20 week scan today, full bladder??

[NewMrsH]

My letter doesn't say anything so I'm assuming not to the full bladder but thought I'd check!

Xxx

My letter for the 20 week scan says full bladder!

No not for 20 weeks as the baby is big enough to be seen. I didn't have to have one past my 12 week scans. Check when you get there a down a bottle of water if you need to.

No, not for 20 week scan

I didn't need a full bladder for mine. And I had to empty my bladder anyway for when they did an internal scan as part of it, to check the birth canal length.

I had a growth scan at 29 weeks and was told to have a full bladder, which I duly did, only to be told by the sonographer that it was TOO full and that I didn't need it to be full. She said "don't you feel Iike you need to go to the toilet with such a full bladder?". Well YES that is exactly what I feel!

:) don't need a full bladder?! I hated that so much I suspect my letter is standard - drink 1 1/2 pints of water an hour before on every scan letter!

No, not for 20 weeks. In fact a full bladder can distort things, according to what one sonographer told me, and you can sometimes get a false diagnosis of placenta praevia.

Had mine on Monday and she told me to go toilet! X

They don't ask for a full bladder at 20wks here either.

I went for my 12 week scan and duly drank the water. And they were running late. After half an hour I asked if it would be much longer. They said no. After an hour I begged to go to the loo, they said no hang on, is imminent and you need a full bladder. Two hours late it was and I was in so much pain I was crying. They told me to go to the toilet (bladder too full) and let out 'a bit'. 3 times I had to go and let out 'a bit'. In the end they decided it would be easier with an empty bladder. Oh God the relief. I sobbed.

My letter doesn't say full bladder but the one for 12 weeks did.

Thanks everyone, I went without a full bladder and all was fine!! I had to be scanned twice tho as little one was in the wrong position! All ok tho.

Thanks as always!!

Xxxx

Yes, yes, yes to full bladder, I'm a sonographer and although it's not always a problem it's much easier to empty a too full bladder than to fill a too empty one iyswim