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Hi guys,
I'm 7 1/2 weeks pregnant and I'm not having my first u/s til week 12, but i'm really worried to know that everything is going ok. I see that heaps of other women out there have earlier ultrasounds, and im wondering whether I should go for an earlier one or stick it out till 12 weeks....
any advice??
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That wait is a killer, I know. I think your doc will only send you if you suspect something is wrong, eg bleeding or if you arent 100% on your dates. You could give it a go. However time will fly, I'm sure you will be fine.
Bummer!
Try not to think about it, easier said than done I know! From what I understand you would have to pay for an earlier US. I am too cheap to pay so I just put up with the waiting (mind you I don't have us until 18 - 20 weeks!)
I'm sure everthing is going fine, try not to stress yourself out about it!
Hi Catherinemoses..........How come you don't need to pay for one after 12 weeks?. I thought you had to pay regardless? (I am having my 12 week one in a week).....
As far as I know the morphology scan at 18-20 weeks is a 'compulsory' (not really, but they like everyone to have it I think) scan and is therefore goes thru Medicare. The other scans, dating scans and the NC one at 12 weeks are optional and while you get some money back from Medicare there is an out of pocket charge.
I have never had to pay for an US but have only ever had the 20 week one :)
HTH
it depends on where you have your scans as to if you pay for it
Your right doudou. I had a scan at 12 weeks through the hospital and I dont have to pay for it. Other places will charge around $100 for a scan.
Aprel- Im sure you will be fine, pregnancy is all about waiting, waiting, waiting! Once you have your scan at 12 weeks, you will then be getting impatient til your next appointment. Good Luck!
$100! I wish! My 7 week dating scan was $150 and my 12 week NTS will be $190.
Aprel - I didn't have scans until 12 weeks for my 1st 2 pregnancies. Both were identified by those scans as missed miscarriages, so for my next pregnancy my GP offered me an early scan at 7 weeks. No miscarriage that time :) They didn't offer me an early scan this time, but I asked for one anyway and my GP let me do it for 'peace of mind' (call me paranoid now). But like Gypsy said, usually unless you have a bleed or you aren't certain of your dates, they don't offer you one before 12 weeks. You'll be fine. 12 weeks will be here before you know it.
WHAT! i just payed $145 dollars for my morphology scan and they said i would get no rebate even witha healthcare card!
I have never paid for an ultrasound. I have always gone public though, through the antenatal clinic at the hospital, so any tests/ultrasounds they want done, I get for free. Mind you, if i had got the NT scan at 12 weeks I would have had to pay for that, because it is considered optional.
I had to pay for all of my ultrasounds with DS I think... The only ones I didnt pay for were growth scans I had done at the end of my pregnancy at the hospital at 35 and 39 weeks.
I get a sneak preview at every doc appointment, but thats one advantage of going private (mind you I pay prettily for every appointment!)
first pregnancy i didnt get my first scan until 20weeks (bulk billed)
second pregnancy again didnt get one until 20weeks (paid but got some back from medicare) - did ask for earlier scan as GP couldnt find heartbeat for a few visits but was denied referral
this pregnancy - dating scan at 13weeks (bulk billed) and 20week scan (bulked billed)