Heading to 3D appointment in a few....

jjtyler

Any suggestions on things I should drink or eat or do to make sure this baby is cooperative.  2 am is his normal party time....so I am hoping he doesn't try and snooze through this!

usernewname

I downed a coke before mine … baby just slept … the tech poked me, made me walk around … baby just slept.

Just hope for the best. But really the movement wasn't so important, we got some great face shots as movements cause distortion. 

usernewname

But enjoy! It's really sweet to watch the baby!

LoveIsAll25

My DS always wake up 5-10 after I eat. Maybe you can eat something like a sandwich with orange juice. Good luck!

fyafighterwife86

Eat a piece of chocolate and drink some OJ. Works every time.

jjtyler

Thanks!  I am super excited.  My 8 year old jumped up and down when she realized she was coming along :-)

ksyknelvr73

I drank half of a cherry coke before mine and he was moving a good bit for it.

theoryofwhat

Have a full bladder (helps push up baby's head) and drink something sugary like OJ prior. GL!

sparklingdiamond

I tried sugar and drank a Dr Pepper before I went and he wouldn't move his hands from in front of his face.  She tried poking and having me move around and he still wouldn't cooperate.  So she had me go walk around and drink a Sunkist (she said there was something about Sunkist that works) and when I came back, we were finally able to get some pics.  Enjoy and I hope your baby cooperates!

softservecity

Yay! Mine is tomorrow afternoon! So jealous yours is today :-)

lauralou3x3

I drank soda in the morning. Then 30 mins before chugged oj and a granola bar. That got her moving.

SweetTea420

I had a smoothie before mine and we got some great pictures.

bridetobe9132013

I'm jealous! I wanted to get this done but we don't want to spend the money on it since I'm not working

softservecity

bridetobe9132013 said:

I'm jealous! I wanted to get this done but we don't want to spend the money on it since I'm not working

My doc is doing mine as a standard third tri thingy. I'm sure there is some medically nesseccary reason and I was honestly surprised when she told me but I'm very happy we don't have to spend the money! Maybe see if you're having any more ultrasounds with your doc?

jjtyler

He did NOT cooperate.  Basically stuck his head in the worse possible place where she had like zero shot and stayed there.  No amount of OJ, jumping, poking or prodding moved him a centimeter!!!!

I'll try again next week, but I was bummed.

ThereBeDragons

Some babies just don't cooperate. It took 3 ultrasounds to get a picture of baby's face for my anatomy scan- and even then she peeked out for a few seconds and then went back to hiding. We've had a bunch of ultrasounds but have never gotten a cute profile shot. We joke that she's just too shy to let us get a good look before she finishes baking.

dp1320

jjtyler said:

He did NOT cooperate.  Basically stuck his head in the worse possible place where she had like zero shot and stayed there.  No amount of OJ, jumping, poking or prodding moved him a centimeter!!!!

I'll try again next week, but I was bummed.

We had an u/s on Tuesday and the baby had his hands in front of his face the entire time...we were in there for about 45 minutes and he never cooperated. Little stinkers!

MamaCheez

We did ours last saturday and the baby crammed himself into a tight spot which gave us some pretty weird looking pictures to take home! I drank an apple juice 30 minutes before mine and while he moved a little, it wasn't enough for him to come out of hiding.

awc1986

I had an uncooperative bub. The tech had me on my hands and knees on the table to try and get her to move. She had her hand up in front of her face the whole time and wouldn't shift it.

Don't worry if you don't get any good shots. You'll be meeting baby soon anyway!

jjtyler

my stomach was sore from the poking and prodding.  At this point, I just want to get a pic or two for the money I spent!

cweiss04

My little guy did not cooperate either.....we tried everything but he too had his hands covering his face and his feet and the umbilical cord so it was pretty much doomed....we somehow managed to get a few shots of hit adorable nose and mouth but not much else....

bridetobe9132013

softservecity said:

bridetobe9132013 said:

I'm jealous! I wanted to get this done but we don't want to spend the money on it since I'm not working

My doc is doing mine as a standard third tri thingy. I'm sure there is some medically nesseccary reason and I was honestly surprised when she told me but I'm very happy we don't have to spend the money! Maybe see if you're having any more ultrasounds with your doc?

I will ask at my appt next week

Alexinav

DH09072012 said:

jjtyler said:

He did NOT cooperate.  Basically stuck his head in the worse possible place where she had like zero shot and stayed there.  No amount of OJ, jumping, poking or prodding moved him a centimeter!!!!

I'll try again next week, but I was bummed.

We had an u/s on Tuesday and the baby had his hands in front of his face the entire time...we were in there for about 45 minutes and he never cooperated. Little stinkers!


Totally get the disappointment. I had mine last Friday she was snuggled up to close to my placenta AND had both arms in from she moved everything but her arms and when the tech poked her she's hit back. She just didn't want to cooperate she did show us her nose lol. Guess some babies are just like you have to wait till my debut haha

jenniferroshto

We tried twice with this one and she kept her feet in her face both times. We were only able to get a couple of halfway good pics. She only charged me half price thankfully.

milomia

Cold water may be enough. They can crash after too much sugar. Happened with me after a chocolate muffin-he just wanted to sleep...