had our a/s today

[Stingyshark]

Baby P is measuring 18wks 5 days, which is 6 days ahead of what we though (i think)..whatever. 

Does this even mean anything? It changed my due date to 12/31 (of course she is going to cost me double   )

The u/s tech.... she should really work on her people skillz. DH made a comment that we had gone somewhere else to find out the gender. Later during the scan she asked if we got a video of the baby moving around? I said No, but they printed out a bunch of pictures. Then she asks if we had to sign some kind of waiver saying they aren't responsible if they found a deformity.. (what?) .. I said no.  So she says something about this place not having licensed techs, and they aren't a diagnostic center..blahblahblah. 

Then she says, "I would never go there." 

okay, good for you. Her attitude was just really stank. 

So NOW, i'm sitting here all paranoid that she saw something on the scan... Why would she even mention the word deformity. 

[melmel48]

That's terrible! I would have started crying, but I am a big baby like that. I am sure baby P is just fine!

[Stingyshark]

Jul 31, 2013 16:11:47 GMT -5 melmel48 said:

That's terrible! I would have started crying, but I am a big baby like that. I am sure baby P is just fine!

I didn't really think about it until I got in my car & was driving home.. DH says she just a miserable person ... lol   She did my u/s at 9 wks, and was a little nicer, but still not really all that personable. 

[melmel48]

Jul 31, 2013 16:14:32 GMT -5 Stingyshark said:

Jul 31, 2013 16:11:47 GMT -5 melmel48 said:

That's terrible! I would have started crying, but I am a big baby like that. I am sure baby P is just fine!

I didn't really think about it until I got in my car & was driving home.. DH says she just a miserable person ... lol   She did my u/s at 9 wks, and was a little nicer, but still not really all that personable. 

Lol. She probably is just a miserable person. Glad to hear it didn't bother you during your visit.

[snickers]

Congrats on having a great ultrasound!!

That's so gross unprofessional of her, it does sound like she needs to work on her people skills.

I am jealous, I am measuring a full week ahead at all of my ultrasounds and they will not change my stinking due date!

[Stingyshark]

Jul 31, 2013 16:19:38 GMT -5 snickers said:

Congrats on having a great ultrasound!!

That's so gross unprofessional of her, it does sound like she needs to work on her people skills.

I am jealous, I am measuring a full week ahead at all of my ultrasounds and they will not change my stinking due date!

I don't know that she can "change" it.. She just said that's what P is measuring at, and that would make my due date 12/31.. I guess my Dr will decide.. I have no idea. I don't even know if that means anything. 

[Stingyshark]

Jul 31, 2013 16:20:35 GMT -5 gravytrain225 said:

She probably only mentioned deformity to bad mouth the private places who can't tell you about them. I'm sure it was more of her putting them down than your own baby. I'm also not sure if the doctor will actually change your due date. I measured about a week ahead at my ultrasounds and my doctor kept it the same as my earliest ultrasound.

I'm sure she was trying to put them down - I didn't go to the other place for anything other than gender - I wouldn't even expect them to say anything at the gender scan place.. She just rubbed me the wrong way. I'll get over it. 


At the first ultrasound I was measuring a week behind.. now i'm a week ahead. I'm not really worried about it. She'll come when she comes.. The Dr. is anti cesarean, so I don't have to worry about that. He told us at our first meeting w/ him that he has one of the lowest cesarean rates in FL.

[Stingyshark]

Jul 31, 2013 16:24:10 GMT -5 @callmefia said:

Did you have an appt with your OB after? If there were any issues the OB would review with you.

I think she should have kept her mouth shut but I can see what she means tbh.
My group was adamant I had to be OVER 20 weeks before the a/s to get the best pictures and measurements. So my guess is that they just really don't think it's a good practice at what those people are doing.

I have to remind myself and several others that the a/s purpose is to measure the baby and make sure it looks normal and on track (no deformities). It isn't done just to find out the sex and get a few pictures. So I think her perspective is just very different...

I didn't go to the other place to find deformities; I went ONLY to find out if it was a boy/girl, and that is all they said.. My Dr. never said I couldn't go anywhere else to find out the gender.

My OB appt was yesterday, he wrote the script for the a/s and told me I can go get it whenever... bc of my insurance he can't do them in his office. 


I'm not sure if I'm understanding what you're saying.. 

"I have to remind myself and several others that the a/s purpose is to measure the baby and make sure it looks normal and on track (no deformities). It isn't done just to find out the sex and get a few pictures."

I know what the a/s scan is for and I never went anywhere else to have it done. 

The gender scan was completely elective, that I paid for. I don't give a shit what her opinion of the other place is. She should have kept her mouth shut..  

[Velar Fricative]

It is normal to measure ahead the further along you get. Your doctor likely won't change your EDD.

[Stingyshark]

@gravytrain I am so sorry



My OB came recommended by the dr that I work for- the OB delivered my Dr son 2 years ago. He's been in practice 30+yrs ... I didn't feel like he was bragging, more of a "don't ask me to induce or perform a c-section bc I'm not unless it's medically necessary"

He's the only OB that's not in a huge group practice, which is another reason I wanted to go with him. He seems very attentive this far, though I've had an extremely uneventful pregnancy so far.

[snickers]

Jul 31, 2013 16:23:01 GMT -5 Stingyshark said:

Jul 31, 2013 16:19:38 GMT -5 snickers said:

Congrats on having a great ultrasound!!

That's so gross unprofessional of her, it does sound like she needs to work on her people skills.

I am jealous, I am measuring a full week ahead at all of my ultrasounds and they will not change my stinking due date!

I don't know that she can "change" it.. She just said that's what P is measuring at, and that would make my due date 12/31.. I guess my Dr will decide.. I have no idea. I don't even know if that means anything. 

Anything that makes me feel like I am further along makes me feel good lol

[runblondie26]

What a grump. I'm sure the report will come back fine. Yay for seeing the little baby again!