The truth about internal ultrasounds for pregnancy
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- čas přidán 11. 02. 2024
- Pregnant and worried about getting an internal ultrasound? I got you!!
I got A LOT comments about the wand used for my internal ultrasounds when sharing what my first pregnancy doctor appointment looked like.
Many were scared of it, and rightfully so given how large it looks! (The camera does add 10lbs though 😉😂) So I made this video in hopes it can ease any worries you may have about it❤️❤️
Remember, you are in control. You can deny ANYTHING! I suggest talking to your doctor and have them explain why they feel the procedure is necessary then go from there. Never be afraid to voice your concerns and advocate for yourself❤️❤️
*Please note, this was just in regards to a pregnancy ultrasound. I have no idea if they go deeper for other examinations.*
What have your pregnancy doctor appointments looked like? Did you have this type of ultrasound done?
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**I should note, that based on the information I was given it shouldn’t hurt IF you do not have a preexisting condition related to the area. Of course every tech and doctor are different with different techniques though. That’s why it’s so important to know you can always say NO to anything you are uncomfortable with. Talk to your doctor and see what your options are ❤Also, this is just in reference to pregnancy. Not checks for issues in the area. I do not know what the protocol is for that and if it’s any different.**
If you are pregnant and worried about getting an internal ultrasound? I got you!!
I got A LOT comments about the wand used for my internal ultrasounds when sharing what my first pregnancy doctor appointment looked like.
Many were scared of it, and rightfully so given how large it looks! (The camera does add 10lbs though 😉😂) So I made this video in hopes it can ease any worries you may have about it❤️❤️
Remember, you are in control. You can deny ANYTHING! I suggest talking to your doctor and have them explain why they feel the procedure is necessary then go from there. Never be afraid to voice your concerns and advocate for yourself❤️❤️
**Please note, this was just in regards to a pregnancy ultrasound. I have no idea if they go deeper for other examinations.**
What have your pregnancy doctor appointments looked like? Did you have this type of ultrasound done?
I did at 7 weeks , it hurt so bad . I miscarried 4 days later . Just had my rainbow baby and said no to all scans and paps until 16 weeks
Yes my mother has a condition where it was hard for her to handle any penetration her ENTIRE life. she had c sections, a limited sexual life and of course, the inability for intercourse as time went on. things happen and if you can't handle something inside of you for any reason please please voice it and have someone to back you up.
Yes I had a vaginal ultrasound until I hit 20 weeks . Roughly 4 or 5 of them. It wasn't ideal especially knowing that they can detect by ultrasound at 6-9 weeks
I had an internal to check for ovarian cysts when I was trying for our baby (thankfully nothing out of the ordinary, which cleared us to try the treatment that finally got us pregnant), but when I went in for my 8 week ultrasound, they didn’t use the internal wand, which surprised me. Not mad, but I had been expecting the wand. 🤷♀️
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Warning. It’s possible to get an STD if the tech is not using hygienic wand covers/procedures. A friend of mine went through this on top of miscarrying.
Unfortunately that possible with basically every internal examination if they don't work hygienic. 😢 I'm so sorry your friend had to go through this!
She should sue
@@rachelgee7894 she couldn’t prove it. It was like 7/8 years ago at this point
Tell me she sued! That is horrendous!
@@RachelDee Oh wow. I am so sorry!
As someone with a pelvic floor dysfunction, it can hurt. However, I had a pelvic exam and pap after the internal ultrasound and it was probably 10x worse. And having the internal ultrasound eased so much anxiety, and was really worth it. For anyone out there that experiences pain with insertion, I highly recommend making sure the tech knows that and asking if you can insert it yourself.
I wish I knew I could've said no to this, I was having a miscarriage with my first in the ER and a lady came in to do this to me, I was scared and she bullied me for it in the hallway after to her other nurse buddies. I cried during it, it hurt so much because she was thrusting the wand around so viciously and telling me to basically shut up when I so much as winced because of the pain.
omg so sorry you went through that :(
You always have the option to say no but it might not be wise to do so.
I do not know your medical history but it is possible that the wanted to check if the pregnancy was outside the uterus.
