Archive for June 23rd, 2005
Twenty-Eight Weeks And All’s Well
We went for the milestone 28 week scan this morning and as the ultrasonographer said,
“They couldn’t be doing better if they tried!”
Good news, huh? They all have enough fluid around them, J’s cervix has failed to shorten or funnel again, they are all growing and putting on weight and their weights are within the normal range for foetuses their age.
Of course, as the way with milestones, passing one reveals another waiting further along the road. Now we are aiming for 32 weeks. After that time babies have over a 99% chance of survival without longterm damage due to prematurity.
Still, the fact that we have got this without a single complication far is very good going. Now if J can just survive this heatwave and the concomitant hayfever we’ll all be doing great.
Anyway, here’s the pictures they gave us of the little fellas. They’re all head shots this time. Their bodies cross over in the middle of J’s belly and all that shows up there on the scanner is a cthuloid mass writhing of limbs and bellies. The bottom picture (Snoozer) is the best. You can really see the profile of his face and how he is getting chubbier and generally filling out.
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