Anomaly scan

So this week we went for the anomaly scan.

I know it is really about checking that the baby is healthy and growing well but for me I was mainly excited at just seeing the little one again. It was a different experience to last time though. At 12 weeks I was looking for confirmation that I wasn't making it up and there was infact a baby, but this time round I have been feeling quite a lot of movement so I know our little one is in there somewhere. To see him/her on the screen though is still very special.

As usual the baby wasn't feeling cooperative so the scanner couldn't really get the all the measurements she was looking for. After lots of jumping up and down twisting the little one really wouldn't cooperate so they wanted me to go for a walk and then come back in half an hour. Unfortunately I had a work meeting I couldn't get out of so I now have to go back again in a few weeks so they can do the final head measurements. This delay is making me feel a little uneasy. I know the likelihood that anything is wrong is minor but I still would quite like the scanner to say 'perfect' a few more times when making those measurements.

For now I'll have to wait and ponder what we do know:

• All body, digit and heart measurements were as expected  - great news
• He/she has very long legs - My husband is 6'2" so it was never going to be a short baby but this is still making me wonder if this means its a boy
• We don't know if its a boy or a girl. We were strong and didn't find out although we had the opportunity to do so.  It was very strange turning down information on the little one - I want to know everything I can - but hopefully the surprise on the day will be worth it.

So until the 23rd November I'll be keeping everything crossed that our little one has a normal sized head and in the meantime I'll use Google to worry myself with what it could mean if it isn't!