https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 01 Jul 2026 22:59:47 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-your-anatomy-scan#post-1933023 Thu, 06 Nov 2014 15:34:32 +0000 loki 1933023@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LBee: i didn't see this before i posted my last post! that is so scary. i'm worried about that!</p> <p>@Iced Tea: oh good tip, thank you. i totally will, i hope it's longer and more in depth than you got! good to prepare myself to speak up if need be! </p> <p>@My Only Sunshine: haha omg didn't think it was possible for them to move TOO MUCH! i'll hold back on the sweets, thanks :)</p> <p>@ChiCalGoBee: oh wow that is insane you didn't find out for so long. thankfully it wasn't something more serious but i'd be pretty upset! there's no doctors at the actual ultrasound clinics but our results will be sent to our family doctor... i will be hounding her for info asap! haha. thanks for your well wishes :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-your-anatomy-scan#post-1932902 Thu, 06 Nov 2014 14:40:24 +0000 ChiCalGoBee 1932902@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@loki: Best wishes for a healthy baby tomorrow! We liked our anatomy scan at the time, but later found out the tech hadn't told us she found a small complication (and according to the nurse practictioner, she should have said something that day). It was 3 weeks later that we found out, and it's ended up not being an issue so far, but I guess we had a false sense of "everything is perfect" when it wasn't? I'm hoping had it been something more serious she would have gotten a doctor right away, but there's nothing I can do now. In hindsight/for the next pregnancy, I guess I'd ask at the beginning, "if you see anything of concern will you tell us, or will you ask a doctor to come in?" Maybe mine is a rare case, but I wish we'd known all the info at the time!</p> <p>The positives of our scan were that she pointed out major organs and said that they looked "great," reconfimed the sex of the baby, and gave us about 12 awesome pictures to take home. I was super nervous beforehand but was lucky our little one looked great! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-your-anatomy-scan#post-1932881 Thu, 06 Nov 2014 14:29:14 +0000 NeekieRose 1932881@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ours was closer to 20 minutes, maybe 25? She went through and measured everything and was very chatty ("This is the heart, see all 4 chambers! Looks great...."). Not sure what she would have said if there was a problem. We had her check the gender and put it in an envelope this time, but for the last one she explained exactly why it was a girl (three lines = labia!). </p> <p>Hopefully you get a nice chatty tech! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-your-anatomy-scan#post-1932838 Thu, 06 Nov 2014 14:17:56 +0000 fairy 1932838@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think it depends on the office - I have heard some people tell me that their techs wouldn't really tell them anything, but at my office, they spent a long time taking all the measurements and whatnot with the screen facing away from me and my husband in the waiting room. Then when she was done, she let my husband in and faced the screen towards us and told us about what we were seeing and told us the sex and then printed out some photos. :) I remember being so worried that she wouldn't be moving because I couldn't feel anything during the US but then when she showed me the screen she was bouncing all around! It is truly magical :heart: maybe bring some tissues, and I agree with the OJ beforehand - that got mine moving too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-your-anatomy-scan#post-1932821 Thu, 06 Nov 2014 14:09:44 +0000 My Only Sunshine 1932821@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@loki: Mine was closer to 20 minutes than an hour. Someone recommended to me to drink some orange juice to get baby moving beforehand. That advice may be all well and good, but my baby moved WAY too much! She was twisting and flipping so much that they couldn't get her to stay still long enough to measure her spine and a couple other things they needed. So I had to go back again the next week. Which was sort of nice, because I loved any extra peeks at baby and I got to confirm the gender one more time before painting her room pink.</p> <p>So, drink or eat a little something to get baby moving, but don't be like me and drink a huge glass of OJ right beforehand! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-your-anatomy-scan#post-1932787 Thu, 06 Nov 2014 13:59:31 +0000 Iced Tea 1932787@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My experience was like @Little Misters Mom. I brought a DVD to record it, so I know the exact time--18minutes. She flew through it, one body part to another. When she said she was done, I was surprised and really wish I had said something. I was SO disappointed that I never got a good look at my whole baby or got to watch it moving around. I just saw individual parts. Afterwards I considered paying extra for a 3D scan just so I could see my baby, but it's about $200 here. </p> <p>My advice: if they do that to you, speak up and ask for another look. I regret not saying anything. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-your-anatomy-scan#post-1932784 Thu, 06 Nov 2014 13:58:53 +0000 Mrs.Pinecone316 1932784@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have mine in a couple weeks to. I hope our tech talks, I think silence would make me nervous! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-your-anatomy-scan#post-1932419 Thu, 06 Nov 2014 11:40:52 +0000 blackbird 1932419@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our tech showed us EVERYTHING. Mine was very long b/c they were worried about the umbilical cord not having 3 parts to it, also they were analyzing a potential heart defect. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-your-anatomy-scan#post-1932396 Thu, 06 Nov 2014 11:31:44 +0000 catomd00 1932396@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It's super long! Ours was pointing out what she was doing/looking at. We didn't ask any questions, so not sure if she would have answered them or not. </p> <p>After the scan, they had the doc come in and she went through the entire scan to make sure everything looked good. Luckily everything checked out. If it hadn't, she said she would have done more measurements herself. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-your-anatomy-scan#post-1932387 Thu, 06 Nov 2014 11:27:28 +0000 LBee 1932387@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@loki: We had to bring our own DVD, but it was totally worth it. I still have it downloaded on my computer and watched it on my first day back from maternity leave. (I was feeling a little sad, haha) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-your-anatomy-scan#post-1932375 Thu, 06 Nov 2014 11:24:20 +0000 loki 1932375@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LBee: omg that is so amazing!!! i can't believe that's an option, i'll definitely ask! