<span style="color:#800080;">I agree that U/S are utilized way too much... although I have to say, I have had my share of them this pregnancy. If they are for a "valid" medical reason, i.e. looking for heartbeat after threatened miscarriage, or decreased fetal movement or something along those lines, I think they're a great tool. As a matter of fact, I have to go friday for ANOTHER ONE because the dr. wants to do an FEC. Says since my last baby, who had Down Syndrome, had VSD, that I have to have one this time too. I argued that we didn't need one this time because the Down Syndrome is what caused the VSD in our daughter. Didn't matter, he said if my insurance company found out we DIDN'T do one, they could possibly deny us coverage if our baby DID end up having a heart defect of some sort that formed later on.....<img alt="" class="inlineimg" src="http://www.mothering.com/discussions/images/smilies/irked.gif" style="border:0px solid;" title="irked">: Sounds like a crock to me!!! My husband says they just want something else to bill us for... I AGREE!!!</span>