20/21 wk scan

So this seems like so long ago now, but all I remember is covid taking a full swing at the UK and starting to really affect the places you could go/ visit.

But at this time, we could still go to the scans as normal and face mask were not even required, seems very strange to think about now 🤔

So anyway, as we sat and waited for the scan I remember just talking to Frances while we waited in the waiting room. We were just having a generic conversation about names ect with nothing set in stone. Anyway, as we get called for our scan I had this overwhelming feeling, and I think I can speak for all mothers and fathers when I describe this, it's like a magical room where you’re going to see your baby on a screen, but at the same time it's a very serious health check up. I was feeling a mix of excitement and apprehension. Thoughts like “is my baby OK? is my baby growing as it should be?” and many other questions going through your head. 

So as we are sat in this room and saw our baby boy on the screen and became filled with happiness, the doctor said to us everything is fine but he just wanted to check something with his superior.

As we sat in the dimly lit room with our scan pictures in hand, I remember just stroking her hair saying everything was fine.

A few minutes later the doctor came back and said the blood flow to the baby on the right side was slightly restricted but was not a cause for concern ... we took the doctor’s word on this and continued with the scan.

(Options) Following normal procedure, we were asked if we wanted to go through the test for early diagnosis of Down’s syndrome, or the one we wished now we had taken them up on, early indication of premature birth. 

But happy with the results from the scan, we declined all options and went on our way with a lovely scan of him blowing us a kiss.

This was on the 13th of March 2020... 

Only a few weeks later we were about to get a massive wake up call.