this year will be finding out whether we are going to have a son or a daughter. (i'm sure there will be more under the tree than that, but that's the most exciting one.) this is because we are lucky enough to be at 20 weeks the week of christmas, and my doctor wants us to have our 20-week u/s that week. not a week before and not a week after. i know, i asked.
i am insanely excited about this but for one thing: because your bladder sits in front of your uterus, you have do the u/s with a full bladder. (the bladder is one of the only places in your body made of special cells that actually stretch like elastic. a full bladder means it's stretched thin like when you blow up a balloon.) that means two hours before, i have to empty out and then within the following hour (so an hour before) drink 32 ounces of water. i told the scheduling guy they had better not keep me waiting when we get there!
so ladies, my question is this: is it as uncomfortable as i think it will be? or am i overreacting?
we are at: 13 weeks 4 days.
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It is just an uncomfortable as you think. And depending on the time it takes i can be down right excruciating.
My OB told me to wear a pad in case of "leaks". It didn't happen, but it was good to be prepared.
great. wonderful. i really hope the radiology techs at our kaiser are sensitive to the "needs" of us pregnant ladies!
on the bright side for them, i guess this means they can get us out quicker. brian and i could have watched the previous ultrasounds all day, but i have a feeling for this one it will be more like, okay great! saw that hand wave! we're done!
That's so weird. I never had to do my u/s w/ a full bladder! I thought they stopped doing that!
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