nightmare scan.
hi ladys i was booked in for my nuchal scan yesterday at 7.10 in evening which i felt was to late but thats the only appointment they had so anyway turn up had some blood taken and waited to be called to have the scan. finaly at 8.30 i get called in. baby had got bigger from 28mm 13days ago to 44.1mm. they said baby was so active rubbing eyes sucking thumb eating dancing lol stretching itching head lol trying suck toes was all over the place it was so funny but they kept saying the baby is naughty and wont keep still they couldn take there measurments till 10.30 at night they tried but nothing they had me jumping up and down drinking hot choclate they tried everything but baby wouldn get in the position the sonograpther wanted. in end i was last person there had they said gynae got my dates wrong which i thought im only 11+2 and the baby needed to be at least 45mm to do measurments so baby was less then 1mm from having it all done grrrrr at this point the sonographer was really giving me the hump my tummy was so sore she kept digging me and also worried me by saying baby heart beat too fast 176bpm but then the other doctor told me its always faster bpm when under 12weeks now im worried . is this normal girls 11+2 size 44.1mm 176bpm?
im so scared i got have the whole procedure done next week i will be 12+4 x x any advice gratfull x x
im so scared i got have the whole procedure done next week i will be 12+4 x x any advice gratfull x x
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I wouldn't get too worried about the heart rate at all. I'm not surprised it was high if your little one was jumping around for 2 hours and being prodded non stop by a sonographer! Also, I was curious about heart rates when I first heard my bun's heart, and I found this interesting report:
http://www.obgyn.net/medical.asp?page=/english/pubs/features/dubose/ehr-age
You can see that heart rates do change as the baby grows and develops. The peak is at around 9 weeks and then it gradually goes down until it levels off at around 17 weeks. So next week, I'm sure it will be lower because a) your baby will be a week older and b) hopefully it will be jumping around a bit less!
Chin up hun, and try to focus on the fact that you saw your little one and it was healthy and active and very cute!
Love Astraad xx
I can't help on the sizes but the heart rate is def. normal. At each of our doppler heartbeat listening sessions, Angus's HB was 169 and 172 at the highest. Dr and MW both said this is fine and normal.
There is an old wives tale that faster HBs indicate its a girl!!!
I feel your pain with the sonographer prodding you. At our 20-week scan, the chap pushed so hard on my tummy, right down low near my lady garden area / bones - it hurt so much! Angus was in the wrong position too and it took an hour to finally get the measurements!
Hope you feel a bit better soon honey.
Joo xxxxxxx
24+4
Dont worry!!!!
I went for a 2nd nuchal scan at 13+4 and my babys hertbeat was 180bpm! the consultant said it was 'high' but not to worry at all as she was constantly jumping, flipping, waving and literally moving all over the place. he said for it to be that high was fine seeing how active the baby was so I wouldnt worry.
in terms of measurments my baby was 53mm at my first nuchal scan at 12+5 so urs being 43mm at 11+2 sounds perfectly normal.
xxx
Hope all goes well next time hun!
xxx
dont worry mine wouldnt give me BPM on cake's heartbeat