Checkups & Ultrasounds
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Pregnancy Symptoms Seem Gone...
Asked by V.C. from Chico
on May 21, 2009
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I am almost 9 weeks pregnant. I had my first ultrasound on Tuesday and saw my little baby and heard the heartbeat. The doctor said the heartbeat was strong. I am so...
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- I wouldn't worry too much. The symptoms can come and go. I never had really major ones with our first child and all went fine. You can read all sorts of things online ...
- HI V., Some people experience more symptoms than others and hopefully you'll have a nice easy pregnancy. It is scary when the symptoms go away but that happened to ...
- anytime you have ANY inkling of worries...PLEASE call your OBGYN....they will probably have you come in for a pregnancy test or if you can't wait you can go to a clini...
Ultrasound for Downs Syndrome Testing
Asked by T.M. from Cleveland
on April 20, 2009
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Hello everyone. I am 25 yrs. old and 11 weeks pregnant. I just had an ultrasound measuring the thickness of the nuchal of my baby-to-be's neck. The thickness measured ...
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- Hello T.! I went through this with my daughter. They called me and said that the ultrasound didn't look right and they got me so upset, well it ended up being that ...
- TRUST is the best thing right now. Just know that God's plan for you and your family is better than anything you can dream. I have a 4 1/2 year old with Down syndrom...
- Hi T., I had a very high risk pregnancy, but have a beautiful and extremely healthy and normal daughter who is almost 3. I was offered tests to find out if my daught...
HELP!! An Early Ultrasound?
Asked by J.R. from Minneapolis
on January 8, 2009
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I had my first OB yesterday... and I feel like I'm on a rollercoaster! She said everything looked and felt fine, but then was really questioning my last period date, s...
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- From my experience for all four of my children we had an ultrasound in the begining to make sure that I was correct on my last period date which would then make an acc...
- It could be to more acturately determine the your due date by the size of the baby- I would not be worried.
- With my first child I had an early ultrasound b/c my dr. thought my uterus "felt big" for 10 weeks and wanted to get an accurate due date...she was measuring big so th...
Cramping in Early Pregnancy-- Is This Normal?
Asked by E.A. from Detroit
on July 30, 2007
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Okay, so I pulled a muscle in my lower back on Saturday and am experiencing pain because of that, but I also feel like I am having mild cramping. I am 5-6 weeks pregn...
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- I had a very complicated twin pregnancy from day one. Whenever I would get crampy I would just lay down and drink TONS of water. At 21 weeks I was close to having the ...
- Hi E.~ Congratulations on #2! Sounds like a good reminder to relax and put your feet up! :) ~L.
- Hey E., I had cramping throughout the first trimester of both of my pregnancies. As long as the cramping doesn't become sever and you don't see any unusual discharge I...
Gallstones Discovered During Pregnancy
Asked by I.L. from Detroit
on October 14, 2009
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Hi Ladies,
I am 25wks into my third pregnancy and was just diagnosed with Gallstones. After suffering with upper abdominal pain for several weeks I finally went to t...
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- My doctor recommended having my gall bladder removed which of course could not be done until after I gave birth. There was really nothing I could do for the pain in t...
- Hi I. ~ I'm an OB nurse, and we've had alot of patients with gallbladder issues, and I've had mine removed.... Gallstones can be caused by many things. Generally,...
- My sister and I both had them immediately following our second pregancies. Diet is the only thing I can tell you everyone is different as far as what flares it up. Min...
Fetal Heart Cyst on Ultrasound
Asked by A. from Cleveland
on February 8, 2007
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Hello everyone- I am asking this question for a dear friend of mine. She recently went to get an ultrasound and the doctor told her that there was a cyst on the babys ...
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- Tell her to get a second opinion, it'll make her feel better, and spending the money out of pocket is better than not, besides, most insurance companies pay for more t...
- My friend found two little cysts on the heart at 20 weeks. The sonographer (not her doctor) pointed them out and basically induced a panic. My friend was distraught....
- At my 20 week ultrasound the doctor identified a echogenic focus (cyst) on the heart and another spot on the brain. The doctor was not concerned at all, but of course...
Question on Ultrasound Results
Asked by B.D. from Sacramento
on May 11, 2009
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Hello all! We just found out we are having a girl and are sooo excited!!! My boyfriend and I already have 4 boys between the 2 of us and I wanted this little girl so b...
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- My cousin also had an ultra sound saying she was having a girl and ended up with a boy. When I had my ultra sound with my daughter I swore it was a boy, even though t...
- I have a boy and a girl and both ultrasounds were correct. I had 2 mid to late ultrasounds with my daughter and both the ultrasound tech and my OB pointed out the 3 w...
- It really depends on your ultrasound. I had a friend who was told 98% it's a girl -- well, it was a boy. When I had my ultrasounds 15 and 11 years ago, they were L...
Need Advice on 3D Ultrasound
Asked by K.M. from Fresno
on September 1, 2008
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I made an appointment to have the 3D ultrasound done. I want to know what other moms who have done this think about it. Is it totally safe? Was it worth how much it co...
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- I did some poking around on the Internet and this is the only negative article I can find: http://www3.whdh.com/features/articles/healthcast/BO15849/ So, if you don't...
- Hi K., I had a 3D ultrasound done when I was pregnant with my second child. It was scheduled at 24 weeks, when I was scheduled to have my "regular" ultrasound. They d...
- First of all, if it is not safe, they wouldn't be offering it to you or any other moms out there. It can only be used between 28 to 36 weeks and only be used maybe 1-...
Ultrasound Possible at 7 Weeks?
Asked by A.R. from Chicago
on July 23, 2009
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I am 7 weeks pregnant and can't get a doctor's appointment for another 2 weeks. We are very anxious to make sure things are OK and view the gestational sac and see th...
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- Hi A. - the only kind of ultrasound where the fetus can be visualized at this stage is a vaginal ultrasound. They will be ablet to detect the heartbeat and get a gener...
- Congratulations! Wondering: does your ob do a routine, early internal ultrasound? There's really no harm in waiting another 2 weeks if they do. If, however, they do...
- Two weeks may sound like a really long time, but I would just wait. They can hardly tell anything at 7 weeks anyway, which could just make you more nervous. Hang in ...
Ultrasound Soft Markers
Asked by J.J. from Pittsburgh
on August 1, 2010
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Hi everyone!
I just had my 20 week ultrasound, and I'm having a boy! I'm really excited, but the doctor said something that concerned me. He said the babys head was...
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- Without the quad screen as a back-up, I might be worried, too. At your age, you should be pretty safe, though. I had a soft marker for downs with my 2nd, it was some...
- Hi J.. He said they "sometimes" see that in down's syndrome babies....Doctors are soo clinical that they just tell things as they pop in their heads...I'm sure he d...
- I had an ultrasound that came up similar. They saw some cyst in my daughters brain that said Downs but there were wrong. I didn't do any further testing either. I t...
