We had a huge let down today at the doctor's office. We had out appointment with the specialist whom was to perform the ultrasound. Don't worry, my urine was great, my blood pressure was good, and the baby sounded great! Yes.....SOUNDED! We never got to see the baby. Our specialist said she does not want to do an ultrasound for 4 more weeks. She said that the baby's heart is the size of a dime right now, and that it will be too hard for her to see. In 4 weeks, she will be able to see the heart really well, and will even be able to perform a fetal echo right there in the office. She said the office staff sometimes gets confused about what is actually taking place. If I knew who it was I talked to that said, "you are going to have an in-depth ultrasound", it think I'd kick her in the knee.
Anyway, the doctor informed us that the genitals of a boy don't actually fully develop until 17 weeks, and those of a girl don't fully develop until 22 weeks. Therefore waiting until July 15th will give the heart a chance to get larger and the baby a chance to fully develop before finding out the gender. We were very disappointed, but we understand why we are waiting. She said depending on how well she can see the heart, we may be sent to Riley for an echo anyway.
But, she felt my belly and could tell that the baby had its head up and butt down. She listened to the heart for a while and said it sounds really good. The heart rate was in the 150s. We are happy everything is still looking great, and we can't wait until July 15th. Nothing like thinking you are going to find out the sex of your baby, and going home with nothing!
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