# of ultrasounds--question

annafine writes:
: I'm 35 weeks pregnant and have only had 2 ultrasounds. The first was
: at 10 weeks and the second at 18 weeks. I've been asking my OB about
: another, but she won't request one unless she feels it medically
: necessary.

: My question is, how many ultrasounds have you had, and when (# of
: weeks) did you have them?

: Thanks,
: Anna
: EDD #1 October 18, 2003

With Clara we had two ultrasounds, one at 41w and one at 42w since
she was post dates.

With Niel we also had two ultrasounds, one at 20 week to check for twins,
and one at 42 weeks since he was post dates.

Larry

jjmoreta writes:

: You should feel lucky that you've had so many.

Or unlucky! Repeated medical studies have shown that there is NO
benefit to routine ultrasounds. Why do something this unnecessary?

Larry

"Larry McMahan" wrote in message
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jjmoreta writes:

: You should feel lucky that you've had so many.

Or unlucky! Repeated medical studies have shown that there is NO
benefit to routine ultrasounds. Why do something this unnecessary?

I certainly didn't feel lucky when I had those twice weekly AFI ultrasounds
from 36 weeks or so onwards. It was a royal pain in the butt and no fun at
all! And those were ultrasounds for which there *was* some medical
justification.
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jjmoreta writes:

: You should feel lucky that you've had so many.

Or unlucky! Repeated medical studies have shown that there is NO
benefit to routine ultrasounds. Why do something this unnecessary?

I certainly didn't feel lucky when I had those twice weekly AFI
ultrasounds
from 36 weeks or so onwards. It was a royal pain in the butt and no fun at
all! And those were ultrasounds for which there *was* some medical
justification.
--
Be well, Barbara
(Julian [6], Aurora [4], and Vernon's [18mo] mom)


I had weekly u/s starting at 30 weeks for Patrick. And weekly non-stress
tests. Talk *about* stressful - lol. Medical reasons for mine too - of
course nothing turned out to be wrong.

Sophie-
TTC #4

Larry McMahan wrote:
jjmoreta writes:

You should feel lucky that you've had so many.

Or unlucky! Repeated medical studies have shown that there is NO
benefit to routine ultrasounds. Why do something this unnecessary?

Larry

Call it continued depression that I can't find out the sex when I REALLY
REALLY REALLY want to know what it is and it seems like everyone else I know
online has all these wonderful pictures and I have a fuzzy 8 wk old
jellybean picture and thats it. LOL It would also have made the fears less
about random birth defects from time to time, even though I know routine u/s
don't detect them all.

I believe many u/s may not be good, but 2 in an entire pregnancy isn't so
bad, IMO. I had to have the one to date it due to very irregular cycles.
Otherwise I might have been stuck with an earlier EDD and might have been
unnecessarily induced.

If I could afford it, I probably would have gone to an individual clinic by
now. I know...

- Joanne
#1 - 32w

Or unlucky! Repeated medical studies have shown that there is NO
benefit to routine ultrasounds. Why do something this unnecessary?

Larry

Would it be necessary to have another u/s if the doctor *believes* the
baby to be in the breech position at 35 weeks 4 days?

Anna

Why do you feel like you want to have another? Usually they don't do any
more at this point unless they want to check something specific about the
baby--fluid level, size (which is usually fairly inaccurate), placental
position, baby's position, etc.

At my last appointment, the OB said Baby was "breech" and mentioned
something about possibly needing to plan for c-section if the baby was
still breech in 2 weeks.

My appointment is today...I'm at 35 weeks 4 days. I'd like to have
another ultrasound to confirm that the baby IS breech before starting
to plan for a possible c-section.

Anna

Any particular reason you were hoping to have more? By this point, the only
thing they'd be likely to be scanning for is fetal size/weight/lie, and the
latter can be determined by feeling your abdomen, while u/s is EXTREMELY
innaccurate in determining the former. (In fact, you should probably be pleased
that your OB is not doing a late one for that reason. Too many women find
themselves being pressured into unnessessary inductions, or even c-sections
because a late u/s finds that the baby is "too big"

Naomi
CAPPA Certified Lactation Educator

I'm 35 weeks 4 days...today. At my appointment 2 weeks ago, the OB
said the Baby was in the breech position because of where she found
the heart beat at. She mentioned something about if the baby is still
breech at my next appointment that we may have to plan a c-section.

My appointment is today, so we'll see if she believes the baby to
still be breech or not.

If she thinks the baby is still breech, I'd like to have it confirmed
by u/s BEFORE planning a c-section.

Anna

My experiences:

#1: no ultrasounds
#2: no ultrasounds
#3: 37 week u/s to confirm breech position
37 week u/s immediately before and immediately after
the external version used to turn her

Best wishes,
Ericka

I'm 35 weeks 4 days, and have an appointment with my OB today. At my
last appointment, 2 weeks ago, Baby was believed to be breech. OB
said if baby is still breech (today) that we may have to plan for a
c-section delivery.

I'm hoping she'll at least order an u/s to confirm the breech position
before we have to plan for a c-section. I also plan to ask her about
using a version to turn the baby.

Anna

Why do you feel you need more? In the UK, it's normal to have one or two - a
dating scan and a detailed scan around 20 weeks. My health authority only
does the latter (and it's not all that detailed, at that - not compared with
those some of my friends have had).

I feel the doctor should order an u/s to confirm a breech baby BEFORE
planning for a c-section.

I'll find out more at my appointment this afternoon.

Anna