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when do you get an ultrasound
Added: 81 days ago.
Added by: poohbear2
Section: Pregnancy.
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niki - 77 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) Normally bout 12 weeks but i was late at getting mine it was 16 weeks before i had my first proper scan then again at 20 which i had when i was 21 weeks..... its so exciting getting the scan pics. take care x

Melanie07 - 79 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) I am over 35. I had 5. I had one at about 16weeks because I was measuring big. I had a class 2 at 20 and 24 weeks to check for abnormalities because of my age and because of our medical history. Something had showed up on the 20 weeks the second was to double check. Thankfully it was gone. The next was to check position. The next was because my water was low in the position check one. Most docs only do 2. One at around 20 weeks and one towards the end to check the baby's position. With my first I didn't have any. That was almost eighteen years ago. My second, I had 2. It really depends on the doc.

LMO - 79 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) i got a ultrasound everytime i went to the doctor.

skittles0607 - 79 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) With this pregnancy I got one at my 9 week appt. I will be getting one at my 13 week and 17th week. It is to check for down syndrome and some tests with the spine. I never had all of those with my other 2. With my first I had 3 ultrasounds. With my second I had a few more than that because they were keeping an eye on his kidneys.. It all depends on the dr and your pregnancy. Normally it is around 8 or 9 weeks to check your due date and the heart. Then again around 17 weeks or so, and then toward the end..

mattie4 - 80 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) i got one at my first appt, 20 wks, and will be getting more now that i have been diagnosed with G.D.

professorpreggers - 80 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) First one to check the heart beat around 9 weeks and one at 20 weeks for fetal anatomy. You can get one at 14 weeks if you want to check for Downs Syndrome.

heather4185 - 80 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) In a normal pregnancy ypu normally have one at 12 weeks and 20 weeks or there abouts. I was 13 weeks with my first and 21 weeks with my second.

gr8scottswife - 80 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) It depends on your doctor. I got one at 9 weeks, and other ladies here seem to get them every other week. Some doctors prefer to wait until 20 weeks. My midwife prefers 28 weeks (torture). lol.

Brandi J. - 81 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) My doctor does not do the 1st u/s until week 20 unless he sees a reason for one earlier, and then one around week 30. I will be getting an early one, b/c I did not have a cycle before getting pregnant, so he wants to get a due date. W/ my 1st baby, I was using a different doctor and I got an u/s at week 8, and then one around week 28.

slg3233 - 81 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) I am considered a high risk pregnancy, so there for I get an ultrasound once a month up until the time I deliver.

JillyBones - 81 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) I had my first at 5 weeks to date the pregnancy and will probably have a second at 7 or 8 weeks.

kimmarie - 81 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) 12 weeks and at 20 weeks

Debra - 81 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) I'm in canada and I had one scan at 5 weeks to date a pregnancy (ordered by my doctor) and you couldn't see much- just a sac which might or might not have contained a baby at the time. It did though and at 8 weeks i had another- to check heart rate and confirm and date the pregnancy which was ordered by my midwife. At 20 weeks I was ordered to have another to check for abnormalities. We also decided to find out the sex of the baby at this time. My friend in the US had several more scans and while its fun to see the baby on a screen, there isn't much info on the potential damage that multiple ultrasounds can do. Some studies are suggesting that exposing your baby to multiple scans are potentially quite harmful. Personally, i have to say that if you don't drink or do drugs during pregnancy, stay away from kitty litter and microwaves, why expose baby to too much diagnostic equipment? I didn't go for that 3D ultrasound for that very reason, just as I'm concerned what goes into my son now, making the choice to breast feed and avoided medications during labour. Natural is the best way to go and I agree that birth has become a business and women are encouraged to have a medicalized birth because they aren't aware of the other options available. The most encouraging thing I read while pregnant was a book called, "Ina May's Guide to Childbirth" She is a leading midwife in the US and provides a positive outlook to childbirth, promoting natural birth and healthy babies. I encourage everyone I know who is pregnant to read her book and get rid of the fear that accompanies the idea of birth. Have a look at my VIP site for more on that. FYI, i did end up having a c/s at the end of a positive, empowering 24 hours of productive labour as my baby was breech and had meconium in my amniotic fluid. So sometimes you need to have medical intervention. But with my midwife, I had quick access to medical interventions as I elected to have a hospital birth. SOmetimes you just can't control your delivery- I learned that the hard way- being such a encourager to women to try to have a natural pregnancy and natural birth and still end up on the OR table. ****You want to know the real reason why women in the US have multiple scans???? its because doctors can send women for a charged procedure and insurance pays them- they get extra money to send their patients for the scans. Just as more women are encouraged to have inductions- yes many women request it simply b/c they are uncomfortable in the last few weeks (thats normal and your supposed to be uncomfortable so you remember for the next time you want to get preggers :) ) but mostly, so doctors can go to their planned holiday on the weekend or don't get called in during the middle of the night- its all for their benefit, not necessarily in the best interest of the pregnant woman- as much as you might think it is.

