Had my first ultrasound and pretty sad?

Question

I had my first ultrasound the other day (she told me i was 11 weeks 0 days). the ultrasound for dating and sizing. There was also another woman in there showing her how to use the machine because it is a new one. so while i was lying there i was trying so hard to see the screen and they wouldnt even move it to me to see. then i asked her how fast the heart was beating because she was lookig at that. she said we will tell u in a minute. then she was point out to the other lady how the baby was moving so much and how cute it was but i couldnt even see. they did a 3d/4d to try it out and didnt even show me. i asked for a pic to show my hubby and they gave me the worst pic, u cant even see the full body. I am soo upset and i left and wanted to cry. This is not my first baby and i was never treated like this before. as i walked out she said come back when u are further along and we can give u real good pics. didnt even say how fast heart was.

My doctor is wonderful but the u/s tech was horrible. how do i deal with this next time when i go in for the anatomy/s*x ultrasound? It WILL be the same girl...Im so dissapointed =**(

Answer 1

Be glad your baby is moving and alive.  Sometimes there are horrible results that the ultrasound tech can not (because of standard of practices) talk to you about.  Then you end up waiting for a doctor to come and explain what is going on, meanwhile you know something horrible is happening....

Answer 2

i would report her to my doctor and to her supervisor. These people know that they are dealing with pregnant women half the time and that they should be more sensitive.

Answer 3

talk to her and tell her exactly what you told us. Tell her you are very dissapointed and if she's gonna treat you like that then you will get another doctor.  

Answer 4

Real sorry - t sounds like they were more caught up with training..  What is important is that your little baby seems OK and that is the good news that you were hoping for.   You can always claim you didn't realise that it was a training session and you did not want to participate with a student present and would like it repeated...But they might be very cold next time if you complain...

Hopefully it was just the training and next time they wont be so engrossed in the machine.

Best of luck.

Answer 5

that's horrible!!

make a complaint asap

Answer 6

the next time you go for an ultrasound tell your doctor how this visit was and explain to him/her that you really want a good picture and that you feel like you were not informed very well about your child and that you want to know whats going on the screen as well as see the screen and make sure that he knows how important it is to you.

Answer 7

wow she was awful.. tell that woman to let u see ur baby d**n it!!! u have the right to that! he/she is IN YOU!!! not her.  

Answer 8

i didn't get pictures at my first ultrasound either this time. i didn't care so much about that since there really isn't all that much to see and they aren't required to print you out pictures. at my 20 week u/s i expected better, but got worse. didn't get to see the screen once, all the pics i got made the baby look like there was something wrong with it and she barely squeaked out a "its fine" at the end. not very reassuring...i still haven't been to the doc yet to complain...but believe me, i will.

if it bothers you as much as it did me, you should say something. and at your 20 week ultrasound, speak up if they try to do the same thing, i wish i had insisted she explain the pic and show me the screen.

i plan to get a 3d u/s NOW but wasn't going to before my botched 20 week u/s...

Answer 9

Tell your doctor and the office manager in his office. Ultrasounds are expensive, even if your insurance pays there is usually a co-pay or deductible so I'm sure you are picking up that bill somewhere. That is unacceptable.  Anyway, you deserve better treatment next time, don't be afraid to demand it!

Answer 10

Your baby is healthy, right?  So just focus on that wonderful fact and forget about how the techs treated you...if it happens again, then tell the doctor...maybe they were just distracted with the new machine.

Answer 11

You need to call your doc's office ASAP and explain to them what happened. That was unacceptable. Good luck!

Answer 12

i am sorry hopefully talk to yuor doctor or somebody in charge ok and see what happens at the next aapt maybe you need a new u/s tech sorry bout that :(

Answer 13

welll u need to talk to ur doctor and tell him how u feel

Answer 14

I'm sorry you were treated badly by the techs, but try to take solace in the fact you are going to have a happy, healthy baby.  

Answer 15

That's terrible. I go to a Women's Hospital that is dedicated to only women and OB services. They have a wonderful ultrasound facility in the hospital where you lie back on the bed and immedatiely in front of you is a flat screen lcd monitor where you see exactly what the ultrasound tech sees on her screen, and they label everything as they go along so you know exactly what you are looking at. They also always give us at least 2-3 pictures of our baby.

I would complain to your OB that you are not at all happy with the ultrasound technician and explain to them how you do not appreciate being treated in such a manner. It is neither professional or kind. You might be surprised because other people might have complained about her in the past also.

Sorry about your experience and I hope that she is better next time!

Answer 16

just talk to ur dr and c if they can give u someone else and explain how rude she was to u and that she didnt say anything about the heartbeat

Answer 17

I am so sorry!!!  Call the manager of that doctor's office tomorrow morning and complain.  Tell them the whole story!  I wouldn't put up with that.  That is ridiculous!!!