My 12 week pregnancy scan, what an exciting time this is, not only is it the first chance that you get to see your baby but its also a reassuring time too.

The 12 week scan is sometimes referred to as the dating scan, it will give you a pretty accurate estimate of how far along in your pregnancy you are and when your baby is due, as well as  how well your baby is developing.

This scan also detects how many babies you are carrying so if there is more than one this will be the time that you find out!

This is also a good opportunity to take you partner along so that you can both experience the excitement together, and don’t forget to ask for some photos.  You will need to have a full bladder for the scan, the sonographer will apply a gel to your tummy and then press gently unto it with the scanner, this can sometimes be a little uncomfortable.

It was such a pleasure for us watching my little bundle of joy bouncy about, a right little acrobat, wouldn’t keep still for anything, the sonographer reassured us that this was all normal, she pointed out the little arms and legs and when the baby keep still for a second or two she pointed out the tiny little beating heart, this just made our hearts melt, just knowing that everything was OK was great to hear.  Next she took some measurement of the baby so that she could give us an estimate of my due date this worked out to be the 10th December what a cracking Christmas present this will be.  She managed to get a few pictures when our little acrobat calmed down for a minute, see below and let us know what you think.

mylittle acrobat

Have you had a scan recently, leave your comments and if there are any pictures e-mail them to me @ gagagiggles1@googlemail.com and i will do my best to show them here.

Melanie