We had our appointment with the specialist about the baby today. It went pretty well. Much better than last week. We started with a sonogram, and he was definitely awake this time! It was so awesome to be able to feel him & see him move at the same time. He was much more cooperative this time, and the tech was able to get great shots of his heart & the rest of his vital organs that couldn't be seen last week. He's definitely still a boy, and has no problem showing it off.
The tech spent a long time looking at his heart, to the point that I was a little worried, but she let me know that it looked great, he was just covering his face with his hands & it was casting a shadow on his heart so she was having a hard time getting some of the pictures. We also got to see him in 3D/4D, but she couldn't get a good shot because he was covering his face.
The specialist we met with was great. He reassured us that this is no big deal, & a totally fixable problem. He also said it's not a severe case at all & made us feel a lot better about it. He did say that clubbed feet can be associated with chromosomal abnormalities, like down syndrome, so the risk for the baby having down syndrome is slightly increased. He talked to us about doing amniocentesis, but we are opting out because it doesn't change anything for us whether or not we know. Overall it was a great appointment & put both of our minds at ease. We will meet with our regular doctor on July 20th, & then with the specialist again on August 13th. After he gets more pictures of his leg & foot, we will meet with a pediatric orthopedic surgeon so he can look at the pictures & discuss possible treatments.
Thank you to everyone who was thinking about us and praying for us this week, it means a lot!
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| Sucking his thumb |
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| Profile shot (from last week, he was sleeping) |
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| If you look close, you can see his features--ear, eye, nose, mouth |
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| Gender reveal blizzard cake from last week |
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