NT scan

On Saturday, we had our NT scan. NT means Nuchal translucency screening. According to babycenter.com this scan can help your healthcare practitioner assess your baby's risk of having Down syndrome (DS) and some other chromosomal abnormalities as well as major congenital heart problems.The NT test uses ultrasound to measure the clear (translucent) space in the tissue at the back of your developing baby's neck. Babies with abnormalities tend to accumulate more fluid at the back of their neck during the first trimester, causing this clear space to be larger than average.The NT scan must be done when you're between 11 and 14 weeks pregnant. It's usually offered along with a blood test in what's known as first-trimester combined screening. I was so happy that they scheduled it for a Saturday so Rich was able to see the baby himself, since he hasn't been able to make any appointments yet. I guess I was still expecting them to do an internal ultrasound, but was happy they were able to do it abdominally. I can't believe how big our baby has gotten and how much our baby has changed since the 8 1/2 week appointment. Although Rich denies that he said this, he did say "wow it actually looks like a baby". I saw the mouth and hands moving. It was wild! So they measured the back of the neck and the measurement was .77...and i think anything below 2 is good. They also did a finger prick for the genetic screening test. I will get the results next week when I go back to see my OB. The tech also checked on my left ovary where I had the three cysts. I thought a week or so ago, I may have burst one of them...and I think I was right cuz there is only one cyst left...hopefully that will go away soon. Here are two pictures they gave us from the ultrasound.

I have been feeling pretty good still. I am a little less tired than I have been but it's still there. Haven't had any morning sickness. Yesterday, however, I woke up with stomach hurting..I ended up vomitting three times. I couldn't hold anything down. I thought that maybe it was related to pregnancy but was a little confused that it would wait til 11 weeks ago. Later on in the day though it ended up going the other way. So I must have had a stomach bug. I feel a little better today. I am able to keep food down. And no more stomach issues since early this morning. So don't know where this stomach bug came from but happy I am feeling better.