no more u/s until 20 weeks :(

itsmyangel

Well i had the ob screening with the nurse today to just go over history etc.  She said I only get 1 ultrasound and that will be at 20 weeks.  How am I going to handle going from 1 a week to just one more!!!!!  THis is going to be quite difficult...

shipoopiisforme

be happy you have no complications/risks that warrant more u/s.

itsmyangel

OH I am!!!  I'm very happy for that, I'm still just paranoid from our losses etc that we'll end up with missed m/c or something (not that an ultrasound will do anything i guess)...I just love having that reassurance....but hoepfully soon enough i'll start getting bigger and feel baby etc which will be reassurance there

firsttogo

It is hard. With DS1, that was the situation. With DS2, and this one, the Ultrasound Tech no longer works there, so the OB scans himself. I get a "for fun" one at each apt, and it is so reassuring. I do know I don't need it, but that is one of the reasons I have stayed with him!

firsttogo

I would say that within 5-6 weeks you may be feeling baby anyway! So, one more apt, and you will be feeling more reassured!

AvaLikeLava

firsttogo:

It is hard. With DS1, that was the situation. With DS2, and this one, the Ultrasound Tech no longer works there, so the OB scans himself. I get a "for fun" one at each apt, and it is so reassuring. I do know I don't need it, but that is one of the reasons I have stayed with him!

I recommend getting a doppler. It helped me until G started noticeably moving, and even past that on days he was still.

Also, you can plan for a 3d/4d u/s around week 26-28.

jds0521

OMG, I was just thinking the exact same thing! I had my OB intake appt today & they told me only 1 u/s per normal pregnancy - at 18-20 weeks.

I plan on doing the NST since my insurance covers it & it's no risk to the baby since it's just a u/s & b/w. Then I will likely do a 3D u/s around 30ish weeks. I feel your pain sistah! I miss my RE already.

itsmyangel

jds0521:

OMG, I was just thinking the exact same thing! I had my OB intake appt today & they told me only 1 u/s per normal pregnancy - at 18-20 weeks.

I plan on doing the NST since my insurance covers it & it's no risk to the baby since it's just a u/s & b/w. Then I will likely do a 3D u/s around 30ish weeks. I feel your pain sistah! I miss my RE already.

I know me too!  I did order doppler which will hopefully get here tuesday they said so that is exciting!  We're not doing the NT scan as we've not met our deductible yet and really would just give us info...i'm trying to convince dh to go in for u/s at this elective place around 15 to get gender.....but i'd also like to do 3d us later on becuase they are SO cute

ABC-123

Yeah...  It is tough.  I just had to keep reminding myself that I was a normal pregnant woman and needed to be thankful that I didn't need additional u/s.  I totally wanted one at the end but I measured fine and there was no medical reason so I didn't get one.  Good luck with all of the waiting.  I eventually got used to it, but it was a transition in the beginning.

susanc07

i know!  it's awful.  that's the only reason i got the NT scan; so i could see the babies 1 extra time. 

LCB34

shipoopiisforme:

be happy you have no complications/risks that warrant more u/s.

I totally agree!

armywife76

I felt the exact same way until I had a reason to get them so often It's still hard to get cut off cold turkey though!! 

j11skate

I feel the same way.  Right now since we can't feel the baby I keep wondering if anything has gone wrong!  I can't wait till I can feel him/her and will know that he/she is just fine!

Quizzle

Oh, it does suck.

I went from weekly, to every two weeks (because I have a SCH, so we had to check on the bleeding) to going a month without one... It was sooooo stressful, since I wasn't feeling the baby at the time. 

It's better now that I feel her regularly, but I'm still looking forward to my visit with the peri. 

gringa78

susanc07:

i know!  it's awful.  that's the only reason i got the NT scan; so i could see the babies 1 extra time. 

This.  It's hard - I know!  I started feeling the baby around 17 weeks, so that put my mind at ease.