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WHAT DOES/DID YOUR BABY LOOK LIKE TOWARDS THE END OF PREGNANCY? PLEASE SHARE IN THE COMMENTS SECTION BELOW 🙂 You might also like: Pregnancy Ultrasound – Should You Do It? “Can You See The Hamburger?” (Baby’s Gender) Nuchal Translucency Screening Baby Hiccups In The Womb

Inspired by Hobo Mama‘s Wordless Wednesday. WHAT DOES/DID YOUR BABY LOOK LIKE TOWARDS THE END OF PREGNANCY? PLEASE SHARE IN THE COMMENTS SECTION BELOW 🙂 You might also like: Pregnancy Ultrasound – Should You Do It? “Can You See The Hamburger?” (Baby’s Gender) Nuchal Translucency Screening First Ultrasound!

I had my 30th week pregnancy ultrasound yesterday and since the doctor was trying out  new equipment it took him around an hour to complete it! I then started wondering: Does my baby like the ultrasound? Do expecting mothers like ultrasounds? How many ultrasounds can you have safely? How many ultrasounds SHOULD you have while […]

So we go to the gynecologist’s and the assistant escorts us to the room and tells us what the ultrasound will look like. Quite puzzled I asked whether the ultrasound wasn’t done through the belly and she said: “ah, you’re pregnant?” I’m like “Yeah, 23rd week!” “Oh!” she said, left and then came back and […]

What’s happening this week? Baby’s crown to rump length is 9-10 cm or 3.5-4.0 inches. Baby weighs about 50 grams or 1.75 ounces. Baby begins to inhale and exhale amniotic fluid (practicing breathing). Baby has meconium present in the intestines now. Baby’s arms have grown long enough to allow the baby to place his hands […]

Serious version: this week I had nuchal translucency screening done, which assesses the baby’s risk of Down syndrome. The test consisted of an ultrasound scan and blood tests. If the risk is higher than 1 in 250, you would be offered amniocentesis. Fortunately my risk was very low. Fun version: I saw my baby dance […]

This week I had my first ultrasound and I could see my baby for the first time! He or she was only 2 mm at this point and the amazing thing was that my doctor already saw the heartbeat. I wasn’t drinking so my friends became suspicious… later on I was advised by another doctor […]