when do the ultrasounds switch from internal to external?

Julia-Henry · July 2009

Hi! I'll be getting my first ultrasound at the end of the month. I'm pretty sure it's the invasive wand thing (I've heard this refered to as the dildocam), at least for the next few months. Am I right? And, does anyone know when they switch to the non-invasive camera thingy? Just want to prepare myself! Thanks.

EmmieB · July 2009

My first external was at 11w5d and the baby was still just low enough that we couldn't get a good picture, but then the NT scan was at 12w2d and external and the image was great.

At 7w2d it was an internal scan.

schen0510 · July 2009

My last u/s was at 9w 3d at it was internal. The next time I go for an u/s I am having my NT scan at 12w 6d and it will be external. I think everything after that will be external.

dunvilles · July 2009

I had my first external at 9 wk 5d and it was a good picture. I think every doctor differs on this.

The internal exam is not bad at all!!

jillianjigs7 · July 2009

My first u/s at 7w5d was external. The baby and heartbeat were seen right away so they said no need to do the internal.

skylined21 · July 2009

my first one was at 7w5d transvaginal ... had my NT scan today at 13w0d it was abdominal ... my next 2 will be trans vag as i need the length and thinckness of my cervix measured and my anatomy scan should be abdominal ... and hopefully that's all the u/s i need to have

megs042107 · July 2009

i never had an internal u/s with C.

mlf625 · July 2009

I had a ton of u/s with DS, and they were all internal until the 2nd tri. ?Even my NT scan at 12w6d was internal, which I was very surprised about.

prolixity · July 2009

I've never had an internal U/S. With DS I had an external at 7 weeks and with this pregnancy I had an external at 8 weeks.

rinny25 · July 2009

Julia-Henry:
I've heard this refered to as the dildocam.

I've never heard it called this but its a perfect description of it. As for the internal, its slightly uncomfortable but doesn't hurt at all. For me the most uncomfortable part was when she was looking at my ovaries. That was interesting!

liljooly · July 2009

I just had my 3rd transvaginal u/s today (at almost 10 weeks) and I promise it's not bad at all. The best part was the look on my husband's face! The "dildocams" that project 3D images tend to be a little bigger than the standard kind, but it's still not that bad. Surprise

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