In addition to learning the gender of Baby Wader, we also learned that all of his organs such as his heart, kidneys, bladder, etc. are in working order, and that he does not appear to have any genetic abnormalities such as spinda bifida or a cleft pallet. This was all coming from the ultrasound tech, so my doctor still has to officially review everything, but our little guy looks great!
We did have one red flag pop up on the ultrasound, and that was the placement of my placenta. It is very low lying, almost covering my cervix, but not enough for it to be considered placenta previa. In the case of placenta previa, the placenta blocks the exit pathway, and you are required to have a c-section. The good news is that I will require an additional ultrasound in my third trimester, which is not always a guarantee!
My doctor said that 9 times out of 10, the placenta migrates further north in the uterus away from the cervix in time for delivery, but on the off chance it has instead moved lower covering my cervix, there is a slight chance that a c-section may be in order. Only time will tell! I am not too worried about it at this point, and am grateful for the opportunity to have an extra peek at Wader in a few months!
The first pic is Wader's 20 week ultrasound, and the second is Carson's 18 week ultrasound. I think there is a brotherly resemblance between the two, don't you? :)
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