After 2 weeks of trying not to stress and worry about the possible results of our follow ultrasound the day finally arrived and Marcus and I headed into the hospital. He was hopeful of good news and I was already prepared for the worst. Our turn came and we followed the nurse into the little room and the doctor soon followed and he said he was going to be very thorough for us. He checked it all out, showed us all the body parts and then explained that the positioning of the babies stomach and heart is on the left side and seem to be in the correct place. He went on to explain that we should forget everything we were told from our previous scan as it was all completely incorrect. Well actually almost everything, he did confirm that the sex of the baby is definitely still a boy. We both let out a big sigh of relief.
So the results of this second scan tell us that the baby is a good healthy size, all organs and body parts present and accounted for and so far so good. He of course went on to explain that not everything is 100% until the birth but from his assessment our little guy seemed to be well on his way to being a big healthy boy and the placenta that I was previously told was too close to the cervix opening and could mean a possible C-Section is actually not as close as they first thought and a natural labour could still be a possibility.
I left the hospital that afternoon relieved but also pissed off. I was upset with the women who gave me my first ultrasound and made all the wrong assumptions and caused so much stress and worry in our lives. And I was also upset with my Obstetrician for not reassuring me and not explaining what if anything we should have been prepared for.
But now knowing that we can return to life as normal and I can return to planning for the birth here in Thailand has allowed my moods to improve and for my days to settle down into their usual routine. My belly has really started to pop out now and I am no longer just looking fat but pregnant which is a much needed boost for my self esteem.
Marcus is immensely relieved, he had done alot more research on the possibility of the baby having a Diaphragmatic Hernia and he kept alot of the scarier information to himself as he knew it would cause me unimaginable amounts of stress.
We have both really embraced the fact that we are adding to our family now. During the earlier months it all seemed too surreal to believe but now I have set up the baby cot, bought some cute little blankets and outfits and baby bottles and we are now searching for the right name. He wants something cool to match our first son, Judd, but I want something more classic so we agree to disagree for now. I am sure that it will just be like it was with Judd, we will decide on the name in the final couple of weeks.
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