My baby thread.

[wez130]

Well, i've known for about a month now, i'm going to be a dad (hopefully).
I've not said anything yet because we've suffered from 3 early miscarriages (all at 8 weeks or before). I suppose i'm pushing it now at 9 weeks but the chances of miscarriage are much less now.
Anyway, due to our pregnancy history, we get weekly scans and have the oppertunity to go up to Newcastle and have tests done to check for any abnormalities which we are going to take. Still, i am really nervous when we go to the hospital and wait for the scan to show the baby but it was a relief this morning to see it's little heart beating and it's legs and arms moving about
The birth is expected on 6th December.

So, here's a couple of scan pics from last week and this week.....

This is at 8 weeks and 1 day and he/she is 17mm from crown to rump...

and this is from this morning, and he/she is 25mm from crown to rump...

 

[wez130]

thanks all, i think we might find out the sex so i can decorate a nursery for her/him. I'm excited but because of the past i'm also wary too, but hopefully all will be good

 

[wez130]

lol, thanks again, will keep this thread updated with more scans and stuff.

i'm excited yes, but also trying not to get my hopes up incase the worst does happen (after 3 previous losses you can't help it). just hope it's 4th time lucky

 

[wez130]

UPDATE:-

went for 3rd scan today, it was funny, i think the baby knew it was on camera he/she gave a wave and then did a dance and then went to sleep during the scan, he/she is a healthy 37mm long now, which is spot on for his/her age.

here's a pic.....

our next scan is on monday and then we have to go upto Newcastle hospital for nuchal translucency tests (this is a scan which checks the pallate (for cleft), the spine (for spina bifida), fluid in the neck (for downs) and other chromosomes, we've opted for this due to out last miscarriage being tested and having 47 chromosomes (there were 3 on chromosome 15 instead of a pair).
All being well i'll have a very clear scan to show next thursday which is probably the next best thing to a 4D scan.

 

[wez130]

Great news!! All the best people are born on 6th December

Hope it all goes well for you and yours.

no, the best people are born on the 25th July, but 6th Dec. is 2nd best also kell ee, i also hope things are going great.

 

[wez130]

had another scan today, good god don't thiese things grow quick hehe, saw it's fingers and it's face, it weighs in at a healthy 43mm now so it's grown 8mm in 5 days., so far so good, may post scan later after i scan it.

 

[wez130]

When my girlfriend was pregnant we went to a clinic that could scan in 3D, the detail you see on such a scan is amazing, we had to pay for that ourselves but it was well worth it and they made a video of the whole scan.


Nice to know the preganancy is going as it should, time to plan the nursery

we're gonna have that a bit later on in the pregnancy, it's a 4D scan and costs ~ £110 - £200 and you get a 10 minute DVD of it

 

[wez130]

well, just got back from 34th week scan, my GF still has a low laying placenta which is covering the OS, so a cesarian is definite, however we have to go for another scan in 2 weeks as my baby is huge, infact, he's twice the size he should be at 34 weeks @ 8lb 9oz estimated, though everything else looks fine dunno where he'sgot it from as me and gf were both 8lb 1oz at birth, so birth is looking likely between 3 and 4 weeks now , and as long as my g/f doesn't go into early labour, we should be able to pick what date he's born