Morning ladies!
I have an ultrasound this morning and I'm 34 weeks. They've told me to drink 4 large glasses of fluid an hour before. This is the first time I've had to drink anything for any of my ultrasounds, so I'm wondering, do I really have to bother? To get to my appointment I'll have to walk 20 minutes and catch a subway, needing to pee, with a baby bouncing on my bladder like a trampoline. I'd really rather not drink the water : ) Baby will be big enough to see without it, surely?
clementine / 878 posts
They asked me to drink a ton of water for each of my ultrasounds (even at 34 weeks). I don't think I drank as much as they wanted me to, but it was enough. Maybe chug the water while on the subway instead, so you don't have an "accident" on your way there?
squash / 13199 posts
I think it depends on the equipment they have, some ultrasound equipment need you to have a full bladder in order to get clear images. I would just do as they say so as not to have to repeat the ultrasound I had to do mine twice due to the baby not cooperating.
I was never asked to drink water though because I did my ultrasounds in the perinatal department of a hospital and they have very good equipment, they just asked me to eat something 30 minutes before
wonderful clementine / 24134 posts
I would just make sure you are hydrated and maybe bring a water bottle to chug while you are in the waiting room. I have "forgotten" to drink the water before an appointment and just drank a bunch while waiting and they never said anything.
cantaloupe / 6630 posts
Yeah maybe drinking a bottle of water on the subway and waiting room is the thing to do - I seriously can't walk that far on 4 large glasses of water though. @Mrsbells: That's a good point about different clinics having different equipment - I hadn't thought of that!
squash / 13199 posts
@travelgirl1: Yeah I only realized this because my OB has a small ultrasound machine in her office but its no where near as high tech as the one at the hospital, so she always preferred I go to the hospital for certain ultrasounds.
pomegranate / 3872 posts
@Mrsbells: You cleared that question up for me! I keep seeing these posts and wondering why some people have to drink water and some don't! I kept asking my perinatal place if I needed to drink water and they said no and I was surprised.
cantaloupe / 6630 posts
So I drank 'some' water and she totally told me off for not drinking the full amount but she managed to do the full scan anyway. And my bladder thanked her for it. Baby girl looks sooooo cute at 34 weeks - I could just eat her already : )
GOLD / wonderful apricot / 22646 posts
they asked me to before our anatomy scan at 19 weeks, so i did.
i didn't drink anything before our 4d scan at 29 weeks and we could see him just fine~
GOLD / grapefruit / 4007 posts
I've had 3 ultrasounds so far (i'm 23 weeks) and i haven't been asked to drink water at all!! I have wondered about why some offices have you do it and some don't!
pomelo / 5789 posts
I went for an ultrasound at 28 weeks and they couldnt get clear images. They asked me to drink 64oz of water a day and return in a week.
At 29 weeks, they STILL couldnt get any clear images.
Glad you were able to get your images!
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