Length of anatomy scan??

AJC&Maggie

How long did your anatomy scan take? I am trying to plan what time to tell my boss I will be back at work....

PrimRoseMama

Mine was 2 hours but my babies are wiggly & uncooperative.

ohwhynot85

1 hour per baby is the norm. I would give your work a 3 hour time frame. Never know if they are going to be running behind. 

veetveet

Mine was abt an hour.... and I have to go back as mine wouldn't stop moving so she could not get good images of his heart.

spacepotatoes

Mine was an hour, maybe just a little less. That included 3 bathroom breaks (the clinic required a full bladder) and a bit of a wait for the baby to flip over since she was face-down at the beginning.

sunflowermama42212

Mine was an hour and I still have to go back to get more shots. My imaging place only gives out one hour time slots and if they can't do it in that hour then they have you make an appointment to come back. Maybe check and see if your imaging place does that or if they keep you until they have all they need. 

Jennpjc414

About an hour and half.

StinaLeigh

Mine today was 1hr u/s, then back to the waiting room to wait for Dr, then dr. appt.  All in all about 1hr45.  But I have to go back too.  Baby was too wiggly to get good heart and brain measurements.

fsumom

The actual scan was probably 20 minutes not including the time I had to wait prior to being seen. The sonographer at my OB's office has many years experience and knows her stuff.  She was able to get all measurements she needed.  I was there for probably an hour or so but that also included a second appointment I had scheduled at 10AM for my regular appointment.  I was surprised how quickly they got me in as sometimes I've waited an hour just to be seen!

gypsymystic

The scan itself took about 20 minutes, she got all the shots she wanted pretty quick, but then we went back to the waiting room for the Dr. to analyze them, I guess and he delivered us the results within about 30 minutes. The office was packed that day. I am used to waiting at least 20 mins in the waiting room.

momthatlifts

All I remember is it went a lot faster than I expected and I remember thinking there was no way she got everything she needed. I did not meet with the doctor afterwards either. I'm assuming they look at it and call if they find something. I'm sure I will hear about it at my next appointment

WashingtonQueen

1 hour for the whole appointment.

luvmuff

Mine was also about an hour long with three bathroom breaks. My baby was laying in a wonderful position to capture pictures of the heart, diaphragm and developing bones, but proved to be tricky when trying to assess gender. The tech got everything she needed, which is what took so long, there is just a lot of data for them to collect.

Kageer

I just had mine and she got all measurements in 20-25 minutes.

HobokensFury

Mine was over 2 hours but LO was uncooperative. They actually sent me out to walk around and get something to eat and then come back. I was in that office for over 3 hours though with all the waiting.

RachelCA29

Mine was about an hour, including a pee break in the middle. Lemon was uncooperative so some of the hour was spent trying to get him to flip over, but he wouldn't so I have to go back next week for a few additional shots (but luckily without a full bladder!)

lscal20

When I scheduled, she told me plan for 1hr 15 mins

kennazebrowsky

As long as it takes. Depends on the baby, if they find any issues and how the baby cooperates

Mine took 3 hours

sparklingdiamond

Mine went very quick and we were there maybe 15 minutes and then done.  I was surprised at how quickly it went, but apparently the baby was very cooperative and they got everything they needed quickly.  My doctor went over the results briefly with me at my next monthly appt.

beccam1230

Mine was about 20 min, but he was still and in a great position so I think that's the minimum time period it should take, assuming the baby is cooperating! But like others say, you want to allow time for waiting, wiggly baby and anything else that might pop up.

PinkKEL9

Mine was 30-45 minutes.