routine ultrasound - is it safe??

[studentmum]

As with all things not fully understood or explainable u/s should be used with caution. Do I think they are over used...yeah, I didn't need a "dating scan" I knew when all of my babies were due, but I was asked to get them, for my Dr, for my records etc. Most wm then have the 19/20 wk to check the sex or just to check on bub. A few it seems is the norm but some wm do have on eevery Ob visit and many are told they have to have to have size chacks for the last 4 wks etc. I feel that unless there is concern or medical reasons then u/s should be used sparingly, yes a lot of ppl can say the u/s picked up something that needed immediate neonatal treatment but if it was found in 5 yrs that u/s caused some weird anomaly and no Ob wanted to perform one we'd all be left scratching our heads...One of those damned if you do, damned if you don't things perhaps???

[Junglemum]

Most wm then have the 19/20 wk to check the sex or just to check on bub.

Really? Pretty sure all the mum's i know have had it to check the health of their baby and to look for any signs of a problem.

[*Beema*]

Most wm then have the 19/20 wk to check the sex or just to check on bub.

Really? Pretty sure all the mum's i know have had it to check the health of their baby and to look for any signs of a problem.

ITA I certainly wasn't focused on the sex, I was more concerned that everything was in the right spot, that the placenta was doing what it needed to and my cervix length was doing ok...

[Phteven]

Really? Pretty sure all the mum's i know have had it to check the health of their baby and to look for any signs of a problem.

Yeah, if you have a comlete placenta praevia it's nice to know beforehand rather than when you are bleeding out in labour.

[Little Chicken]

Most wm then have the 19/20 wk to check the sex or just to check on bub.

Considering I didn't want to find out the sex of this bub that was not the reason why I had the 20 week ultrasound. I had it to make sure bub was healthy and everything was where it is meant to be especially considering I am giving birth at a fairly remote hospital and would have liked to know early if I was going to have to transfer to a capital city, and yes my placenta was slightly low lying so needed to be checked later. The number of things i have seen picked up on this ultrasound that have saved both mum's and bub's lives is amazing.