Re: Re: Frequent ultrasounds during pregnancy?

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I had frequent ultrasounds during the first 8 weeks of my pregnancy.

I then had 2 or 3 more throughout the remaining portion of my

pregnancy. Total number of ultrasounds was probably 6 or 7.

Kris

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On Jan 23, 2009, at 4:31 PM, naturalforce76 wrote:

> I had frequent ultrasounds with both my daughter and my youngest son's

> pregnancy...and they were extensive and long. My oldest son had been

> born with situs inversus totalis (all internal organs on opposite of

> body) and due to the genetic risk of it happening again....the docs

> wanted to be extra sure that we weren't looking at the same thing with

> this. Although there is a chance my youngest may have Verbal

> Apraxia.....my daughter does not. She is now 8 (almost 9). I've been

> assured many times over that the sonograms/ultrasounds potential risk

> was minimum. I had both the typical external, and internal ultrasounds

> as well. Hope this helps reassure someone!

>

>

> >

> > This question came up at our Facebook page (question below) and in

> > checking through the group I found this hasn't come up often -but 2

> > members did attempt polls to find out more about it. I didn't have

> > frequent ultrasounds during pregnancy -did anyone here?

> >

> > Wouldn't flight attendants have a higher risk of

> > having a child with apraxia due to the radiation from flying? It's

> > just sad because she's " wracked with guilt " and we don't know what

> > causes apraxia. See here I thought that having the Facebook page

> we'd

> > be able to share some of what we learn here -and as a group we are

> > learning from Facebook!

> >

> > Ultrasounds in Utero

> > Hi all. I'm new to this Facebook forum. My son is 23 months old and

> > has not been formally diagnosed with Apraxia, but his SLP and other

> > therapists believe this is what is causing his severe speech delays.

> > He has good receptive language, but also has sensory issues and low

> tone.

> >

> > I become pregnant with my son after years of infertility and 8

> > miscarriages over 7 years. To say mine was a high-risk pregnancy

> is an

> > understatement. Because of this, I received upwards of almost 20

> > ultrasounds during my pregnancy. Only two of them were Level II

> > ultrasounds which took five minutes or more. All others were weekly

> > during the first trimester and some into the second and third to

> > determine fetal growth and viability, as he was a " slow mover "

> during

> > the majority of my pregnancy. He was born full term, via c-section.

> > The majority of the scans were one minute long or less.

> >

> > I've been wracked with guilt over the possibility that these

> > ultrasounds have somehow contributed to his delays. I researched

> > ultrasounds when I first started getting the, and often consulted a

> > perinatologist regarding the safety of so many scans. I was

> > consistently reassured that there was no proof of harm in even twice

> > as many scans, and the benefits of ensuring the pregnancy was

> healthy

> > far outweighed any possible harm. The most I've found on ultrasounds

> > and possible harm to the fetus was one or two studies on hearing

> > impairment with children exposed to frequent high-level ultrasounds,

> > and his hearing is perfect - it's been checked twice.

> >

> > Anyone else out there who has a child with Apraxia who was

> exposed to

> > frequent ultrasounds during pregnancy?

> >

> > Thanks much,

> >

> > http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=115029735601

> >

> > =====

> >