Ultrasound tips?

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I have my anatomy ultrasound on Monday (I'll be one day shy of 18 wks). Any tips or tricks from moms that have done it to make sure the baby cooperates? I heard of drinking orange juice or eating a candy bar to get baby moving but how far in advance? I really really want to find out the gender so any advice would be helpful! Thanks!

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I have my 20 wk scan Wednesday and I'm super excited!! We get to see our baby girl! And I'm gonna try the orange juice thing!

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My friends an ultrasound tech and she told me to eat a piece of candy. Baby doesn't get as much of a rush like they do from juice so they arnt quite as jumpy but they still are moving around. That's what I'm gonna try.

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I had mine last week and they had me drink 24oz of water before. I also drank a small bit of orange juice which ended up being completely unnecessary because baby boy would hardly sit still so she could get the measurements of everything. I'd have a full bladder. It's better for them to tell you to use the restroom than for them to have trouble seeing anything because of an empty bladder. Good luck!

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Unless they tell you to have your bladder don't, you'll just be uncomfortable. But I was told to drink orange juice 10-15 before my scan and baby was awake and cooperated just fine.

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Yeyy soo exciting.  Ours is Monday too! I will be 18 weeks & 5 days. My dr wont do it before 18 weeks.

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I drank something with caffeine in it. Also the ultrasound tech had me pee in the middle of it because the full bladder had put baby to sleep. So maybe go to the bathroom before you get to the doctor. My doctor said after 16 weeks it's not necessary to have a full bladder for ultrasounds

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Make sure your bladder is very full and drink a little caffeine right before u go in there

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My little girl was moving like crazy. I had some OJ and cereal about an hour/ hour and a half before my appointment

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I was told to drink orange juice and eat 30 minutes before the appointment but my son didn't care. He stayed asleep 😂😭

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I drank OJ on the way to my appointment & she was dancing for us 💗