Bad scan experience (long post sorry)

Has anyone had a bad experience at a scan? Thankfully everything is ok with baby but the sonographer was just horrific I walked out of the room just wanting to cry! Firstly she was over an hour late (I get it, shit happens they run late, it’s fine but she didn’t even apologise or acknowledge it). Then I walked into the room and she said ‘why are you here?’ Shouldn’t you know that? I’m just booked appointments which I have to attend? I pulled down my trousers/pulled up my top and she then yanked my trousers and underwear, tucked in the paper and touched/exposed wayyyyy too far down for a scan which hasn’t happened to me before. From this point forward she didn’t say a word, the room was dead silent and I felt extremely awkward, she was pushing SO HARD, I was in visible pain, but she didn’t say a thing and just carried on pushing. She started my PGP off and I’ve been waddling around all day in pain since. She finally finished and said ‘baby is big, the head is big, don’t worry’ Anyway I went to see the doctor about the scan afterwards and she told me that everything was perfect, he of was average size and there’s nothing to worry about. Sorry for the rant, am I just being hormonal or is this just not right? All my other scans have been really pleasant and I’ve left happy but today I just felt so upset by it. I took my Nan to this scan with me and even she commented about how horrible that was!

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This sounds horrible - I’m sorry you had to experience this! The one thing you need during a scan in my experience is a bit of reassurance and to understand what’s happening. Personally I would perhaps make a complaint or raise it at least, she was probably having a busy day but that doesn’t mean you should have had this experience as a result!

I’m sorry you had to go through this. When I went for my first scan at the hospital because I was suffering with bad cramps and shoulder pain. They thought I was around 7 weeks so they booked me a scan. When I went the sonographer was so rough and she said with no compassion. There’s no heart beat no baby and took the tissue out my pants through it at me and then said I’m probably having fantam pregnancy. It turned out I was 5 weeks and it was too early. Some people can just be so horrible

@Chloe I agree! It’s not nice the pain I’ve been in since has been unbearable! Such a shame, hopefully next scan will be better 🤞

@Keeley oh my god this sounds awful I’m so sorry you had this experience!! I just don’t understand why people do a job that requires compassion when they have none themselves

That’s awful. It’s so hard when you don’t want to say anything. Luckily the doctor reassured you!! I had this recently where she wasnt happy with where my leggings were and wanted them pulled down further. Never had a problem before even in early scans. Proceeded to pull them down more herself complaining about the light gathering or the leggings on my thighs. You are not scanning down there leave me alone 🙄 anyway I think it was because she had a student in the room she was trying to make some sort of point. I’ve had students in the room before with no issue.

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