ultrasound at 19 weeks and worried

[sakoon]

thanks for the reassurance, starting to feel less anxious

[blessedatlast]

Hey there just go to a GP if you are worried and they should be able to hear babies heart beat from 16wks.. I haven't had a scan since 12 weeks and don't have one til next wed but I have heard babies heart beats (I have twins) twice just at the doctors.. Mind you I am at docs all the time as I am a high risk pregnancy, but if you go and ask to hear heart beat I doubt they would say no.. Good luck.

[puppies]

yep I was the same, but before I knew it I was in the waiting room, and everything was fine. Our little champ was in there as happy as a pig in mud.
Good luck mate

[sakoon]

hi girls, just thought id update you. Went to the ultrasound and bub is still there. The lady doing the ultrasound was terrible. She took 1.5 hr. She could not see the head properly because baby was in awkward position. So then she did vaginal ultrasound. Then consultant came in and said she missed one part. So had to get on the bed again. She still could not find it so consultant tried and found it instantly. I asked about the gender and she said legs were too close together and i should of asked her at the beginning. She was so cold and didn;t give much feedback when doing the ultrasound. I kinda feel ripped off as i was so looking forward to this ultrasound.

[Sterla]

That's terrible about the ultrasound woman not being very friendly or competent (by the sounds of it). Are you having any later scans? I hope you get a great scan experience, because it really can be a magical thing seeing bubs on the screen.

[Snoopea]

How horrible, I'd make a complaint about it to the head of department!
I've never heard of having to have an internal at 20weeks!
Snoopea

[Snacks]

Good heavens, that's terrible! Was it through the hospital, or a private company?
When I had my 19wk scan last time the u/sonographer was a right cow too, she practically ignored DH - had her back to him and told him to just watch the screen. Then she just talked to me, basically. And told us the same about the sex - "You should have told me earlier." Well we've never done this before, how are we supposed to know?!?
Really sorry that you had a crappy experience. Don't blame you for feeling ripped off. BTW, if it is a private clinic, I'd be requesting another one as the technician sounds like she was below par - I've never heard of them having to do an internal at 20 weeks either!