These scans are quite unusual. Firstly there is no sound so you feel like your watching a silent movie and secondly they work on depth and therefore picture of the baby often is unclear and if the baby moves part of it on the scan will disappear.
The first part of the scan I was very nervous because they take measurements to determine health problems (which I understand) but she did this in complete silence so naturally all I could think was 'is everything alright', 'why is she not saying anything'.
There was a few more views on this scan than last time, including watching the blood flow in the heart chambers (quite cool) and a close up of the face which shows up the eyes like polo's giving a certain terminator feel and it is weird to see the midwife really push on the belly and seeing the baby react.
Once the measurements were done the midwife was very chatty and goes through all the tests she had been doing from checking the spine to fluid in the stomach.
After this I finally relaxed and she informed us (as we asked) that we were having a little girl. I know it's not 100% and it was confirmed by spotting 3 white dots which represent the woman parts on a not so clear scan picture, but it won't matter and if it comes out a boy then it can wear pink for a year (no one will know)
Like the last scan it did not hit me as much as hearing the heartbeat and adding sound to the scan would enhance the experience more. However I have a big smile on my face knowing I am going to have a little daughter.
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