IVF Mom— fetal echo exam

Re: IVF Mom— fetal echo exam

• knottiefaa92be66f0c3114 member

  September 2023

  Hi There , my first pregnancy (born Feb 2022) was an IVF pregnancy and I had a fetal echo as part of routine prenatal care for IVF pregnancy. I remember it being quite long and very thorough but thankfully, all was good! I gave birth to my daughter full term and she’s 18 months old right now without any issues
  
  try not to dwell on the cited complications associated with IVF pregnancies- in terms of cardiac defects, the latest studies show that it’s a negligible increase in cardiac issues for IVF babes compared to non-IVF babes. Many prominent IVF docs also think the original study that cited a 2% vs 1% increase in cardiac defects for IVF babies to not be a great study. 

  
  

  I hope all went well if you already had it! Best of luck

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• knottiefaa92be66f0c3114 member

  September 2023

  
  Also- to answer your questions, expect to be with an ultrasound tech around 30-45 minutes (it was pretty long!) they will place a probe over your abdomen in the same manner that a typical ultrasound is conducted. You will most likely speak to the pediatric cardiologist reading the echo before you leave your appt for the day (they will usually always “sign off” on the echo before the ultrasound tech finishes the exam). I was nervous and felt it took a while, but learned that it’s so dependent on the baby’s position and getting all of the images they need and it can take a while!

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