The NT/Downs Scan (12w;2d)

Just had the most wonderful, amazing, exhilaring experience with the sonographer this afternoon. I just can't get the images out of my mind.

We got to see our gorgeous, precious little baby - moving around in all its glory (which, of itself, was just amazing to see). We also got to hear it's heartbeat, confirm its gestation (12w;2d which is spot on!), get some still images, and the whole scan was placed onto a DVD. We also got to hear its heartbeat (164 bpm) which was so strong and such an amazing sound!

The reason for the scan was to test the size of the nuchal translucency at the base of the neck of the baby, as babies with a sizeable NT have an increased risk of downs. The sonographer immediately said ours was very low risk, but we needed to have it combined with my BT results taken about a week and a half ago to be 90% accurate. When combined, it came back with a risk of 1 in 13,000 which was an excellent result.

I still can't describe the feeling that washed over me at that scan today - I kept looking at the screen, and still not believing that we were looking at a scan of our baby... it just doesn't feel real! I cannot wait to get home tonight and watch the DVD over and over again! What an amazing miracle, and what a fighter to be so happy and healthy (it's definitely a boy... it knows how to scare mum and misbehave!!)