When is your big ultrasound scheduled?

[Wildecat]

I am just wondering if anyone already has their big level II ultrasound scheduled. They usually do the anatomy scan around 16-20 weeks and many of us are getting VERY close! Who is getting such an ultrasound and will you find out the sex? I am really impatient this time around to find out if we are having a boy or girl. Our u/s is scheduled for July 9th, so just a little over 3 weeks away.

[Multimomma]

Not scheduled yet. They won't do it until 19 weeks if you want to know sex, so that there isn't a chance of misinterpretation, and they don't schedule further out than two weeks, so I'll call in the middle of July to schedule.

[annettemarie]

Mine isn't scheduled, which I was thinking is kind of weird. My next appointment is 6/30, at which point I will be 17 weeks. I guess they'll schedule it then. I absolutely can't wait to find out. People keep saying "Don't you want to be surprised again?" Um... no. Twins was enough of a shocker, thank you.

[wholebreath]

Mine is scheduled for 18 weeks, also on July 9. We're still debating about out gender. We didn't know last time, but my husband really wants to know this time around. We'll see.

[Dichotomy]

I just scheduled mine for August 5th. I'll be just shy of 21 weeks at that point!!

I cant wait to find out what this little one is!!!

[BarefootGirl]

Mine is scheduled for 18 weeks on June 30th. I had a real quick ultrasound last week just to peek at gender and the tech said she's almost positive of what it is, but DH wants to wait til the BIG ultrasound to make sure before we announce. Though I'd sneak in another quicky if I didn't worry about the ultrasound possibly having harmful effects. I've already had more than I probably should have cause I am a worrier and I can have one anytime at the clinic I work at. I'm trying to hold back. The BIG one on the 30th will be my last one unless there is a true medical need for more.

[littlebearsmama]

Not getting one. I LOVE suprises.

[Happy912]

My MW wanted me to wait until 20 weeks so mine will be the week of July 20th- probably the 24th- it seems like FOREVER to wait though! We want to know the sex so badly!!

[DoomaYula]

I would not be having u/s -- if I wasn't pregnant after weight-loss surgery. Because of that, my surgeon wants to make sure the baby is growing appropriately (although he does not anticipate any problems).

So I'm having FOUR ultrasounds

It's going to kill me not to find out the sex, but I really want it to be a surprise, so I'm planning to wear a sleep mask and tell the OB several times not to tell me.

I think it's a boy.

[ein328]

Originally Posted by littlebearsmama

Not getting one. I LOVE suprises.

Same here!

[NoraFlood]

My anatomy scan hasn't been scheduled yet, but the practice I go to is pretty strict about doing them right at 20 weeks, so I've got another 6 weeks or so to go. I would be happier not finding out sex, but I told my husband he could decide, and he wants to find out as of right now. Honestly, I care so much less about finding out/not finding out than about scanning for anomalies. I am actually terrified of the big ultrasound--I just keep worrying that there will be something really, really wrong that didn't show up on the 12-week scan.

[sarahn4639]

We'll get one around 20 weeks to make sure there is not a physical reason to change our homebirth plans. I'm anticipating having it around the first week of August. We will not find out the gender, I vividly dreampt that it's a girl, I guess I'll find out in about 27 weeks!

[raspberry.swirl]

Our anatomy scan will be done at 18 weeks on 7/14 at 7:45 am.
So excited, can you tell? Just a month away now!

[Wildecat]

Originally Posted by wholebreath

Mine is scheduled for 18 weeks, also on July 9. We're still debating about out gender. We didn't know last time, but my husband really wants to know this time around. We'll see.

We will be 18 weeks and are getting our ultrasounds on the same day

Originally Posted by raspberry.swirl

Our anatomy scan will be done at 18 weeks on 7/14 at 7:45 am.
So excited, can you tell? Just a month away now!

