Mummas who had to take the baby to a hip scan befofe 6 weeks. Is it better of dad there too? I mean easier?

[Mommytobe2021]

So we need to take our son to a hip scan just in case. He seems fine, after birth the check up was great, but his dad was a very problematic baby and he had some issue with his hips so the doctor said just in case we should take the wee one to a scan. However the day and timing is when my husban ld at work, and im a bit afraid if i cant handle the situation. Is it like difficult to be there "alone" with the baby, or i just over thinking?

Nope, it's as easy as pie. Take them in, trousers/onesie off, they position them for you, in and out in less than 10mins and they can tell you there and then if all is okay.

I personally would take him incase you get the news about hip dysplasia. We went for a scan and dislocation of hips were found at 2 weeks old we were sent straight up to the physios and a harness fitted straight away. As I had only given birth 2 weeks before I was an emotional mess as I wasn't expecting any of this and there were questions he thought to ask that I didn't as I was upset.

Yep don’t bother. One of you is fine.

My eldest had joint issues they scanned the next one before 6 weeks it’s only needs one of you - easy

Check your trust policy before you decide what to do. Our hospitals are still sticking to a one person only rule.

I took my DTs for one with my mum - she had to stay outside as I couldn’t get the double pram in so I was on my own anyway! It was fine, not difficult at all (and the scan position was a great way to shift some gas out of DS!).

We had to have the hip scan and just one parent was fine, I'm not even sure I had to do anything myself!

@Mommytobe2021

So we need to take our son to a hip scan just in case. He seems fine, after birth the check up was great, but his dad was a very problematic baby and he had some issue with his hips so the doctor said just in case we should take the wee one to a scan. However the day and timing is when my husban ld at work, and im a bit afraid if i cant handle the situation. Is it like difficult to be there "alone" with the baby, or i just over thinking?

I managed just fine by myself.

You don't need two of you there. I just needed to hold DS still for the scan, no big deal.

Both of mine had hip scans because they were breech/transverse. As I was recovering from a C-section in both cases and it was before I was supposed to be driving, I did have company, but it wouldn't have been necessary otherwise.

I just went on my own for ds's scan. He was still recovering from stomach surgery less than two weeks earlier and was still only 5lbs.
The staff were amazing and so gentle. We were in and out in less than ten minutes so dh would have been pretty useless.
Plus the room could barely fit 3 adults in it so there would have been no space

Im lucky, the hospital we need to go it's like 10-15 mins by walk (and im not driving anyway 😅) plus baby will be nearly 5 weeks, im recovering from C sec too, but I already able to go for long walks so i think i should be okay with that. Thank you all to share your experiences with me, im more calm about it now. Hopefully won't be any bad news 😭

My DC had to go for a hip scan around 5 weeks post c-section so the same boat as you. We both went (couple of years ago so pre COVID) but to be honest one of us had to stand at the other end of the room as there was no space for both of us. All in all, it was very quick and they put baby on the scanner however they need to.
My DC had a leg stuck too far up from positioning in the womb and all was well and it adjusted itself with no further intervention.
Best of luck!

I had both kids scanned - I had hip dysplasia and was missed as a child so pretty paranoid.
First child husband came but no need at all.
Second child - did it on own no problem

I think like a pp said it’s if you get bad news that you would want your partner to be there- I could be wrong but I suspect the people saying they were fine on their own didn’t get any bad news so it was all fine, in and out. We went thinking our baby was completely fine and it was just precautionary but the scan showed dislocation so we were sent straight to have a harness fitted. I was in tears and so shocked and upset. If I’d been alone it would have been really hard. It’s not the actual scan that’s hard, it’s just the potential bad news. Not saying that to worry you and I’m sure most scans end with good news but obviously you just don’t know until you’ve had it.

Yes i understand what you @Hadenough21 and @itsSnowJokes meant. I won't be fine if we would get bad news.. but just for that we can't really ask for an other couple of hours off for him from work.. :( I just hope for the best, and we'll see.. but good to know the process don't need both of us there

Hope everything goes ok for you OP but before you decide check with the hospital because it’s only one parent allowed at ours.

Only one of you needs to be there, you can do it! I recommend taking your stroller rather than carrying in a carseat/sling/arms, sometimes there can be long waits at the hospital and the motion of the stroller might help soothe him and save your arms from getting tired.

No, it's fine - I took baby ds and my three year old, because dp was back at work. The appointment was on time and it didn't take long. He didn't have hip dysplasia, but I wasn't particularly worried about it because it is common in my family and I had it myself (hence the scan).