https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 03 Jun 2026 22:41:09 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-get-more-than-the-necessary-ultrasounds/page/2#post-903531 Wed, 03 Jul 2013 10:52:04 +0000 avivoca 903531@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've had four total: One at 10 weeks to check for ectopic pregnancy, my anatomy scan at 19 weeks, and two growth ultrasounds at 22 and 26 weeks to check cysts on her brain. I hope that we don't have to have any more scans, because those suckers are expensive even after the insurance co-pay. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-get-more-than-the-necessary-ultrasounds/page/2#post-903506 Wed, 03 Jul 2013 10:46:03 +0000 allison 903506@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had, I think, 5 total? A dating u/s at 7 wks &amp; the anatomy scan at 20 wks. That was supposed to be it, but they were concerned about my placenta location, so I got another at 32 wks to check that. Then I had 2 my last week of pregnancy (41st week), since I was "overdue" to check and make sure everything was still looking good. I wish I had've not had the last two. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-get-more-than-the-necessary-ultrasounds/page/2#post-903424 Wed, 03 Jul 2013 10:26:21 +0000 SweetiePie 903424@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm 7 weeks today and so far I've had 2 (last Monday and this Monday) and have another scheduled for July 15th. Had a previous MC so my doc is checking progress every week or two in the first tri. I'm not complaining :-)<br /> Not sure what will happen after the first tri, but I'll take as many as I can get! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-get-more-than-the-necessary-ultrasounds/page/2#post-903102 Wed, 03 Jul 2013 09:20:17 +0000 MrsF 903102@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Between some early bleeding, an EIF on our 20 week u/s, a low placenta and pre-e we had lots of ultrasounds. I wish we hadn't needed them but I was always glad to see her! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-get-more-than-the-necessary-ultrasounds/page/2#post-903072 Wed, 03 Jul 2013 09:13:49 +0000 wahine08 903072@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've had 3 so far (5w due to spotting after a previous loss, 6w3d for dating, still looked off so another at 9w which was our official dating scan.) </p> <p>I have one scheduled for our 20wk anatomy scan. I won't do any extras (at a separate place for 4D or anything) seems too expensive! BUT I wouldn't be surprised if we have more. Our OB seems like she'd accomodate if I really wanted one. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-get-more-than-the-necessary-ultrasounds/page/2#post-902632 Wed, 03 Jul 2013 01:24:17 +0000 Ree723 902632@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had three with LO - a dating scan at 6 weeks, NT scan, and the anatomy scan. I was happy with that - I didn't feel compelled to see the baby any more frequently than that and I was too worried about someone slipping up and revealing the gender to want any extra scans!</p> <p>With my current pregnancy, I'm only 9 weeks but have already had two scans because of some concern with the dates. All is fine so I'll just have the NT scan and the anatomy scan and be done with them, barring any complications. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-get-more-than-the-necessary-ultrasounds#post-902619 Wed, 03 Jul 2013 00:39:27 +0000 Cherrybee 902619@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've had 6 so far!! </p> <p>We paid for a private one at 7 weeks because of our previous early m/c, then we had the regular 12 and 20 week scans. They had to repeat the 20 week scan at 23 weeks because they couldn't get all the measurements. We have since had two growth scans (because of GD). We stopped buying the pictures (£10 each from our hospital!) after the third one!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-get-more-than-the-necessary-ultrasounds#post-902613 Wed, 03 Jul 2013 00:30:17 +0000 Arden 902613@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had one. I would have allowed more only if there was a problem. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-get-more-than-the-necessary-ultrasounds#post-902609 Wed, 03 Jul 2013 00:24:40 +0000 LaineysMom 902609@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We got quite a few.. 7, 9, 12, 16, 20, 29, 31, 36. 3 scans were elective. We had 3 done in the beginning bc we were in Japan and over there they do an US at every visit. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-get-more-than-the-necessary-ultrasounds#post-902601 Wed, 03 Jul 2013 00:15:11 +0000 Mrs Hedgehog 902601@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We did but not through our OB. We have had 3 scans from the OB and have 1 more in a few weeks. We opted to do the 3D scans and it took us 3 tried for the baby to cooperate to get a good shot of the "goods" to find out the gender and we just had our real 3D scan (where she actually looks like a cute baby rather than an alien) last week. I can't imagine going so long between scans. I am so happy we chose to do the elective scans! I would have been going crazy at this point! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-get-more-than-the-necessary-ultrasounds#post-893328 Fri, 28 Jun 2013 11:30:59 +0000 cascademom 893328@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I got two extra ones. At 13 weeks, LO wouldn't position himself correctly, so I had to go in for another one. At 34+ weeks, I asked if LO was head down, so my OB did a quick ultrasound to check. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-get-more-than-the-necessary-ultrasounds#post-893323 Fri, 28 Jun 2013 11:29:00 +0000 PurplePeony 893323@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DH is a bit wary of ultrasounds so we had the NT scan and will get the anatomy scan, but don't plan on any others unless they're deemed medically necessary. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-get-more-than-the-necessary-ultrasounds#post-893202 Fri, 28 Jun 2013 10:50:25 +0000 tysonja 893202@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i wasn't trying to limit, but this time around (LO#2) we just had the 20 week one. </p> <p>for LO#1 we had the standard 13 week and 20 week ultrasounds :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-get-more-than-the-necessary-ultrasounds#post-893166 Fri, 28 Jun 2013 10:38:11 +0000 plantains 893166@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>we had one at every docs appt. My ob is awesome. