I'm talking to a friend who is 2 weeks
behind me. she says she gets and
ultrasound once a month and thats normal.
she has 10 pics! I have 1!
she said they have to do them all the time
to make sure he is growing okay, and that
because i've only had 2 (one scheduled and
one emerg.) and one scheduled for Apr.30
they could have easily miss a defect, and
I should be upset because my doctor is
obviously lacking in care for MY baby,
Maybe she's being a health forum... but is
this right? Am I supposed to have more
u/s?
why is she getting so many? and I've seen
the baby once at 12 wks and once at 19. I
don't get it.
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vanessalouanne
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Posted: 03-21-07 00:05am
I think it depends more on your insurance
and what it covers. My only covers 2 a
dating one at 8 weeks or so and a gender
determination at 22 weeks.. I think your
situation is a lot more normal then hers
is. I wouldnt worry about it. As long as
your doctor is measuring you and listening
to the baby's heart I wouldnt worry.
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Kia
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Posted: 03-21-07 03:23am
I think most people have between 2 and 3.
once a month is definately not normal and
would indicate that hers is a high risk
pregnancy, which is why they are keeping
an eye on baby's growth etc.
if/when I get pregnant again I have to
have appts every 2 weeks from the
beginning and u/s each month, then from
about 20 weeks they'd want me to be seen
every week. But this is because of my past
history, it is not "normal".
so she's either lying (although you say
she has pics) or has a high risk
pregnancy.
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AyaMiyaki
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Posted: 03-21-07 08:53am
I only had two. My pregnancy was without
complications.
If your doctor thinks everything looks
fine, there's no need for more
ultrasounds. Sounds like your little one
is doing great.
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Sunflower_pie81
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Posted: 03-21-07 09:02am
I love the way people call it gender
determination when that isn’t what it
really is. During a level II some techs
don’t even look at the genitals.
But normally insurance will only pay for
1-2 u/s. If you are having complications
of pregnancy then they may be released to
do more than that. Some insurance will
make you pay the out of network cost for
more than 1-2 u/s. I had to have them 1-2
times a month because of complications.
With each of my u/s I was given between 1
– 7 pictures…so I have like 24
pictures of my little one.
She maybe full of it….or maybe her tech
is giving her a load of pictures and she
is just telling you they are from
different u/s. who knows?
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Idony
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Posted: 03-21-07 10:40am
i had 5 so far and im 31 weeks, but i
would have only had 3 so far if she
cooperated
my first one was at a pregnancy center
(keim center, its a crisis pregnancy thing
that does free preg tests and give you
referals and stuff) so i guess that doesnt
really count so i would haev only had 2
then
i had 3 recently (about 21-28 weeks i
think) because they thought she had a
higher risk of downs and they couldnt
check everything they needed because she
wasnt laying the right way ever
its fine as long as they check the heart
beat and all that, oh and dont worry too
much if htey dont measure you either, i
never got measured until last month when i
was 28 weeks
~alicia~
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oh_mommy
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Posted: 03-21-07 11:29am
i had u/s everymonth only because reese
had a bright spot in his cheast, so they
had to keep an eye on it to makesure it
didnt grow, when he was born a couple days
later they did an u/s on him and he didnt
have it... so yea she shouldnt b getting
so many unless something is wronge or
maybe wrong.
now im woundering if that bright spots in
me now that im thinking about it
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Sunflower_pie81
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Posted: 03-21-07 12:11pm
oh_mommy
wrote:
now im woundering if that bright spots in
me now that im thinking about
it
LOL he left it behind. hehe.
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LuvBeingAMommy23
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Posted: 03-21-07 12:44pm
Hey! When I was pregnant with my son I had
2 u/s one at 12 weeks and the other at
20weeks and that was it.. I think it all
depends on insurance and if the see
something with the baby that they want to
keep there eye on.. My friend had them all
the time. They saw something wrong with
the umbilicalcord so they had to make sure
everything was ok.. But it sounds normal
to get 2-3 u/s through out the whole
pregnancy.. So I think your alright Good Luck with
everything
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Bridget
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Posted: 03-21-07 13:01pm
i was only supposed to get one at 18 weeks
but developed mild complications towards
the end and had 3 all together, 1 at 18
weeks, 1 at 37 weeks, and 1 the day before
i gave birth.
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Dannzibelle
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Posted: 03-21-07 13:41pm
In the UK two u/s is the norm the first at
12 weeks and the second at 20 but some
people do have one before 12 weeks if they
don't know how many weeks they are. Some
babies are slow growers (just like my
.Mika) so they have extra u/s to make sure
everything is ok.
Good Luck with
everything 
