Ultrasound tech aggressively shaking belly?

Ah yes, we’ve done that at one ultrasound to get her moving so we can get the picture we needed. That said think about half the movement you may be doing whether it’s dancing, running, getting spicy with your partner, etc. all things that we do to move our bodies thus moving the little beans around. They wouldn’t do anything that would hurt them obviously but I understand feeling frustrated. Did you ask her to stop? I feel like you can always ask them to not if you don’t feel comfortable!

With me it was more like a gentle jiggle, and it didn’t help at all so we’re doing another ultrasound soon to see baby’s face. However baby is fine with “rough” movements, like if you exercise or laugh really hard those things get them moving a lot and they’re still safe and sound inside us, I do understand you being uncomfortable tho.

If it doesn’t feel right, it’s not right. Follow your gut feeling!!! It could be “normal” but if it doesn’t feel ok, then you shouldn’t have to sit through it.

Do you have an anterior placenta by any chance they press really hard on me when they can’t get her to move or “find her” she hides a lot and turns her back so they have to shake her essentially to see what’s going on.

They dod the same to me and they need to count the bb’s spinal column. . An anatomy scan is not a vacation; its an hourlong medical procedure to examine the growth and development. When you laugh super hard or you exercise, the bb’s tumbling around in there just as much.

I have the same experience but I think i shake more my baby during intimacy or dancing. Your baby is always moving in there and shaking the same way the only difference is your are not watching it they need to look for everything in the baby that is the purpose of the ultrasound verified the baby is growing correctly I had a subchorionic hematoma for weeks and the ultrasound didnt make it worse or anything.

@Flower I would be careful telling people that this can cause a miscarriage. I’m sorry your grandma had a late term loss but you should make sure statements like this are backed by scientific evidence of this being dangerous.

What bothered me most was the shaking and seeing his little body being rattled up and down repeatedly and he wasn’t moving. He then turned completely away from the probe. Which I knew he was either uncomfortable or just not having it. Then when the MFM came in she simply put the probe on my belly and softly pushed a little and she got him perfectly…… that made me even more furious because I knew that that was a choice to be that aggressive. At the end of the day that little human in there still feels and it’s mommy’s job to protect him. That’s how I felt at the moment.

I had the same happen to me during my anatomy scan today. I didn’t appreciate it either but reading the comments makes me a bit relieved. If they insist on shaking again at my next one I will probably tell them no