偵測寶寶的性別的曲折????adventure of finding our baby's gender..(22 wks)

說起來很難置信 在懷孕將近六個月的這一天 我們仍然不知道寶寶的性別


網站及書上都說 在12週~14週之間就很有機會看出性別了 但是目前我們照的超音波 只有在台灣12週左右那次是最清楚的 影像又清晰 螢幕又大 醫生還很耐心的解釋及量寶寶的頭圍跟體長

回到美國以後 14週 20週分別都去婦產科醫生那邊照過 可是他的機器非常的陽春 整個寶寶看起來好像在棉花糖裡面游泳一樣 雖然每次去之前都很期待 看到寶寶的手動一下 腳踢幾次 身體變大了 都覺得很興奮 每次都跟老公互相激勵 這次醫生應該可以告知性別了 結果 目前為止都很失望 機器太老舊了 好像古早的286電腦螢幕 而且每次醫生掃描時間不到兩分鐘 很快也很簡單的掃過 也沒有側量 就說 恩~恩~恩~(一邊揮動手上的滑鼠 檢視寶寶) 看起來很正常 好啦 就這樣

至於我們很關心的性別 不知道是寶寶太調皮 還是那個機器太老舊 醫生總是說 ㄟ 今天的機器狀況不是太好 也許下一次就看的到了 然後我們兩個就帶者不知道怎麼形容的心情離開醫院 一方面高興寶寶很健康 一方面又很失望又要再等一個月

終於 醫生告知我 保險公司批准6/13號可以讓我們去看高階超音波 影像會清楚很多 於是 星期五的下午 aaron開了一個半小時的車趕來跟我會合 我們兩個喜滋滋的到了高階超音波中心 想說終於可以仔細看看我們 小小曾(Little-Ha)的清楚影像跟性別了


結果~~~~~~~~保險公司又搞了一個烏龍 把核准的信寄到醫生辦公室 而不是寄給我或是Lab~~等到終於搞清楚的時候 那櫃檯就用很差的態度說 喔 今天已經太遲了 技術員要趕到別的地方 你要重新預約 要再等兩星期

嗚~~怎麼這麼可憐 Aaron氣到說 我們不看了 我們不知道性別也沒關係 等出生再知道就好了
可是 我很想知道耶 我們兩個雖然都希望是女生 但是周圍很多人都說應該是男生 其實男女都好
但是我們要知道性別 才比較好想名字啊 而且不知道性別 寶寶的東西要怎麼準備 難道通通買中性的嗎


總之~~~折騰了好幾個月 結果還是不知道 周圍的親友已經問了很多次 aaron的媽媽也很關心 還問我們是不是要換醫生 不過都已經看同一個醫生快兩年多了 保險公司換一個醫生又要再等一個月 也不知道新的醫生好不好 所以我想 我還是安於目前的醫生好了 畢竟我一個醫生朋友給的建議很好 他說 雖然我的醫生總是匆匆忙忙的看病 但是目前他的口碑還不錯 你寧願要一個聰明的醫生也不要一個有耐心卻沒醫術的醫生 雖然我總覺得一定會有有醫術也有耐心的醫生 但是目前的狀況 我想先不要變動好了

接下來 我們就是期待6/26號的超音波 希望屆時能終於獲得我們想要很久的答案


It's hard to believe...when I am almost 6 month pregnant..we still don't know the baby's gender..According to most websites and books we read, it said that you can basically find out the gender after 12-14 weeks. However, among our ultrasound experiences, the only time that's so clear was when we were in Taiwan after 12 weeks. The image was clear on the big LCD screen and the doctor was very patient, he measures the head size, the body length, but the baby was too small to tell gender at that time.

After we back to LA, we again had our regular ultrasound check at the 14th week and 20th week. But..the doctor's old-fashion aging machine's quality was quite poor. Our little-Ha always looks like he is swimming in the cotton candy...Even though every time we visited with such high expectation and were all excited to see our baby grow bigger, kicking and moving around on the screen..with the hope that "this time", "for sure"..we will know the gender..But the key part is never clear to the doctor and he always finished his quick screening in less than 2 minutes.

Maybe our baby is too naughty so it's hard to see..maybe his machine is just toooooooooooo old...regardless, we always left the clinic with the mixed mood of happy to know little-Ha grow well and disappointed that we still don't know the gender..

Finally, my doctor told me that we are approved for an advanced ultrasound check on 6/13 Friday. We were so excited and Aaron drove over 1.5 hour from his distant office to meet with me for this special moment..

BUTTTTT...the insurance company screwed it up..they mailed the approval letter to the doctor instead of the lab, and the receptionist of the lab refused to let us to do the test after all the confusion cleared up. He told us..oh oh..it's too late for the technician..she needs to go somewhere else..so you guys need to reschedule for another appointment for 2 weeks later..

Wo~~~~poor us...disappointed again..Aaron was so frustrated that he said..forget it, we will just wait until the baby is born to know the gender..But..but but..I don't want to wait until then, I need to know the gender to think the names and prepare for the baby's items. I love to have a girl, but a boy is okay too..this is really a process of testing our patience.

In the end..after trying several months..we are still in the wonder land..and doesn't know what to tell our families and friends. Aaron's mom even suggested us to see if we need to change a doctor. I thought about the possibilities of changing..but he has been my doctor for over 2 years and know my condition well. He is a very smart person and yet who is always in such rush..A friend told me..you'd rather your doctor to be smart than just patient so he knows what's to do when something is wrong..it's true..But i am not going to give up the hope that we will eventually find a doctor who is both smart and patient. For the mean time...I think I will just stick with this one.

ANYWAY..let's see on 6/26's appointment and hopefully we will have an answer for you guys by then..

Andrea 6.20.08