Anyone got an early u/s booked yet? UPDATE post 37

[flapjack]

(and yes, I know ultrasound is by and large an unproven untested medical procedure, that our little embryos and foetuses are being used as guinea pigs, blah-di-blah. Please don't remind me that it might be harmful.)

Right now, I'm mostly living on planet "is this amount of nausea sick enough? Am I definitely still pregnant?" I don't see my spaceship back to earth hovering anywhere over the horizon- and I don't see my GP for the hospital referral for a scan until a week tomorrow. Part of me is seriously considering faking a bleed and demanding an ultrasound right now, just so I know whether there's a heartbeat in there or not- but I actually want to know what my chances are of getting that little heartbeat at this stage. (6 weeks 1day by o date- 6 + 4 by LMP.)
Anyone got scans booked this week? Or can you please just tell me it's way too early and I'm worrying about nothing, go sit down and do some knitting?

[Marlet]

Go knit woman!

I have no idea but I can understand the desire to get one this early.

[mom3b1?]

Originally Posted by flapjack

(and yes, I know ultrasound is by and large an unproven untested medical procedure, that our little embryos and foetuses are being used as guinea pigs, blah-di-blah. Please don't remind me that it might be harmful.)

Right now, I'm mostly living on planet "is this amount of nausea sick enough? Am I definitely still pregnant?" I don't see my spaceship back to earth hovering anywhere over the horizon- and I don't see my GP for the hospital referral for a scan until a week tomorrow. Part of me is seriously considering faking a bleed and demanding an ultrasound right now, just so I know whether there's a heartbeat in there or not- but I actually want to know what my chances are of getting that little heartbeat at this stage. (6 weeks 1day by o date- 6 + 4 by LMP.)
Anyone got scans booked this week? Or can you please just tell me it's way too early and I'm worrying about nothing, go sit down and do some knitting?

I'm not planning any u/s for this pregnancy, but if something comes up will consider having it.

I'm not writing to flame you, but to make a small suggestion. The hand held u/s device that they use to check heartbeat is a very intense dose of u/s radiation. The picture kind of ultrasound is more scattered and is a lower dose. If you are interested in seeing that h/b and cutting risk, and can get a picture u/s instead of the handheld u/s kind that might be a happy option. In fact, this early on it would be a lot easier for them to get a heartbeat that way.

When I was 6 weeks pregnant with my first son I was rear ended by a semi truck. I was taken to the ER and they did a picture ultrasound. I had had several miscarriages and no successful pregnancies at that time, so I was panicked. They told me that even horrible accidents rarely harm the baby, but checked me anyway. I saw that beating heart and bouncy little bean and just cried with joy for days. I sure do know how reassuring that can be!

Kiley

[zulupetalz]

If your dates are on track, 6 wks should be early enough to see the heartbeat. It actually shows up in U/S between 5-6 wks. If you want to be certain to see it, I'd wait a few more days just in case your dates are off a bit.

I'm contemplating getting an U/S too. I had an ectopic with my last pregnancy, and I want to make sure this one landed in the right spot. I have a feeling it did, but part of me just wants to be sure.

[aslmere]

I will be having a quickie US at my next appointment. But it will be to check the position of my cervix.. and then I will have one again at 14 weeks and every month after that.
My cervix is soft and that isn't a good thing for pregnancy.
So for me the risks that might be there are worth it because we are able to keep the babies in when we know what is going on!


I have a good friend who births at home and has NO other medical interventions.. but because of a loss she has an early US with every pregnancy since. It makes her feel better... she can relax and enjoy her pregnancy.

I have been wondering the same thing.. my US will be on the 19th and I was thinking it might just be on the edge of seeing the heartbeat.

It is good to know that it should be there!

Knitting is good too!
On my way to knit club soon.. maybe I will actually have the energy to do something!

[Dov'sMom]

I'm having an u/s ... tomorrow! I was actually bleeding a fair bit the last week of May, but this was the first u/s appointment they could offer me. (huh?) My mother always panics about ectopic pregnancies because her mother almost died from an ectopic pregnancy that lasted through the fifth month (!) before it ruptured majorly, so it's more for her sake than mine. Though I'll admit, I don't mind it either, because my period was so wacky since giving birth in November that I honestly don't know if I am 6 weeks pregnant or 10. I'm leaning toward six, but I'd really like to have a better sense...

[ksera05]

My u/s is scheduled for July 2nd. I'm pretty sure when I O'd but we need to be 100% positive on dates. I think I'll be about 6 1/2 weeks then. From everything I've read and heard you can see a heartbeat from about 5w6d on or so.

While we're not doing the u/s to see the heartbeat it is going to be soooo reassuring to see one.

[StrawberryFields]

I am not going to have an early ultrasound this time around (my doctor doesn't even see new pregnancies until 12 weeks) but last time I had a transvaginal one at my first appointment. I think I was 7 weeks 1 day and we not only saw but heard the heartbeat as well. I cried with joy and relief the second the doctor turned the microphone on and I got to hear that thumpthumpthumpthump for the first time!

