In France, \u00e9chographie is typically done three times during the whole pregnancy. \u00a0First\u00a0in the 3rd month; second in the 5\/6th month; third in the 8th month. \u00a0I did the first \u00e9chographie in China. \u00a0Actually I did three times in China… within one and a half months. \u00a0They only checked very briefly though (a couple of minutes), probably because it’s the early stage.<\/p>\n
After the first meeting with my sage-femme (SF), it’s the right time for me to do the second \u00e9chographie. \u00a0It was done in the same hospital, CHU. \u00a0The purpose was to estimate the delivery day, and to examine if there’s any abnormality. \u00a0A SF and a student performed the \u00e9chographie. \u00a0The student speaks some English \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n
It took more than half an hour! \u00a0They did very careful examination, and explained to us what we were looking at. \u00a0Suddenly, they asked us whether we wanted to know the sex of the baby. \u00a0We nodded. \u00a0Un gar\u00e7on! \u00a0A boy! \u00a0Although we were not sure how they could tell, we were quite excited. \u00a0In the end, they provided a detailed report containing many photos. \u00a0Due to the positioning of the baby, they could not get everything that they needed. \u00a0Plus, the size of the baby seemed smaller than expected (based on DDR). \u00a0Therefore, they suggested to do another \u00e9chographie, which was done\u00a0in the following week. \u00a0Also, they said the first \u00e9chographie done in China should be more accurate to estimate the DDG, so a translated report would be helpful. \u00a0In fact, there’s only one measurement in the Chinese report –\u00a0LCC. \u00a0Based on that LCC, the SF estimated a new DDG, and she thought the size of the baby was okay. \u00a0We were kinda relieved.<\/p>\n
I did the third \u00e9chographie at 33w+3d. \u00a0 Again, the SF measured a lot of things, and everything seemed normal. \u00a0The calculated weight of the baby was ~1900g (25~50% in their database). \u00a0The positioning of the baby was\u00a0good, which I was very pleased to know.<\/p>\n
Oh, I forgot to mention that after the second \u00e9chographie, they somehow could construct a photo of the baby’s face. \u00a0Will our baby truly look like that?<\/p>\n
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In France, \u00e9chographie is typically done three times during the whole pregnancy. \u00a0First\u00a0in the 3rd month; second in the 5\/6th month; third in the 8th month. \u00a0I did the first \u00e9chographie in China. \u00a0Actually I did three times in China… within one and a half months. \u00a0They only checked very briefly though (a couple of … <\/p>\n