first ultrasound scan advice

[Laurenralph]

I am 9 weeks pregnant and was wondering when is the best time to have your first ultra sound scan?

Thanks.

[briggsy's girl]

I am 9 weeks pregnant and was wondering when is the best time to have your first ultra sound scan?

Thanks.

that's a call that will be made by your doctor - if there is no indication medically that you need a scan, you may not be referred for a scan until your 19 week morphology scan - all others are optional and are only done if there is a need. given you are confident with your dates, there is no need for a dating scan so unless there is reason to believe you may have a high risk of down syndrome (so advanced maternal age etc) there is probably no call for your to have a scan around the 12 week mark.

go and speak to your GP about care options, and discuss with them - they will be the ones to refer you for any tests you may need

good luck

BG

[GCDollar]

My GP advised me to do my first scan during my 8week. I heard some people do their first at 12w. I agree that your GP/OB should be able to advise you on that.

[[M]umma[M]ia]

yeh what BG said

[misty]

Definitely make sure you bring it up with your doc if you want one, because many doc's won't even mentions about scans until your 19wk morph scan.

[tattoo_mama]

i had a NT scan at 12 weeks to check for down syndrome, my brother has down syndrome and although his type of down syndrome is not hereditary (there are actually 3 types of ds, one being hereditary) i suppose i was more curious than worried. this is an optional scan though and isnt covered by medicare.
definately get the 18-20 week anatomy scan, this is where they check all bubs measurements, including internal organs etc to check everything is running smoothly, i got most of this back from medicare from what i rememeber. i havent had a scan since then as they said its not necessary unless they diagnose a problem later along the line. GL HTH