NT scan

Yesterday I had my NT scan. Not sure what that is? Allow babycenter.com to help:

The nuchal translucency screening (also called the NT or nuchal fold scan) can help your healthcare practitioner assess your baby's risk of having Down syndrome (DS) and other chromosomal abnormalities as well as major congenital heart problems.

The NT test uses ultrasound to measure the clear (translucent) space in the tissue at the back of your developing baby's neck. Babies with abnormalities tend to accumulate more fluid at the back of their neck during the first trimester, causing this clear space to be larger than average.

The u/s tech looks for the clear space to be less than 3mm. For the first 25 minutes, the tech couldn't get the babies to cooperate. Apparently they have to be in a perfect position or she can't do the measurement. She said it's not uncommon for people to have to come in 2 and 3 times. (!) Sorry, lady, I don't have any more time off work. Although it was awesome to just sit there and watch them flip around. L was like, "Can you feel them moving around like that?" LOL, they are less than 3 inches long. Unfortunately, no, I can't feel them...yet.

She measured both babies - 1 was still measuring 3 days behind, but she said he looked kind of scrunched, so that number could be off. The tech also changed my EDD to 3/11/09, even though I'm sure I won't make it that long; that means I'll be 13 weeks tomorrow. Yay! So close to the 2nd tri! Both h/bs were great. 1 was 167 and the other was 171.

The tech made me empty my bladder in a last ditch attempt to get the babies to cooperate. Then she made me cough a few times. Then she poked and prodded my belly with the transducer. But at the last minute she got measurements on both of them. Baby A was 1.77 and B was 1.56, which puts both of them well under 3mm.

We are so blessed.