That does not in any way make it acceptable for you to be bullied.
If you have the option it can be healing to go back and ask them to explain what happened and why. In a stressfull emergency sitation so much can happen that we have difficulty processing it.
PLEASE PLEASE YOU CAN SAY NO
my nurses insisted I had a catheter put in bc I got am epidural and I told them I was peeing on the bed
they put it in anyway
it was the worst part of my recovery and I didn't need it
please have someone there to speak your needs. you can deny ANYTHING
it's your body and your experience
Girl same plus the catheter hurt me cuz they put it in wrong...
@@loralein they literally treat us like dogs giving birth
I mentioned this in your last post about it, but I'll say it again because I feel like if I had heard this before my first time having one, it would have eased some fears. My internal ultrasounds for my pcos have been more comfortable than my external ones. Externally, they have to press pretty hard to see anything (if they see anything at all), and it can be a little painful. I think with internal ultrasound, they know that it is a bit nerve-racking, and they tend to be so understanding. They will usually ask you to insert it if you are comfortable and able to do it.
I'm sure it depends a lot on the tech. But it was completely painless, like if you've ever had a pap smear, this is like 5x easier than that. In my personal experience.
Mine hurt so bad, had mine at 7 weeks . 4 days later I miscarried. I never got one after . Had a healthy baby girl a few months ago , didn't get a scan with her until 16 weeks
Mine hurt too, I feel like it's so unfair all these people in the comments saying it doesn't hurt at all ☹️
They were pushing it so deep in me it made me cry. I never want to get that type of ultrasound again, only abdominal! And she said that it's only 1 inch in diameter which is smaller than men but we usually get prepared for men so everything is stretched out or at least more relaxed than with this big tube! 😒
Also at the same visit a different doctor did the pap smear and it was my first time in the US. It was a different person and I don't know what she did and if it's normal here but it hurt so bad as well. I was bleeding afterwards and I don't know if it's from the ultrasound or this pap smear but luckily they didn't hurt my baby. I'm sorry for you, I can't imagine even with having babies afterwards, I still would be mourning any unborn babies I'd ever have... I can't even imagine
@@Magda_7396 I am so happy your baby is healthy . It was the worst experience of my life . But I cherish every min with my baby girl now . 💕
Mine hurted too, I felt as though I was being raped.
Mine hurt too and I lost the baby 2 days later. I won't do them ever again.
I love your advocacy for individual choice!
Important to reiterate this isn’t always standard procedure! I had my first internal ultrasound with my 4th baby!
I could’ve sworn I saw you pregnant with #5 i missed so much I was pregnant with you and your videos helped me so much congratulations on baby #6❤🎉
Love watching you❤
I’ll be 33 tomorrow and im a proud momma of 5 kids .. youngest just turned 1! Oldest almost 13 😊.. we had our 3 boys first and thought I would never get a girl 😂😂 then our last two beautiful surprises were girls❤️❤️ i never comment but i wanted to let you know i enjoy your videos ans It’s nice being able to get on CZcams and actually relate to somebody❤️❤️❤️
I have been binge watching stuff like this. Since you have done this more than once....I found you to be so mind expanding...im not trying to say those with one or 2 kids aren't pro...but just saying. Your stuff is REALLLLLLYYY educational....and can help all of those going through it.
I definitely appreciate you explaining this. I’ve always been so scared thinking that the whole thing would go in 😱
I have a feeling I'll be following you a lot more closely in the coming weeks 😊
Hurt for me but thats ‘cause literally nothing had ever been stuck up there. But the girl in training who was doing the ultrasound was super patient and gentle that she paused anytime i looked uncomfortable
I’m in my 20s, and I had not had sexual intercourse when I got an ultrasound. It was the single worst pain I have ever had in my life. I begged them to withdraw and they ended up using a smaller wand and that worked ok. My body wasn’t used to having anything inserted larger than a large tampon, and it was not a good time. 0/10 recommend.
