The sonogram technician viewed about 20 different angles of the baby for us. We saw the spine, fingers, arms, legs and hands. Some views gave us a side profile, front facing image and a top view. The machine was so fantastic that we were even able to switch intensity and view the right and left hemisphere of the brain.
Most notable was the bridge of the nose. According to many studies and hospital material, two early indicators of Down Syndrome are a lack of definition in the bridge of the nose and a thickened neck.
This sonogram was mainly to view the bridge of the nose - if possible, measure the nape of the neck.
According to the technician, the baby has a phenomenal nose. This isn't the first time Tony has heard that. So from a layman's perspective, the nose looks good and the other measurement of the back of the neck will be examined by a doctor.
The four pictures attached are from October 6th, 2008. At this stage, Nicole has just finished her 12th week of pregnancy. According to the length of the baby, he/she is a little bigger, measuring 13 weeks and 5 days.
3 comments:
I love this little person so much already!
Congrats guys!
So exciting to see your baby for the first time, even if it does look like an alien!
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