Scans

Hi Everyone,

Basic q from a first time mum here.

How many scans are you supposed to have and at what point if everything appears to be normal?

Some people told me 4 and another said 2.

I know I get a 12 weeks and a 20 week. Are there any others?

Cheers

Dana

I got the 2 mentioned above as well as a dating scan at 9 weeks and then we also paid for a 3D scan at 30 weeks (that wasn't for any medical reason, just to be nosey)

Edited by Brenna

i am supposed to be having another at about 32-34 weeks as my placenta showed as being low down at my 20 week scan - they need to check it has moved up!

I had my first at about 19wks and another at about 32-34wks to check my placenta had moved up as it was low at the 19wk scan

My first pregnancy i only had 1 @ 20 wks
Second pregnancy was 20wks & again @ 28wks but only because i had leaking issues

I am the scan queen lol!

With Maya I had 4 - at 8 weeks to check my kidneys, nuchal scan at 12 weeks, anatomy at 20 weeks and growth/presentation scan at 36 weeks.

With the gremlins I had more than 17 scans all up - at 5, 6 and 9 to assess viability, then the NT at 12 weeks, then growth scans every fortnight until they were born at 36 weeks with a couple of extras in there when I had a few complications.

This time I had a dating scan (and to rule out twins again!) at 6 weeks, scan for bleeding at 8 weeks, nuchal scan at 12 weeks, scan for yet more bleeding at 14 weeks, anatomy at 20, scan coz I had strange abdo pain at 30 weeks, scan to check baby's kidneys at 32 weeks and a growth/presentation scan at 36 weeks.

Needless to say I have become pretty good at reading ultrasound pics!

It's usually 1-2 (depending on where you live)

I had quite a few (def not as bad as Emma though!):
7 weeks (dating) - through specialist
10 weeks (just checking) - through specialist
11 weeks - NT - baby wrong position
12 weeks - NT - baby wrong position
13 weeks - NT - baby wrong position, gave up
20 weeks - anatomy
27 weeks - growth
28 weeks - detailed heart scan
34 weeks - growth (IUGR)
36 weeks - growth (IUGR)
38 weeks - growth (no longer IUGR)
38 weeks - detailed heart (again!) x3
39 weeks - detailed heart, cleared
40 weeks - growth (normal)

Wow, that's 14! Cool! (well it wasn't at the time! It was very scary) If you do have to have growth or heart scans, the good thing is is that you pay once and then all the repeats should be free. It can get very expensive.

I had my first at 18 weeks ( six years ago that seemed to be the norm, rather than 20 weeks)
Had another at 36 weeks, only reason i did tho was i was admitted to hospital with Gastro and whinged so much about having another scan (wanted to see the sex) that they did it for their own sanity me thinks!

Hi there, I was always asked when ever I called to enqire about LMC care whether i had my pregnancy confirmed with a scan, so I think it depends on who you see but I know about the 12-14 week Nuchal and then 20 week one.

Had my dating scan today, all good for 17 February Yay!!!