Ultrasound
She has approximately 8 puppies inside her. This is a guess and things can change as she gets closer to her due date (Oct 30). The puppies are about an inch long. This was Alda's 5th week of pregnancy.
These two images are a scan of the paper printout they gave us.
Left: Puppy is in center of dark blob.
Right: 3 puppies are in each of their dark blobs.
These two images are photographs of the ultrasound monitor on the cart.
As it was explained to me, the round dark blobs are the puppies in their individual sacks and the white fuzzy splotch in the dark blob is the puppy.
While there we could see one of the puppy's heart beating. It was moving fast, creating a really fuzzy spot in the center of the fuzzy splotch. Doc said a typical puppy heart beat is 180 beats per minute. Alda's heart beat is 88 beats per minute, I just checked.
<< Discovery of Ultrasound - information by William Nelson Beck, Bindy's father.