Around the Web…

Some links for your Thursday afternoon:

• What qualities truly define giftedness? — CNN.com
• A 9-year-old boy was kicked off his Little League team for being "too good" — lilSugar
• How some bloggers spent their summer vacations — Alpha Mom
• One mom’s tale of her son’s second day of school — amalah
• Doctor’s discuss a new trend: "Entertainment" ultrasounds — Chicago Tribune

Comments

I think the article on ultrasounds was interesting. Seeing as everyone I know had a 3-D ultrasound done in their last trimester, I didn’t see a big deal with it. I would be interested to hear what an association of OB-GYNs had to say, rather than just one doctor.

I’m a high risk pregnancy and will have had 4 ultrasounds by 19 weeks. I am not sure if there is a real medical need beyond being cautious; my baby isn’t high risk, just me. I don’t think my doctor would do this if there was a real risk to the baby. I intend to try to get a 3-D ultrasound near the end of pregnancy. I’d like to check for a cleft palate, since they run in my family.

- MB on August 28th, 2008