I was just wondering how many ultrasounds do you normally have during your pregnancy and at how many weeks? I had my 1st u/s at 9 weeks as I thought I was losing my baby (I wasn't thank god) and then I had another one at 12 weeks. Do I have another one at 16 weeks or 20 weeks?
2007-10-22 23:59:47 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
You will have another one between 18-20 weeks which is called the morphology scan to check the all is growing well with baby such as checking the spine, the face for things like cleft lip etc..., and the all important sex of the baby should you wish to know! They will also measure how long the bubs is and the head measurements to determine the fetal age and approximate due date (your original due date and the scan due date may differ because babies all grow at different stages) but your doctor will advise you if they are going to change your due date.
All in all its the best scan you will have because you will get a better look at the baby. I highly recommend asking your doctor for a referral for a 4D ultrasound as these give a clear picture of the baby and can be recorded onto DVD and then shown to family and friends. Your doctor should be able to tell you where the nearest place is and then you can ring them and book an appointment with the normal 18-20wk ultrasound referral. Try googling 4D ultrasound and have a look at how much different and clearer they are to the normal 2D grainy black and white images.
After the next scan will come the Glucose test at 28wks to test for gestational diabetes which entails drinking a bottle of lemonade like drink and then taking a blood test an hour later.
Congratulations and best of luck!
2007-10-23 00:16:07 · answer #1 · answered by Cindy; mum to 3 monkeys! 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Congratulations. The next one is 18-20weeks. It's called the anomaly scan because abnormalities are looked for. They confirm fetal heart beating, look for multiple pregnancy, measure fetal size,assess position of placenta, check volume of amniotic fluid. And can tell you the sex of the baby.
I actually had my first scan today (bub #3) to see how far along I am (12w) and will have another in 6-7 weeks for the 20week scan.
With my first daughter I had 2 scans. One to find out how far along and then the 20week one. With number two I had them at least once a month after the 20week scan because she had cysts on her kidney and we needed to keep an eye on the cysts.
2007-10-23 01:39:08 · answer #2 · answered by Monkey Magic 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yep u do have one at 20 weeks, (thats for finding out the sex and health of the baby) thats for sure...
I was in the same situation as u, i had a scan at 7 weeks, coz i thought i was losing her coz of blood, and then another at about 12 weeks (coz i thought i was losing her again lol), and another at 20, and my next one is 2morow (which is 32 weeks) The 32 wks one isnt for every1, just they're checkin to see if i have placenta praevia still...
Congrats hon!!
2007-10-23 01:03:28 · answer #3 · answered by Melissa 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
for both of my pregnancys i had two one at 8 weeks and one at 18 weeks but same people just have 1 at about 18 weeks
2007-10-23 02:01:35 · answer #4 · answered by mandy 29 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
an aussie woohoo !!, i had 3 with my 1st, they thought she had fluid on around her heart but she didn't, i mine at 16 weeks, then 18 weeks then 21 weeks with her, i only got 1 with my 2nd, n that was at 20 weeks.
2007-10-23 00:06:49 · answer #5 · answered by * mandie * 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
that's not $6000, that's greater like $4000. as quickly as you have your infant your well being facility grants you all of the suited paper artwork to fill out and hand into the two centrelink or medicare.
2016-11-09 06:44:37 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I wouldn't even bother having one, there are plenty of people on the planet, and its only been the last 50 years or whatever that we have used them...
2007-10-23 00:11:52 · answer #7 · answered by Elsanto diablo policeman 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