I always tell my clients that I don't mind a crowd if they don't, but its also very important to remember the three key tenants of a successful elective ultrasound: Mom must be "happy, fed, and relaxed". Sounds simple enough, but it may surprise you to learn that the vast majority of reschedules are attributed to mom not following that simple guidance. If you are running late, you will inevitably feel some degree of anxiety or stress. When you are stressed, you're baby is stressed. You transfer that anxiety directly to your fetus. Anxious or stressed babies tend to curl into their safe and familiar fetal position, making it impossible to capture the facial features every client expects. The same scenario holds true when inviting extended family and guests. Due to the positioning of your baby, many ultrasounds require creative yoga positioning to get the best images. Some of this positioning may be embarrassingly uncomfortable in front of your in laws. Once again, if you're embarrassed, you will transfer those emotions to your baby and your session simply won't work. Your entire session is captured on video, so I often recommend that clients use the DVD to share their special moment with family and friends as opposed to having a large crowd accompany them during the ultrasound itself. Again, I don't mind if you don't mind, but it has been my experience that a family reunion assembled to view your ultrasound often causes unnecessary anxiety and usually results in less than desirable outcomes.
Holly
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