Dr Bhorat

We went to the appointment with Dr Bhorat today...he literally scanned my belly for about an hour and a half...and he kept saying “The baby looks perfect...can I just have one more look...” He said that he can see that my placenta had bled and that the baby had ingested blood which is probably why the Spinal Bifida test came back positive...he also said that my placenta didn’t look very good and that was causing growth restriction as the flow between the placenta and the baby was poor...he said that according to his measurements “Goog” was about 2 to 4 weeks behind in growth... Right at the end of the appointment he found a “cystic mass” which he could not determine whether it was attached to my placenta or my baby L He said I had to have an MRI in order for him to be able to have a proper look................

A Bouncing Baby Boy!

Today at our fourth scan, we found out that our little “Goog” was a little boy...we are thrilled...I am now 21 weeks and 4 days pregnant...Our baby boy weighs 319g now...at this appointment I just knew something was up...Dr Nagel was scanning my tummy much longer than usual...and he kept asking if I feel baby moving and kicking etc...then he told me that the Spinal Bifida test came back “slightly positive” (1/413)…he said he could not see anything wrong he suggested we go for another more advanced scan with Dr Bhorat (Umhlanga) – he said a part of him actually feels like he should tell us to leave it as he cannot see a problem with the baby...he said other than "Goog" a bit smaller than he should be at this point, as far as he could see, he looked perfect...