hi there,im 7 weeks preggy but its sad to say that ihave this complication which is the small hemorrhage in my uterus. my ob advise me to be in bedrest in the whole first trimester.(its painful). so, im only allowed to get out from the bed if i have a check up to him and thats once every week. he needs to monitor the growing fetus of course he need to use ultrasound.evey week ultrasound. someone told me that always ultrasound can affect the growing fetus. now, i dont know whats true. i need some piece of advise.
2007-02-22 14:07:41 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Other - Pregnancy & Parenting
I would think that they wouldn't be harmful...or doctors wouldn't use them. I've had lots of ultrasounds because the dr. wants to monitor my baby's growth, so I hope they don't do anything harmful.
2007-02-22 14:12:05 · answer #1 · answered by ♥Me 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
An ultrasound machine uses pulsed wave ultrasound ...so the waves are entering the uterus is short metered bursts ...this is completely safe . Its not as if these sound waves arent around you now. They are... the transducer just creates these waves at ONLY the specific level , or MegaHertz, needed to perform the test and focuses them in a beam ,that goes from the camera inot your womb . It's a very cool piece of equiptment , and most poeple don't realize that the sound going iot your belly is created by an array of crystals atop the scanhead :-) No doccumented biological effects have ever been doccumented from the safe used of pulsed wave diagnostic ultrasound.
There are concerns about continuous wave ultrasound causing heat that could , in theory , warm the fluid around the baby ..however use of continuous wave ultrasound is very limited . The doppler your Dr check the heart rate at the office is continuous wave , but that only takes about 2 minutes ...so not enough time to generate heat. That is why most OB's will dissuade pregnant women from buying hand held dopplers for home use . Its not that it WILL cause a problem , its more " Why risk it ".
You're in great hands ...enjoy your images :-)
2007-02-22 18:52:04 · answer #2 · answered by Ej G 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ever stand too close to a speaker at a consert and feel the sound in your chest? Ultrasound is sort of the same thing (but doesn't harm, because it can't be heard). It's sound waves that bounce off the baby and the computer makes into a picture.
Completely and totally safe.
Try not to worry.
I hope everything works out for you and the baby.
Congratulations.
2007-02-22 14:28:16 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If an ultrasound was harmful to the fetus, I don't think that every woman that has a baby would be having them, and I certainly don't think that if it would be harmful that your OBGYN would be doing them weekly if it were. Doctors know best.
2007-02-22 14:12:22 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The ultrasounds will not be harmful to your baby. Good Luck to you.
2007-02-22 14:23:28 · answer #5 · answered by TwinMommyInTx 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it weren't safe, they wouldn't do it. I've had three kids and lots of complications (ultrasound or more a month) and it never killed or damaged my kids.
2007-02-22 15:11:07 · answer #6 · answered by momofthreemiracles 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi there an ultra-sound is 100% completly safe for babies and people ~ they do not cause any harm or damage to your little baby!! dont worry its safe
2007-02-22 14:13:20 · answer #7 · answered by sunkissedpei 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Certainly is; it's only soundwaves.
2007-02-26 09:25:37 · answer #8 · answered by Icewomanblockstheshot 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, there are not bad. if they were bad they wouldn't do them.
2007-02-22 14:11:29 · answer #9 · answered by redpeach_mi 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