The only times I’ve had a patient be in a ton of pain is if they’re not sexually active or haven’t been :( I’m so sorry this happened. I always try my best to not do the exam on non-sexually active women. I refuse unless it’s something life-threatening
Not to be crass, but losing your virginity hurts. Prepare yourself the best you can. It's usually something people don't talk about. It's not always magic and flowers like most people think.
@@littleangel4780 . Okay, you cannot seriously equate loosing your virginity to an intimate experience to that of a probe.
@@0230Raveena losing your virginity is waaaay more raw and intimate than a little wand like that.
@@0230Raveena and it's way more painful. This is nothing!
Just came across your page and I love your voice aha! So engaging
Sonographer here. This should not hurt at all or as much. Uncomfortable? Sure. I've done the procedure multiple times and it does take patience and allowing patients to relax. Lots of gel on the probe is key. A great sonographer should always be checking in to make sure you are comfortable but of course you should always let him ( likely a Doc) or her know if its painful. As far as going in very deep, techs cannot see much of anything if the probe is right up against the vaginal wall or cervix, and then there is bowel gas to contend with. I often ask patience to guide me to know where to maneuver the probe so they are most comfortable.
Hi! Do sonographers have to use a condom or probe cover every time? Mine didn’t use a cover and now I’m concerned 😢
I had this type of ultrasound with my fourth baby. It didn't hurt at all. Year's later I had the same type of ultrasound looking for fibroids. It didn't go in any farther and it didn't hurt at all either.
I’m 9 weeks with first baby and have had two of these. I wanted an early ultrasound and they had to do it this way. It hurts at first but then is fine. They tried to do abdominal at my last appointment and couldn’t see enough because it’s still early and my uterus is tilted back.
You can honestly see soo much more clearly with this, so I might ask for it next time as well! And it was more comfortable than how hard she was pressing on my abdomen to get the other one to work
Honestly this ultrasound was a walk in the park with my first compared to weekly cervical checks at the end leading to being induced 😂
I've had several done, it can hurt depending on the doctor who does it. First and third didnt hurt at all, second hurt quite a bit. But it doesnt last very long
I went to my first ultrasound at 7 weeks. The lady tried to do cervical checks, with the reason that they may not be able to see the baby through normal ultrasound. But i told her that i feel uncomfortable about it because I bleed easily, and she said "ok lets first try with other one, and if we can't see anything we will do cervical check." And voila! You could see the baby immidiately with normal ultrasound. So far i never had to do cervical checks😊
I’ve had this done for my PCOS and checking on my uterus and it was fine. It looks super intimidating but my doc was gentle.
Currently 3 months pregnant and all I can think of is how did you deal with waiting 9 months every time for your baby to come! I don’t know why but I just feel like this process is soooo long 😂
I’m in the same boat!! This has been the longest few weeks of my life!
I was able to insert the probe in myself last time, and I really appreciated it.
That’s a good idea
I never had to do this for either of my pregnancies, but I did have to do it for an ovarian cyst. And they had to PUSH to get to the spot they needed to see. That was really uncomfortable. I was by myself that time, but my husband came with me for the second check and he was SO FREAKED OUT lol
My gyno does this ultrasounds as I part of a regular yearly checkup.On every patient, pregnant or not, so I had those a number of times. If done correctly, doctor will put a fresh condom on the wand first to make sure it's all hygienic and then insert it. It's not supposed to hurt at all. Mine indeed didn't and I'd say that if yours hurts, something isn't right. Or your doctor is doing something wrong.
That hurts. I had it once and I said no more. I only do abdominal pelvic ultrasounds.
OK I just have to say I’ve had multiple internal ultrasounds because I have PCOS and when I was getting diagnosed I had three surgeries all that went wrong that all misdiagnosed me and have had this procedure done about 35-40 times and I can say it is completely uncomfortable I’ve never had a good experience while having this done. I understand it’s not supposed to be a walk in the park but it’s not comfortable or not painful in my opinion at all and I have a high pain tolerance also I don’t know who is telling you it’s only 3 inches they stick in because that’s definitely not true, I’ve had doctors go much further and it wouldn’t make sense to make the instrument 8 inches long. If you’re only getting used 3 inches of the tip… Not a hater just had totally different experiences with these so I get you’re trying to get girls to not be afraid of them but they’re something to definitely be wary of, and make sure you’re comfortable with a doctor before you agree to it in my opinion. I hope you have a safe and healthy pregnancy and your hair is beautiful by the way.
