When is the anatomy scan usually done by your dr's office?

CvilleMom2be · April 2011

I've seen 18-22 weeks, is that accurate?

julieb1218 · April 2011

Mine said 20 weeks....I want to know now!

osuwku · April 2011

My doc does it between 18-22 weeks, with the way my monthly appointment fall I will be getting mine at 19 weeks.

jonnygurl76 · April 2011

20 weeks, won't do it before.

ellewoodsSC · April 2011

20 as well, a bit of a long wait.

iggy.d · April 2011

My OB won't do it sooner than week 20. Mine is June 13. Seems SO FAR away!

moviesprincess · April 2011

18 to 22 weeks is normal but mine is actually at 17w4d just because it is with my quad screening and falls 6 weeks after my NT scan.

Miss Shasta · April 2011

My OB won't do them before 20 weeks. Mine is 20w2d. May 13th!

StephK · April 2011

I have to go to a different place to have the scan and they told me they like to schedule it during week 19.

KnoxBride06 · April 2011

julieb1218:
Mine said 20 weeks....I want to know now!

THIS!!!! I want to know now too!!!

sewpinkgal · April 2011

NT and anatomy scans are done at a separate place. They don't schedule them before 20 weeks - I'll be 21w3d for the actual scan.

RoxanneA · April 2011

20 weeks, and that's the only one unless there's reasoning for more.

ababymaybe · April 2011

In the 18-22 week range, varies a bit. Mine is scheduled for 18w1d and the doctor's office said that was fine.

Tomsbabyboo · April 2011

It's 18-22 weeks here too. I am having mine done at 18w3d.

Neen33 · April 2011

20 weeks. Last time they had scheduled my appointment for 18 4-5 days and the technician had me reschedule so we won't book any earlier than 20 weeks yet.

nabum · April 2011

mine will be at 20w.

Ritzy19 · April 2011

18-22 weeks is pretty common. With my last pregnancy, I had it done around 20 weeks, but this time around it's at 19 weeks exactly.

alison2379 · April 2011

My doctor will not do it a day before 20 weeks.

happylady07 · April 2011

20 weeks.

tcolston10 · April 2011

everybody is pretty much saying the same thing my ob said I want get another ultra sound until 18wks so I guess I will find out than. BUT I WANT TO KNOW NOW!!!

rkto · April 2011

mine is at 19-20 weeks, but we are having an amnio and will get those results at 16 weeks. One good thing about the amnio.

mellymel12 · April 2011

My doctor says anytime between 18-20 weeks! Im shooting for the middle at 19

But who am I kidding....I'll sign my happy a$$ up for the first morning appt at 18w!

babes12 · April 2011

20wks at my ob.

Julie822 · April 2011

Mine says to go sometime between wk 18 and 20.

Sugarsweets04 · April 2011

I'm so glad someone posted this because I swear my doctor is on crack or something...

I went in for my monthly appointment on Thursday and I asked about when he schedules the anatomy scan. He started going on about insurance companies and how he has to be careful about u/s so the insurance companies will cover the cost and don't think that I'm having an u/s "just because".

So this is my question, I thought the anatomy scan was routine? So why wouldn't my insurance cover it? If my OB sees a need for it, he schedules the scan at 22-24 weeks (something about being able to see the heart or its fully formed, I don't know, he had me really confused). So he said we would talk about it more at my next appointment at the end of May.

Also, my OB is a D.O. instead of an M.D. and I was wondering if maybe that had something to do with his different way of thinking?

StephRuns · April 2011

Sugarsweets04:
I'm so glad someone posted this because I swear my doctor is on crack or something...

I went in for my monthly appointment on Thursday and I asked about when he schedules the anatomy scan. He started going on about insurance companies and how he has to be careful about u/s so the insurance companies will cover the cost and don't think that I'm having an u/s "just because".

So this is my question, I thought the anatomy scan was routine? So why wouldn't my insurance cover it? If my OB sees a need for it, he schedules the scan at 22-24 weeks (something about being able to see the heart or its fully formed, I don't know, he had me really confused). So he said we would talk about it more at my next appointment at the end of May.

Also, my OB is a D.O. instead of an M.D. and I was wondering if maybe that had something to do with his different way of thinking?

I always thought that if insurance will only cover one u/s, it will always be the anatomy scan. As far as I know, everyone gets an anatomy scan.

I'm sorry, but your OB sounds weird. They usually schedule them between 18-22 weeks. Mine is at 18w5d.

kat72883 · April 2011

I haven't talked to my regular OB about it (probably will at my appointment on Wed) but when I went to the high risk OB for the NT scan (not because I'm high risk, but he's who does the NT scan around here) and he found out I'm hypothyroid, he wanted to do an extra ultrasound to check that everything is forming correctly. (Apparently this is an issue in women who have uncontrolled hypothyroidism - mine is very tightly controlled, but I'm not going to argue with checking on the baby's development!) Anyway, this is at 20 weeks 3 days.

ddeane05 · April 2011

Sugarsweets04:
I'm so glad someone posted this because I swear my doctor is on crack or something...

I went in for my monthly appointment on Thursday and I asked about when he schedules the anatomy scan. He started going on about insurance companies and how he has to be careful about u/s so the insurance companies will cover the cost and don't think that I'm having an u/s "just because".

So this is my question, I thought the anatomy scan was routine? So why wouldn't my insurance cover it? If my OB sees a need for it, he schedules the scan at 22-24 weeks (something about being able to see the heart or its fully formed, I don't know, he had me really confused). So he said we would talk about it more at my next appointment at the end of May.

Also, my OB is a D.O. instead of an M.D. and I was wondering if maybe that had something to do with his different way of thinking?

Some insurance companies are very strange about it. I have excellent insurance, 90% of everything is covered if not completely covered, but they are not covering any ultrasounds. Ridiculous! Unless you are a high risk pregnancy, insurance companies don't see any ultrasounds as routine, even if they are. I don't get it either! We are having it done anyways. The doctor highly suggested it.

skeenan293 · April 2011

My Dr's office does it at 18-20 weeks and ours will be at 18 weeks 2 day.

stardust317 · April 2011

18-20 weeks. My monthly appointment just happens to fall at 18w 2 days, so that's when mine will be. My doctor's office does an optional gender scan at 16 weeks for a donation to the march of dimes, so I currently have one of those scheduled as well.

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