Progress of Xiao Xiao 2

My dear had been anticipating the arrival of the checkup just to see how Xiao Xiao had progressed. This time, we can actually see the general makeup of a baby: the head, the body and the limbs. In fact, my gynae actually said that the baby was sucking his/her thumb, which was much to my dear's delight, though I am more skeptical and would just take it with a pinch of salt. I was more amazed with the capability of the ultrasound machine as we could even see the size of the baby's brain, which at this moment in time was not occupying the entire skull. For beginners, the head is located at the bottom right, while the legs are at the top left.

Top: baby sucking thumb
Bottom: baby's small brain

My dear then proceeded to Thomson's Medical Centre the next day for the OSCAR scan. My dear was rather upset that I could not be there because of my involvement in my school's National Day celebrations. The name OSCAR actually stands for "One-stop Clinic for Assessment of Risk for Fetal Anomalies" which is something which I cannot really remember. It was mainly done to check for the likelihood of Down's syndrome in the baby, which has a higher probability in older mummies, usually above the age of 35.

The nurse commented that the baby was sleeping and thus not easy to get him/her to move and shift location in order for the nurse to take critical measurements. I guess Xiao Xiao will be another night owl like the mum. Below are some of the scans:

Left: baby small brain again
Right: baby lying on his/her back

Guess it will be till the next visit then we will know the results of the scan. Hope everything will be alright.