Do you really need a full bladder on 20 week scan? - Page 2

x-amy-x · Jul 4th, 2009, 17:16 PM

BTW. On my 12 week scan advice notes it says to drink 1 pint of water 1 hour before scan xxx

polly78 · Jul 5th, 2009, 02:13 AM

Mine says i don't need a full bladder

polaris · Jul 5th, 2009, 04:35 AM

When I went for the 20 week scan, there was signs up in the waiting room saying that if you are waiting for your 20-22 week scan, you don't need a full bladder so you can feel free to empty your bladder! I thought that was a good idea rather than having people sitting and suffering while they wait!!

MummyToAmberx · Jul 5th, 2009, 05:07 AM

Na dont really need full 1.

Oushka · Jul 5th, 2009, 05:16 AM

My letter said to have one but I was asked to empty it before the scan began.

On the letter for my 34 week scan it says to come with a full bladder!

Mellage · Jul 5th, 2009, 05:41 AM

The unit i have to go to has a sign up on the wall that says you do not need a full bladder

ellie · Jul 5th, 2009, 06:15 AM

mine said that i did need it to be full but to drink a pint of something an hour before ... my bladder gets very full very quickly usually anyway, so much so that at the 12 week scan it was way too full and squashing baby, they made me go and empty it!
at the 20 week one i had 'some' in there and felt like i could use a wee, but it wasnt too uncomfortable. the sonographer commented something like 'you've done well with your bladder', so it might have been full-ish from their terms, but nowhere near full from mine!

And she sent me for a wee halfway through to get a better picture, so it seems that sometimes too full makes for worse views not better.
so, i'd say have 'some' in there but dont worry about it being full up to the brim, as they'll get good pictures anyway. Just drink a little bottle of something while you're waiting!

purpledahlia · Jul 5th, 2009, 06:20 AM

I just had a scan at 16 weeks and had no full bladder, had a large drink before it but that was it, x

twists183 · Jul 5th, 2009, 06:38 AM

Hiya, I was told a half full bladder for my 20 week scan - whatever that is!

And why not half empty, where are lifes pessimists?

craftymum · Jul 5th, 2009, 09:36 AM

I booked my 20 week scan when I had my 12 week too and they gave me a leaflet telling me to have a full bladder too but as I have hyperemesis I couldn't manage this and my scan was great

Jul 4th, 2009, 17:16 PM	#11
x-amy-x Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Teesside, UK Posts: 13,812	BTW. On my 12 week scan advice notes it says to drink 1 pint of water 1 hour before scan xxx

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Jul 5th, 2009, 02:13 AM	#12
polly78 Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 164	Mine says i don't need a full bladder

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Jul 5th, 2009, 04:35 AM	#13
polaris Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Ireland Posts: 5,749	When I went for the 20 week scan, there was signs up in the waiting room saying that if you are waiting for your 20-22 week scan, you don't need a full bladder so you can feel free to empty your bladder! I thought that was a good idea rather than having people sitting and suffering while they wait!!

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Jul 5th, 2009, 05:07 AM	#14
MummyToAmberx Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Wolverhampton Posts: 11,190	Na dont really need full 1.

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Jul 5th, 2009, 05:16 AM	#15
Oushka Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Durham UK Posts: 1,220	My letter said to have one but I was asked to empty it before the scan began. On the letter for my 34 week scan it says to come with a full bladder!

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Jul 5th, 2009, 05:41 AM	#16
Mellage Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Essex Posts: 392	The unit i have to go to has a sign up on the wall that says you do not need a full bladder

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Jul 5th, 2009, 06:15 AM	#17
ellie Pregnant (Expecting) BnB Addict Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: south wales Posts: 3,818	mine said that i did need it to be full but to drink a pint of something an hour before ... my bladder gets very full very quickly usually anyway, so much so that at the 12 week scan it was way too full and squashing baby, they made me go and empty it! at the 20 week one i had 'some' in there and felt like i could use a wee, but it wasnt too uncomfortable. the sonographer commented something like 'you've done well with your bladder', so it might have been full-ish from their terms, but nowhere near full from mine! And she sent me for a wee halfway through to get a better picture, so it seems that sometimes too full makes for worse views not better. so, i'd say have 'some' in there but dont worry about it being full up to the brim, as they'll get good pictures anyway. Just drink a little bottle of something while you're waiting!

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Jul 5th, 2009, 06:20 AM	#18
purpledahlia Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 14,871	I just had a scan at 16 weeks and had no full bladder, had a large drink before it but that was it, x

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Jul 5th, 2009, 06:38 AM	#19
twists183 Waiting To Try (WTT) Active BnB Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: UK Posts: 417	Hiya, I was told a half full bladder for my 20 week scan - whatever that is! And why not half empty, where are lifes pessimists?

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Jul 5th, 2009, 09:36 AM	#20
craftymum Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Northern Ireland Posts: 2,345	I booked my 20 week scan when I had my 12 week too and they gave me a leaflet telling me to have a full bladder too but as I have hyperemesis I couldn't manage this and my scan was great

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