Hi elmo,
Yep, KK Chow is always busy on weekends. But when I went for the scan at 12.30pm yesterday, I was the only one in the clinic besides the staff. So maybe if you can go during weekdays to avoid the crowd. I think it is not advisable to drag your scan beyond the 22 weeks. Maybe you can discuss this with KK Chow?
Yep, my gynea is Chris Chong. But his equipment is not as detailed as KK Chows. Hence the 5th month detailed scan was performed by KK Chow instead. He is fine he took time to explain to me what is being shown on the screen and how he arrived at each conclusion, and there is a checklist to tick off to ensure that he scanned all the vital organs (ie diaphragm, flow of fetal blood between the left/right chambers of the heart, flow of blood in the placenta, limbs, femur length, left/right cortex of brain, bladder, stomach, spine, absence of cleft lip etc). KK Chow will also measure the size of vital organs such as the brain, the head, the stomach and limbs to ensure that they correspond to the gestational age of the fetus. At the end of it all, he will also plot a chart to show the percentile range of the growth of the fetus as compared with the general population, based on the gestational age.
I am worried, especially reading that a poor mom-to-be had to terminate her pregnancy upon learning that her baby had cogenital heart defect in the August thread. Instead of going through a painful wait, I managed to convince the nurse to schedule me for a scan yesterday. I was 19 weeks and 2 days pregnant as at yesterday. Anyway, I was warned before going that should the fetus be too small, I will have to come back again a couple of weeks later. Nonetheless, I still am determined to do the scan earlier.
Yep, I agree that it is a sweet relief to know that the little one is fine! All the best to all mums-to-be here who have yet to do their scan too. After KK Chow, maybe I will cancel the scan with Ann Tan. Can use the $250 and buy something else for the baby....
By the way, anyone here using the "yao lan"? My mom advised me against it, cos I grew up sleeping in the yao lan and my mom had a hard time weaning me off. My spine is slightly curved (which my mom attributed to the yao lan). But at the same time, I recalled my sis (born 8 years after me) slept in a baby cot, and all of us had a hard time getting her to sleep every night. We will have to take turns to pat her on the back for over an hour before she falls asleep. My colleagues also shared that they have the same problem when their babies sleep on the bed. So I am not quite sure here.
