They are growing, looking forward to seeing them next Monday. I opted not to have the blood work done for the Alpha-Fetoprotein test for Down Syndrome because it has so many high false positives. However, my doctor encouraged me to at least have the Nuchal Scan done because it's two. This is a more detailed scan (ultrasound) to help identify higher risks of Down syndrome in a fetus. I agreed, I feel like I have nothing to worry about. On the plus side I get to see how much they have grown to two weeks and will get a clearer picture of both. One more week to go! This is what is going on with babies this week:
Your BabyBaby's face is looking more human as his eyes have moved to the front of his head and his ears are in place. Hooray! Other amazing fetal highlights this week: Your baby is able to swallow this week and practices on the amniotic fluid he or she floats in. Fetuses get oxygen from the blood pumped into their bodies by the placenta and don't breathe with their lungs. Your baby's intestines are well under way, but they aren't all where you'd expect them to be. Instead of all being locked away in the body cavity, some are dangling on the outside, in the umbilical cord. Ewwww.Don't forget to put a baby nail file on your registry—your little nugget's finger- and toenails are forming this week. The chin and nose are also becoming more defined. Junior has doubled in size over the past two weeks and now weighs almost ½ ounce. He's also now around 2 ½ inches long, about the length of your pinky finger or a Vienna sausage, which, in a few months, will be indistinguishable from one another.
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