Has everyone received a growth ultrasound toward the last month? I don't know if I'm getting one at my 36 wk appointment this afternoon- so wondering who has & has not received one! Hoping I get to see LO again today
Generally speaking they're not standard but they could be considered standard by certain doctors. It's definitely not across the board. I did get one last week because DS1 was a peanut at 2 weeks late so they wanted to get a look at how this baby is sizing up since he'll be born by RCS at 39 weeks.
When I was pregnant with DS I had a quick office u/s at the end to confirm that he was head down. It wasn't a growth scan though. I think it depends on your doctor whether or not it is standard practice. With my doctor, it wasn't. I get them this time b/c it's twins.
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Yes, my OB did a growth ultrasound at 36weeks - had my appt yesterday, Baby was 6lbs 3 oz! If born at 40 weeks, they estimate him to be 7.5-8lbs at birth
I don't think they are standard. I won't be getting one. My doctor said that since everything is going well, my measurements are on track, and no complications there's no medical reason to do it. I don't think they are accurate anyway, so it seems like doctors shy away from it. However, I like you would love to see my little one. Hoping he comes any day now:)
If my doctor can't confirm he is head down he will do a quick one but otherwise I won't get one. I had one at 8 weeks and one at 18 weeks and that's it.
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They are standard at my OB's office, I was told I'd be getting one next week. They'd probably let you know if you were getting one, just to let you know the appointment would take a little longer. At least that was my experience.
The drs in my practice never mentioned having one, but at my last appointment I asked about how I wa measuring and he said pretty average but if I wanted an ultrasound he would write me a script for one.. Which I couldn't pass up a chane to see my little baby!! So we are going today at 1
Anything other than the one at 20 wks is elective at my provider. I'm not willing to pay to get a guesstimate that will more than likely be wrong and wouldn't affect my birth plan anyway. Have fun at your apt though, the LOs are fun to watch wiggle!
No, not everyone does. I did last week because my son was measuring big, and the ultrasound predicted he was 8 pounds, 2 ounces. I had him two days later and he was significantly smaller, so they're basically useless in my opinion.
My SIL just had one done and she can't stop posting on FB that their baby is 9 pounds at 37 weeks. She doesn't seem to understand its just a guesstimate and can be inaccurate!
Nope they told me insurance won't accept it unless it's medically neccesary so I won't have one until my due date when they can technically code it as "overdue" or "fluid check" or whatever.
I don't believe it is standard practice at my OB, but I have had two growth scans already because of my specific situation. They typically do them for higher risk pregnancies that could possibly cause either growth restriction or macrosomia, including conditions like GD, obesity, and preeclampsia.
I've been getting growth US's every 2 weeks the past couple weeks, but I was high risk for PTL and had an US every week anyway. As of this week my doc is no longer concerned so no US this week, however he did want to do a growth US next week. I'm assuming that'll be the last til I deliver.
It is not standard at my practice either. I have had 2 because Dr. was worried that even at 31 I will still measuring at 24 and they wanted to make sure baby was growing. I had another at 35 weeks for the same reason.
My dr does u/s at 12, 20 and 28 weeks. I had to go back at 32 and 35 to check on the placenta location and since they were already there they did take measurements. I was told yesterday he's measuring about 6 pounds but I don't put any stock in it bc they're not 100 accurate.
It's routine at my practice. I got one yesterday, and i personally think the estimate is way off. I have been measuring exactly on track til they did the u/s yesterday, and now they are saying DD is already 7 lb 8oz at 36 wk/5 days (two weeks ahead). I don't feel like I'm carrying a baby that heavy, but that's just a gut feeling.
I'm guessing it's not standard with my dr since I'm headed to my 37 wk apt on Thursday and there's been no mention of a growth ultrasound in my future. He's only been checking heartrate and then measures me with tape measure.
Nope, it's not standard. I don't think any of my friends got any additional ultrasounds after their 20 week one. I did with my son but that was because I came down with a mystery rash and joint swelling and they wanted to make sure that if I contracted a virus my son was ok. I also had several ultrasounds once I was overdue. They do them at that point to check fluid as the placenta starts to deteriorate at that point. My midwife told me last appointment that I won't have any more unless there is a problem or I go overdue again. My ob's office has a ultrasound that she said they will use to check to make sure he's head down if they can't tell. The quality is terrible though and they don't take measurements with it.
Nope. My OB only does the anatomy scan at 20 weeks. I just had a biophysical profile ultrasound because of decreased movement and him failing his NST. But otherwise I wouldn't have had one.
I have thyroid problems so they did growth ultrasounds on me. They did the normal 18 week scan, then 22 weeks, 28 weeks and 32 weeks. My doctor told me that if everything is fine that whole time then there is no reason to continue doing scans after 32 weeks. Luckily everything was good so I haven't seen our LO since 32 weeks.
It is standard in my OB's group - I have been measuring right on the whole time, so baby was not expected to be big or small, but they checked it anyway.
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It is not standard with my OB. With both pregnancies I measured far behind and have had growth scans but only due to the measuring issue.
The standard ultrasounds with my OB are the 8ish week dating u/s and the 20 week a/s. The First Trimester n/t scan is offered but optional.
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I am pretty sure the only reason I had one was because there was a soft marker in an earlier test that may indicate slow fetal growth.
My SIL just had one done and she can't stop posting on FB that their baby is 9 pounds at 37 weeks. She doesn't seem to understand its just a guesstimate and can be inaccurate!
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Not standard at mine but I know all my friends that go to the same practice had one. My OB offered and I decided to do it.
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Same thing at my practice - unless they think something is wrong i.e. the baby is breech, measuring big/small