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18 week ultrasound

katiechickiekatiechickie member
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My 18 week ultrasound is coming up in beginning of June, and I'm just wondering what I can expect. (First pregnancy) they are checking for anatomy etc? My midwife says it is about An hour and my hubby won't be let in until the end. My other mommie friends said their hubbies weren't allowed in till the end either.

Will they tell me right away if something is wrong? I know with my first u/s they weren't really allowed to say anything so I assume it'll be the same deal. Will they forward the u/s to my midwife and she will let me know how everything went ? I'm so nervous they're gonna find something bad but I am trying to stay positive. I am such a worry wart
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  • Pontot31Pontot31 member
    The tech actually won't tell you anything at the time. At least mine didn't. They wait for a doctor to read it and you get the results at the next appointment.

    My DH was allowed in the whole time so that seems weird to me.

    They will look at all the organs, and measure the head and arms and legs. They spend quite a bit of time on each area. We found out the sex about half way through. She just went down the list of things she has to look for and that was in the middle.

    I had to have a full bladder, which was uncomfortable. She let me pee half way through.
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  • KlaundryKlaundry member
    The tech is a just that a tech and although they can I'm sure detect if something is wrong cannot tell you. At my hospital the tech does the u/s and goes to get confirmation from the dr in the department that all the proper information was collected and nothing else needs to be looked at closer. Then it gets sent off to my dr/midwife and I have a follow up appointment immediately after with her where she tells me the results.

    I was also allowed to have my husband in for the whole scan and I've never heard of not being able to bring your significant other in with you for the whole thing.
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  • cfletch88cfletch88 member
    I would ask the reason for the no husband rule. My husband was with me the entire time with my first child. This is usually when you find out the sex of the baby and it is something that I defiantly wanted my husband there for.
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  • sdnyc99sdnyc99 member
    Not allowing your husband in seems really really odd to me, especially since the baby is also his!
    I've had 3 ultrasounds so far & my hubby has been there for every one.
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  • MjsternMjstern member
    With my first my husband and sister were there the whole time. She also told us things look excellent. They do have a doctor check everything over though. I'd ask about your husband because that seems odd to me.
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  • drowe214drowe214 member
    Like PPs, DH was there the whole time and since I was low risk that was my first ultrasound so it was nice to share that with him. They take all sorts of measurements and look at the placenta,etc. While the tech is not supposed to comment on anything medical (my OB discussed the results at my next appt) ours was super friendly and walked us through everything she was looking at. We also found out the sex during the ultrasound.
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  • YummeeCookeeYummeeCookee member
    My hubby was also there the entire time for my A/S scan last time. I am glad because it really can be a moving experience to see your baby so detailed for the first time.
    I remember the tech would say "this is the brain, looks good". ... "Here are the fingers" and then counted there were 10. So perhaps not as detailed as a doctor but she did say what she saw and that thibgs l

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  • YummeeCookeeYummeeCookee member
    *sorry, posted too quick.

    Yea, so the tech basically would say what she saw and that it was looking good and everything seemed in order. So it was nice to leave there with a sense of what was going on.

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  • katiechickiekatiechickie member
    Hmm ok thanks everybody. I was told they let him in when they are about to reveal the gender. My midwife says they find it 'distracting' to have the hubby in the room the whole time :-/ I dunno, I'll ask about it again. Probably depends on the hospital. Thanks for all your help!
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  • MargaretC5MargaretC5 member
    Pontot31 said:

    The tech actually won't tell you anything at the time. At least mine didn't. They wait for a doctor to read it and you get the results at the next appointment.

    My DH was allowed in the whole time so that seems weird to me.

    They will look at all the organs, and measure the head and arms and legs. They spend quite a bit of time on each area. We found out the sex about half way through. She just went down the list of things she has to look for and that was in the middle.

    I had to have a full bladder, which was uncomfortable. She let me pee half way through.

    This exactly except I did not have to pee :)

    I also has to come back the following week to get the heart measurements, DS would not move into a position they could get the measurements they needed his spine was always in the way. That is not uncommon so if it happens don't worry.
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  • Pontot31Pontot31 member
    MargaretC5 said:

    Pontot31 said:

    The tech actually won't tell you anything at the time. At least mine didn't. They wait for a doctor to read it and you get the results at the next appointment.

    My DH was allowed in the whole time so that seems weird to me.

    They will look at all the organs, and measure the head and arms and legs. They spend quite a bit of time on each area. We found out the sex about half way through. She just went down the list of things she has to look for and that was in the middle.

    I had to have a full bladder, which was uncomfortable. She let me pee half way through.

    This exactly except I did not have to pee :)

    I also has to come back the following week to get the heart measurements, DS would not move into a position they could get the measurements they needed his spine was always in the way. That is not uncommon so if it happens don't worry.
    I had to go back too! My DD had her hands over her mouth and nose and wouldn't move them for an hour! We had to go back for a better measurement to make sure she didn't have a cleft nose since they couldn't see.
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  • katiechickiekatiechickie member
    Haha I joke with my hubby that he or she is not going to show us the goods at the u/s. Ok one more question.. They found a large cyst(s) at 8 weeks.. I asked my midwife about it and she said it's not in her territory to follow up on it. My dr said she thinks it'll go away on its own and didn't mention having me come back in to get it checked. Should I have the 18 week ultrasound forwarded to my Dr to get a follow up on it? See if it has gone away or grown?
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  • anneof2anneof2 member
    Here the OB does the ultrasounds. She never said anything was wrong at the ultrasound with my last pregnancy, even though there was. I was informed at the next appointment. It all was fine in the end.
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  • CarlySaraCarlySara member
    That is really strange that they said no hubby until the end. This is my 3rd time around and DH was with me throughout all ultrasounds. DD1 even was with us for all of them the 22nd time around.

    I think every place is different. With my 2nd one, the anatomy scan showed a soft marker for downs. The tech could not tell us, she brought in a doctor to take a look and she told us. However, the tech did tell us the sex when she saw it. She even printed out a snapshot for DD1 of the baby's profile that said, "Hi Big Sister, Shea." It is framed and still displayed in her room. She often tells DD2, "That's you when you were in mommy's tummy."
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  • ash413ash413 member
    katiechickie said:

    Hmm ok thanks everybody. I was told they let him in when they are about to reveal the gender. My midwife says they find it 'distracting' to have the hubby in the room the whole time :-/ I dunno, I'll ask about it again. Probably depends on the hospital. Thanks for all your help!

    That is not a good reason for me, I would fight that. It's not like he is a 5 y.o. that is his child too, and I am guessing he is helping to pay for this visit, I don't feel like it is fair to stick him in time out till they are ready.
    I have had 3 ultrasounds all ready, he was there for each of them. My OB said she likes meeting both parents and being able to address any concerns dad may have.
            
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  • katiechickiekatiechickie member
    I wonder if it's different for Americans? Where are you all from? We are canadian
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  • katiechickiekatiechickie member
    I'm gonna double check with my midwife about this. I'm gonna be nervous as hell and I want him there with me
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