So we went in for our 2nd ultrasound yesterday. This time I followed all the instructions on the back of that pink slip – don’t empty bladder 3 hours prior, drink 32 oz. fluid 2 hours prior. By the time Jason came home to pick me up, my bladder was so full it was ready to burst any minute. Good thing I didn’t have to sneeze the entire way to the radiology clinic.
The technician said they don’t usually look for the gender of the baby until 24 weeks, so we are 3 weeks early. Then she also said that I’ll probably won’t be getting any more ultrasounds done unless my OB/GYN feels it’s necessary (ie. suspect something’s wrong with the baby). So, WTF she telling me about ultrasound at 24 weeks when I won’t be needing one after 20wks??
Baby was being very uncooperative during the ultrasound scanning. The technician had to press so hard on my belly (and full bladder) to get good scans of the baby….my bladder!!
After all the scanning and measuring, she finally turned the monitor towards me. There I saw this little baby inside my belly, tap dancing, sliding across my belly and raising the roof. Very active, I must say…cute now, but later on when it’s running out of space inside, I hope he’ll adopt less “all over the place” dance moves.
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