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When did you have your first ultrasound?

  • poll: What week did you have your first ultrasound?
    Week 5 : (15 votes)
    9 %
    Week 6 : (32 votes)
    20 %
    Week 7 : (29 votes)
    18 %
    Week 8 : (31 votes)
    19 %
    Week 9 : (16 votes)
    10 %
    Week 10 : (10 votes)
    6 %
    Week 11 : (3 votes)
    2 %
    Week 12 : (8 votes)
    5 %
    Week 13 : (2 votes)
    1 %
    Week 14 : (2 votes)
    1 %
    Week 15 : (0 votes)
    Week 16 : (1 votes)
    1 %
    Week 17 : (0 votes)
    Week 18 : (1 votes)
    1 %
    Week 19 : (0 votes)
    Week 20 : (8 votes)
    5 %
    after week 20 : (4 votes)
    2 %
    other-- please explain : (1 votes)
    1 %
  1. MrsStar

    nectarine / 2994 posts

    with lo I had one at 7 weeks 3 days because I had irregular periods so I needed it for dating purposes and with this pregnancy I'll have one sometime in my 7th week because of bleeding.

  2. sslm

    cantaloupe / 6397 posts

    I had one at 7w5d for dating. I have long irregular cycles and we wanted to make sure my dates were right!

  3. charmed

    persimmon / 1177 posts

    I had one at 8 weeks (standard at my practice to have one at the first appointment, between 8-10 weeks).

  4. Anya

    nectarine / 2784 posts

    At my practice they typically do the first one at 8 weeks, but I had one at 5w6d the first time because of spotting and 5w2d the second time to rule out ectopic. Ended up getting another one at 6w6d because the on-call doctor ordered it (not sure why but all is well) and I'll still have the regular 8/12/20 as far as I know. Early monitoring was sort of a silver lining to being high risk due to previous loss.

  5. QBbride

    pomegranate / 3192 posts

    I had a dating u/s since my cycles weren't totally regular. They don't book one before 8w at the u/s place near my house but I booked it for 9w so hubby could come.

  6. simplyfelicity

    cantaloupe / 6634 posts

    I am definitely in the minority here! I think it's common practice in my area to not have many ultrasounds. My OB just took what I said as gold as far as my LMP and I told him I o'ed three days earlier and was a little ahead. I guess that was my "dating ultrasound. "
    @Anya: My OB said that he didn't consider someone at risk until they had three consecutive loses. Cue mouth dropping.

  7. PawPrints

    pomegranate / 3658 posts

    I'm scheduled for one at six weeks because of my previous miscarriage. Normally I would have had to wait until ten weeks.

  8. pui

    bananas / 9899 posts

    I had my first ultrasound at 7 weeks. It was ordered by my RE to make sure there was a heartbeat.

  9. snowjewelz

    wonderful kiwi / 23653 posts

    I might have had one even earlier than 5 weeks... My office was very different; I literally had one every week until we could see the heartbeat.

  10. MamaG

    pomelo / 5298 posts

    My doctor does one at the first appointment (normally 6-10 weeks). It's a transvaginal ultrasound and depending on where you are might not show much. With this pregnancy (#2) I was 10 weeks for this appointment and surpirsed at how much we could see. With my first it was at 6 weeks and it really was just a sac.

    I'm high risk, so I end up with more ultra sounds (currently 22 weeks and I had them at 10, 16 and 19 weeks, with another scheduled for 23 weeks).

  11. Blooiez

    pea / 12 posts

    The first one was at week 8 but then it was about once a month thereafter

  12. Beehive

    nectarine / 2054 posts

    5.5 weeks, because I thought it was 6. My OB does them at 6 weeks.

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