Unclear A/S

softsoprano · December 2016

So I've been trying not to freak out but:

I haven't felt baby move yet and I'm 20 weeks tomorrow. I felt DD starting at 18 weeks. Probably nothing, but it worries me. We had our A/S on Wednesday. My OB said she was sending me to the hospital across the street for it because they have better equipment. I didn't think anything of it until I called her office the day of because I wasn't sure exactly where I needed to go the receptionist was like "well usually you would come here". Umm what? But no, there's an order for me over at the hospital. The u/s tech does her thing, shows us the baby is moving and the heartbeat is in the 150's. But she says we will probably have to do another u/s because she's having trouble getting certain pictures because of how the baby is moving. She said she couldn't get a pic of the kidneys. She didn't mention what else she wasn't seeing. So I'm trying to stay calm, I see an OB tomorrow (mine is now out on maternity leave) and I'm just trying not to panic. DH is no help, he's like "everything is fine". Not sure if he really isn't worrying or if he thinks staying calm will keep me calm, but either way it ticks me off like "why aren't you more worried?!? What if the baby doesn't have kidneys!?!??"

So... anyone have something like this happen?

Jkp7749 · December 2016

Try not to worry! Easier said than done I'm sure! My OB refers out NT scans, which I thought was weird too. I'm sure yours just refers it out for the better equipment, like they said, not because anything is wrong. I've heard of others having to have something rechecked because of positioning or whatever, so I bet baby is okay! Glad you get to see an OB tomorrow, hopefully they will ease your mind!

pshaortao · December 2016

Did they tell you the position of your placenta? That could be the reason why you haven't felt baby move yet. I know this is way easier said than done but try not to worry until you have to! Hang in there, you'll get more information tomorrow. I remember some mamas in my last BMB had to go back for a 2nd scan because of poor imaging from the baby moving way too much (they drank juice beforehand, etc)

rebecca517-2 · December 2016

I had mine last Wednesday and the Dr wants me to go back in 4 weeks to check the heart again when its bigger. He said everything looked good and just wants baby to be bigger (I was 20 exactly went I went) so he can see more. Im trying to not worry but I cant help it. I finally started feeling a little fluttering but not very much. My DH is the same and keeps telling me not to worry. I get annoyed too. I want him to worry with me.

mcvgal · December 2016

I had mine last week with an MFM, and I got back in 4 weeks. I was already scheduled for monthly ultrasounds for other reasons, but the Dr. did tell me last week that I would need another detailed ultrasound at the next visit because baby was moving around so much. He did verify that everything looks good right now, but that hopefully baby will cooperate more next time.

I think if there were a big concern they would try to see you sooner, rather than later.

nda_roxybabe · December 2016

Aww, try not to worry! My A/S took 30 minutes longer than she'd expected because baby was so wiggly and just wouldn't get in the right position. It took her forever to verify all 5 fingers on one hand. I'm guessing they just want to have a little more time and try again.

MTB16 · December 2016

My OB does NT and A/S or Level II at another office because of equipment and on-hand radiologists so I'm sure that is very similar for your OB. More often than not I have people IRL that have to go back for a 2nd scan because the imaging is unclear due to movement. I'm sure it's all very normal!!

chickyclg · December 2016

My OB always refers out for anything besides dating and heartbeat verification type scans.

With my twins the tech could not get DS to cooperate, and to top it off DD was constantly kicking him and he still wouldn't move. I went back 3 days later and he was more cooperative, but we did get referred for a fetal echo for his heart.

Kipperoo · December 2016

I'm sorry, I'm sure that's really unsettling. I hope you get the answers from your next scan and that everything is A-okay! Try not to worry, although I know that is just silly advice because it's easier said than done. :-)

MamaMiller · December 2016

I am nearing 18w with #3 and still not feeling much movement it is hard not to stress but try and relax. Also all my A/S are always at another location and I had to have a follow-up for second measurements.

vrj0522 · December 2016

I had my a/s last week and they couldn't get pictures of the face because the baby had his face up against the placenta. In addition, his kidneys were slightly dilated so I have a follow up scan on week 28. DD had the same kidney issue which turned out to be nothing so I'm not worrying at this point. Having to go back for pictures of hidden area parts is very normal. As far as the scan being done at the hospital, the only time I would worry is if your dr had done an a/s already and then sent you to the hospital for follow up on it because of the advanced technology. And even then things could be just fine.

