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I had ultrasounds before and after that timepoint but you should be able to see the baby as well as see and hear his/her heartbeat. Too early for the sex but if I remember correctly it's just starting to look kind of human at that point. :) They'll just put a blob of (hopefully warm) gel on your belly and move the device around. It was very exciting for me. Hope everything turns out well for you!
There's also a chance that you may have a vaginal ultrasound. I know my 8 week ultrasound was done vaginally. (You put your feet in the stirrups and the doctor has an instrument that he/she uses to "see" the baby.) Sorry if that's TMI, but I wished I had known it would be vaginal so that I could have prepared my husband. He freaked out a bit because he had no idea. (And I think to guys it looks like you're being tortured..... ;)).
Good luck -- I hope it's a great experience!
@chicagowife: Ha, I bet my husband wishes he knew that my first appointment was going to include an internal exam. They told me a full physical, but I didn't think to warn him. He was a little freaked out by that for sure and spent a lot of time studying the floor.
My 11 week ultrasound was a vaginal ultrasound and my 13 week ultrasound was a regular-on-the-belly kind. It probably all depends on your doctor. You should expect to see the heart beat, spine, etc and get a head to rump measurement to see growth to date. Enjoy!
I had a 12 week ultrasound, as well as a 7 week one, and both were done on the belly. At 12 weeks the baby looks, well like a little baby. Atleast with mine I could see little arms and legs, a body and a big head! I could also see and hear the heartbeat. It's really cool!
My first ultrasound was done vaginally as well, and be warned: that probe thingie is quite large! Try to relax so it's less uncomfortable. My guy's eyes bugged out when he saw that thing, lol.
9 weeks we saw the baby and the heart pulsating. Very cool. They also printed out a few pics and gave it to us.
I asked the sonogram nurse if the baby looked more 'pink' or 'blue' and she said green. :) Turned out---pink but we didn't find out til week 18.
LOL, my DH asked if the vaginal ultrasound probe "felt good." Um, no honey. It doesn't.
Our 10+4 u/s we could see a head and body and arms and legs. Looking less like a blob and more like a baby. If you get a print out, be sure to keep it out of the sun or it will turn all black!
I'm excited because they do it all digitally at my office, and put video/stills on DVD. I really can't wait! It's so weird to be pregnant, but to not really feel pregnant. I mean I've had nausea, but nothing to major, and some other symptoms, but I just want to know that there is indeed a baby in there and that everything is okay. I was a little freaked out when she couldn't find the heartbeat at our 10 wk appointment.
Try not to worry about the hearbeat thing- I know it's hard! I had an OB for the first half of my prgnancy (midwife for the second half) and if I remember correctly she didn't even try to hear the hearbeat with a doppler until my 16 week checkup.
My first sonogram was at 12 weeks and it was when they did my nuchal test (they measure the neck fluid as an indicator for Down's). That turned out to not be a very good experience for me, although everything turned out well for us in the end. It was very exciting to see the belly bean and see a heartbeat, though. It made it more real, for sure!
Good luck!
I would be going NUTS if we wouldn't hear the heartbeat until 16 weeks! I'm waiting to hear it to tell anyone else outside of our immediate families. I'd be paranoid that something would go wrong.
As it is I have dreams that I'm not actually pregnant and it's all been a big mixup.
Yes, hope you take peace and comfort that often it's just very faint to pick up early on and the positioning of the baby is all it is.
I know... I wasn't too worried after the apt, and she didn't try for more than a minute or two. It's hard to hear others who heard the heartbeat really early and knowing that I have to wait even longer. But like I said, that's why I opted for the sequential screen, so we can get this sonogram. Otherwise we wouldn't have had an us until week 18-20 unless there was a problem.
Oh we got to actually see the heartbeat at our 7 and 12 week ultrasounds... the doc just didn't try to listen with the doppler until 16 weeks. Alot of times the docs will wait awhile because they don't want to worry you if they don't pick up a hb.
IT WAS AWESOME!!!!! She did a trans-abdominal ultrasound. Immediately I could see the baby on the screen. The baby was lined up great for her to take the measurements for the screening, so she did that first. Then she pointed things out, but I already knew what I was looking at. She took some images, then switched to the 3D wand and showed us some 3d images. The baby didn't like her pushing down on my belly, and turned away! We could see the baby moving his arms and legs and jaw. It was great!
I was crying and didn't realize it because I was so enthralled with watching the screen. It was pretty quick, about 15 minutes total. But it was the best 15 minutes of my life. I can't wait until our 20 week sono now!
Oh, congrats! Ultrasounds always made me feel so excited and connected to my baby. :) It's incredible to see that little life growing inside you!
Oh, yea! So glad it went well and that everything seems good with the baby. We had an ultrasound at around 15 weeks and I could see an actual baby profile for the first time. Freakishly emotional. :)
@mrstilly: So glad the appointment went well!
@MightySapphire: That is something my husband would ask!!!!!!! I think they are hoping that anything *down there* feels good... LOL!
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Tomorrow DH and I are going for the first sonogram. We should be at 11w5d. Our midwife didn't really talk about what to expect during the sonogram, and this is my first, so I've never had one before. We opted to do the sequential screen to get the early sonogram, since she couldn't find the heartbeat at our last apt, and I need to know whether things are okay or not. There's nothing to indicate things aren't fine, but I'm a worrier and it's our first.