On Wednesday we went to see star trek and last night we had our scan!
So we got to Bath RUH with plenty of time to spare (nice and quick, only 15 minutes in the car). Despite going for a wee twice before we left, I was absolutelty desperate by the time we got there and had to go again! A nurse came out and said to Robin, "She's not going to the loo is she?" He just shook his head, sighed and replied, "Yes." Oh well. (You are supposed to have a full bladder for the scan but we were half an hour early so I figured I had time to drink another pint of water before we went in!) Half an hour of anxious waiting outside the examination rooms and then it was our turn. The sonographer spent ages talking to us about what she was going to do but I just wanted her to get on with it because I couldn't wait to see they were OK and also I was really desperate for the loo again!
They had a big screen on the wall again which was lovely and they dimmed the lights to see it all nice and clearly. I held Robin's hand and then the picture came up and we could see the babies straight away in their bunk bed positions again. She confirmed the top one's heart beat and then went to the bottom one and confirmed that one. RELIEF! She looked to see which one would be easiest to measure first. She said they call the lower twin TWIN 1 and the upper twin TWIN 2. She started on the upper twin as the lower one was curled up comfy on a curve and the upper one seemed to have more room to stretch out. It was so so so amazing seeing them move around, kicking and turning over!
The sonographer said the CRL (Crown Rump Length) needed to be 45mm+ to do an accurate NT (Nuchal Translucency) measurement and give more accurate dates and that measurement is between 11weeks 3 days and 14 weeks so we were right on the edge. She tried lots of times to get the measurement but every time baby moved it seemed to change and was very borderline on the 45mm measurement. She measured the translucency a few times and it was around 1.3, which she said looked well within normal range. Twin 1 was in a little dip so that one was hard to measure aswell. She suggested emptying half my bladder to see if that would drop them down a bit. How you're supposed to judge what half your bladder is, I don't know!? When I came back and she had another look, she said it was still quite full so to do that again and a little bit more! Off I went to pee some more (which was a relief as I was still desperate haha!). She had another go when we got back but still no joy and said we might have to come back next week to have another go. We said that was fine...another opportunity to see them again :-) Once she had checked with another sonographer that that would be OK, she said we could go and they would arrange another appointment for next week but that there didn't look like there would be anything to worry about, the lab just needed to get these measurements accurate to process the results properly.
So we get another chance next week to see our babies!!! :-) We are so lucky :-) Also they gave us the pictures for free this time and said to pay for the ones next week. The lady said, "You have these ones for free, you're going to have enough to pay for now!!" Feel so much better now I've seen them again and the first trimester is nearly finished! Mum said she thought twin 1, being the lazy one is a boy and the little mover and shaker on the top is a girl. We shall see indeed! Anyway, here's some more pics of our babies. It really is amazing to think they're there inside my tummy!... :-)
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