My obstetrician gave me a referral to get a special ultrasound that checks the baby's developing organs. The office that I went to had a great set up with a big wall mounted screen up on the wall opposite the patient table and the ultrasound machine with its standard size screen next to the table were the doctor sat. It was nice not to have to huddle around one screen to see the baby. The only downfall was that my baby wasn't co-operating and we had a spine view for majority of the screening. We had to take a break and they had me lay on my side, drink something, eat something, & walk around to sway the baby to move into a different position which she eventually did.
During the ultrasound, the doctor took lots of measurements of the organs, head, bone lengths of the arms & legs, as well as checking out the heart, brain, and everything else. It's pretty amazing how much can be seen and inspected while the baby is still in the womb.
I'm sure it's usually a quicker process when you have a baby that cooperates. My little one was comfy in fetal position so it took some coaxing her to get all the necessary angles to screen all the organs. It took 3 hours when I went but I left knowing the baby is healthy and she's developing well. I also got a few photos from all the images taken during the screening. For those interested in seeing the ultrasound pictures check out Baby 20 week anatomy ultrasound images. That's it for now. Thanx for checking in on me & baby.
