My bestfriend is pregnant, her bf is telling her that she shouldnt do ultra sounds because they are harmful on the baby ( or maybe getting a lot would harm the baby?). He also thinks that if she yells she can loose the baby. what about this.
2007-03-19 20:59:28 · 13 answers · asked by meandu_now 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
Not true! Ultrasounds are perfectly safe. They are harmless sound waves that are transmitted. You can have as many ultrasounds as deemed necessary.
And her yelling won't harm the baby. Too much stress over a long period of time is not healthy.
Someone needs to tell that guy to get his information straight
2007-03-19 21:05:03 · answer #1 · answered by hollilynn 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
First, let me say that I've never heard that yelling could cause a problem for the baby. When you think about it...women scream during labor and their babies aren't affected.
On the other hand, I've done alot of research on the ultrasound question myself. I've had several ultradsounds and heard that repeat ultrasounds may be bad for the baby. Here are some articles you can check out.
This talks about ultrasound heating tissues and the effects of doing so are unknown.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultrasound
Check out the section called "What about safety"
http://www.ob-ultrasound.net/joewoo2.html
Here is another source on 3D Ultrasound
http://www.askquestions.org/details.php?id=5
Hope you find this information useful. What i've learned is that the typical ultrasound in pregnancy has not been shown to be harmful to the developing baby but-repeat ultrasound exposure may have potentially harmful effects. The effects of repeat and prolonged ultrasound exposure have not been studied thouroughly.
2007-03-20 10:09:27 · answer #2 · answered by pack513 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Both are completely wrong. Ultrasounds are a completely safe procedure. And they can actually detect a lot of problems during a pregnancy.
Now, it is true that high stress levels aren't good for the baby, but yelling (if it releaves the stress) aren't harmful. Infact, it'll probably make her feel better.
Tell her to have her boyfriend look at some sources online and check out what takes place during a pregnancy. Assure him it's completely safe.
2007-03-20 04:26:49 · answer #3 · answered by Dani 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That isnt true. Ultrasounds or yelling is not going to hurt the baby or make her lose the baby. Ive been pregnant 4 times now and none of that has done anything bad to me or baby. With this pregnancy I have had to have around 6 or 7 ultrasounds because Im high risk. Its ok to do otherwise they wouldnt do them at all.
2007-03-20 04:26:31 · answer #4 · answered by Blondi 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If ultrasounds were that harmful, we wouldn't get them. They usually do 2 during the pregnancy. You don't need to have a lot of them done.
Yelling will not cause her to lose the baby, but stress can play a factor in her losing the baby.
2007-03-20 04:04:56 · answer #5 · answered by So_many_questions 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
are both of them religious?
ultrasounds are heard of being dangerous only if being used alot n plus ultrasounds are great cause the u can see ur baby and also tell if it has any problems etc which can sometimes be delt with but not gettin one and finding out later there is something wrong with the baby is bad yellin wouldnt cause her 2 loose the baby but stress on what she is gettin told 2 when shes the one carrying the baby could lead 2 stress and then cause a miscarriage but the bf should calm down a little bit
2007-03-20 06:43:05 · answer #6 · answered by mummy of 2gorgeous boys 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ultrasounds are perfectly fine and he has nothing to worry about.
If yelling caused miscarriages then my entire family would have died out generations ago (Italians, Irish, German, Yugoslavian). HA!HA! However, I would recommend that she tries not to yell. Occasional outbursts are usually harmless, but habitual yelling can be stressful and that isn't good for anyone.
He sounds like he cares about this baby and wants what's best for it. Perhaps you should give him a copy of "What to Expect When Your Wife is Expanding" (first link below)so he can learn more and worry less about the baby and the pregnancy. Or he can visit the website below (second link).
2007-03-20 04:20:00 · answer #7 · answered by Swim Mom 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There has been some evidence to suggest that a ultrasound scans may have some effect on the baby, but I think you would have to have a LOT of scans for there to be any serious negative outcome.
As for the yelling, it sounds like he is trying to scare her into giving him a quiet life!! It is never good in any situation to be so stressed you have to yell, but if she is yelling at him then maybe it is better to release the tension than be harbouring resentment simply because she is scared to shout.
Tell her not to take too much notice of him, and get her to relax as much as she can.
Good luck.
2007-03-20 04:13:44 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yelling can stress the baby but the ultrasound issue he's talking about is NOT true. Women get them ALL the time, & they're not harmful.
2007-03-20 04:05:34 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's totally untrue. i had to go on bedrest when i was 7 months preg. i had to get an ultrasound every week. and if it harmed the baby, i don't think they would be doing it in the first place. he is just trying to find some kind of excuse to control her.
2007-03-20 04:09:05 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