Another Doctor Visit

Matt and I had another doctor visit for an ultrasound. Dr. Giep wanted us to have a nuchal translucency test.

Here is a brief description of the test:

This prenatal test (also called the NT or nuchal fold scan) can help your healthcare practitioner assess your baby's risk of having Down syndrome (DS) and some other chromosomal abnormalities as well as major congenital heart problems.
The NT test uses ultrasound to measure the clear (translucent) space in the tissue at the back of your developing baby's neck. Babies with abnormalities tend to accumulate more fluid at the back of their neck during the first trimester, causing this clear space to be larger than average.

Last week the babies were too small for the test. Today at Dr. Giep's office they wouldn't cooperate and lay on their backs. So, Dr. Giep sent me down one floor to Maternal Fetal. They have newer machines and specialize in ultrasounds.

We saw better pictures there. (I'll have to post them later. Matt took them to work.) Well, we saw better pictures but still couldn't do the test. This time we could measure it on Baby B but not Baby A, mainly because B is sitting on top of A. Geez.

We did learn and I'd say that the doctor and techs are about 95% positive that we are having identical twins. That is exciting news except that I'm convinced I won't be able to tell my kids apart. Their heart beats were 162 and 165 beats per minute so they're strong and its always reassuring to hear Dr. Giep say "Things look good."

We'll go back in one week to try the test again.

Pictures later.

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