How often did you have ultrasounds in the end?

07may07

Say from 32-34 weeks onward, how often did MFM (or your OB) do an u/s?

krismott25

havent gotten to this point yet but my mfm was going to start cervical checks every week starting at 32 weeks.

07may07

krismott25:

havent gotten to this point yet but my mfm was going to start cervical checks every week starting at 32 weeks.

Via ultrasound or manual checks??  I had been having cervical checks every 4 weeks with MFM up to 30 weeks via transvaginal u/s.

jcath

I had them twice a week the last few weeks.  I think I was supposed to have one u/s and one non stress test but the NST was always problematic and ended in an u/s.  

07may07

jcath:

I had them twice a week the last few weeks.  I think I was supposed to have one u/s and one non stress test but the NST was always problematic and ended in an u/s.  

Thanks for your response.  I had a growth u/s at 33 weeks and am not scheduled again until 37 weeks.  I am having weekly NSTs.  I'm not having much in the way of complications (except minor concerns about Baby A's growth) and I'm not looking to borrow trouble.  I just would love to have someone checking in on the LOs to make sure everything is going okay with them, especially this late in the game.  

I have an OB appointment this week and will talk with my doctor about it!

LALASEPT05

Once I hit 32 weeks we started twice weekly NST which included monitoring and short ultrasounds to check fluid. We also had appointments with the OB once per week. So in the last month it was 3 appointments per week.

google123

ultrasounds? not very often, just once a month but NST's I started getting 1/week.    Ultrasounds aren't that important in the end, plus the babies get so big and cramped that it's really difficult to measure them.

krismott25

07may07:

krismott25:

havent gotten to this point yet but my mfm was going to start cervical checks every week starting at 32 weeks.

Via ultrasound or manual checks??  I had been having cervical checks every 4 weeks with MFM up to 30 weeks via transvaginal u/s.

sorry i didn't specify. i was getting cervical checks at mfm every 4 weeks via us until this week when my cerivix shortened now i'm getting them every 2 weeks via us. but he had planned on doing cervical checks via us every week from 32 weeks. i've only been checked once at the ob manually. i think they can only really tell if its closed doing the manual.

Breezy8407

I have had growth scans every 4 weeks since 16 weeks with the MFM/Perinatology clinic. Those are done now though.

Starting at 32 weeks (this week) I have biophysical profile ultrasounds, NST's, and an OB check up every week.

At 34, 36, and 38 I will have growth scans during the BPP ultrasound appointment. 

13pickle

i get u/s twice a week, but that is cause b is sooooo active she can't pass a NST so they do a bio-physical. at 33 weeks i started getting a manual cervical check. i only get the growth scan do every 4 weeks, but a fluid check every week.

Switzerland87

I haven't gotten there yet, buy my OB has already told me she'll be scheduling me for weekly ultrasounds at that point. 

 

blondek8

I only had monthly growth scans. No NST's.

ninjabridemom

I have them weekly w NSTs.  Every other week they're for growth, though, so only 1 in 2 are long.  The others take less than 10mins to look at bladders, kidneys, and position.

tootlebug

07may07:

jcath:

I had them twice a week the last few weeks.  I think I was supposed to have one u/s and one non stress test but the NST was always problematic and ended in an u/s.  

Thanks for your response.  I had a growth u/s at 33 weeks and am not scheduled again until 37 weeks.  I am having weekly NSTs.  I'm not having much in the way of complications (except minor concerns about Baby A's growth) and I'm not looking to borrow trouble.  I just would love to have someone checking in on the LOs to make sure everything is going okay with them, especially this late in the game.  

I have an OB appointment this week and will talk with my doctor about it!

your situation is 100% me.  i had my last growth scan at 33 1/2 weeks and wasnt going to have one again until 37 1/2 weeks but MFM moved it up to 36 1/2 weeks (which is next week) since he doesnt think i will make it until 37 1/2 weeks.  the growth scans have been monthly since 20 weeks.  at my 33 1/2 week appointment he threw in an "what the heck, let's do a cordflow check at 35 1/2 weeks) because Baby A was 4lb 4oz and B was 5lb 1oz at 33 1/2 weeks, but he wasnt worried about their growth at all. and i actually wasnt able to go to the cordflow check today because i sat there for an hour and a half and they still werent seeing me so we had to leave. 

my OB appointments have been weekly since 29 weeks and i started doing the NSTs weekly with my OB at 34 weeks.  i have an OB appointment tomorrow for cervical check and NST....