Anyone else concerned about the effect of too many ultrasounds?
A friend shared this doctor article explaining the effect of ultrasound on the baby, and I'm just starting to question if to avoid having any.
I know it's cute to see the baby, but I can't do it if I know it can harm long term.
This is the article: https://sarahbuckley.com/ultrasound-scans-cause-for-concern/
Anyone else is considering this?
Do you know of other ways to know and feel the baby is safe without the ultrasound?
Not judging if you've had scans. I had never heard of this, to be honest! Wish it was more spoken about.
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Sorry but what a load of rubbish ! There is no evidence to back up this article and lost any credit when she described an transvaginal ultrasound as diagnostic rape
I had to have an ultrasound every 4 weeks with both my children due to risk of premature birth and it has not harmed either of them .
I would strongly encourage you to have your nhs 12 and 20 week scan to check both you and your baby’s well being.
I would definitely recommend reading around multiple sources before posting stuff like this as it might end up spreading the wrong information. I wouldn’t want more women on here refusing ultrasounds without thorough knowledge of the pros and cons. ☺️
Had quite a few with my first, some private but towards the end needed growth scans and then to check if he was breach. I was never worried as particularly towards the end the scans helped plan for birth and made sure my baby was healthy. There a lot of different things that will get you worried but this really isn’t one
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