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I went to the hospital to get an ultrasound on my abdominal cavity and I asked the technician to check for a baby really quick(ive been wondering if i was pregnant) and I would have been 6 weeks pregnant at the time. She said she wasnt supposed to do it but she can check really quick. She slid the "wand" over my uterus for about 5 seconds and said "no baby".
What im wondering is if she could have seen anything that early on to know if i am pregnant or not? And she did it so quick!! I know she knows what shes doing so she doesnt need a long look to see if i am pregnant but should i trust it? Was it too quick of a scan or was it reliable? At 6 weeks, she would at least have seen a gestational sac right?
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Most likely there was no baby to see. An ultrasound technician knows exactly what they are looking for and what they are looking at.
Most likely, at 6 weeks a fetus could be seen through abdominal ultrasound. Usually if an ultrasound has to be done that early in pregnancy, they use a vaginal wand to be able to examine the baby more clearly than an abdominal ultrasound would allow at that time. Most ultrasounds aren't done that early in the pregnancy unless there is a problem.
Looking at an ultrasound of your uterus at 6 weeks, she would see a small amniotic sac on the uterine wall at the very least.
If you feel the scan wasn't accurate, by all means take a test. You can get them in the store, or if you can't afford one, your county health department will test you for a very minimal fee, or free of charge if you're broke.
If you are at least 2 weeks late for your due period, it is a good time to take a test. If you take one before that, the accuracy of your results goes downhill.
Urine pregnancy tests are pretty accurate if not taken too soon. If taken too soon, you have a higher chance of a false negative. Pregnancy tests have a much higher risk of false negatives rather than false positives.
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Pregnancy tests are cheap and quick now. You can buy a 2 pack for 10 bucks. Worth the peace of mind. (reliable too)
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