First ultrasound Friday - 32oz of water before??

Question

Just got back from my first doctors appointment and they scheduled an u/s for Friday. Then they dropped the bomb on me that I have to drink 32oz of water in a 15 min timeframe 1 hour before... How am I going to hold that in?! Is the timing really that important or is the main idea just to drink some water right before?

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Yip I had massive issues on monday drinking a litre. I started vomiting while I was drinking but managed to get enough in they could still scan me abdominally.  It's very hard not to pee while they are pushing on your bladder !

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I think that a full bladder makes it easier to see everything in an abdominal ultrasound. But, my first ultrasound was a vaginal ultrasound. How many weeks along are you?

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U wouldn't drink all that....You could drink a half of glass and be ready to pee yourself prior to being seen lol just from my experience

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I had my first ultrasound today. Peed 1 hour before the appointment, then slowly drank 2 16 oz water bottles. They were 15 minutes late letting me in and I was starting to get pretty uncomfortable. The sonographer asked if I would be ok for a few more minutes, because it is helpful. As soon as we started, she said my bladder was "enormous" (lol, uh, thanks?), and said I should go to the bathroom as soon as she was done.

So, long story short, you probably don't really need ALL 32 ounces.

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Yeah the idea is that a full bladder makes a abdominal ultrasound easier to see. Whatever your full is. I've always just been told to have a full one. No specific number of ounces.

First ultrasound Friday - 32oz of water before??

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