First...
Chris and I went back to Diagnostic Ultrasound to try and get baby to show us that nose!!!! AND..........BABY HAS A NASAL BONE!!! I've never been so happy to see a nose! The doctor said he definitely saw the bone, and he was writing in the report. This means that our risk for Down Syndrome has been reduced to 1 in 10,000 chance. We are ecstatic!
Second...
Our willpower vanished at our second ultrasound and we asked the doctor for the sex of the baby. Well...we were very disappointed with the doctor's attitude, as she said she forgot to look and it was too early and blah blah blah. She decided to take a another quick peek and said she thinks it's a GIRL. So we walked away believing it's a girl...but we are unsatisfied. SOOOOOOOOOOOOO we are going to Golden View Ultrasound in Boston to get:
Ultimate Gender Determination Ultrasound Session
This Session is ideal if you would like to come in for gender determination or gender confirmation or to visualize fetal movement. Leave with a DVD of your session set to lullaby music for a great memory of when you learned the gender of your baby! Get a quick peek of your baby in 4D. Available from 16 weeks to 21 weeks*
•10 minute elective ultrasound session in 2D
•4 black and white thermal 2D prints
•DVD recording of your session set to lullaby music
•Gender determination**
•Listen to your baby's heartbeat upon request
•Includes a quick peek of your baby in 4D
•Internet streaming of your session available
•Return visits during the same pregnancy to see your baby in 3D/4D - 10% off any Session
*Gender determination is included in all of our 3d/4d sessions which are available beginning at 22 weeks
** If we are unable to see the gender due to positioning of your baby, you can come back on a weekday for a "quick peek" at no additional charge.
WE ARE SO PSYCHED AND HOPE WE CAN CONFIRM BABY IS A GIRL!
July 1, 2010 was another OB appt for us! My blood pressure went down a little bit, which I was happy about (114/62). Baby's heartbeat was 140 bpm. I only lost .4 lbs this time! Maybe I'll start gaining some weight soon...haha!
I FINALLY FELT BABY KICKING THIS MORNING! It was some strong kicks!
19 Weeks Pregnant
Six inches long this week and about eight ounces in weight, your baby is the size of a large mango and is now covered in a protective substance called vernix. Arms and legs are finally in proportion, neurons are now connected between the brain and muscles, and cartilage throughout the body is turning to bone.
Six inches long this week and about eight ounces in weight, your baby is the size of a large mango.
Your little action figure is able to choreograph Matrix-like moves at 19 weeks pregnant. Arms and legs are finally in proportion, neurons are now connected between the brain and muscles, and cartilage throughout the body is turning to bone. All these upgrades combine to give your baby more control over limb movements. Which explains all that kicking, stretching, and bodysurfing (or rather bellysurfing) you've possibly started feeling by now.
Something else going on this week: Your baby is getting a cheesy varnish. Say what? Yup — a protective substance called vernix caseosa (vernix is the Latin word for varnish; caseosa is cheese) now covers your baby's skin. It's greasy and white and is made up of lanugo (that downy hair), oil from your baby's glands, and dead skin cells. This waxy "cheese" may not sound too appetizing or attractive, but it's there for good reason: Vernix protects your baby's sensitive skin from the surrounding amniotic fluid. Without it, your baby would look very wrinkled at birth (sort of what you'd look like if you soaked in a bath for nine months). Some babies — especially those born early — will still be covered with vernix at the delivery, so you might get a look at your baby's first anti-wrinkle cream.
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