Had fetal echocardiogram today (good news!!)

[hillarywhitney]

We had the fetal echocardiogram today (due to having a NT measurement that was on the high side of normal). The tech made a few comments during the scan (which as far as I know is not standard). But she said "everything looks good" and that the heart looked "fantastic". So of course dh and I were beyond relieved to hear that. But I wanted to hear it from the dr. 

The dr. came in and said his heart looked "good". She said that a fetal echocardiogram only picks up about 80-90% of abnormalities, so there's still a chance something could be off--but she made sure to point out that she didn't want us to worry. She said as far as she's concerned everything is good. They don't want us to come back. She said the baby's heart will be checked out at delivery (though I'm assuming that's standard practice for all babies). 

I feel SO relieved, happy and thankful. These past 9 weeks have been hard. I've been incredibly excited to be pregnant, but also cautious and nervous. For the most part I was able to stay positive. But I did often lay awake at night feeling so scared and unsure. I feel like I can really be excited now!! I know there are no guarantees, but dh and I are SO HAPPY!!  

I teared up at after the appointment. I thought I'd burst into tears (of joy), but so far I've just been walking around with a huge grin on my face. 

[Myrrhine]

Hurray! That is awesome news.

[KaraOrNot]

Awesome!

[amy726]

That's great news!

[pinotgrig]

That is incredible news! So happy for all of you!

[MrsDarcy]

How wonderful! Congrats!

[theatre4life]

Yay for good news! Congrats!

[dana2006]

That's great! I was in the same boat and had mine at my 21 wk A/S. The doctor said she didn't need to see me for the rest of my pregnancy and it was such a relief to hear that.

[hokiegirl82]

Glad you got some good news!

[hillarywhitney]

Thank you so much everyone!