20-week Morphology Scan

This arvo, my mother-in-law (MIL) accompanied me to see Dr Reino Rambey, an obstetrician (OB) who specialises in Ultrasonography at Visi Scan Clinic in the BIC Building in Jakarta.

In summary:

• It's a BOY! ^___^ My boy was quite active and frequently sucked his thumb. 
• All fetal measurements are within normal range (being 10-90%), though generally it's below the 50th percentile, meaning it's a bit on the small end but still normal! Of course, all parents want their babies to be above average but not everyone can be above the 50th percentile...
• The femur length (FL) is one week behind (17th percentile) which is okay, though, I did get a bit anxious after reading online that a short FL is a soft indicator for Down Syndrome (DS). But I do have short legs and a long torso so maybe my baby takes after me in that respect. I'm 168cm/5'5" and DH is 174cm/5'7". DH has long legs though. 
• I'm seeing my usual OB, Dr Ivan Sini, next week so I'll show him the results and ask for his medical opinion about the FL being short. I'm wondering if I should consider amniocentesis for peace of mind, though it wouldn't change the fact that I'm keeping the baby. My first trimester nucal translucency test at 13 weeks was good and showed I had a very low risk for DS. Age = 30, NT = 1.3mm, BhCG = 22.5 U/L and PAPP-A = 3.83 U/L. 
• Placenta is positioned high and anterior. Cervix closed, heart rate 153 bpm, Estimated fetal weight (EFW) is 341 grams which is equivalent to the 42nd percentile for 20 weeks gestation. Amniotic Fluid Index (AFI) is 12.3
• My estimated date of confinement is 23 May 2013, which is only 2 days later than my Estimated Due Date by LMP. 
• All in all, a healthy and normal pregnancy. As doctors call it, an 'unremarkable' pregnancy, which is perfectly fine with me! 

After the scan, I sms'ed my Mum in Sydney to update her on the progress of my pregnancy and to inform her that her first Grandchild will be a boy. I would have liked to tell her in person but I'm sure she'd rather find out ASAP than wait until February when I arrive. After all, I did tell her in person about my pregnancy when I was 10 weeks in, and at that time, she responded in confusion (she asked my MIL 5 times if I was really pregnant and asked me once), then came speechless shock as the news dawned on her and finally with overwhelming tears of joy. I got a bit emotional seeing my Mum cry. It was a joyous day for Mum because her son was getting married that weekend and her daughter was going to have a baby. 

Anyway, on the way home, my MIL asked me whether I've been thinking about baby names. This topic is a bit 'touch and go' as I didn't want to offend her in any way but would prefer to keep the list of potential names secret until the baby was born. I did tell her I'd like a biblical name but one that's not too common, to which she mentioned that DH's paternal grandfather's name was Abraham... x_x  A bit too old-fashioned for me. DH prefers a name that, when shortened to a nickname, sounds good and not too cheesy. 

I've started using the almond oil that I bought from L'Occitane. I do like it as it seems to absorb well into the skin but the odor is quite strong for my liking. 2-3 big squirts is enough to cover my belly and breasts. I showed my belly to my friends Shanty and Tris the other day and Shanty, who's already had two kids said my skin is thin so I should really use a belly oil as thin skin will likely give me stretch marks. And she advised me not to scratch my belly too. Actually now that I think about it, my MIL warned me about that too but the advice didn't sink in until another person suggested it. 

I read that genetics plays a big part in stretch marks. I can't remember if Mum had prominent stretch marks, I recall seeing stretch marks on her belly but I don't think they were too bad. I'll have to ask her over Skype some time. She'll probably want to show me her stretch marks over webcam too... XD