I can tell! I'm counting down too....3w+4days

[Wildecat]

Originally Posted by NoraFlood

My anatomy scan hasn't been scheduled yet, but the practice I go to is pretty strict about doing them right at 20 weeks, so I've got another 6 weeks or so to go. I would be happier not finding out sex, but I told my husband he could decide, and he wants to find out as of right now. Honestly, I care so much less about finding out/not finding out than about scanning for anomalies. I am actually terrified of the big ultrasound--I just keep worrying that there will be something really, really wrong that didn't show up on the 12-week scan.

*HUGS* Try not to worry mama. I'm sure everything is perfectly fine

[wolfmom]

I'm not finding out the sex but I'm going to have an anatomy scan. I plan on asking at my appointment tomorrow if I can go ahead and schedule it soon. Unlike most of you, the ultrasound is a very stressful, anxious thing for me. If you can believe it, I have never had a good experience with one and I really hate dealing with mean, stupid techs! I was actually crying about this today because I have to have a breast u/s and a baby u/s and I don't want to do either. And I am a really laid back person so this is hard for me to deal with this anxiety! I wish I was excited like you guys.

[WifeofAnt]

Mine is scheduled for 18w2d on July 6th.

[fairydoula]

Anyone else NOT getting one?
I won't be, unless there's a medical need... i.e. - something is obviously delayed or I am very ill or something to that effect.
Otherwise, I'll just be patiently waiting till the end to find out!

If my midwife were to suspect twins or if I were large for dates, I would get one after waiting at least 4 weeks to see if it was just a big growth spurt of one baby. I would not want my midwife to have the burden of trying to care for me and two babies without the advantage of having another midwife or assistant on call for me for sure.

Other than that, I'm content to just wait and grow this baby.

I really feel badly about the anxiety a lot of moms seem to derive from all the testing and u/s and such. It seems that there is very little relaxing and just letting your body grow your baby. If you're a healthy woman with no other considerations - like doomayula's weightloss surgery concerns - why would you imagine there was something wrong or something potentially wrong?
It feels like there is way too much fear and trepidation around all these tests, which almost always turn out normal... hence a lot of anxiety for nothing....
I'm not trying to be mean, quite the opposite. It's concerning that there is so much fear swirling around what seem to be quite normal pregnancies.
Anyone care to comment?
- Jen

[wholewheatchick]

I'm not sure how we're going to work this. Basically, I don't want any more u/s; I only had the one to make sure the baby was still alive, since we got scary news at my first appt.

DH wants to find out the sex. I don't want to know anything else. Not sure how we're going to explain this to the midwives...

[NoraFlood]

Originally Posted by fairydoula

I really feel badly about the anxiety a lot of moms seem to derive from all the testing and u/s and such. It seems that there is very little relaxing and just letting your body grow your baby. If you're a healthy woman with no other considerations - like doomayula's weightloss surgery concerns - why would you imagine there was something wrong or something potentially wrong?
It feels like there is way too much fear and trepidation around all these tests, which almost always turn out normal... hence a lot of anxiety for nothing....
I'm not trying to be mean, quite the opposite. It's concerning that there is so much fear swirling around what seem to be quite normal pregnancies.
Anyone care to comment?
- Jen

I can't speak for anyone else, but I am healthy and young and have lost two pregnancies. In my last pregnancy, the baby had trisomy 18, a fatal genetic syndrome which is very rare in women my age (28 at the time). I never for a moment suspected anything was wrong and had a wonderful pregnancy. If I had not had screening performed, I would have given birth to a dead or dying baby, and been completely blindsided.

I am again having a very normal, healthy pregnancy so far, but I know now that that doesn't mean everything is okay, and I am having screening and ultrasounds for the sake of reassurance. Yes, I worry a lot beforehand, but that is a small price to pay for a little smidgen of peace of mind once the testing is done.

I do think that many women worry a lot, and yeah, most of the time the worry is unnecessary and everything is fine. But, sorry, sometimes everything isn't fine, even if you're young and healthy and things are going great. Some people don't want to know, and that's fine, that's their choice. But I don't think it is unreasonable to want to know with as much certainty as possible whether your baby is going to live or not.

So, that's my point of view on it. I do worry prior to every ultrasound and every blood draw, but I would worry a WHOLE lot more if I weren't getting any testing done at all.