First Ultrasound should be when??

[klubear]

Wow.... announcements, amazement, excitement, fear... changes!!! It's been a massive week!!! Feels like a month ago I got the positive result not a week!!

So of course, all the fear of if it's ok is REALLY getting me now, and I really can't wait for the scan to assure me!

I just got the letter from the Women's confirming the appointment for my first ultrasound - 14th March!!!!!

My last period was on the 26th December, (5 weeks ago) I conceived on 9-10th January (3 weeks ago) .... I thought the first scan was 6 weeks???

Am I wrong ...or have they mucked it up?

[Phteven]

The first scan is usually a dating scan but since they're sure of your dates they won't do one.

[PumpkinZulu]

Yeah the first official opportunity to have a scan is around 12 weeks. Some people will not have that, and their first will be around 20 weeks! As they (and you) are sure of your dates, there isn't that need. Many people get an early scan anyway, for reassurance

[trishalishous]

12 weeks is usually the first one, but I have irregular cycles and had a 7 week scan for dating

[sloane]

those first weeks are really tough. i've found waiting for that first scan at 12 weeks very tough (i've always been sure of my dates & so no dating scan for me). i hope the time passes quickly for you (i would POAS daily for a couple of weeks till i felt really reassured that i was still PG )

[Jellyfish]

The NT Scan is usually the first a person has but it is actually optional, it is at 12 weeks. The only routine scan is the morphology one at 20 weeks. My first and only scan with both my pregnancies was at 20 weeks.

[Maruschke]

The NT Scan is usually the first a person has but it is actually optional, it is at 12 weeks. The only routine scan is the morphology one at 20 weeks. My first and only scan with both my pregnancies was at 20 weeks.

Goodness me you are patient! I have had three already... one in emergency for a suspect ectopic, one from my IVF clinic, and a dating scan. I just love seeing "sheldon". So cute .

But most common would be to have the optional 12 week NT scan and the 20 week morphology scan and nothing else.

[Rosey]

Woohoo! Yah for seeing your little miracle



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[CKJ]

Yay for seeing the heartbeat! I'm 16 weeks and already had 4 scans (dating scan at 6 weeks, emergency one due to bleeding at 9 weeks, nuchal at 12 weeks and another at 14 weeks due to cramping and other issues)

Next one due in 3 weeks

[klubear]

Oh dear cmkm?.. that's alot of scans!!! Lovely to see the your baby so many times, but with such stressful circumstances I'm sure it wasn't such a wonderful experience!

[MLR1901]

Right now I dislike dating scans!
Why on earth do some Dr's send us for them when they know it could be too early - insert tonnes of stress here - I get I have history and they want to make sure. But oh the anxiety of waiting especially when you get a less that friendly sonographer!