Too many scans?

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I was told last night that if you have too many scans it can damage the baby... I’ve since been told this is a load of rubbish!! What are people’s thoughts?

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Doctors wouldn't put your baby at risk

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Hours and hours of scanning can cause some harm. But no one should experience the amount of scanning that will cause harm. Ultrasounds are generally quick

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Ultrasound aren’t shown to have an effect on the baby at all.

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Rubbish! Same with Doppler. It won’t hurt baby. The waves aren’t strong enough, otherwise drs wouldn’t do it

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I've had frequent scans due to being high risk, weekly for a little while and now every other week. None of my doctors have ever said anything about a concern from it, including the high risk maternal fetal specialist that I see monthly. He knows that I've been getting a scan at every appointment and was the one that recommended it.

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Ultrasound is safe for baby

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There is some research that shows that ultrasounds MIGHT be harmful for your baby, and not much research that points to them actually improving birth outcomes. Now if you are high risk, I imagine doctors see the benefits outweighing any risks, but for low-risk pregnancies, it might not be so necessary to have a ton.

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I get a scan every week until 20 weeks. (Every three weeks since 4 weeks) I was fine with my daughter doing it. 🤷🏼‍♀️

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My midwife told me that as well and I read some article on line that agreed. I am trusting them. I have already had 3 so I’m only hoping to get one more at 2 weeks. Ultrasounds have only been used for a little over 50 years and they don’t really know how it might affect the baby. I guess your risk only goes up if you’ve had over 8 during your pregnancy

Too many scans?

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