A/S tomorrow. Questions?

apegg23

I went to my Dr. a few weeks ago and she never mentioned anything specific to do before my a/s tomorrow. I've done research and heard:

-drink lots of water

-don't drink lots of water

-have some caffeine to get the baby moving

-but not too much caffeine!  

 

Any advice is greatly appreciated.  

AliceMM

I was only told to drink water for my NT scan. I was never told anything about caffeine!

apegg23

I heard to drink something with caffeine or sugar to get the baby moving a bit. 

ChristinaDawn

I would call your doctor's office and ask them what you need to do to prepare. I have to drink 16 oz of water, one hour prior.  

Meagan0528

ChristinaDawn:

I would call your doctor's office and ask them what you need to do to prepare. I have to drink 16 oz of water, one hour prior.  

My dr's office told me exactly this, and said to make sure I only drink 16 oz. of water.  They said overfilling my bladder will actually make things more complicated.  I have heard the caffeine thing, but not from my dr.  

QuintonsMummah

I've heard of some sugar before hand, like OJ but I just went for my a/s today and they said I didn't need to have a full bladder. Each Office is different though, so I would ask your Dr's office

NoeliaV

Why not just call and ask?

I wasn't certain what I needed to do for my confirmation U/S (haven't made it to the A/S yet), so I just called and asked about water vs no water, etc. They were happy to answer my questions.

I have heard that too much caffeine/sugar can make the baby move too much, so the techs have trouble getting the correct measurements.

LilBlkDress1

I was just supposed to drink one liter of water an hour before going to the u/s and no empting your bladder.

That's it, I've never heard anything about caffeine, I'd just stick to the water. 

apegg23

Just called the Doctor's office and she told me not to worry about it and I don't need to do anything to prep. Thanks for the advice

jessican08

I personally wouldn't drink water before hand. The baby's big enough now for them to see what they need to without you having your bladder full. The a/s can take as long as an hour and you'd be miserable laying there that long with someone pushing on your tummy when you feel like you're about to burst!

GL at your u/s!

Jenelle101

I had to drink 32 oz of water! WTH?! I didn't even enjoy the appt because I was in pain I had to pee so badly! I actually had to stop halfway to use the bathroom after the tech got the measurements he needed with my full bladder. I would drink 16 oz MAX. I don't even know if it's all that important since I have heard some doctors say that it's not necessary. If your'e going to drink anything--drink a little OJ, but that's not important either. Just go and enjoy!!

Eaky77

I set my appointment up yesterday.  The doctor handed me a sheet of paper that said to come with a full bladder, and drinking 24 oz of water before hand.

AndBabyWouldMake5

I'd call the office or hospital you are having the us at... I did NOT have to have a full bladder.  If I had the half hour would have been unbearable.

SraSanchez

Oh man! I am jealous of all of you who were told to drink 16 oz of water.  My doc said drink 6-8 glasses before mine. I got maybe 32 oz down and I just couldn't anymore because it was soooooo uncomfortable first thing in the morning. We definitely saw a little boy though!

ntkt311

I drank OJ before my NT scan to get the baby's sugar going so he'd move... It worked!!

jessican08

That's so funny how each practice is different...when I went in for my A/S the first words out of the nurse's mouth were, "Do you want to use the bathroom one more time before you go in?"

mandilouwho

I was told to drink 32 oz of liquid at least 45 mins before the appointment. And do not pee before. Our Dr has a huge water feature in to lobby and it will be HORRIBLE waiting and not being able to pee. Whoever thought a water feature would be nice in a OB's office did not think through how all the preg ladies would feel lol

PurpleGlitter

my a/s is tomorrow as well, i called this morning to see if there were any special instructions. there were none, as this is just to measure and see the gender. i drink alot of water through out the day and my apt isn't until 3 so i won't have a full bladder but i will be sure to continue drinking and empty my bladder at the office.