? for those who have already had your a/s

JCWhitey · October 2014

How long was your scan?

I've seen people mention theirs was 2 hours. If that's normal then definitely didn't have a normal a/s with DS as it was maybe 30-40 minutes long.

JennyP0222 · October 2014

Have not had one this time yet but last time was 30 minutes tops.

starsailorr26 · October 2014

With DD it was a total of 30 minutes. This time it was closer to 45 minutes.

052806 · October 2014

Mine with #2 was on the longer side bc he was uncooperative. I was probably in the office for about an hour and a half total between the scan and the appt.

crunchymamaof2 · October 2014

For both our boys the actual scan part was 20-30 minutes tops. Then some more waiting for the doctor to come in and do a quick look. So maybe 45 minutes from start to end.

honkytonk_kid · October 2014

^ same, maybe 45 minutes total.

capulet · October 2014

I haven't had my a/s for this one yet, but I've had two before and I'm quite sure they were closer to 30-40 minutes than two hours.

genmccarley · October 2014

I haven't had mine for this pregnancy yet but in 2012 when I was pregnant with DS my scan was probably an hour or so long but I had an interning tech so she was pretty slow... & than the tech had to come in & make sure she got pictures of all the things she needed.

CoozieInMyPurse · October 2014

I haven't had it yet, but my OB's office scheduled my OB appointment for 50 minutes after the scan, so I can't imagine it takes more than 45 minutes.

kcbizme · October 2014

Had mine yesterday. It lasted maybe 20 minutes but baby was very cooperative.

071115 · October 2014

Haven't had one this time but the last two were 30-40 mins

Whitfry · October 2014

This is reassuring. I was told the scan would take two hours, and then meet with the doctor after. Ive been dreading having a full bladder someone is pushing on for that long. Hopefully it will be shorter, like you guys are reporting.

kellbell1982 · October 2014

Mine was about 45 mins but that was because the baby wasn't cooperating and a student wanted to try out the machine and I said ok cause that meant I could look at my baby that much longer. They never said anything to me about needing a full bladder and I've had three ultrasounds with no problems but when I had one for my daughter about ten years ago I still remember the ridiculously uncomfortable feeling of having a bladder close to bursting

kella0708 · October 2014

My A/S with DS was around 30 minutes. My cousin sat for almost 2 hours and had I go back to finish, but she was pregnant with twins. As long as LO is cooperating I don't think it should take more than 45 min.

colleen4019 · October 2014

Has anyone had to do the normal external scan and a transvaginal for the a/s? My CNM wants both and I was just wondering if anyone else had that?

kella0708 · October 2014

colleen4019 said:
Has anyone had to do the normal external scan and a transvaginal for the a/s? My CNM wants both and I was just wondering if anyone else had that?

I had both with my last pregnancy. I had issues with PTL so my OB wanted my cervical length measured.

Whitfry · October 2014

kellbell1982 said:
Mine was about 45 mins but that was because the baby wasn't cooperating and a student wanted to try out the machine and I said ok cause that meant I could look at my baby that much longer. They never said anything to me about needing a full bladder and I've had three ultrasounds with no problems but when I had one for my daughter about ten years ago I still remember the ridiculously uncomfortable feeling of having a bladder close to bursting

They don't make you come in with a full bladder? Lucky! During my NT scan I thought I was going to die, lol. The prawn wasn't cooperating so they made me drink more and then walk around. And then I had to lay back down and try again. The need to pee was so painful. I'm going to try to get away with drinking a little less this time.

kellbell1982 · October 2014

Whitfry said:

kellbell1982 said:
Mine was about 45 mins but that was because the baby wasn't cooperating and a student wanted to try out the machine and I said ok cause that meant I could look at my baby that much longer. They never said anything to me about needing a full bladder and I've had three ultrasounds with no problems but when I had one for my daughter about ten years ago I still remember the ridiculously uncomfortable feeling of having a bladder close to bursting
They don't make you come in with a full bladder? Lucky! During my NT scan I thought I was going to die, lol. The prawn wasn't cooperating so they made me drink more and then walk around. And then I had to lay back down and try again. The need to pee was so painful. I'm going to try to get away with drinking a little less this time.

I go to jefferson in Philadelphia and this is the first place I've been that didn't require a full bladder they didn't even mention it

bwftw · October 2014

Whitfry said:

kellbell1982 said:
Mine was about 45 mins but that was because the baby wasn't cooperating and a student wanted to try out the machine and I said ok cause that meant I could look at my baby that much longer. They never said anything to me about needing a full bladder and I've had three ultrasounds with no problems but when I had one for my daughter about ten years ago I still remember the ridiculously uncomfortable feeling of having a bladder close to bursting
They don't make you come in with a full bladder? Lucky! During my NT scan I thought I was going to die, lol. The prawn wasn't cooperating so they made me drink more and then walk around. And then I had to lay back down and try again. The need to pee was so painful. I'm going to try to get away with drinking a little less this time.

