2nd Trimester

Question about the big u/s

I had my 1st u/s at 7 weeks. They told me to drink 32 oz of water an hour prior and to not urinate in that hour. By the time I got to the appointment I was ready to pee all over the waiting room. The nurse even commented on how full I was and sympathized when she saw my bladder on the screen- blocking anyone else from using the restroom until I waddled over there afterwards. It was really incomfortable for me and quite frankly I didn't enjoy the u/s too much.

So, they gave me the same instructions this time. I'm considering cutting it to 20 oz. Thoughts?

Re: Question about the big u/s

  • i bet you would be fine with 20!
  • for big US i only drank 16 - 24 oz, per the nurse.  Since you are further along.  Good luck. I also suggest drinking some OJ to get the baby moving.  It helps when they are not asleep.
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  • Can you call and ask them.  Since they know the problem from last time, maybe they'll ok it?  It would suck to not have enough liquid in you and the u/s doesn't work.

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  • That's so weird - I got no instructions for the first ultrasound around 7 weeks and I think they had me pee before even getting it done.  I asked the Dr this last time before we scheduled our next ultrasound if I needed to drink water ahead of time and she said no and that I would just pee in a cup like I normally do before getting it done.  So i'm not sure why some dr's have patients do that whole water thing and others dont?!?!
  • not at all.. i peed right before leaving my apt. and luckily for my pregnant belly i had to go again as soon as i got there. (actually i had to go in the middle of my US too)..

     

     

  • You seriously don't need to drink 32 oz of water. ?With DD, I got to the u/s and they actually told me my bladder was too full and I had to pee before they could even do it. ?I really think 32 oz is overkill. ?I'd do 12-18.
  • I have a VERY small bladder, so I've learned to always go with less than what they say. ?I usually only drink a small bottle (I think 16 oz.) of water before going in and that completely does the trick.
  • I think you should be good.  At my US's I've had a pretty empty bladder.  My doc wants me to go in a cup as soon as I get there so that they can check for UTI's and sugar.
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  • hmm everytime I go they make me empty my bladder... there is actually signs all over the place telling you to do so....
  • They just need your bladder full not at the ready to piss yourself stage.  At my u/s they actually had me go to the bathroom to empty my bladder (in the middle of the u/s).  Just make sure you feel the need to pee by the time you get there.
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  • I just had mine on Monday and went in with a full bladder assuming I was supposed to.  The u/s tech got the wand on my belly and said, "Your bladder is busting!  Do you want to go pee?"  Evidentally you don't have to drink a lot if you're in the 2nd trimester.  She said it happens all the time.

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  • I was told that the first ultrasound  (about 8 weeks) they make you drink water b/c it is harder to see unless your bladder is full b/c your uterus is still so small. They only make you drink water if you are going the belly route though. If you have a vaginal probe your bladder has to be empty. I had both so I had to come having drunk 32 oz of water and then empty my bladder after the belly portion was over.

    My second one (about 12 weeks) they did not tell me to drink water, but I drank about 20oz and they said it was better that I did.

    For my third one (20 weeks) I was told that I wouldn't have to drink water b/c my uterus would be plenty big by that time for viewing. I know they still prohibit women from using the bathroom there until after the ultrasound though.

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