Friday – October 14, 2006 – 19 Weeks Along
I had my ultrasound today. I’d like to start by saying that though the intern was sweet and very personable it was THE most boring ultrasound ever! Hubby came with me (and our 2 year old) and 1 hour into the ultrasound she finally finished measurements of baby A and began on baby B. About that time hubby had to take J-Man out of the room. One hour after that she still wasn’t done with baby B! Needless to say we were starting to get pretty tired of being there! The appointment ended up taking nearly 2 1/2 hours, barely leaving us enough time to get home before the boys’ school bus!
What we did find out during this ultrasound is . . .
- They are both boys!
- While looking on the screen I was able to see that the measurements she was taking were calculating approximate size of each baby. Baby A is between 9 & 10 oz and Baby B is 10 oz. According to the percentile listed next to the measurements they are between the 61st% and 75th% (percentile).
The most interesting part of the ultrasound was when the radiologist came in to look at them for himself (apparently this is a policy of this radiologist that is unique only to him). It took him less than 10 minutes but in that time he saw the babies more clearly and determined exactly how they are laying, where the membrane is, placentas, etc. He said they look perfect and are in the best scenario twins can have – with separate sacs and separate (albeit joined) placentas.
The placentas are joined and are on my left side which limits the babies positions. Right now baby A is still on the bottom right and baby B is sideways on top. They are rear to rear (all feet on my right) which explains why I feel so much movement on the right side and so little on the left.
I am definitely a phenomenon to everyone – even the radiologist was shocked by how many boys I have.
I am looking forward to my next ultrasound where hopefully an experienced technician will help me see them more clearly and understand where they are better (though they’re moving constantly).
We’ll See!