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-get-more-than-the-necessary-ultrasounds#post-893152 Fri, 28 Jun 2013 10:32:21 +0000 chanzi 893152@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@delight: I thought it would be nice if there was a scan around 30 weeks since there's such a gap between the anatomy scan and birth and it would be fun to see the baby every 10 weeks or so, but your comment about your last scan is making me feel better about the wait. :happy: Our pictures from the NT scan are definitely nicer than the ones from the anatomy scan. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-get-more-than-the-necessary-ultrasounds#post-892664 Fri, 28 Jun 2013 08:06:44 +0000 Alivoo01 892664@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We got a bonus one in the 1st trimester because the OB couldn't locate the heart beat via the doppler. I was about 10-12 weeks along. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-get-more-than-the-necessary-ultrasounds#post-892596 Fri, 28 Jun 2013 07:40:56 +0000 MrsTiz 892596@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We've had 6/7 (can't remember) so far at 21 weeks. I think there will only be one more towards the end? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-get-more-than-the-necessary-ultrasounds#post-892592 Fri, 28 Jun 2013 07:39:47 +0000 littlek 892592@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We had one elective u/s but we had quite a few u/s because of bleeding in the 1st trimester, NT scan, CVS test, then periodic u/s to check fetal growth. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-get-more-than-the-necessary-ultrasounds#post-892591 Fri, 28 Jun 2013 07:39:41 +0000 Crisark 892591@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We had one at 5 weeks because of spotting, another at 12 weeks, then at 19 weeks and then starting at 32 weeks we had them weekly. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-get-more-than-the-necessary-ultrasounds#post-892581 Fri, 28 Jun 2013 07:37:55 +0000 Adira 892581@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We had a viability scan at 7 weeks and then at 38 (or maybe 37) weeks, we had a scan to see how big the baby was.</p> <p>ETA: And also the normals ones at 12 weeks and 20 weeks </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-get-more-than-the-necessary-ultrasounds#post-892564 Fri, 28 Jun 2013 07:29:56 +0000 looch 892564@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had them at almost every visit, my OB had the machine in the office. The most hilarious one was the one at the hospital on my due date, because my child looked like Bart Simpson. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-get-more-than-the-necessary-ultrasounds#post-892502 Fri, 28 Jun 2013 06:57:28 +0000 mediagirl 892502@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>None of my ultrasounds were "necessary." They did the first one at 8 weeks to see the baby and hear the heartbeat. At 18 weeks, we paid for a gender scan. Then we had 2 more, one was for "fun" and one was towards the end what I wasn't measuring right. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-get-more-than-the-necessary-ultrasounds#post-892498 Fri, 28 Jun 2013 06:54:45 +0000 Mrs. J 892498@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am 21 weeks, and I have only had one, which is probably the only one we will have! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-get-more-than-the-necessary-ultrasounds#post-892494 Fri, 28 Jun 2013 06:53:13 +0000 IcebergMom 892494@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I only had one! In my province we only have the anatomy scan unless people aren't sure of their dates or if there is a worry! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-get-more-than-the-necessary-ultrasounds#post-892491 Fri, 28 Jun 2013 06:52:20 +0000 delight 892491@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had two transvag u/s at 7 and 9 weeks for dating amd to make sure of progression. I had recently had a mc. Then I had the NT and anatomy. I had to have another at 31 weeks because they didn't get great heart shots at the anatomy scan. I'm 33 weeks now and I think that is all I will have. I've loved seeing the babe grow. The NT was my fav because it looked like a babe and could fit on the whole screen. At 31 weeks, although fun to see, it was more "over here is a foot, and way down here is the head, over here is the bum...." Hard to take it all in! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-get-more-than-the-necessary-ultrasounds#post-892483 Fri, 28 Jun 2013 06:46:03 +0000 Dandelion 892483@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Wit DS I had 4 scans, I think.</p> <p>With S, I had the dating scan and then an elective one to find out she was a girl. I totally wish we had gotten more ultrasounds, for a variety of reasons.</p> <p>Next pregnancy I'm going to be in ultrasound mania. More than most people get, because of my history with both of my other pregnancies. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-get-more-than-the-necessary-ultrasounds#post-891280 Thu, 27 Jun 2013 19:34:05 +0000 Jellyfish 891280@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep I had several in the beginning b/c of spotting. Last one was our anatomy scan. Always loved getting a peek at the nugget! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-get-more-than-the-necessary-ultrasounds#post-891273 Thu, 27 Jun 2013 19:33:07 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 891273@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We had to get one once a week towards the end. I have so many photos! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-get-more-than-the-necessary-ultrasounds#post-891197 Thu, 27 Jun 2013 19:22:37 +0000 Sapphiresun 891197@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No elective ultrasounds.</p> <p>I had a dating ultrasound at 10 weeks, anatomy scan at 19, growth check at 24, they thought they noticed the esophagus/stomach may not have fully attached so I had another just to look at that at 26 weeks, and another growth check at 32. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-get-more-than-the-necessary-ultrasounds#post-891194 Thu, 27 Jun 2013 19:22:04 +0000 petunia354 891194@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was high risk so I got many!! In the last 10 weeks I was going to the doctor 2x/ week and had a very unactive baby so a lot of the time they would do an ultrasound just to make sure he was still doing his thing in there... </p>