It's a girl!! (Maybe!!)

I went for my week 16 scan on last sat.. (18/03/2006). Was so nervous, as I was scheduled to take the glucose test, and draw blood for testing before & after the glucose test (Total of 3 tubes!! arrghhh!! The nurses almost cannot find a vein to strike at..!!)

We did a scan after that and baby was awake! The moment the gynae pressed on the tummy, the baby kicked against it and I felt it!! Hm, that confirms that the last few days' feelings were not imagined.. I was wondering if it was juz gas in my intestines & tummy..

AK was as usual filming down the scan.. I ask Dr. to see if he can detect whether it is a girl or a boy.. but guess what? baby was sitting cross legged!! As if its attempting a yoga pose.. :) And that pose, hides its genitals.. but the gynae said tentatively that he cannot see anything between the legs, so it is likely to be a girl, but the next detailed scan which is during my week 20, will reveal more details.

We were really happy to see baby again.. and that I can feel the baby now..its kicks are getting stronger.. but we were still worried about the blood glucose test results.. hope all is fine..

Today, Dr. called us and informed us that the triple test (for Down's syndrome) revealed very low possibility for Down's syndrome and my glucose levell is 99 after fasting and before ingesting the glucose.. after the glucose ingestion, the reading stand at 110, which means I have cleared it!! YAY!!

So relieved leh.. :D

week 14 scan

Well,

I had planned to see the gynae at night, but since Tuesday 4 pm, I have this migraine that kept going on & on.. even now..

Wednesday morning, I cannot tahan liaoz.. see the gynae for medication, MC and push forward my visit...

Found out that my blood glucose is too high... I have to cut down my sugar intake now, and 2 weeks later to come back for a glucose test that will take 2 hrs.

We then did a scan..I closed my eyes for an instant, fearful of anything unexpected.. but all was ok, baby was moving n waving around.. this time around, we can see its spinal cord.. and it has grown much bigger..7.61cm.. the baby is still curled up, and Dr. Chandras was not able to measure the neck.. so he gave up eventually... We kept peering at the image, trying to see if boy or gal.. but.. can't see much leh.. Andy thought he saw something, which i later realise was the baby's spinal tail and not the likes that indicate it is a boy..

Hmm, they say, if it is a boy, it will be detected earlier.. so, maybe this time it is a gal?? aiyah.. dunno lah..

i did not do the triple test yet.. Dr. informed us that the test is 90% accurate, but it might have false positives and lead us to do more pre-natal testing like the amniostesis (which carries a 1% risk of miscarriage). He point out that at my age, I have a low chance actually of having a Down's syndrome baby.. The test will cost 100sgd.. anyway, 2 weeks later, while doing the glucose test, we will then do the triple test..

One more visit after that will be the detailed scan.. hope all is fine... my head is still pounding.. haiz.. nearly fainted juz now in my boss's room.. think i stand too long..

This coming sunday will be our 1st trial yoga lesson.. looking forward to it.. feeling so stiff in my lower back..