Going for ultrascreen today

Thanks ladies for dealing with all my questions about the ultrascreen. I went in to my doctor's office this morning to re-do my last bloodwork because of the tech's mess up and got a chance to briefly talk to my doctor asking her how/why she recommends to get an ultrascreen or not. Apparently in CT there are not enough trained doctors/techs to offer it to the large majority of pregnant women so if you are not a higher risk or indicate other reasons for offering it, they offer the genetic bloodwork at 16 weeks. But she said if I wanted to opt to do it we certainly could. However, TODAY is the absolute last day they can do it (13w6d) so they called around fit me in for 3pm today.

Now I'm freaking out and nervous! I'm sure everything will be okay and I feel better knowing that I'm doing my due diligence to find out any info that may help with my baby's future care.

I'll let you know how it goes.

Couple of questions:
-Am I allowed to eat before I go or am I supposed to fast?
-Will they tell me results right away or do I have to wait?
-Do they do bloodwork today too or does this still get done at 16 weeks?

I know these are ?'s for my doc but it was a whirlwind today and the office was soooo busy I was just glad I got to speak to her for the 3 minutes that I did (considering I didn't have an appt).

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I never had an ultrascreen but I just wanted to wish you good luck!

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-Am I allowed to eat before I go or am I supposed to fast? You are allowed to eat...no need to fast at all.
-Will they tell me results right away or do I have to wait? You have to wait for the bloodwork to come back, your doctor will get the results.
-Do they do bloodwork today too or does this still get done at 16 weeks?
You should get the bloodwork AND the sonogram today. They use both to determine the results.

Re: Going for ultrascreen today

Posted by Katie111806

Thanks ladies for dealing with all my questions about the ultrascreen. I went in to my doctor's office this morning to re-do my last bloodwork because of the tech's mess up and got a chance to briefly talk to my doctor asking her how/why she recommends to get an ultrascreen or not. Apparently in CT there are not enough trained doctors/techs to offer it to the large majority of pregnant women so if you are not a higher risk or indicate other reasons for offering it, they offer the genetic bloodwork at 16 weeks. But she said if I wanted to opt to do it we certainly could. However, TODAY is the absolute last day they can do it (13w6d) so they called around fit me in for 3pm today.

Now I'm freaking out and nervous! I'm sure everything will be okay and I feel better knowing that I'm doing my due diligence to find out any info that may help with my baby's future care.

I'll let you know how it goes.

Couple of questions:
-Am I allowed to eat before I go or am I supposed to fast?
-Will they tell me results right away or do I have to wait?
-Do they do bloodwork today too or does this still get done at 16 weeks?

I know these are ?'s for my doc but it was a whirlwind today and the office was soooo busy I was just glad I got to speak to her for the 3 minutes that I did (considering I didn't have an appt).

Re: Going for ultrascreen today

thanks ladies - i'm glad you encouraged me to speak up and talk to my doctor - i really appreciate it!