Ultrasound scans (Ultrasound Scanning)

Member Name: dustmad

Product:	Ultrasound Scanning
Date:	25/01/09 (22 review reads)
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Advantages: Knowing that everything is going as it should be

Disadvantages: none that I have found

I have one child already and I am currently pregnant again. So I know a little bit about the Ultrasound scanning process. At about 12 weeks of pregnancy ( sometimes earlier if there are complications or a history of twins ). When you go for your first scan you should have the sonographer ( the person doing the scan ) explain to you what they are going to do. My sonographer was lovely and really put me at ease. You have a warm jelly put onto your tummy and the ultra sound machine has a probe on it that is rubbed across your tummy to see the pictures of your baby on the monitor. It is painless, but can take a while if your baby is not behaving. They look at all he main organs to see if everything is developing as it should, and assess your risk of having a Downs baby. You also have a blood test at your first scan and this is also used to calculate your Downs risk. The next routine scan is at 20 weeks where they can tell you the sex of your baby. If all is going well this is the final scan you will have, if not you will be called for further scans. I am pregnant with twins, so from my 20 week scan onwards I have to have them monthly until the end, Yippie!!

Summary: my experience of ultrasound scanning