Baby A measured right on at 12 weeks and "his" heart rate is 165 bpm. Our carrier said he was very active and was sucking on his fingers. His nuchal measurement was 1.1 and anything less than 3 is great; the nuchal measurement can be an early indicator of a chromosomal abnormality like Down or Edwards syndrome. In the picture below, Baby A is sitting upright facing Baby B and has his legs pulled up to his chest.
Baby B measured at 12 weeks/2 days and "his" heart rate is 160 bpm. Our carrier said he was a bit sleepy until she went to the bathroom, then he woke up and played with his hands and that he looks like a finger sucker too. The nuchal measurement for him was .8. In case you're having trouble seeing Baby B, he is upside down in the pic below facing Baby A.
She also had some blood work done today to check for abnormal levels of fetal proteins and/or hormones. The scan also showed that both babies had obvious nasal bones. I didn't really know why this was important at first but apparently the absence of a nasal bone can further increase the likelihood for Down syndrome to more than 95%.
Her next OB appointment is Thursday, December 12th, and then on January 1st, 16 weeks, she will have another scan to check the babies' growth and to monitor cervical length. People have asked if we are going to find out the sex of the babies and that is a most definite YES. That will be done at the 20 week ultrasound sometime late January and both of us will go up to Wisconsin for that appointment.
Everything is going extremely well!!
