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cparks1 · Feb 21st, 2008, 11:41 AM

I am getting my first ultrasound tomorrow and if baby cooperates we will find out the sex. Everyone keeps telling me that I will have to drink this flavored stuff before they do anything but no one at the doctor's office has told me anything about it. Should I call there and ask? I don't want to get there tomorrow and them be like.... well we can't do the scan because you were supposed to drink that stuff. For all I know, I am just supposed to have a full bladder. I'm not seeing my regular doctor because he is out of town, but he didn't want to make us wait any longer. What would you do?

x-amy-x · Feb 21st, 2008, 11:43 AM

Well in im from the UK so i'm sure its different over there. We don't HAVE to drink anything but they ask that your bladder is full so that it pushes the baby further up in the womb.

Good luck

xxx

Firsttimer · Feb 21st, 2008, 11:44 AM

No you dont have to drink any flavoured stuff or even have full bladder i didnt even drink anything i had mine in the morning and I still found out it was a boy

**Vickie** · Feb 21st, 2008, 12:35 PM

I don't think there's anything you have to drink, the only thing I do know you have to drink a flavored drink for is the glucose test. I also don't think you have to have a full bladder (you can always call and double check that though), even at my 13 week scan I didn't have a full bladder and they had no problems finding the baby.

Rachel · Feb 21st, 2008, 12:37 PM

You don't have to drink anything although I was told not to empty my bladder for an hour before my scan and I found out the sex and baby was really clear on the scan

Little Monkey · Feb 21st, 2008, 12:40 PM

I was told I had to drink 2 pints of water 1 hour before I go for a scan. Although so far due to bad morning sickness I have had an empty bladder and they had no problems.

I had a GTT done a few weeks ago and I had to drink a flavoured drink then. This is the only time I was told about the flavoured drink.

cparks1 · Feb 21st, 2008, 13:05 PM

Thanks ladies. I think I'll give the doc's office a ring to make sure, but I think they would have told me if I had to drink anything. I appreciate your help as always. Have a wonderful day.

PitBullMommy · Feb 21st, 2008, 15:22 PM

I didn't have to drink anything and they made me pee before hand.

cparks1 · Feb 21st, 2008, 16:45 PM

I rang the doc and they just said to drink 2 8 oz glasses of water and hour before coming to the appointment. Thanks again.

charlottecco2 · Feb 21st, 2008, 18:14 PM

goodluck tomorrow, hope your LO co-operates, let us know asap

xx

Feb 21st, 2008, 11:41 AM	#1
cparks1 Pregnant (Expecting) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Missouri, USA Posts: 1,104	Quick Question I am getting my first ultrasound tomorrow and if baby cooperates we will find out the sex. Everyone keeps telling me that I will have to drink this flavored stuff before they do anything but no one at the doctor's office has told me anything about it. Should I call there and ask? I don't want to get there tomorrow and them be like.... well we can't do the scan because you were supposed to drink that stuff. For all I know, I am just supposed to have a full bladder. I'm not seeing my regular doctor because he is out of town, but he didn't want to make us wait any longer. What would you do?

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Feb 21st, 2008, 11:43 AM	#2
x-amy-x Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Teesside, UK Posts: 13,812	Well in im from the UK so i'm sure its different over there. We don't HAVE to drink anything but they ask that your bladder is full so that it pushes the baby further up in the womb. Good luck xxx

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Feb 21st, 2008, 11:44 AM	#3
Firsttimer Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: South London Posts: 429	No you dont have to drink any flavoured stuff or even have full bladder i didnt even drink anything i had mine in the morning and I still found out it was a boy

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Feb 21st, 2008, 12:35 PM	#4
Vickie Mum (Mom) Administrator Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Toronto, ON Posts: 75,703	I don't think there's anything you have to drink, the only thing I do know you have to drink a flavored drink for is the glucose test. I also don't think you have to have a full bladder (you can always call and double check that though), even at my 13 week scan I didn't have a full bladder and they had no problems finding the baby.

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Feb 21st, 2008, 12:37 PM	#5
Rachel Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: North Wales Posts: 725	You don't have to drink anything although I was told not to empty my bladder for an hour before my scan and I found out the sex and baby was really clear on the scan

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Little Monkey Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: North East England, UK Posts: 168	I was told I had to drink 2 pints of water 1 hour before I go for a scan. Although so far due to bad morning sickness I have had an empty bladder and they had no problems. I had a GTT done a few weeks ago and I had to drink a flavoured drink then. This is the only time I was told about the flavoured drink.

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Feb 21st, 2008, 13:05 PM	#7
cparks1 Pregnant (Expecting) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Missouri, USA Posts: 1,104	Thanks ladies. I think I'll give the doc's office a ring to make sure, but I think they would have told me if I had to drink anything. I appreciate your help as always. Have a wonderful day.

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Feb 21st, 2008, 15:22 PM	#8
PitBullMommy Other BnB Addict Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Norwich, CT Posts: 3,332	I didn't have to drink anything and they made me pee before hand.

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Feb 21st, 2008, 16:45 PM	#9
cparks1 Pregnant (Expecting) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Missouri, USA Posts: 1,104	I rang the doc and they just said to drink 2 8 oz glasses of water and hour before coming to the appointment. Thanks again.

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Feb 21st, 2008, 18:14 PM	#10
charlottecco2 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Somerset. Posts: 2,570	goodluck tomorrow, hope your LO co-operates, let us know asap xx

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