This time I have so little nausea compared to last time so I would really love a little window in my belly where I could peek and make sure that everything is A-OK.

[nolonger]

I had one picture ultrasound with Phoenix, and I'm sorry, but I trust my daughter as an expert more than I trust any medical person; it completely freaked Phoenix out and there is NO WAY I can be placated by reassuring twaddle about how the baby must have known we were looking and wanted to show off how big and strong she was; it was pure, raw panic and terror.

I've avoided ultrasounds with my two surviving children and I fully intend to avoid them (unless absolutely medically necessary) with this one as well.

But I'm such a hypocrite that I would LOVE to see your ultrasounds if you're going to have them anyway.

Helen, I'm having a fairly freaky "easy" pregnancy too and a cheap reassurance is to just keep peeing on those sticks. A nice, dark line means she's still there....but it's been SO dark and SO early that if I stare at it too long I start worrying that it's not s/he at all, but THEY.

Argh; can't win for losing.:

[Jlcampbellkidz]

I have one planned for this comming Wednesday, June 13th. We have had 3 early miscarriages in the last year. I will definetly find it reasurring to see the heartbeat on that screen. I will be 6weeks 2 days .

After that, I will have one more mid pregnancy. I do plan a 2nd homebirth and I have some personal friends that have had babies with bowels outside their stomachs. For me the benifit of a quick scan outways the unknown.

[ellymay]

Yes I am having one done Friday the 15th and I will have another at 20 wks.

[nausicaamom]

I'll most likely be getting one on the 25th when I go in for my first appointment.

[flapjack]

Kiley, the only option at this point is a picture one.
NOS, under any other circumstances I'd agree with you. This is a fourth pregnancy after three consecutive losses, cause unknown, and I want to do everything I can to anticipate a loss. The one that hurt was my twins, born at 11 weeks but had obviously stopped growing somewhere between 6 and 8 weeks- and with them, I tested positive for three weeks after the event. A hpt isn't going to pick up a blighted ovum, that takes either ultrasound or the nasty surprise when you miscarry and you realise that baby is much smaller than they should be.

[Nature]

I will be having an ultrasound done to check for a heartbeat. I've had a m/c between every live birth, and that has me nervous. DD1, m/c, DD2, m/c, DD3, ____ .... ya. Kinda can't shake the "but its a pattern!" feeling... so a quick explanation of that to my OB and I know she'll check for the heartbeat real quick. My other m/c's no heartbeat was ever found and I didn't m/c on my own. So at least I know my body sustains a pregnancy, and refuses to let it go! I guess thats good! But there was no warning for them at all. No bleeding, nothing. Just went for the heartbeat check at around 10 weeks and found no heartbeat. The first appointment is always nerve wracking to say the least!

[bloominmamas]

I am having those jitters where I am having the insane urge to get an ultrasound like I did with dd and ds. My 1st pregnancy was a miscarriage so it was always reassuring to see the little heartbeat, but I am really going to try to not get a ultrasound at all this time around. We'll see how my nerves go. With both ds and dd we heard the heartbeat way early so I am hoping that will be true this time around so I will be reassured quickly. We'll see.

[Spirulina&Sage]

go knit helen, take it easy. this baby wants you!

[KariAnn]

I am freaking out! This is my first time in this area because I found out last week that I am pregnant. Very excited, surprised, but excited! I had my annual exam today (had been scheduled for months) and before I knew it I had had a vaginal u/s. I have a five year old and she was born in a hospital with all sorts of interventions. With her we had one u/s only. I'm confused as to why the u/s was done at all today. Our conception date was May 14th. And after reading posts about heartbeats, well, she didn't point it out. She doesn't want to see me again for another six weeks, so I don't know if that is a good sign or not. A little reassurance please . . .

[Jlcampbellkidz]

KariAnn- If you less than 6 weeks, you wouldn't expect to see a heartbeat.

[Jezzy]

I had an us done yesterday and saw the heartbeat! I was soooo relieved! I started crying I was so happy. Now I KNOW that there is a baby growing in me. Everything looked good, the bean is a little bigger than it should be which is way better than smaller. Yeahhhhhh

[ksera05]

Originally Posted by KariAnn

I am freaking out! This is my first time in this area because I found out last week that I am pregnant. Very excited, surprised, but excited! I had my annual exam today (had been scheduled for months) and before I knew it I had had a vaginal u/s. I have a five year old and she was born in a hospital with all sorts of interventions. With her we had one u/s only. I'm confused as to why the u/s was done at all today. Our conception date was May 14th. And after reading posts about heartbeats, well, she didn't point it out. She doesn't want to see me again for another six weeks, so I don't know if that is a good sign or not. A little reassurance please . . .

You should be a little over 6 weeks so there should have been a heartbeat. I think I would find another doctor who actually shows you the u/s but that's just me. They didn't send you home with any pictures or anything???