4D Advice?

jix

When we went for our 4D ultrasound, LO has not yet turned which meant that all we could see were knees and elbows and a couple of fingers. She re-scheduled us for the 7th of May, to make sure he will definitely be in the right position by then.

What helped you guys getting the best 4D pictures? I've heard of eating sweet things like chocolates. Also drinking sweet gassy sodas like Coke, but also nothing dark coloured, so rather Sprite then? What worked for you?

lisareznar

They had me drink a glass of juice when I went for mine.  I also had a good meal about 20 minutes before hand, but that is something that always gets ours moving.  Good luck!  I had the same problem!!

MWM0903

Orange juice is really good to promote movement bc of the high sugar content. Drinking really cold water is really good too. My daughter was head down but with my anterior placenta we didn't get many good pictures. The big thing our tech told us was they need a lot of fluid in front of the baby's face. Something about that helps them get much better pictures. Unfortunately, there is nothing we can do to promote this.

georgi611

Careful with loading up on sugary stuff.  It's easier to get a baby moving than to get a baby to slow down if they are moving too much.

I know when we went, our baby was pretty sleepy and didn't move too much, but that was fine, because we got great pictures and video!  Had she been wiggling around everywhere, that would not have worked out to our advantage. 

Gismo123

MWM0903:

Orange juice is really good to promote movement bc of the high sugar content. Drinking really cold water is really good too. My daughter was head down but with my anterior placenta we didn't get many good pictures. The big thing our tech told us was they need a lot of fluid in front of the baby's face. Something about that helps them get much better pictures. Unfortunately, there is nothing we can do to promote this.

This!  And it's not bad for you  

cdkeas1988

for my 4D ultrasound, they had me increase my water intake the entire week before with 3 extra glasses a day, and then they also had me eat a snack at least 20 minutes before I went in for my ultrasound.  That seemed to do the trick because baby girl was active and moving like crazy and they got amazing pictures of her.   

Orange juice is a good thing to try before you go for your ultrasound that always gets baby moving around in there.