Orngejuice Ultrasound

it also might make baby so active that he or she is moving so much you can't see the sex or get accurate measurements.

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Orange juice or other juice (grape has more sugar) can make the baby more active, but that doesn't mean the baby will entirely change position. The juice is suggested before a nonstress test, to make sure the baby is awake and moving for the kick count portion.

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Anything cold will get the baby going. Drink a cold and sugary and he/she will be doing backflips.

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I think anything sugary would do the trick. My LO would go crazy anytime I drank or ate anything sugary.

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Yes, but it's not guaranteed (our little one didn't show us her goods on the first try). The oj gives the baby a boost of energy.

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Another one that I've heard that helps is drinking a cold coke/pepsi. Just take a few sips priot to going in - the cold and caffeine usually helps.
Hope you get an ultrasound tech who is patient enough to try a few times but be prepared if you cannot find out the sex the first time. Good Luck!

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Ive never heard of that before, it might be an old wise tale.
It might work, i've heard of other tales before and tried them and they worked!

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Whether or not it's true doesn't matter. What you need to do, B., is ask the nurse on the telephone if they want you to drink orange juice or not. If you get the baby moving a lot while doing the ultrasound, they may have trouble with the scan. Ultrasounds are used to measure parts of the baby's body, like the size of the head, some of the internal organs, etc. If the baby is moving too much, they can't get good information. Or they might measure wrong and think that something is wrong with the baby.

The baby's health is more important than whether it's a boy or a girl. You most likely will have several ultrasounds during the course of your pregnancy. At least one of these ultrasounds will show which sex you are going to have. So be patient and help your ultrasound technician by doing what they want so they can determine the health of your child.

Good luck,
D.

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Couldnt hurt to have a glass :-) I know it would/does make them more active -Whether or not he/she moves to show off their "goods" is an other thing! Congratulations, I wish you a Happy Healthy Pregnancy, Happy Healthy Delivery and a Happy Healthy Baby !!!!! GL

Any kind of sugar will get that baby kicking around more. Whether or not it will be easier to determine the sex is pretty random. The baby could roll around and around and still not expose the goods. =)

If I were you I would have a little juice or something before you go in so the baby at least moves. You certainly do not want the baby to be sleeping and not get him/her to move around at all.

Good luck.

Congrats on your first. I'm due with #3 in feb 2011. In my experience eating a couple peices of sugary candy works well about 15-20 min before because the sugar gets my babies movin :) if there's a different type of food you notice gets your baby movin eat that! sometimes mexican food really works for me too ha ha. good luck!

i didn't get to find out what two my boys were ahead of time because it wasn't clear on the many ultrasounds. i was very determined with my 3rd baby so i drank soda and ate chocolate before the ultrasound. the baby was very wiggly and the ultrasound tech did have a little difficulty because of it, but we found out her sex and we were very happy about that. i agree with Dawn B. maybe skip the sugar this time and try it with the second ultrasound?

Never heard of it. I know that you need to drink about a gallon of liquid in the hour or so before (a full bladder helps them see certain things better), so making some of that OJ won't hurt (but not a ton, just 1 or maybe 2 glasses).

We always saw the sex no problem - the kids weren't shy at all! But that just depends on baby and timing.

I was told to drinking water Coke Pepsi OJ or whatever you wanted lots before the US & not to pee before you go you know you drank enough when you have to pee & can't hold it they will then do the US measure what they can then if needed let you pee to return back to the measurements...GOD LUCK having the 1st US is such a delight...