How much water should i drink before my 12 week scan??

[JayDee]

The info leaflets say 2 pints of water which, I have to say, seems a lot to try and keep in there!

Best wishes to all of you with scans soon x

 

[jessica rabbi]

on my letter it said 1 to 1 and a half pints

you need to have finished drinking at least an hour B4 you appoint ment ..

for i.e.

say your appoint ment was at 12.00
i normally go to the loo bout half 10 and start drinking the water but only drink room temp water other wise you will need the loo quicker lil trick my mum told me lol

and i finish drinking the water at 11 to give it chance for you bladder to fill up .. normall when i get to the hospital if im really busting i have half a wee till its not painfull as there will be still quite alot in your bladder

sorry it long winded lol

hope it helps

 

[kyesmummy]

Thanks alot for this girlies!!! i think i will go with the 2 pints of water and hour before and hope and pray i can hold it in without doing one of those funky little wriggle dances! lol!! will post the scan pic when i get it! 3 weeks yesterday and counting! very excited but nervous at the same time!!!!

 

[jessica rabbi]

to be honest id only have a pint as anhour b4 yor scan it will have time at fill and drinking 2 pints it just guna cause discumfort and the scanner will probly go and tell you to have half a wee i had to when id only had 1 pint never mind 2 x

 

[lorrilou]

Found my letter and it says on the bottom:-

"it is no longer necessary to have a full bladder when having an obstetric ultrasound scan"

Im well confused now!!

 

[lionheartnz]

I had my scan today, was told to have one litre of water one hour before the scan. I could not drink that much so only had 750ml and an iceblock! When I got to the clinic she told me I could wee a little but to try not to let much out. As soon as she started the scan she was like holy thats a very full bladder so i had to go let some more out then five mins later she wanted to give peanut some more space to move so got me to empty my bladder.
I think because Im little I just didnt have that much space to look so it was easy for her

 

[kyesmummy]

hmmm maybe i will opt for 1 pint of water then! who would have thought this could be so confusing lol!! i suppose its better to have a bit of fluid in there cus then at least you can empty it if its not needed!! i just cannot wait now for my scan but at the same time im a il nervous, jus want everything to be ok!! fingers crossed girlies!!!

 

[Lucy Lu]

I forgot to ask my midwife so looked on the internet and think I found something that recommended 2 pints before. If you're struggling to hold all that in, drink some of it whilst you're in the waiting room.

I don't know how much it is essential though - they told me to go and empty mine half way through the scan to dislodge the baby as it wasn't lying in a decent position (flat from head down spine) for them to check the spine. Apparently even this early, when you pee it rouses them and wakes them up!

Good luck - hope you get some good pictures!

 

[jessica rabbi]

drink 1 pint and take a bottle with you to drink while ya waiting if yor worried it wont be full enough cus you would no way be able to hold in 2 pints while she pressing on your tummy lol x

 

[Pregnancy-No1]

I had my 12 week scan on tuesday and my bladder was empty as can be because I thought we are going to do a internal scan... but turns out we did an external one and everything was very clear...

 

[charlottesma]

my, no wonder I felt fit to burst at my early scan for some reason I read it as at least 2 litres not pints!

 

[jessica rabbi]

my, no wonder I felt fit to burst at my early scan for some reason I read it as at least 2 litres not pints!

i was read to burst after having 1 pint 1 hour b4 i still got told to go for a wee as it eas giving me tummy ache lol x