Ultrasound ?

Jacqui105 · August 2010

At my dr appt next month we?re going to schedule the anatomical ultrasound to find out baby?s gender. Someone recommended to me that I drink Diet Coke or something sugary right before that ultrasound to ensure baby is moving around & not all curled up. But- it annoyed their ultrasound tech because baby was moving too much. Has anyone else done this or plan on doing it? I really want to make sure we can determine the gender at the ultrasound so I?m willing to try if it works!

DoubleFlyaway · August 2010

The people at the office said to make sure to eat before the appointment, to ensure the baby is moving around.

AppleRidge · August 2010

I had to do a second take on my NT scan because baby was too lazy the first time (after drinking a coffee milkshake). The second time, I made sure to eat beforehand and have a coke. Baby was still lazy as can be. So, you can try it (actually, fruit juice is supposed to work better), but baby still might not cooperate.

staryeyes · August 2010

I remember someone on thebump had a bunch of orange juice before her anatomy scan and they actually couldn't get good measurements or see gender because the baby was way too active. Before one of my u/s I had a lot of grapes and even that was making baby so crazy. I'd just eat normally. You can shift positions to get baby to move, push on your belly, etc. You can't really do anything to make baby calm down.

Emselu · August 2010

I just had my regular breakfast before my anatomy scan this week -- a bagel with egg and a little hot chocolate. Baby was wiggly but not too active. Sonographer didn't have any problem getting the measurements she needed. Baby was modest the first time we went to look between the legs, but with a little prodding he showed us all his glory.

doz&koz · August 2010

I hadn't eaten since lunch when I had my ultrasound this week at 3:30 and my babies were plenty active.

magdalina.h · August 2010

The appointment isn't to find out what you are having it's to make sure everything is okay. That being said some people will drink some juice before hand and it will be fine. Just like some people only drink water and they can get all the measurements. Aidan was squirming around a lot and they couldn't get his measurements and that was just drinking water before hand.

MrsH42608 · August 2010

I think its hit or miss either way. The reason I say that it because before my NT scan I ate a big breakfast and was sipping OJ for a good 1/2 hour before the appointment and one baby was super active and the other one wanted nothing to do with it, the tech said he/she was sleeping. I guess it just depends on the LO.

Good luck at your appointment!