NotAPlaya-JustCrushAlot · December 2016

I assume if your doctor sent you offsite for a medical reason, they would have told about their concerns. While U/S techs are always (or shouldn't always be) forthcoming with information, your doctor should. So I wouldn't worry about the offsite scan. Likewise, if something were wrong that your tech couldn't tell you, your doctor would likely contact you to let you know what the concern was. Follow-up scans due to visibility issues are very common. I know it can be stressful. With my first, I had several follow up ultrasounds for minor concerns (potential low fluid (it was not low), weird tech that got measurements wrong, etc.) With today's technology, we can check out every little concern, which causes much more stress on mom. When my mom was pregnant with my sister, she didn't have a single ultrasound! That blows my mind.

JCWhitey · December 2016

They couldn't find my son's kidneys until he was 28 weeks. They were both there and he is healthy. But it took 3 u/s and a specialist to determine this.

Hansolosparka · December 2016

I had mine today at 18 weeks and they couldn't get a good picture of the heart so we may have to go back. It is stressful even through they said everything looked good.

KMD1106 · December 2016

Having to go back for a follow up is so common. Like others have said, if you aren't being referred to a specialist, everything is probably just fine. You just have a wiggler. Even if you do get referred, things are probably fine. We had a follow up with DD because they saw a hole in her heart. The follow up was with a fetal echocardiologist, who determined it either closed or was never there. She's a healthy 3 year old now.

I know it's nerve wracking! I hope these stories can relieve a little bit of nerves.

softsoprano · December 2016

Thank you everyone, I do feel mildly better. I've managed to not have a full on spaz attack

my appointment is in an hour, I'll let you know how it goes!

Amybee5 · December 2016

I haven't felt my baby move yet at 20 weeks and my dr said not to worry. I know that's hard! Hopefully everything will be fine on your next ultrasound so you get some piece of mind!

softsoprano · December 2016

So at the appointment the OB was like everything looks good and I was like well what about the kidneys? so she looks at the paperwork again and she's like "there aren't any notes here about the kidneys but I'll look into it and get back to you." So if at first glance everything looked fine I'm feeling much better, but I'll breathe a final sigh of relief when I hear back from the OB. Thank you again everyone!

LuckyAngie · December 2016

I wouldn't worry. I also go to the hospital for the A/S vs the OB office.

I had to go back again for DS because I have an anterior placenta AND A tilted Uterus (same for this pregnancy and I have yet to feel baby, almost 19w). The whole world was against the tech getting good pics. I jumped up and down, laid almost upside down on the table. Still took two trips!

I think it's very common to have to go back. Baby doesn't know what they are trying to do and just doing their thing in there!

louiseza · December 2016

I'm almost 21 weeks and haven't felt her move yet. We also had our level 2 ultrasound at the hospital vs the office and we have to go back on the 30th because she had her legs over her head and they couldn't get good measurements of her heart. They did say they didn't see anything to be concerned about. I'm sure we will feel them move soon.

tammynixx · December 2016

I'm a little past 19 weeks and haven't really felt the baby move much yet either. I feel like I felt my DS and DD at this time, but I could be wrong. I'm sure everything is okay. Also my OB refers all U/S to the hospital too. Better equipment there.

kat81 · December 2016

Glad it all worked out! I was worried this time around because I'm advanced maternal age this time and had an SCH (bleeding) at 6 weeks. Everything was fine at my a/s. This is my third and for #2 and #3 I've had anterior placentas (confirmed at the a/s). Movement was SOOOOOOOOOO different with #1 than it was for these two. I actually really miss it and I'm super disappointed to have another anterior placenta. But my point is that with an anterior placenta you'll feel a lot less movement.

softsoprano · December 2016

I did forget to mention before the OB did say I have an anterior placenta. So yeah that probably accounts for not feeling lo yet. I don't know why I've been much more concerned about something going wrong with this pregnancy. There's no real reason for it. I'm just rediculous I guess.

Yiggle09 · December 2016

@softsoprano I've felt exactly like that this pregnancy like constantly on verge of loosing lo or other strange uncertain feelings. With ds I was so confident this pregnancy I'm gloomy doomy

RedInLove · December 2016

This one took forever to roll over during my NT scan. They were just about to wrap up and reschedule when he finally rolled over. It just happens sometimes that babies don't cooperate. I had to go back for a few images with DD after her A/S as well.

RedInLove · December 2016

Oh, and my OB does no in-office scans. My dating u/s was at an offsite office, and my NT and upcoming A/S are both at the hospital with MFM. I'm AMA, but I believe all the in-depth scans are done by MFM at the hospital because they have the texhnology and expertise. My OB gets copies of everything though.

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