Frequent ultrasounds during pregnancy?

January 22, 2009

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