Hey pcos girl here too. I have had this done tons of times as well. Having done ivf, i have had it done not pregnant and pregnant. Huge difference! When ur not pregnant, they put alot more inside, they mash ur insides around. Ive had them press ontop of my stomach too to find my hidden ovary many times. Dang it hurts like heck. But pregnant. Man they are so much gentler, they dont put much in. They dont need to go spelunking 😅. Baby is pretty easy to find. So thats why shes saying this. For pregnant girls it shouldnt hurt or be that uncomfortable. But for the non pregnant ladies having exploratory ultrasounds. Man thats gonna be really comfortable everytime.
You are so sweet! 🥹❤️ And I am so sorry this was your experience! 😔 You are correct though, this video is based on my experience and the information my doctors gave me. I cannot possible make a video covering every possible scenario. As always, anything posted should just serve as general information and hopefully be a jumping point on where to research. 🤗 I did note in the pinned comment that this particular ultrasound covered in the video is JUST for pregnancy when trying to get an accurate picture of baby. I mention that it may differ if it’s being used to diagnose or check on something else. So in terms of depth, that was just in reference to trying to see the baby since they only need to reach the cervix (which is about 3inches) but again, this is just in regards to getting a clear picture of baby during a pregnancy. ❤❤❤
@@MamaB313hey I have pcos and doctor mentioned weight loss + supplements. [It's hard to loose the weight]. Do you recommend ivf procedure tough ?
@khadijafayyaz6184 ok so the best thing you could do is see a fertility specialist. Check ur coverage, it might be out of pocket. But dont even waste your time with a normal gynocologist or obgyn. I spent years trying different meds and weightloss supplements. Nothing worked. Specialists can do so much more. Not just ivf. I wish i had gone sooner. I will say. Most specialist offices do have bmi limits to do ivf because of the anesthesia for the egg extraction process. I lost the weight i needed too at the time to do the procedure and im so glad i did. I ended up with 6 healthy embryos. One of which is my 11month old baby. And i didnt use supplements to lose the weight. Just calorie counting and working out everyday. It was hard but so worth it. But they can do other things with much higher success even if u dont do ivf.
@@chrissyhorton I just watch this and was like in disbelief because I’ve never had a good experience and I’ve always had really uncomfortable ones so hearing someone say that it was like positive or whatever I was like oh my God like are they really positive have I just been going to the wrong people like I don’t know I’ve seen so many doctors, I’ve been to so many hospitals, but I think I also get really unlucky with the people that are treating me sadly or bad techs?
Totally understand and never expect you to make it for everyone, just throwing out my experience and also want to remind people that everybody’s doctor is different. I’ve had ones that literally watch me cry in pain! I get sometimes there isn’t a ton they can do but I mean a heating pad and some Advil and comfort would go along way lol.
Also, this is a super random question but up to what point did they do the internal ultrasound in your pregnancy like cause I’m sure to a certain point they just do external I’ve always been curious about that but I think this video is really a good one and I really do hope you guys have healthy one, that’s all that matters in the end.
Fellow men, a easily missed but great deal of information was revealed in this…. Use it wisely
As a woman, I'm curious what information you found useful
@@scarlettrose9543 only 3 inches needed
@@scarlettrose9543same😬
My friend has that phone case
After fainting from cramps pain I was asked if I was okay with them using this to be 100% sure, even let students observe as I was already feeling better (despite my 3rd bump, headache and glasses bent), and it was just one of my grandmas gene giving me the middle finger
I wish I had been more brave to say no!!! My doc told me around 4 weeks that we could probably do the external ultrasound when I came in for my 8 weeks confirmation of pregnancy appointment. I got there day of and its a different doctor and she literally already had the wand lubed up when I walked into the room. It was uncomfortable for me and I was too shocked to ask her why we weren't trying to external ultrasound but honestly it left me feeling super dissatisfied and regretful of the first time I got to see my baby. Im tearing up now just thinking about it. I wish I had said no.
