bambino

Hey, some of you may be aware that i had pains in week 8 and the doc was concerned it was ectopic. I was admitted to hospital for a night ( i thought i was dying with how ill i felt - and i am not a drama queen! Anyway, had lot of things done to me to rule ectopic out and one of them was a very brief scan. It was literally in the room, quick check that baby bean is growing in the right place and a look in my tubes to see everything was ok there. Anyway, there was no explanation to the pain and i asked if the baby was in the right place to which i got a 'yes'. That was it. So i went home later on and following an appointment this week with my midwife, she put in for my 12 week scan. Got a date this morning for June , which is my 20 week scan!

I called up and said i was expecting my 12 week appointment. She checked my file and said that because i was scanned at 8 weeks that it counts as my dating scan. I explained to her that i was not given any dates or picture opportunity or any info and that as far as i was aware, it was a quick check to see everything is in the right place ........ she said ... ' oh didnt you even get a scan report' to which i said ' no nothing'. She was apologetic and said that i still have to wait til 20 weeks. Im just so disappointed. I was getting excited to see my bean again under better circumstaces.... bloody nhs! If they had told me that it was a dating scan and given some info other than it is in the right place, then i wouldnt have got my hopes up for the 12 week scan. I hate feeling like i have been fobbed off. Anyway, had a little whinge, and now my rant so think i have it out my system now!

Becki77

I would be pi**ed off too! Do they do the NT testing at your local hospital? If they do you need to demand a 12 week scan because this can only be done upto 13 weeks 6 days and wouldnt have been done at your 8 week scan because its too early. ( this is the downs syndrome test where they measure the fluid at back of babes head- sorry if you knew that!!!)
Also did they check that babe was growing properly, all organs etc?
I would be fuming by now!!!! i have had 3 scans and im almost 16 weeks, last was 12 weeks but i had 2 before because of problems i had!
Get back on the phone! demand a 12 week scan!!
Good Luck! xx

bambino

yeah asked about it and was told i need to book that when i'm 16 weeks? i'm well confused, she won't give in on this one, i've booked a private scan at a clinic instead. She said she will send my report out in the post and that is all they can give me. it should be here Monday and then i can see what the checks are that they did. just wish they had told me, im usually on the ball with questions and stuff but i was just so ill and exhausted that all i was thinking of was is it in the right place!