12 week scan

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Please help me be more rational about my scan experience.

Yesterday was my 12 week scan and I was anxious and excited about it. The scan started as an external scan and we saw some pictures of baby and all was well. However they could not get all measurements of baby so had to do an internal scan.

I know I should be greatful of the fact my baby is alive but all I feel now Ive had the scan is disappointment as they only gave me pictures of my internal scan and none of the pictures of my external scan. Im so upset about it that I now can't sleep and keep crying about it.

Someone please tell me to get a grip as I have a healthy baby growing inside me.

It sounds like they were thorough and you have not had any bad news. What on earth is the problem? You will get a photo at the 20 week scan.

How are the pictures different?

The internal scan only shows baby from spine view rather than side view, so it looks like sections of our baby rather than a full view of the baby.
I just feel disappointed about the fact that I don't have the image of baby that every has and can show to people when they ask if can see scan pictures.

I know that I will get more pictures at 20 weeks but it has made me more anxious about having that scan. I am very grateful that baby was checked out thoroughly.

Please try not dwell too much on this. Both my photos from the 12 week and 20 week scan are bad - it doesnt look like a baby at all due to awkward positioning - so if you put too much pressure on getting a good photo at the 20 wk you are setting yourself up for disappointment. Internal vs external photos shouldn't really be any different - you can still show people and those close to you will still love the picture!

My 12w scan was terrible, the sonographer couldnt get any measurements done and the photo i was given was so blurry i can only make out a baby shape. It also hurt and i was left bruised. I have never been offered an internal scan despite all my scans being similar/blurry.

it sounds positive that your sonographer changed to the dildo cam and didnt just send you on your way leaving you wondering/hoping that all is well.

Is going for a private scan an option?

Fingers crossed your little one is in a better position for 20w scan :)

If this is upsetting you, are you in a position to go for a private scan just for the pics?

Try not to worry. My DD looked like a frozen chicken in her 20 week scan pic.

As soon as the baby arrives and you have pictures of his or her beautiful, tiny features you won't be interested in a black and white, blurry pic.

The point of the scan is not really to get a photo. At least you got something. Great news everything is ok. Many people don't get good news.

I think it's down to the position of the baby, not the type of scan they used - I've got what you would consider 'proper' photos from an internal scan, and they're much clearer than the photos from the abdominal scan.

The 20w photos are much clearer anyway, but if you can't wait you could go for a private scan, but if the baby hasn't moved or if your placenta is in an awkward position (as mine was) then the outcome might not be any better.

my 12w scan of ds looked like a kidney bean and my 20w looked like a freaky alien - seriously, I couldn't look at it . scan photos are nice and all but my mil is the only one who wants to see them you could always nick one off the internet as they all seem to look the same

Thank you all for your reassurance. My husband think it looks like an alien atm. I think I was just having one of my normal middle of the night wobbles.
Ive probably got many more worries to come since Im a natural born worrier.