Do you have to have a full bladder for the anatomy scan?

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I'm on my way there and it totally slipped my mind 😯 I've drank 2 glasses of Dr pepper before I left and that's it..

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Yes, they can see your cervix better with a full bladder.

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They actually had me go to the restroom twice during my anatomy scan because they could
See my bladder filling up
Making it harder to see.

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The full bladder helps them see your cervix better but they can still measure and view baby without. That's what happened to me. I had to go too bad to hold it for the ultrasound so she did everything she needed to see baby and I just had another at a follow up appointment to check my cervix.

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My office told me I did. So I drank two bottles of water and then half way through she told me to pee to see if the baby would rotate more.

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I was told no. So i didn't.  They also made me pee halfway thru.

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My doc said 20 oz of water before I come

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If you mean around the 20 week mark, then no. But your doc's office should tell you if you need to.

When I wasn't pregnant I had pain in my sides so I had an ultrasound. They told me I had to drink a certain amount of water before I got there.

Fast forward to current time- I'm 21 weeks pregnant, I had an ultrasound, sonogram, whatever it's called, and I didn't needs a full bladder. My doc was able to see baby just fine.

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Yes I had to!

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Nope!

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No but it sure got full when I got there

Do you have to have a full bladder for the anatomy scan?

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