Full bladder for Ultrasound......

[chantal21]

I go for my first u/s tomorrow which I am so excited about!! I will be just about 12 weeks. Well, I called the office, but they just closed and my appt. is first thing tomorrow morning. I know I have to have a full bladder and I am not sure how much I am suppose to drink and how long before my appt. I should drink it. Anyone have any ideas? I had to do this with my son, and I can't remember. Thanks for any help!! =)

[Mumita]

They've always asked me to pee before the u/s, it doesn't matter my bladder is full within 5 mins anyway.  I could drink 2 tablespoons of water and I'd still have to pee 5min later.  But they've never asked me.  I think that would be extremely uncomfortable specially them sqeeezing your belly with the us device, I would protest.

[chantal21]

Oh wow...so a lot of you didn't have to drink water before your appt?? How lucky! The doc said to make sure your bladder is full...but...when I was getting the u/s done, the tech never asked if I drank water or anything. She didn't seem to have any problems either. And thankfully...I drank about 20 ounces and I didn't feel like I was going to burst! I think their u/s machines are kinda old...so maybe that's why?? lol I have no clue. But the baby is big and full bladder or not...She found the little bugger right away and had no issues. I'm not sure why they make you fill your bladder most times, especially the further along you are. With my son, my bladder was bursting, but also at 8 weeks they did an abdominal u/s. Did you ladies who didn't have to drink water get an abdominal or vaginal?? I remember one u/s I had (I miscarried that baby) I had a vaginal u/s and I still had to have a full bladder! And when I had my 3d/4d at 29 1/2 weeks I had to have a full bladder! Weird. Every u/s I just mentioned was done by a different doc in a completely different office. I'm confused. lol. Oh well!! I guess all docs are different...it's just the ones around here insist on having a full bladder....haha.

[toes33107]

I drank an Aquafina bottle of water 1/2 hour before the  appt.  I always had to pee anyway so I felt like my bladder was always full!  Good luck!  Very exciting!

[LittleMissBeatz]

I didn't have to have a full bladder either chantal as a matter of fact they always asked me to use the bathroom first so I wouldn't have to go during the u/s I guess... It's really weird how different doctors do things so differently but they all studied the same things!

[Jay730]

Your welcome Chantal21... juts let me know how it went. Hope it went fine. Take care.

[Michele, Katy, TX]

Yeah, for the early ones, I have never had to have a full bladder, but even for the 20 week u/s (with my last 3 kids I believe) I haven't had to drink water before those either.  They would have me empty my bladder before doing the u/s.  Maybe it just depends on where you get it done and what type of u/s machine they will be using etc.  

But Chantal, I don't think you will need to do the water thing this early on.