November 2013 Moms
Hebah4
member
How many ultrasounds?
Hebah4
member
Hello ladies! So I had an ultrasound at 21 weeks and my doctor said I won't get one/ need one till I'm 35 weeks? How would my doctor know everything will be okay till then? Is my baby growing? Fluid levels? Am I overreacting ?
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Re: How many ultrasounds?
BFP #2 ~ 4/22/2010 ~ EDD 12/29/2010 ~ Born 12/19/2010 ~ My Rainbow Baby
BFP #3 ~ 6/10/2012 ~ EDD 2/20/2013 ~ HB 100bpm @ 9w3d ~ M/C 7/11/2012
BFP #4 ~ 3/16/2013 ~ EDD 11/20/2013 ~ Born 11/17/2013 ~ Rainbow Baby #2
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BFP 1/11/18, EDD 9/21/18
This. I had my anatomy scan at 18 weeks 4 days. At 22 weeks 4 days, they measured my uterus and it was 2 weeks ahead. They have decided to do another U/S to make sure baby is ok. Due to my history, I most likely have polyhydraminos, again. They discovered it the same way first time around. My measurements were off.
They know when there are signs of problems without ultrasounds. U/S were not even routine until around the mid 90s. My mom never had a single U/S with my brother. The only reason she had them with me was because they had found non cancerous tumors in her uterus prior to her pregnancy.
I had one at every appt (9 w, 11w, 13w, 16w, 20w) to monitor growth and because there's a U/S machine at my doc's office so it's convenient for my doc to check on the baby if he wants to.
At my last appt, the 20w A/S, he told me that would be the last one and that we would start doing the measurements and listen to the heartbeat using the doppler going forward unless there are issues late in the pregnancy.
So, yeah, sounds like you're normal.
As far as I understand my A/S at 20 weeks was my (3rd and) last, like PP said. I'd listen to the recos of your docs, if they are concerned about something, they will take the necessary measures to keep both you and LO safe.
And yes, our appointments get closer and closer together as we go on, so they are keeping closer tabs on the progress. Try to relax and trust in your doctor, or, if you don't trust your doctor now, go find one with whom you feel absolutely comfortable.
(Of course I am having twins this time round and they are automatically considered high risk for things like slow growth, so my u/s schedule looks a bit different for this pregnancy.)
This. If you are worried and just want to see the baby you can go get 3D ultrasounds. Other than that it's usually one or two at the doctors.
I had more this pregnancy but only when the doctor deemed them important. I was bleeding one time and had bad cramping so they did and ultrasound, and then I had an extra one early on [they usually do your first at 9 or 10 weeks but I did mine at 6 then another at 9 to 10 due to a previous loss.]
In my experience, it really depends on your doctor and if you have any complications. When I was still in California, I had one at each of the three appointments I went to with my OB. He said it was standard practice in his office because they have more women who wait a little longer to get pregnant, and he likes to watch them more closely. I also had two at the beginning of the pregnancy (shortly after my BFP) for really bad cramping, and several in the ER/L&D when my HG was at its worst to make sure the baby was okay...I think that was about 5 times.
At my doctor's in Iowa, they just do the standard 20 week A/S, so if I hadn't had the crazy quad screen, that would have been my last ultrasound, but I've had three more (two from the perinatologist and one from the ER) since then. My sister who also lives here has just had one, plus a private 3D scan, and my mom who went through her pregnancies here a well didn't have any.
So it really depends on a lot of different factors. Overall I've had 14...which is absolutely outrageous to me, and some people only have a handful or less.