No scans until morph scan

[Lisa]

I had a dating scan done with Noah then nothing until the morphology scan at 18 weeks. That is when we found out he was unwell.
Because I have issues surrounding waiting until the morphology scan, plus the risk of problems, I had 5 scans when I was pregnant with Harrison, although 1 was because of unexplained bleeding and pain around 9 weeks.
I will continue to have dating, NT and morphology scans in any future pregnancies, plus any other's that may pop up.

[Tobily]

I've had a couple of missed miscarriages so I always get an early scan around 6-8 weeks. It's basically a "yes there is a baby and a heartbeat" scan.

But I have chosen not to have the NT scan with any of my pregnancies so if it weren't for the history of miscarriages I wouldn't be having anything until the morphology scan either.

It's just a matter of what you're comfortable with. A good proportion of abnormalities will not be picked up in early scans anyway because they aren't checking for them or it's too early in the baby's development to see them. So I don't think it's especially risky not to have early scans.

[~clover~]

A friend of mine had the morphology one as her first to find out she was carrying twins!
Really unexpected coz at her appointment they thought they had stuffed up some how & thought she only had 4 weeks to go. Turns out it was 4 months, there were just 2 in there taking up all the room!

[Maruschke]

I love scans! They put me at ease. I had one at 5 weeks to rule out an ectopic, and I am having one at 6w3d to check for a heartbeat etc. Then one at 12 and 19 weeks, and more at the end to see where bubs is sitting for delivery. I just love them

[bronners]

I am just having the 12 week and 19 week. As the others aren't really necessary unless there are concerns I can't see the point. I wonder what it would be like for the baby being pushed and prodded with that thing just for our benefit (ie just to have a look). As some prominent doctors such as Sarah J Buckley have noted, the safety of ultrasounds still have not been verified Ultrasound Scans- cause for concern.
I guess like any test you may need to have, it's good to be informed about the pro's and con's.

[visitor1]

DD1 i only had the 18 week scan

DD2 i had dating scan at 6 weeks, 18 week scan and another at 23 weeks (due to imcomplete anatomy at 18 week scan)

This bub i had 2 x 19 week scans, 21 weeks and i have another at 33 weeks

[BeautifulMadness]

Well DS i had a scan @ 7weeks,
12weeks and 20weeks

i am having an NT scan as i did with DS

i guess ur friend said ur brave cause of nor knowing if ur gunna have a bubbs with D/S.