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I'm in Charlotte and they are making me wait until I'm almost 10 weeks. My PCP did the bloodwork. It's so frustrating to have to wait so long. 10 weeks is toward the end of the first trimester! I want to make sure things are okay NOW!
Am I the only one not getting an ultrasound at 6 or 7 weeks?
I work at a hospital and I have insurance through them so it's cheaper to deliver where I work, so naturally I go to the OB that is affiliated with my hospital. I'm 6 weeks today and my first appointment is December 27th. And all that consists of is paperwork and a blood test. I'll be 7 weeks. I won't get an ultrasound until my 2nd or 3rd appointment. But people I know who go to the surrounding counties facilities and everybody on glow seems to have already had an ultrasound by 6 or 7 weeks! And no my hospital isn't a rinky dink small hospital. It's actually a pretty big organization and we have 5 or 6 different hospital locations in the state of North Carolina and basically every doctors office in the county is affiliated with our system. My OB just doesn't do the ultrasound this early. And it's so hard to get appointments there because they're always so booked. I called December 8th and the 27th is the earliest they could see me. And for regular exams for non-pregnant women, you have to book 3 or more months in advance. And it makes me want to switch doctors... but it's convenient having my OB right next to my work, and labor and delivery costs will be cheaper if I stay here. But I just want a dang ultrasound! Do you think it would be ideal to ASK if I could have one earlier?
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I am in a similar situation. I'm a nurse and if I go to the OB/GYN associat d with the hospital everything is basically free. But I've always gone somewhere else. I called my other dr and they warned me to have a baby with them would cost me 10000$ or more. So I am trying out the DR associates with my hospital. I went in for a confirmation when I was 4 weeks and they wouldn't really do anything at all because it was so soon. I am getting my ultrasound on the 28th though. I will be 8 weeks
Waiting longer for an ultrasound is actually a better idea simply because the risk of miscarriage drops around weeks 6-7 and continues dropping. Some practices feel that seeing the baby so early when there's still a "decent" chance of something going wrong is actually worse because it makes it more real and emotionally the connection is stronger.
Your not the only one. I am going in for my first appointment which just establishes my health history at almost 7 weeks. I probably won't have my first ultrasound until 9 weeks. Most people that get early ones have fertility treatment or past pregnancy losses that require closer attention. It's normal to not get the first ultrasound until 10-12 weeks as much before that there isn't much going on. You can always pay out of pocket to a third party ultrasound company if you feel the need for a sooner one.
In the U.K. I don't think anyone gets a scan before the 11-14 week dating one (unless there's a problem that needs checking). I have my first midwife appt at 9 weeks and that will just be a chat, weight, BP etc. I'm super jealous of all the 6-7 weeks ladies getting to see their baby and the heartbeat.
Ra
uk here, had scans at 12 and 20 weeks with mine except one at 8 weeks because i thought i was further along than i was
With my first pregnancy my first ultrasound was at 10 weeks that was after my blood tests. But we lost our daughter when my waters broke at 5months on the 27th December last year she was then still born on the 30th December.Because of my loss my new doctor said I will need more ultrasounds and internal ultrasounds just to keep baby safe and to have a better outcome. I had my first internal and normal ultrasounds yesterday my ultrasound person said I was 6w6d.
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