Anonymous wrote:Ultrasounds aren’t healthy for the baby anyway so I wouldn’t be jealous of that unless they are absolutely needed. More isn’t always better.

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Anonymous wrote:For people who got to have an ultrasound with every appointment, how did you get that? I have always been baffled by the fact that the vast majority of the prenatal appointments are just chats, a urine test and Doppler (with an occasional blood test). It seems useless for actually checking on baby’s health, since the heartbeat is the last thing to go if baby is in distress. As for mom’s health, you can do a protein dipstick at home and there are at home pressure cuffs to check for preeclampsia.

So I don’t really see the point of in office visits other than actual imaging(ultrasounds), non stress tests or blood draws, which are not done at every appointment.


In line with that, hubby comes to the apts with ultrasound and hasn’t come to the others.

I’ve had a different OB for three pregnancies due to retirements and moving and two of the three did ultrasounds each time. The one who didn’t was by far the worst doctor and way less engaged and “by the book” than my other two. It takes 10 seconds longer to set up than the heartbeat machine and provides so much potentially crucial information. Id never go back to a doctor who doesn’t do regular scans him/herself because it says a lot about the doctor and how they practice medicine.

Really depends on your age and past history. Lots of scans isn’t the norm. It doesn’t indicate how good a doctor is… more isn’t better. It’s not McDonald’s.

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Anonymous wrote:Ultrasounds aren’t healthy for the baby anyway so I wouldn’t be jealous of that unless they are absolutely needed. More isn’t always better.

Ultrasound uses sound not any sort of rays for imaging. They don't affect the baby.

https://www.marchofdimes.org/find-support/topics/pregnancy/ultrasound-during-pregnancy#:~:text=Does%20ultrasound%20have%20any%20risks,not%20found%20any%20dangerous%20risks.

Yeah … keep telling yourself that

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Anonymous wrote:For people who got to have an ultrasound with every appointment, how did you get that? I have always been baffled by the fact that the vast majority of the prenatal appointments are just chats, a urine test and Doppler (with an occasional blood test). It seems useless for actually checking on baby’s health, since the heartbeat is the last thing to go if baby is in distress. As for mom’s health, you can do a protein dipstick at home and there are at home pressure cuffs to check for preeclampsia.

So I don’t really see the point of in office visits other than actual imaging(ultrasounds), non stress tests or blood draws, which are not done at every appointment.


In line with that, hubby comes to the apts with ultrasound and hasn’t come to the others.

I’ve had a different OB for three pregnancies due to retirements and moving and two of the three did ultrasounds each time. The one who didn’t was by far the worst doctor and way less engaged and “by the book” than my other two. It takes 10 seconds longer to set up than the heartbeat machine and provides so much potentially crucial information. Id never go back to a doctor who doesn’t do regular scans him/herself because it says a lot about the doctor and how they practice medicine.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ultrasounds aren’t healthy for the baby anyway so I wouldn’t be jealous of that unless they are absolutely needed. More isn’t always better.

Ultrasound uses sound not any sort of rays for imaging. They don't affect the baby.

https://www.marchofdimes.org/find-support/topics/pregnancy/ultrasound-during-pregnancy#:~:text=Does%20ultrasound%20have%20any%20risks,not%20found%20any%20dangerous%20risks.

Anonymous wrote:For people who got to have an ultrasound with every appointment, how did you get that? I have always been baffled by the fact that the vast majority of the prenatal appointments are just chats, a urine test and Doppler (with an occasional blood test). It seems useless for actually checking on baby’s health, since the heartbeat is the last thing to go if baby is in distress. As for mom’s health, you can do a protein dipstick at home and there are at home pressure cuffs to check for preeclampsia.

So I don’t really see the point of in office visits other than actual imaging(ultrasounds), non stress tests or blood draws, which are not done at every appointment.


In line with that, hubby comes to the apts with ultrasound and hasn’t come to the others.

Anonymous wrote:With my first DH came to all my appointments because it was fun! And then we’d get lunch afterwards (or before) and discussed baby things.

With my second he came maybe a third of the time, just the big appointments with tests.

With my next he didn’t come and at a routine second trimester appointment there was no heartbeat. Man I wish he had been there. He rushed from work while I waited and they scheduled an emergency d&c and being alone for those 45 minutes were the hardest of my life.

Anonymous wrote:Ultrasounds aren’t healthy for the baby anyway so I wouldn’t be jealous of that unless they are absolutely needed. More isn’t always better.

Anonymous wrote:Most of the time they are so quick and not much happens. Is it so they can hear the babies heartbeat? In case something bad happens I.e. babies heartbeat isn’t heard? Some appointments seem more important I.e. pregnancy confirmation, ultrasounds and some appointments toward the end as by then it gets hard for some women to drive. My husband would have a hard time taking off for every appointment. He keeps asking if he should come but for me it doesn’t seem needed. Sometimes my appointments are 5-10 mins.