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Posted: Sat Sep 16, 2017 2:04 pm
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Bruce listened to Loki as he worked, nodding slightly. “That’s good. You’ve gotten into a routine, so I think it’s helping both you and the babies.” He said lightly. Marking a few things down into the computer, he finally wheeled over the ultrasound and settled himself into a rolling chair. “I hope you don’t mind.” He smiled as he carefully shifted Loki’s tunic up to expose his stomach. “Now I don’t know how cold the gel is gonna feel to you, but I imagine it’ll end up waking the twins up a bit…” he said lightly. As he pressed the sensor to Loki’s stomach, the machine instantly registered the sound of two fast heartbeats. “Well their hearts sound strong and normal.” He offered as he began trying to get a good image of them.
As Bruce worked, Tony stayed silent, just slipping his hand into Loki’s. When he heard the heartbeats he let out a soft breath, smiling and turning to hid his face against Loki’s arm for a moment. It was amazing, hearing their hearts, making what was happening sink in even more.
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Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2017 12:41 pm
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Bruce looked up to the pair and smiled warmly, but didn’t comment. He had to be a doctor at the moment, moreso than a friend. After a few moments, he straightened a little, nodding to the screen. “Well that’s baby one.” He said as the baby’s shape appeared on the screen. “That would be the little boy.” He said lightly. Slowly moving the sensor, he examined the image closely, frowning ever so slightly in concentration. “He seems to be healthy, and developing normally.” He mumbled, watching as the baby shifted around. His movement jostled a slightly smaller form into the forefront. “And that would be the girl.” He said softly, shifting the sensor to get a better image of the second baby. “She looks healthy as well, perhaps a little underweight compared to her brother.” He said, shaking his head. “Or it may be a simple matter of which race they’re taking after…we can’t really tell right now.”
Tony just nodded when he was questioned, not feeling like his voice would hold out. He was just taking it all in for the moment. When he heard Bruce speak however, he lifted his head to look at the screen and smiled softly at the image. It was his son, alive and healthy. Then there was his daughter and he felt his heart melt a bit. Squeezing Loki’s hand again, he couldn’t take his eyes off the screen.
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Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2017 5:59 pm
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Bruce let the pair watch the ultrasound in silence until Loki questioned him. Bruce nodded slightly. “Just give me a chance to look at some measurements.” He said quickly, beginning to move the sensor with a little more purpose, lips moving silently as he did calculations in his head. “Putting this up against a normal baby’s development, I would place the due date at around 5 weeks, if we assume the pregnancy is closer to a human’s.” he said carefully, glancing at Loki. “But knowing how long your previous pregnancies were, I wouldn’t be surprised if it was closer to 7 or 8 weeks. If it goes much longer than that, closer to the length of your previous pregnancies…I’m concerned there may be complications. The babies may be too developed for you to give birth to.” It wasn’t a pleasant prospect, but he had to be honest to Loki. ‘If you don’t seem to be getting close at around the two month mark, you might need to seriously consider inducing labor, or even going with a c-section, for your health and theirs.“ he explained. “It might be overly cautious, but children mixed with these species have never been born before, so I can’t give you any firm answers as to how the final weeks or months of your pregnancy will go.”
Tony watched the babies until Bruce began to move and the screen shifted. Shaking his head as if to clear it, he turned intense eyes to Bruce, watching the man expectantly. The serious tone of Bruce’s voice had him shifting a little. “You really think it may be that dangerous?” he asked quietly, eyes not leaving the doctor. Bruce rubbed the back of his neck and shrugged. Tony sighed, looking to Loki then. “We’ll do whatever we have to in order to make sure everyone comes out of it healthy.” He said then.
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Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2017 8:21 pm
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Bruce nodded at Loki’s question. “Please. And even if you simply experience some unusual pain or cravings, anything.” He responded. “Unfortunately, your pregnancy is wholly unique to medicine on earth, and I haven’t been able to study or track things for the majority of your pregnancy, so I can’t be certain of anything. IF you let me take measurements like this again in two or three weeks, I may be able to give you more certain dates. As I can see the growth rate and project it more accurately.” He said softly, turning his eyes back to the screen as he moved the sensor over the babies again. “Besides, even with the health of the babies and your improving state, I would still consider this pregnancy high risk due to the stress you’ve been under. I’d tell you to be watchful no matter what.”
Tony shifted, wrapping an arm around Loki’s shoulder comfortingly. “It’ll be fine Lo.” He whispered, turning soft eyes on the god. “Bruce is an amazing doctor, he’ll take care of you. Not to mention the fact that I’m sure your mother will show up when the time comes. You’ll have the best healer from Asgard, and the best doctor on Earth. Everything will be fine.” He assured, voice quiet.
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