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head standing babies!

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I went for my 12 week scan yesterday, although I am 13 weeks. It was so nice to see my baby, as it's now fully formed etc. Where I live they have this new technique to test if the baby shows any sign of downs. The scan takes 45 mins and followed by a blood test. However to able to get good results the baby needs to be lying down facing up.

My baby was doing a head stand. It was kicking it's feet around and waving it's arms. It was funny to see as with my son he had always been lying down when I had my scans! They made we walk around the hospital car park to try and move the baby but it didn't budge- it was being stubborn just like it's mum! maybe it is a she!!!! Good luck Daddy hehe

If you have had a similar experience then post it and let us all know. I just felt like sharing this with you guys and it was so nice for me. Plus I'm going back next week to try again, so it's a bonus really, I love watching my baby.


I have now got the scanner here so I will up load my images
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aww so your little one was being stubborn huh..Thats really cute though..Hang in there Im sure he or she will change positions for you..good luck
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ha,ha,ha stubborn just like mummy!!! My little girl is stubborn she wouldnt open her legs at my 20 week scan so we could see the sex, the following week she was in the same kinda position but they managed 2 tell us,every other scan i have had she has had her thumb in her mouth...however they r comftable they will stay lol. I hope ure little jelly bean will be laying down facing up when you go bk but ure rite it sure is a bonus 2 see ure baby again. Goodluck xxxxxxx
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When i had my nucal scan when i was maybe 3 months gone to test for everything the baby wouldn't stop moving so it took like 10 minutes to get the hear beat because the baby has to be still. i was so worried i thought she was doing this because there was something seriously wrong. if the blood test is normal its likely that the baby is fine along with a normal fluid in the neck or spine. She made me hold down my stomach kind of squash it while doing the stuff she had to do, I was like bruised for a few weeks afterwards because she pressed down so hard.

GOOD LUCK Love Me Dee!
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My little guy was really active too! It was kind of funny, but I'm sure it was frustrating for the tech trying to get the measurements. I had to lay in 3 different positions! But it sure was fun anyway!
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