Finally!!! It feels like it has taken ages, but I finally get to go for my u/s this Thursday (day after tomorrow)! That is, unless I have to go to Tasmania for my real MIL funeral.
I'm looking forward to it (the u/s, not the funeral), 'cos I get to find out the due date!!!!
I'll let you all know when it is!!!!
And my Mum is coming with me, she didn't come to my u/s for Steph, because we weren't talking, but now she gets to come to this one and she is looking forward to it aswell.
On a different note, the blood test for downs syndrome. Is this just a 'normal' bt from me (ie, my arm), or is it from the bub? I have a referral to get this done, but I don't really want to go (as I am petrified of needles, and will be having about a gizzillion other bt's since I'm negative blood group).
All the best for your scan!! Which scan is it? (Ie how many weeks are you?)
I have my 18-22 weeks scan on the 19th Aug...cant wait..i will be 19w5d at the time!
With regards to the BT as part of the NT scan, its taken from you not bub. The NT testing doesnt have to be done at all...its an optional BT and Scan to see the likelihood of bubs having downs. Generally its done around 12 weeks (the u/s bit) and the BT i think around 10 weeks. Im not to sure, ive not had it done with my 2 DD's and i declined it again for this current bub.
Kim, its the 18-20 (or 22) week scan. It just seemed so long in coming around this time. Probably because I'm not keeping track of my weeks (mainly cos I don't really know).
That is a releif that it is only from me, but still don't think I'll be getting it. I was never offered any ds testing with my first (bt or u/s), and when I rang the Royal Womens to make an apt to have b2 there, they told me off for not getting the 12 week tests done! So, I'm not going to RWH, I'm just going to go back to Sunshine, but I had to get a referral from my gp for the u/s as I am still waiting to get an apt for one from the hosp. Maybe they forgot, cos I have an apt with a mw (I think), and a ob over there in August.
I think you will find its to late for the NT testing to be done now anyhow. No one can make you have it done...so its rude that RWH even went off at you in the first place!!!
What is NT? Nuchal something? As you can all see, I have NO idea about this kind of thing!
Well, the funeral is on Friday (we have to all fly interstate!), so I still get my u/s tomorrow. Maybe the Man can come too, he got to come to Steph's, but I know he would like to come to this one also. His boss told him to take the week off, which was really good of him, I just hope that he will give him some time when the baby comes too.
All is good, we didn't find out if it is a boy or a girl, but the Man and I suspect it may be a boy. That, or it was the umbilical cord.
Got my due date, 6 January, so that is much better than Christmas or New Year's Day, as it was when I calculated. Funnily enough, the 6th is the date that the hospital has got me down as.
Was going to type something else, but forget what it was now as Steph is harrassing me like crazy so I will get off the computer.
I was going to put a ticker on my signature, but I can't get it to display the actual ticker, it only shows the address. Surely it can't be that hard? Or am I just thick?
Thanks Trish. I actually tried the BB one first, and in the preview it just appeared as a link, so I didn't think that it worked, so I just didn't worry about it. It would be nice if it did though, as I jsut can't keep track of how many weeks I am!
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