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-your-anatomy-scan#post-1932374 Thu, 06 Nov 2014 11:24:05 +0000 LBee 1932374@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LuLu Mom: I had a scan for bleeding (later determined to be suspected placental abruption) and in the beginning, the ultrasound tech was so forthcoming -- chatting about everything, reconfirmed he was a boy, etc -- and then about halfway through (when she started looking at the placenta and blood flow), she suddenly stopped talking. I got concerned and I asked if something was wrong, she replied with, "I'm not a doctor and really shouldn't talk to you about any of this." It was at that moment that I knew something was wrong. Oddly enough, my husband didn't think anything of it at the time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-your-anatomy-scan#post-1932361 Thu, 06 Nov 2014 11:20:44 +0000 LBee 1932361@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@loki: Call and see if you can bring a DVD! They recorded the whole scan for us! I may have watched it over and over again for awhile there... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-your-anatomy-scan#post-1932342 Thu, 06 Nov 2014 11:13:02 +0000 loki 1932342@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LuLu Mom: ya i'm always worried that them saying nothing means something bad! i'm just a biiiit crazy! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-your-anatomy-scan#post-1932329 Thu, 06 Nov 2014 11:09:05 +0000 LuLu Mom 1932329@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our tech is very forthcoming. She shows us the heart and said "here are all 4 chambers and I can see it pumping here" and here is the kidneys and they are functioning, look here is the spine and it is completely enclosed so no spinal bifida, ect. Although she never saw anything wrong on ours so I'm not sure what she would say in that situation. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-your-anatomy-scan#post-1932313 Thu, 06 Nov 2014 11:04:23 +0000 loki 1932313@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Little Misters Mom: oh man that is so disappointing, i'm so sorry! but thanks for sharing, i'll make sure to reel it in just in case. </p> <p>@Mamasig: so pumped for the pictures! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-your-anatomy-scan#post-1932243 Thu, 06 Nov 2014 10:44:53 +0000 Mamasig 1932243@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Both of mine took about the whole hour. They check and measure so many things. Our tech was great and would tell us what she was looking for. It also depends how your baby cooperates. Sometimes they would use the little buzzy machine or poke my belly to get him to move around more. They also check fluid levels, the placenta, umbilical cord, etc. Finding out the sex happened at the end. And you get pictures! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-your-anatomy-scan#post-1932236 Thu, 06 Nov 2014 10:41:42 +0000 Little Misters Mom 1932236@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was really excited for ours (even though we basically knew the gender from our 12 week scan). I blocked out over an hour, and the tech literally took 10 minutes. Just scanned through, check, check, check and we were done. I was relieved everything looked healthy, but felt so disappointed about not being able to get a better look or more time. Hopefully, you will have a great experience but just sharing because I wish I'd adjusted my expectations. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-your-anatomy-scan#post-1932066 Thu, 06 Nov 2014 09:28:19 +0000 loki 1932066@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Anya: it's a different place. i've gone to all different places at each of my appointments because it's so hard to find times that work our schedule/commute. this one is closer to work so i have no idea how things will go! </p> <p>and we are finding out the gender so that will be exciting!<br /> thanks for all the insight. i really hope i get a great tech who is willing to talk us through the whole appointment. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-your-anatomy-scan#post-1932049 Thu, 06 Nov 2014 09:18:07 +0000 Anya 1932049@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think it totally depends on the practice- at mine, the tech explained everything she was doing and looking for as she went along. Is is at the same facility as your previous appts? If your tech doesn't talk about what they are doing, they will take a bunch of measurements and pictures, print them off for your doctor to review. They are measuring the bones, looking at the organs, the heart chambers, kidneys, bowel, etc., measuring your placenta, looking at the blood flow from the cord, and I'm sure a bunch of other stuff I don't know the details of! And the sex if you are finding out :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-your-anatomy-scan#post-1932047 Thu, 06 Nov 2014 09:17:38 +0000 charmed 1932047@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It probably depends on your tech, but ours was able to answer any questions we asked.<br /> It was so much fun to see the baby, even though it was hard to tell exactly what you were looking at a lot of the time. The tech pointed out the feet/legs/hands/etc, when she took measurements, and also showed us all the major organs.<br /> Baby was being shy, so we didn't find out the gender till the very end.<br /> Once the tech had all the images/measurements needed, a doctor came in to quickly look everything over again.<br /> The appointment was long, but you get caught up in watching the screen and don't really notice. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-your-anatomy-scan#post-1932045 Thu, 06 Nov 2014 09:17:29 +0000 Adira 1932045@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>They'll probably point out the things they are looking at, but different techs are more forthcoming than others. Our last one would tell us that things looked good, but I feel like with Xander, the tech didn't say much about how things looked.</p> <p>Some of the key things I remember them looking at are lungs, stomach, heart, brain, limbs, umbilical cord, genitals, etc.</p> <p>They'll ask if you want to find out the sex and if you do, they'll show you and tell you what you're looking at. It's a fun appointment!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-your-anatomy-scan#post-1932034 Thu, 06 Nov 2014 09:13:12 +0000 loki 1932034@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our anatomy scan is tomorrow. I've heard it's an hour long appointment! What exactly can I expect them to show me/tell me/do? In all my previous appointments, the techs can't/don't really say much. Will they be more forthcoming in this appointment? Just want to know what to expect... because I'm excited and it's obviously all I can think about :) </p>