially it was pretty funny. I was making comments that the baby must take after Craig because it is still sleeping at 11:00. We thought it was funny when the baby moved its' arm to cover the face, as you can see in the picture. After about 15 min with no cooperation she was using the ultrasound wand to pound on my stomach to encourage the baby to turn. You would see the baby shake and then...nope not going to move. At one point my very full bladder had the baby on its' head. The tech thought if I emptied my bladder the baby would have enough room to go all the way around. I emptied the bladder and did some toe touches and hopped back on the table, all that extra room only allowed the little one to go back to sleeping face down on its' stomach.
The ultrasound tech tried everything, empty bladder, full bladder, left side, right side, toe touches, walking, and stairs. Finally after an hour of trying she said she would work through her lunch to get the shot. She asked for 15 min to get a snack and ordered me to walk. Came back hopped on the table and wouldn't you know it baby had flipped and appeared to be awake. Once in the right position it took about 10 minutes to get everything she needed.
Baby is measuring right on schedule and I am 30.1% done with my pregnancy. The doctor said that the Nuchal is measuring within the normal range but we still have to wait for the results. I am just glad that the 90 minute ultrasound is over and I hope I don't bruise from all the pushing. Lesson learned don't try to wake a sleeping baby.
Not only was the baby sleeping it was sleeping face down and the ultrasound tech could not get the image that she needed. Initially it was pretty funny. I was making comments that the baby must take after Craig because it is still sleeping at 11:00. We thought it was funny when the baby moved its' arm to cover the face, as you can see in the picture. After about 15 min with no cooperation she was using the ultrasound wand to pound on my stomach to encourage the baby to turn. You would see the baby shake and then...nope not going to move. At one point my very full bladder had the baby on its' head. The tech thought if I emptied my bladder the baby would have enough room to go all the way around. I emptied the bladder and did some toe touches and hopped back on the table, all that extra room only allowed the little one to go back to sleeping face down on its' stomach.
The ultrasound tech tried everything, empty bladder, full bladder, left side, right side, toe touches, walking, and stairs. Finally after an hour of trying she said she would work through her lunch to get the shot. She asked for 15 min to get a snack and ordered me to walk. Came back hopped on the table and wouldn't you know it baby had flipped and appeared to be awake. Once in the right position it took about 10 minutes to get everything she needed.
Baby is measuring right on schedule and I am 30.1% done with my pregnancy. The doctor said that the Nuchal is measuring within the normal range but we still have to wait for the results. I am just glad that the 90 minute ultrasound is over and I hope I don't bruise from all the pushing. Lesson learned don't try to wake a sleeping baby.
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