3D Scan - A Disappointing Experience

So, yeah
Went for the 3d scan last Tuesday night at 26w3d
After much consideration, I decided to do it at Hospital Penawar
With Dr Suhaimi
I’ve done checkup with him twice before
And he’s real good…very peramah

Reached there around 10 after 8
We were the 4/5th patient
Each patient took at least 10 minutes of consultation
Very thorough huh!

The wait was not that boring though
Coz we really enjoyed being in the “English” themed waiting room
Very nicely decorated, but too “English” for my liking

As we waited, I couldn’t stop myself from being worried
I kept on shushing my little one to sleep
Coz apparently, as we were on the way, our little one seems to be awake
Supposedly, she’ll only be active after 10
Which I thot going for a scan at the time when I thot she’s sleeping is the best idea
Not! She’s so much awake by 8!

Throughout the waiting period, our little one is very active
She’s punching and kicking mama like nobody’s business
Why I know its both punch and kick?
Because I felt thumping on both right and left side of my belly simultaneously!
Which shows that my baby is probably in melintang position

by 9.15, my name being called
Doc asked this and that
Have look at my pink book,
Check my BP, 120/75 – which he referred as “comel”! hahahaha

He did even warn us on the success rate of the 3d scan
On how it depends on the baby position
I am totally aware of this before hand
So tawakal je la

So came the best part,
Time to say hello to our little one
Start off with her head, then her spine, her heart, her legs
And since there’s “nothing” in between the legs,
Yeah, you figure why I referred our little one as “she”…..
Hihi

Then comes the head
My my
Too bad….she’s not facing us
We can only have the side view of her
And the best thing is, though its just part of her face,
We can definitely see she’s smiling!
She really smiled cos the one end of her lips is upwards
So cute anak mama

But I must say, the image was not very clear though
Luck is not on our side
Baby is not in the best position, so that’s the best that doc could get
So I’m kinda disappointed there

Moreover, doc did not really tried to look for the hands and the feet of our baby
When I asked whether are the hands and feet ok,
He said at the moment, its almost impossible to look at em as baby is moving actively
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I’m not sure why am I so disappointed
Coz I already knew that the result of this scan is totally depends on our baby’s position
But still, I felt kinda cheated,
Coz I still had to pay the full price of RM105
While I did not manage to get the best view of my dear baby
And not a single printout that we get out of it
And I’m still blaming myself for not requesting for it

I have a very high expectation on this session, to be honest
I did a lot of research prior to this 3d scan
So I kinda know, what I should be able to know and see
But when the outcome is not even as par to what I expected,
I got devastated

And unlike most parents who just saw their baby in the screen,
Coming out of the clinic with a gleeful smile,
I don’t.
I kept on thinking how cheated I felt to pay for something that is seems like not worth it

Of course, its not the doctor’s fault
He did warn us anyway
So, there’s basically no one to blame actually
Anak mama la ni, tak nak tgk mama yeaa…..

All in all
We figured that baby is in breech position
Which is real funny coz while waiting,
I’m pretty sure that my baby is in melintang position
Cos of the both right and left side of my belly felt the baby is thumping
Sekejapan dia pusing eh…hihihihi

She now weighed 967g based on the scan
Which I checked in baiboo, at 26 weeks, baby should weigh approx. 800g
Slightly extra, but still ok la kan
Takpe laaa..tgkla mama dia pon…muahahhaah

Oh btw, in terms of cleft lip/palate condition,
We couldn’t be sure just yet
Coz nampak side view je kan
Silently, I prayed that my baby is just fine, InsyaAllah

But yesterday, as I woke up, despite the commotions that I felt that night
I started to think again
And started to….redha….
I’m the one who insisted on the scan
So I shall live with whatever the outcome is

That’s why hubs is not 100% agreed on the idea of any scan
Thus again, vetoed for no more scan session after this..hmmppphhhhh!
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p/s: mengade tak kalau I nk buat scan lagi…maybe a 4D this time….I dh jumpe klinik kt Johor Jaya boleh buat…hurmmmmm