5th Month checkup

Went to Mount Alvernia Hospital today to have my 5th month detailed scan. Appointment at 9.45am. Came and went to see Dr Lee first before the scan. We talked about the blood test that was done last month. Alhamdulillah...he said the tests showed good results. That was great to know. He told us that he would be doing a 3D scan for us that day because he is trying out his new machine. We were excited. So excited that I completely forgot all the questions that I have been waiting to ask him, like can I rebond my hair while pregnant, can I take off-counter cough syrup and flu medication, is my aching normal....sigh...only remembered all these questions while waiting to do the detailed scan.

The 3D scan was amazing. As he was still learning how to use the machine, we got to see quite a bit of our baby. You can even see the baby's facial features and body contours....It would have been clearer if the baby is bigger, as in more that 28 months. I was only 19 months so there was not enough fats on the baby to see much. He said that once the baby has more fats, the image would be clearer. But the sad thing was, he did not give us any printout. He said the machine at his woodlands clinic can also do 3D scans. Again we forgot to ask if additional payment is needed to have the 3D scans.....hope not.

Anyway, after that, we had our detailed scan. The radiologist measured baby and checked for his organs. We saw the kidney, the 4 chambers of the heart, bladder. In fact we saw quite about everything except the genitilia. The gender could not be confirmed yet as the baby is not in a 'conducive' position...

The radiologist kept pressing and pressing my stomach with the scan thingy cos my baby would not stop moving. Baby kept moving and changing positions whenever the scan thingy is pressed onto my stomach. The radiologist kept chuckling and asked me if I can feel the movements. I could feel it but just slightly.

Mia too was super hyper that day. My darling could not contain her as she was squirming and talking and just touching every single thing in that small scanning room. I guess the baby was excited to hear Mia's voice and got her energy too.

Well, that's it. After that we went to makan and went to Jurong. Exciting day!