Ultra sound

[bee0633]

When did you get your first u/s? I am 6 weeks doc wants me to make an appointment 6-8 weeks just curious if I will get it at this appointment?

 

[jenmcn1]

Depends where you're from. In the US they tend to do u/s's early on in the office. I'm from Canada and we don't get our first u/s until 12 weeks unless there's an issue.
I'm not sure what the UK does?

 

[Rei]

I'm in the US and I got my first ultrasound at 8 weeks. Since that particular pregnancy ended in miscarriage, my doctor is doing an earlier ultrasound this time around.

 

[Becyboo__x]

UK it's not til 12 weeks or before if previous complications/loses or if problems early on.. not sure about anywhere else. They do booking in with doctor at 6-8 weeks then midwife at around 10 then arrange a ultrasound for around 12 weeks

 

[laila 44]

I'm in Canada and my OB requests first viability ultrasound at 8 weeks...

 

[Starlight32]

I had my first one at 5 weeks to make sure it wasn't ectopic because I had bad one sided pain. Then I had another at 8 weeks to check for heartbeat and another at 12 weeks because they couldn't find the heart beat on the Doppler.

 

[eva1978]

So depending on where you are...
In some countries you're likely to receive a trans-abdominal ultrasound (so you need to show up with a full bladder) and they'll examine you from the outside.
In some cases/countries, it's standard to do a vaginal (internal) ultrasound. With my mmc they couldn't find any heartbeat on the trans-abdob so they offered to do internal "just in case" and I said yes. You tend to get more detail with the internal exams.

HTH!