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Anomaly scan
Yesterday i went for anomaly scan and the sonographer pointed out ultrasound penetrations are poor due to my thick abdominal wall.
bcoz of this she could not get clear pictures of the fetus.
is this the case with a mom who's bit overweight and has thick abdominal wall?
somehow she managed to get measurements of the fetus's organs but the baby was not turning around to capture the spine pic , i tried 3 times.
for that, each time, she hit my belly really hard with transducer probe, applied more pressure that i still feel pain even now.
i feel traumatized after this incident.
should I worry about it? I'm asked to come again after 2 weeks to check for baby's spine again in scan
also pls let me know is there anything i could do to make the baby turn around.
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This is normal.
1. Women who are obese it is actually difficult for the waves to penetrate. So ultimately after seeing on ultrasound repeatedly, if they are not able to see the fetus well, they mention it in a comment at the end that proper visualisation was not possible.
2. About the application of pressure with probe, that too is normal. Do not feel truamatised. The doctor does everything for the good of the patient. That much pressure won't harm you or the fetus.
The doctor knows how much pressure to apply.
3. The baby not giving the right position suitable for taking images, also is a common situation.
There is nothing that you can do to change the position of the baby. It has to happen on its own.
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