12 week scan: Will corona stop my partner being able to attend with me?

[Smartiex]

Hi everyone,

I have my 12 week scan in 2 weeks. Extremely nervous as it is at the moment as my symptoms seem to be waring off and worried about bad news.

Now to make matters worse I am worried the hospital may only let me in because of the coronavirus. Does anyone have any info on this?

We live in London too so the worst place to be for it at the moment.

Thanks

Quite possibly, I would give them a call to ask but I know a lot of hospitals are not allowing partners to scans at the moment :(

I’m up in Newcastle so not sure about down London but I’ve heard I may not be able to take my partner to my 20 week scan next week and I’m gutted too :( I know it’s for the best and cant be helped but as someone with an anxiety disorder it’s quite difficult x

I had my 12 week scan at Chelsea and Westminster on 13th March, that was the last day the hospital were allowing partners to attend scans. I was told that I must attend my 29 week scan in May on my own. I’m not sure if that’s the policy for every London hospital but they told me they were going to be enforcing it quite strictly. Sorry op

I have my scan next week when I will be 13 weeks. I called my maternity department 2 days ago and was told only I could attend my appointment but I would be allowed to video the screen. I'm in scotland.

Yes I very much doubt you will be allowed. Uclh only had women on their own in maternity department.

Probably

Yes pretty sure they will just allow you on your own.

2 weeks ago I had an appt at UCLH and they said then that only 1 other person can be with me. And this week I was told it's me on my own.

Sad but understandable considering the current situation of the country.

I had a scan (32 week growth scan) on Thursday & my OH was allowed in, but I had read others being made to have their scan alone and partners not even allowed into the waiting area.

I think it will depend on individual hospitals.

I work in a different London hospital to the ones mentioned. We're not allowing partners into the scan rooms, nor to be in the waiting rooms. It's to try and ensure that we limit the number of people in our department, and to limit the number of people we each have to come into contact with. We also don't allow videos of the scan (we never have), but obviously you can take pictures at the end. I'm really sorry that it's effecting people in this way. I hope everything goes well at your scan

Thank you everyone ! I did think that would be the case . Hate being anxious let alone being on my own for.the first one! Scares me incase its not good news and I have no one there! Going to go for a private scan instead. Found somewhere near where I live who are letting one person in the room with you for the ultrasound which is good x

Good luck with your scan OP! 🍀

Hi OP, I would call and check! My hospital I spoke to today said I am allowed to take my partner and no children in the waiting room whatsoever xx

I’ve got 4 extra scans (growth ones) all my letters came yesterday and still said partner could attend, although all of the times were changed with I’m presuming is because they’re trying to limit the amount of people at once? I shall bring my partner along until they tell me otherwise! My 20 week scan isn’t until end of April so who know what it will all be like by then 😫 xx

I am worried about this too. My 12 week scan is on 20 April. At the moment they are still allowing partners but i know that could change. I had an early private scan booked but that got cancelled due to Coronavirus

I had mine last week and they said partners can only be there for the actual scan- they need to wait in the corridor and then leave immediately afterward, though they'd prefer partners not to come at all.

Our trust have said only the pregnant woman in for all appointments, nobody to accompany them. We are allowed to video call partners during the scans.

Yes it's sad, but limiting the number of people in contact with each other is for the benefit of both us and the staff working in the hospital

Also, OP, symptoms can start to ease off at about ten weeks, mine did and I just had a scan at 13 and everything was fine. Good luck!

I have a growth scan tomorrow and was called by the hospital on Friday to say I'm not allowed to bring anyone with me. They said if anyone attends with me they will be made to wait outside the hospital.

I’ve been told by my midwives that my DH is fine to attend my upcoming midwife and scan appointments as long as he doesn’t have any symptoms. All depends on your hospital by the look of previous posts.

My 12 week scan is on 1st April and I asked whether I needed to take any precautions and to check my partner was allowed. She honestly treated me like I was daft for asking - very much “why on earth wouldn’t he be?”.

Our trust is allowing one person to attend with the patient at the first scan but not subsequent. Allowing one partner to attend if patient needs to be admitted but IF they leave they will not be allowed to return. So for birth that will be fine but if taken in for monitoring might be tricky- especially if you’ve other kids.

These have only come into place recently- like yesterday.