Lol the first pelvic US I had she grabbed the wrong wand. After complaining that it hurt super bad for like 5 minutes she switched to the proper one. I thought it was just that I was too sensitive at the time. Then I realized years later she grabbed the wrong one😢
The wrong probe? There is only one meant for transvaginal. Something else went wrong with your scan.
When i went to go for my ultrasound
It was wrapped in a confom
I went for an ultrasound to test for pcos and dodnt know it would be internal. Scared the bejesus out of me when they asked me to drop trou and whipped out the wand lol
I have had very uncomfy internal ultrasounds before. The tech kept shoving past my cervix instead of going around. I had to tell her to stop doing that because it hurt!
You can't go past your cervix... your cervix is open the size of a pin hole unless you're in labor and dilated... Or the doc or tech has given you meds to dilate your cervix. You also can't go around the cervix... its literally the doorway to the uterus, the only way in this through.
And if an abdominal ultrasound doesn't need to penetrate the abdomen to see the baby, why would an internal ultrasound need to go through the cervix to see the baby?
It doesn't.
@@allisonhunter1063. You are absolutely right about the anatomy.
@0230Raveena Yeah I feel like that original comment was written by a kid trying to start a thread... why idk...
Ive never seen one, not an option I'm guessing in the UK for standard scanning maybe if required
Man I wish I didn't have an overly narrow pelvis so that this didn't hurt...
Does it cause spotting/bleedibg afterwards?
Not for me
Mine hurt because she took pictures of my ovaries do determine which side I ovulated from and she was pushing super hard into each side of my vagina to view my ovaries. Hopefully that’s not common though.
It's so weird to me when women say they've only had it done once or so after they got pregnant. I've had dozens of these done trying to get pregnant.
It felt like they were rearranging my guts when they were adjusting it. It may not hurt in terms of actual sharp pain, but it is not the nicest thing in the world.
It totally does hurt. OMG 😱
This is my first pregnancy and I was diagnosed with placenta previa. Basically my placenta is too low so every time I go get ultrasounds I have to have an internal as well. The external ultrasound doesn’t measure the placenta correctly and the Dr needs to see if it’s moved. In the last 8 months I think I’ve had it done 9 times.
I never did any ultrasounds other than the anatomy scan.
I recently had to get an internal ultrasound for a PCOS diagnosis
It is mildly uncomfortable but it doesn't hurt
like I remember just feeling a lot of pressure but it was not painful
feel like for me the worst part was the awkwardness I felt having someone just jabbing something right up there
😅😅
I said no to the ultrasound lady because i was scared, and i was 6 weeks. She then had to do the basic ultrasound, and she could see everything. i dont know why she wanted to do it.
I have a tilted uterus so i had to have this done and i was pretty uncomfortable but i guess it wasn't so bad. But i hated it and i also was tense, so i guess thats why it wasn't great for me 😩
Ive heard of a few stories where the tech was to rough and caused a miscarriage. This was a big no from me with my 8 month old and it will be again if I have another.
When you’re already have a baby meaning you’re pelvis is bigger hole than a woman didn’t have a baby on normal birth or on CS. It didn’t went through mine today’s transviginal ultrasound because it’s painful
I had this begore gyno surgery and it REALLY hurt
It doesn't hurt at all. Honestly sex is more painful.
Agreed!!
Hmm it hurt me but I’ve never had a child… and also had uterine fibroids like it literally wouldn’t go in 😩
Sounds like she's talking about my ex😏
I hate that thing 😡 idk what it is but I can’t take it just feels really uncomfortable
Three inches is too much
It'd giving drake 🫠🫠🫠🫠🫠🥴
Honestly, I thought it was kinda small, I mean It's so thin. My husband is like 9 inches lol.
Goodness gracious. TMI. The probe isn't for pleasure , its for a medical purpose. Or perhaps your anatomy is different than many other women's; shall I say more accommodating?!
Why did you feel the need to share that. Who cares