michaela - 81 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) In the uk we get one around 12 weeks, 20 weeks (abnormality scan) and 32 weeks (weight estimation). if you have complications then they may do more. I had an emergency one at 8 weeks and at 17 weeks because of severe abdominal pain.

kater - 81 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) i was offered one at 10-13 weeks, called a nucal translucency screen, to check for downs and other trisomy disorders, and to check the dates, then another one at 20 weeks to check the babys growth is normal, and you can find out the sex in this one. other than that, i had a third one at 24 weeks, just so they could double check some extra fluid that my baby had show up in the 20 week scan.luckly he is now fine! other than these first 2, you only have others if there is a good reason to

RandiLee - 81 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) One at 6-14 weeks...One at 18-20...And that's usually it....unless there are special circumstances for a third one.

MelissaJoanne - 81 days ago Rating: 5 (1 votes) I got my first one at just under 7 weeks, only because I have a chronic disease (ulcerative colitis) and my gastroenterologist wanted to check things out as soon as possible. Most people don't have them that early. I haven't had one since, and my next is at 17 weeks. For someone that isn't high risk in any way, 12-20 weeks.

lizzie287 - 81 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) I got my first ultrasound during my Nuchal Translucency screening at week 12, then the following one at week 20. I think the only one you are required is the 20 week, and if there are complications. Some doctors give more if they have easy access to the equipment.

Heaven - 81 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) my first one was at 10 weeks but you can request one at any time depending on your insurance coverage

lady26 - 81 days ago Rating: 5 (1 votes) 18-20 wks is most necessary one unless you are at risk

baby.bray - 81 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) i think that it depends very much on your medical care - in the UK a dating scan is offered at around 12 weeks and an anatomy scan at around 20 weeks at most hospitals x

Godispeace - 81 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) I think it depends on the situation, some doctors prefer to do it at your first trimester just to make sure your pregnancy is normal, then after that you may have one when you hit your 5th month to check the anatomy of the baby, the fluids, placenta, cervix,etc. If you have any concerns or the doctor, I'm pretty sure you'll have more ultrasounds. Good luck

monica9 - 81 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) sometimes 12 weeks, definitely 20 weeks. thats pretty much it.

crystalmommy3 - 81 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) My doctor said he normally did them after your second missed period. I had mine a little early though because I was unsure on some dates.

Baby3OnWay - 81 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) here i don't get my first till 18-20 weeks... but being my third thats ok. With my first two though i remember getting one around 12 weeks then 20 weeks and another later in pregnancy. Depends on many factors though!

Christina1984 - 81 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) usually between 12 and 14 wks and an important one at 20 wks. however my doc is crazy and and wont give me one and im 25 wks

agonzales - 81 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) Depends on the doc and insurance. Some insurances only cover 1 or 2 ultrasounds unless its an emergency. Also some docs only give an ultrasound around 20 wks just to check the babys measurements and defects or if they want to be nice they'll give more than that =). With my first child I only got one which I was about 24 wks. With the second I was suppose to only get one at 20 wks but she ended up giving me one at 3 months plus the 20 wks to make sure I wasnt further along then they thought. With this pregnancy I had an ultrasound at 8wks, 11wks, and 13wks so far and i have another one coming up at 20wks and 36wks. Thats because the first 3 he couldnt hear the heartbeat throught the doppler and did an u/s instead.

ashleyandcaleb - 81 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) I think i got my first one at 16 weeks..so maybe somewhere around there..

Mommyof2boys - 81 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) They usualy will schedule it for around 14 weeks, it all depends on how your pregnancy is going they may do it sooner or wait a few weeks longer.