Scan day

No guess on gender but never allow anyone to take your joy! U are carrying life and thats a joy within itself!!! Smile ubare beautiful and glowing😍 peace and blessings love

I'm almost 38 weeks and I have had a few days where I was just off.... those days often align with someone peeing in my Cheerios. In my experience, things are better the next day... After I realized that, I just try to remember it will pass. I know it's not much help. Btw, we are not a fan of my sonographer either. She seems like she doesn't love babies. Lol Keep your head up and remember it's a temporary feeling. As far as a guess, it's very hard to tell, but I'll guess girl! Smile! 🙂 ❤️❤️❤️

I’m sorry you had to go through this!! That’s terrible, if i were you i would see if it’s any sonogram practices in the area and maybe pay for better ultrasound pics .... i just recently did it just to check on my baby girl and also found out she was a baby girl 😅 it was a good experience and those places make you really feel good

Stand up for yourself next time momma! I know confrontation can be hard, but when people are rude for no reason I call them out. I’m not rude about it either and most of the time they’re shocked someone said something about their behavior and they apologize and change their attitude quick. You didn’t deserve that and I’m sorry that happened to you :/. Congrats on your little one! ❤️

Aww sorry to hear that! I felt like that with my 12 week scan too! And being a FTM you always hope for the first scan to feel magical! Me and my partner felt like we were being rushed out!
However our 20 week scan was amazing. They have to take longer to do all the medica checks. But the sonographers attitude made a world of difference too!
Stay positive ☺️

Oh no... I went today to have my scan 🙂 if you can go for a private one hun I think they do midweek special for £40 at meet the miracle x also next time say it’s meant to be a special time and you are ruined it and demand a better picture xx

I felt like this at both my NHS scans! Get yourself a private scan it will be a completely different experience 😊

I had that same experience at our 12 week scan. The sonographer had terrible bedside manner. Very short. We saw her get a great profile pic of our baby and then he got camera shy and turned the rest of the time. She only gave us three photos of the baby’s back when we saw she got a great one at first. I had to ask my dr to have his nurse go back and ask her to print the good one. It was the day we were making our big announcement. I hope you have a better experience next time. We did get a private ultrasound for our gender at 14w3d and she was wonderful!!

I had this with my first scan. Obviously all the nerves were there (is everything ok/having had to find the place by myself etc etc) I got in, the sonographer, looks at the screen, asks me how far along I was and then says "well you're not (heart drops) you're only 10 weeks, you'll have to come back. Prints a picture off, hands me some tissue and sent me on my way. Walked out feeling so numb, I was so relieved that there was someone alive and kicking but the whole thing was so cold and clinical. Luckily my 12 and 20 were much better and my private scan was by far the best experience I've had. With women being asked to come alone and not having that moral support, the attitude of the sonographer/midwife is even more important now than ever. I'm sorry it was the same for you, and I hope that you have a much better experience next time 🙂💛xx

I believe since we have to be there alone now, sonographers just became even colder and not caring. Mine was also really bad. I keep hearing this. Our partners can’t be there to support, we are scared, anxious and they just kick us out in a second. I went to a private sonography later with my partner and it was amazing. I am sure that one at the doctor’s office even costed more since it is going to the insurance. I am sure there are very great people out there but it seems like this is the rule.

I couldn’t recommend a 16 week early gender scan enough. If you can afford it, I paid £65, it is well worth the cost. It was also really good because my husband was allowed to attend the private scan, whereas he wasn’t allowed in at the NHS 12 weeks scan. Sorry you had a bad experience 😟

I had this at what my midwife predicted for me to be at 12 weeks, for the sonographer to rush through everything, when she flagged the heartbeat I said “where? Can you go back please?” To be answered with “well how far along do you think you are? Because you’re only 11 weeks + 1 day by the size of the baby here”. I went back 2 weeks later and completely different atmosphere and different sonographers who spent a good 20 mins checking everything and let us have time with baby

I had the same experience at that hospital. It was my 12 week scan, the screen had broken so I couldn’t see anything throughout and my partner wasn’t allowed in. Picture came out rubbish and the woman was very rude. Don’t be disheartened, my 20 week scan was a lot better with a different lady😊

You're not gonna get gender at 11 weeks. The soonest I've seen on sonogram is 14, sorry love

I had the same problem, not with the sonographer, but the person who did my bloods for the antenatal screening. The first thing she said to me was “I can tell your a first time mum” as if I looked like I didn’t know what I was doing, made me feel so upset I Came out crying! Xx

As a sonographer, I'm truly sorry to anyone who has had a bad experience. There are times when we aren't allowed to tell information, which I find very frustrating, since I know how it is to be a patient. You want immediate answers. There are limitations with technology too, which is frustrating for us because we don't get to choose the quality of machine we're forced to use by our employer. Sometimes baby is extremely mobile and we can't get the best images for you and they turn out blurry. Hopefully your next scan is better. It's difficult to tell gender before 14 weeks because their parts are just so small. By 20 weeks, they should be able to see, if baby cooperates.