Quick anomaly scan at 20 weeks, should I be worried?

[El91]

So I’ve just been for my anomaly scan this morning and feeling a bit anxious as the scan was so quick! We were literally in and out in 18 minutes, which included a few questions at start so I’d say only about 10-15 minutes actual scan time.

Is this enough time to get a proper look at everything? This is my 3rd baby and both my 20 week scans were almost an hour long before.

I don’t know why but I’m so anxious this pregnancy about something being wrong and I’m worried that they didn’t look thoroughly at everything!
The sonographer did say that baby was cooperating and he seemed to see everything quite easily, but both my other babies were the same at the 20 week scan and were in good positions and the scans were far longer! He pointed out the baby’s brain and arms and legs but that’s about it! He didn’t seem to spend long looking at the heart, bladder or face etc.

What are everyone else’s experiences of their anomaly scans? Am I just overthinking? 🙈

I think you're overthinking - they'll have looked very carefully. It's just your underlying anxiety jumping around.

Chill and enjoy your pregnancy ❤️

Both my anatomy scans were definitely not an hour long. Maybe 15 minutes. I think you're overthinking. Try to relax, I know that's easier said than done though!

Just to add my anomaly scan was in one December (many years ago now). I managed to collide with a Christmas tree outside the scan room - I was so nervous. Completely upended it 🫣

We only get 30 min apts to do anomaly scans where I work! Sounds like your baby was in just the perfect position and the sonographer was really happy with what he saw. I spend longer on the patients I’m not 100% sure about if that makes you feel better!

I would say a longer anomaly scan would mean you had more to worry about. A shorter scan surely means everything was very obviously looking good and nothing was even slightly dodgy and needed double checking.
And you may have had a extremely experienced sonographer this time - perhaps your previous ones were newbies who wanted to triple check everything!