I have to drink 32 oz by an hour before my a/s. I looked at the receptionist and told her it was hard enough to have all that and hold it when I was 8 weeks and they expect me to do it at 20? She did say that if I feel like I get too full I don't have to drink it all. Luckily, though, my office is really good about being on schedule.

DragonflyDreaming · October 2014

cabauer9 said:

Whitfry said:

kellbell1982 said:
Mine was about 45 mins but that was because the baby wasn't cooperating and a student wanted to try out the machine and I said ok cause that meant I could look at my baby that much longer. They never said anything to me about needing a full bladder and I've had three ultrasounds with no problems but when I had one for my daughter about ten years ago I still remember the ridiculously uncomfortable feeling of having a bladder close to bursting
They don't make you come in with a full bladder? Lucky! During my NT scan I thought I was going to die, lol. The prawn wasn't cooperating so they made me drink more and then walk around. And then I had to lay back down and try again. The need to pee was so painful. I'm going to try to get away with drinking a little less this time.

I have to drink 32 oz by an hour before my a/s. I looked at the receptionist and told her it was hard enough to have all that and hold it when I was 8 weeks and they expect me to do it at 20? She did say that if I feel like I get too full I don't have to drink it all. Luckily, though, my office is really good about being on schedule.

I was told 30oz 45 mins before our appt. At my last appointment (the NT SCREENING one), I was so full the tech actually asked me to go use the bathroom after a few minutes in, lol! That was a painful experience.

suzyq0525 · October 2014

That's how mine is @TikTak‌

drudolph11 · October 2014

Whitfry said:

kellbell1982 said:
Mine was about 45 mins but that was because the baby wasn't cooperating and a student wanted to try out the machine and I said ok cause that meant I could look at my baby that much longer. They never said anything to me about needing a full bladder and I've had three ultrasounds with no problems but when I had one for my daughter about ten years ago I still remember the ridiculously uncomfortable feeling of having a bladder close to bursting
They don't make you come in with a full bladder? Lucky! During my NT scan I thought I was going to die, lol. The prawn wasn't cooperating so they made me drink more and then walk around. And then I had to lay back down and try again. The need to pee was so painful. I'm going to try to get away with drinking a little less this time.

Mine told me to empty my bladder 2 hours before than drink 16 ounces of wateri don't exactly know if that is gonna make me burst but I hope not lol

colleen4019 · October 2014

kella0708 said:

colleen4019 said:
Has anyone had to do the normal external scan and a transvaginal for the a/s? My CNM wants both and I was just wondering if anyone else had that?
I had both with my last pregnancy. I had issues with PTL so my OB wanted my cervical length measured.

Did they do both at once? Or one than the other? My CNM wants my cervical length too.

JCWhitey · October 2014

With DS they told me 32 oz of water an hour before. I totally did not do that! The average bladder can only hold 18 oz anyway, so I just drank 20 oz when I got to the parking lot of the place. They took forever to get me in, maybe 15-20 minutes, and by the time I went back there my bladder was nice and full. I even had to empty it a bit.

Stargirlb · October 2014

about 30 minutes on average

shlittertoots · October 2014

TikTak said:
My last office never mentioned a full bladder, and neither has this one. In fact, they make you give a pee sample as soon as you sign in.

My office has a sign on the inside of the bathroom doors that says "if you are scheduled for an U/S, please do not empty your bladder". I read that sign MID-PEE before my first U/S. The tech was able to see everything fine, she just had to push a bit harder.

colleen4019 · October 2014

RQuinlin said:

colleen4019 said:

kella0708 said:

colleen4019 said:
Has anyone had to do the normal external scan and a transvaginal for the a/s? My CNM wants both and I was just wondering if anyone else had that?
I had both with my last pregnancy. I had issues with PTL so my OB wanted my cervical length measured.
Did they do both at once? Or one than the other? My CNM wants my cervical length too.

One, then the other. If you haven't had a vaginal just a warning: it looks like a dildo and they put a condom on it. It's kinda surprising if you're not forewarned.

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I had the vaginal one for my first us. I was not expecting it. I was curious b/c they say empty bladder with one & full with the other. I have an appointment with my doc next week a few days before the a/s. I'll ask her what I should so then.

Thanks!!

kella0708 · October 2014

colleen4019 said:

kella0708 said:

colleen4019 said:
Has anyone had to do the normal external scan and a transvaginal for the a/s? My CNM wants both and I was just wondering if anyone else had that?
I had both with my last pregnancy. I had issues with PTL so my OB wanted my cervical length measured.
Did they do both at once? Or one than the other? My CNM wants my cervical length too.

She did the abdominal scan first and completed the entire A/S. Then she measured cervical length transvaginally - took all of 60 seconds. Good luck!

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