Week 15+

Ever since the appointment with the maternal and fetal medicine doctor I was debating as to whether I would actually go through with an amino if everything checked out okay on the ultrasound. The risk with getting an amnio done was relatively small (1 in 400) but I knew that I couldn’t live myself if we had a perfectly healthy baby and something from the amnio caused issues. My husband and I chatted about it and decided we would wait and see what the ultrasound showed before we made the hard decision.

Upon arrival we told the ultrasound tech we weren’t sure we were going to actually go through with the amnio although it was clear that all the equipment was sterile and ready for us if we decided to get it performed. The ultrasound tech looked around at the baby and didn’t see anything that was of a concern. She went to get the high risk doctor and she also took a look around. We knew we could trust her judgment and when she showed us five fingers on each hand and a face profile that appeared normal we felt very much better. She was also able to see the blood move in and out of the heart chambers which she said was surprisingly this early. She contributed it to the fact that I was thin which of course was a nice compliment.

We decided to forego the amino at point in time. We would be back for a 20 week ultrasound at the high risk center on a day when she was on duty there so we could see her as well.