My doctor preforms a sonogram at each office visit. Is this standard practice? I have had a very uneventful and healthy pregnancy, not considered high risk. My friends with kids all live in a different state and have not been pregnant for several years - but none of them had as many sonograms as I have.
Re: Sonogram at each visit?
At our clinic, for normal healthy pregnancies, they only do 1 at 20 weeks for the anatomy scan. They only do one in the beginning to confirm a due date if LMP was hazy or irregular.
I've heard from other bumpies, though, that this is the norm for them to get a scan at each visit. I'd ask your Doc if they really feel they are necessary. last I knew the general recommendation is to get along with as few as you can. While u/s is known to be harmless to mommy & baby, repeated exposure affects are unknown.
Not to say your clinic is doing this, but there are clinics out there that take advantage of good medical insurance too. If your insurance is covering them, it might be something to think about.
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I definitely haven't had this many. I had one at 12 weeks to confirm gestational age and one at 21 weeks for anatomy scan. I don't think my insurance would pay for more, even if I wanted them.
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