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32oz.. Seriously?!?

jamielynne1533jamielynne1533 member
in October 2015 Moms
My appointment is at 11 across the street from my house. I have already downed 26oz. And I am ready to pee my pants!!! I so hope they don't make me wait in the lobby for long when I get there. I will LITERALLY pee my pants!
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Re: 32oz.. Seriously?!?

  • BloopersngBloopersng member
    Baby wasn't cooperating at my scan... I was in there for 2 hours trying not to cry.
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  • jenspeakejenspeake member
    I have my anatomy scan next Wednesday at 9:30 out of town (hour drive).  I know when I wake up I'm going to have to pee!  But then try to drink a ton on the way up before my scan!  
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  • nianicho777nianicho777 member
    Don't drink the whole 32oz....every time I do, they tell me my bladder is too full and make me pee after I've been holding it in preparation for the appt, then they do the ultrasound. Lol
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  • steiner1992steiner1992 member
    Ya mine is always too full and they make m go to the bathroom there cuz everything is too squished. And i usually only start drinking the water like an40 min - an hr before and only 500ml max.
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  • edavis926edavis926 member
    I've never been told to drink anything.. the one time my bladder just happened to be about half full the tech made me go and completely empty.. that was when I had a scan at the hospital my doctors office always has me pee in the cup as soon as I get there even if we are doing an ultrasound.
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  • babybumb1229babybumb1229 member
    What I did was drink the 32 Oz I used the restroom getting there and had another water bottle drank half and told the nurse If I need more water she can tell me and I would drink the extra water I had.
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  • megewymegewy member
    nianicho777 said:

    Don't drink the whole 32oz....every time I do, they tell me my bladder is too full and make me pee after I've been holding it in preparation for the appt, then they do the ultrasound. Lol

    Same here.
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  • cethaniekcethaniek member
    My doctor only has me drink 16 oz of water one hour before the ultrasound.
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  • KLHauck12KLHauck12 member
    My doctor told me I don't need to have a full bladder. Huge relief for me. I had an ultrasound as a teenager because of a concern with my ovary and had to have a full bladder....horrible! I had to stop at a Subway to use the bathroom or I would have peed my pants in the car!
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  • jamielynne1533jamielynne1533 member
    Yeah I definitely had to pee before I left the house lol then chugged 20 more oz. She took the pictures she needed while my bladder was full then let me empty my bladder. Phew! I peed three times before I left! Lol definitely glad that's over!
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  • anorthroanorthro member
    Last time they had me come in with a full bladder they made me wait an hour for my ultrasound. They felt I didn't understand the genetic tests because I wanted the Harmony test and the NT scan. So they sat there talking to me like I was an idiot while my bladder was on fire. Finally I was like "look, I get it, and I'm not confused. Just tell me if I can't do both and let's get this over with. If you don't start the scan I'm going to pee on this floor." They apologized and started it right away. Next time, they can wait for my bladder to fill up!
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  • babykitcatbabykitcat member
    I cheated and started drinking the water an hour before...I didn't even finish the full liter (I was very close) before my ultra sound and the tech commented on how full my bladder was.
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  • mishala12mishala12 member
    My tech said "woah looks like you actually drank the 32 ounces, no one actually does that!" man was i mad.
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  • nsaid4unsaid4u member
    I had my anatomy scan tuesday but was only instructed to drink 2 eight ounce glasses of water, 1 hour before the apointment.
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  • cgummiecgummie member
    Does this depend on the ultrasound technology?

    Neither one of mine required a full bladder and I went to two different offices. I remember my sister saying she threatened to pee on the tech when she had her anatomy scan because of the full bladder rule.
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  • StephN310StephN310 member
    I think I am supposed to drink some water about an hour before.

    During a previous pregnancy a tech got really rude with me because I drank a carbonated beverage before the scan and that causes gas bubbles ehich make it hard to see. I didn't know!!
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  • deanna1313deanna1313 member
    @cgummie I heard that with older ultrasound machines you need to have a full bladder. I've never been given any instructions with either of my two pregnancies. They even let me go to the bathroom when I get to my appt, too.
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  • MommyPhoenixMommyPhoenix member

    My midwives said for U/S 18wks+ drink only 2 glasses of water 2 hrs prior (16oz). I drank the required 32oz for my first 10wk U/S and they just made me pee it all out because they couldn't see anything. The tech told me that if you are usually quite well hydrated, it's not necessary to drink the full 32oz...this, they told to me after 3 hrs of holding it in!!

     

        

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  • millereliz13millereliz13 member
    I'm doing mine at the mfm office and was told not to have a full bladder. I guess it depends on the ultrasound?
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  • rylee murrayrylee murray member
    I was never told to drink that much. All they said was to have a full bladder, which takes practically nothing these days. I never usually drink soda, but I might have one or a juice before just so she is active for the scan
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  • chimneygrlchimneygrl member
    It takes 45 mins to get from your mouth to your bladder.
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  • MamaOwl15MamaOwl15 member
    For my NT scan, I was to to drink 32 oz, and I did. And I went to the bathroom while waiting for my appointment and let out just enough to not pee myself. They say you need a "full" bladder, but I think they really mean not empty. There's no way I'd be able to sit through 30 plus minutes of someone prodding my abdomen if I was about to burst full.

    When I had my anatomy scan with DS, I misunderstood the instructions and emptied my bladder, and I had to chug a bunch of water so they could do the scan.


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  • loveleighmamiloveleighmami member
    They always tell me to clear my bladder before my ultrasounds.
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  • nianicho777nianicho777 member
    MamaOwl15 said:

    For my NT scan, I was to to drink 32 oz, and I did. And I went to the bathroom while waiting for my appointment and let out just enough to not pee myself. They say you need a "full" bladder, but I think they really mean not empty. There's no way I'd be able to sit through 30 plus minutes of someone prodding my abdomen if I was about to burst full.

    When I had my anatomy scan with DS, I misunderstood the instructions and emptied my bladder, and I had to chug a bunch of water so they could do the scan.

    I don't know how people can do this. I've tried before but once I start peeing I can't stop Lmao
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