20wk Scan

[juliehainsworth]

Miss Wiggle, you can borrow mine when he arrives,

 

[Miss Wiggle]

Miss Wiggle, you can borrow mine when he arrives,

ha ha thanks

 

[juliehainsworth]

My pleasure!

 

[oneponygirl]

Congrats on the news of a boy! Did I tell you on any of the other threads about the book "Childproofing Your Dog" by Brian Kilcommons? It's got great info on getting dogs ready before babies come and how to handle things after.

I've only got about 5 weeks left on mine. I will be happy to be able to pick things up off the floor, tie my own shoes and get up the stairs without running out of breath, and of course I want to meet my baby, but I need every day of that time to get ready. My dh is traveling from Sept. 20 - 30 and I have a long to-do list. Nope, sorry baby, you'll just have to wait.

 

[PlecMama]

Aww, I love scans too, we got some excellent "alien face" scan pics at our 20 weeks.
I read once, the best quote about being pregnant:
"Once you have felt life inside you, nothing is ever the same"

You have to have felt it before you can really understand that. Dylan started moving at 13 weeks, both Dan and I could feel him.

Best of luck, it's a wonderful thing my baby is almost 4 now.

 

[juliehainsworth]

Argh just had some worrying news, my partners dad was made to go into hospital for tests as he had very high cholesterol and diabetes along with high blood pressure and I've just been told today that everyone in his family needs testing for it including Morgan, this is something that I dont need especially when I dont know anything. Apparently the diabetes is the worst form and is not Type 1 or 2 and they are the only ones I've heard of. I know I shouldnt be worrying now but I just cant help it.

At least I know Morgan is ok right now as he is happily kicking inside me. I just cant wait to get the information I need so I can put my mind at ease.

Well panic over it was nothing for me to really worry about for a long time.

 

[PlecMama]

Goodness, don't start yet, you have YEARS of panic and worry to go through yet, the first two years, you run to A&E every time they fall over and the Dr's just look at you like you're crazy - which you are, but hey, this is the most precious thing in the world!

Wait until you really need to panic - I took Dylan down to A&E after he had a horrid bang to the head and they told me "well, even if his skull is fractured there's nothing we can do so you might as well just take him home and keep an eye on him"....excuse me??

Then when he broke his leg a year or so back, they told me he didn't cry enough when they squeezed it (or at all actually, he's a tough kid) that they were certain it wasn't broken. It was.

I made them put a cast on it anyway after taking him back FOUR times in a week because he couldn't walk, 6 x-rays later they just gave up and cast it. The follow up x-ray two weeks later proved it was broken, clean across his tibia.

Don't get worried now, it stresses the baby and it wont do ya any good. Wait until you catch him 8ft up a tree or eating dog food - then worry.

xxxxx

 

[juliehainsworth]

Wow remind me if I'm in ever in your area not to visit the hospitals up/down there. It's best to go with your gut instinct as you know your child better than any doctor. I often wonder how I'll be if my child gets ill or anything.

I'm not worried as much now as his dad has been discharged from hospital and my partner is off to be tested today just to be on the safe side, I've decided I'm going to get checked out too just to be safe.

 

[PlecMama]

The unfortunate thing about broken bones in small children is they often don't show on x-ray until they are healing, and they use much less scientific methods to determine the problem, like say, poking it and seeing if they scream, then go by that.

If you look at my little avatar on the left there <-----, you'll see he has his green cast on in that photo.

Definatly go with your gut, you'll be right more times then you are wrong

Anyway, have fun

 

[AlexAndCarmen]

I know it's hard to do, but try not worry yourself too much at the moment. It's not good for the baby if you are stressing out over things. With my two sons I had a terrible time. The first had major surgery just 2 days after he was born and nearly died (this after I told the nurses in the hospital he was really ill and they all kept telling me I was paranoid) and our second son we found out had something very wrong with him before he was born. He has a syndrome and I thought I would never be able to accept it, but now nearly 6 years later I don't think we could live with out him. Both of my boys were born in South Africa, so don't worry about ignorant staff here. Just remember that if your gut instinct is telling you something, follow it. Go to the head doctor if you have to, just make them listen. By the time our second son was born, the doctors and nurses at the hospital were hanging on my every word and no one every ignored me again. Even when we moved here and our daughter was born, the doctors listened to us. Luckily our little girl is fine, in fact all our kids are fine now.

Good luck, really looking forward to your little angels arrival. So try not stress, because it's best for him to stay where he is till he's ready.

 

[justmatt]

WoW thats some clear scans, i could barely make out a baby on any of my 3 kids scans... they sure make up for that now.. if you cant see them you can hear them lol