How am I gunna hold it???

[Liviam]

With my scans, both times, I only had to drink one glass of water an hour before. 8 glasses of water - WTF!!! I would totally wet myself.

[Pandora]

uh huh. I almost did.
This was for my 20 week US with DS, I was doubled over in pain in the waiting room, tears streaming down my face, so they tell me to "try to let a bit out' WTF? There is no inbetween for me, its full or empty lol.

So needless to say this time I was a lot more restrained, and different u/s place too so different advice. Much better experience!

[missya]

I had a good giggle reading these posts, I've got my first scan (this pregnancy) next week and I've been worrying about it. It hadn't even occured to me to wear a pad so thanks for that bit of advice.
On one of my last pregnancy's they told me to let some out because I was too full and Lestypuss you decribed that moment sooo well. Super human effort required for that one!!!.
Thanks for the laugh cheers Missy

[sloane]

so now i am not looking forward to the 20 week scan quite as much as i was

how in the world can you only let some out?!

i wasn't sure whether they were going to do an external or internal scan for my 12 week and so i decided to take advice i read on here - better to go full & be able to empty rather than try to fill! it wasn't as uncomfy as i expected but that may have just been my extreme nervousness & excitement about actually getting to see bub for the first time! hopefully i'll be just as distracted for the next one!!

[Pandora]

lol, no with the 20 week scan, just dont drink so much water. I drank waaaay too much that time - never made that mistake again.

[Liviam]

My u/s lady is sounding awesome right now. I don't have to even drink the glass of water with my 20 week scan.

[Megan]

I didn't have to drink water with either of my scans, thank goodness. Especially the 20 week scan which took 1.5hours. I wonder why some people places ask you to drink and others dont? It didn't seem to make any difference to the scan.

[Evie76]

WHAT?? No water drinking? What's the go there??

Sloane - maybe practice?? That sounds unpleasant though. Just don't drink a litre like me. There I go - following instructions to the 't'.

Crying in the waiting room about sums up the feeling.