3d ultrasound- how accurate?

[jschoch8]

forgive me in advance for this question. to me it doesnt look like my baby has a left arm , like the hand is coming out of her shoulder. i know im probably crazy but i have to ask. wouldnt my doctor have noticed if she didnt have an arm. forgive me again i feel silly asking.

[cherylsangel]

it looks to me like the arm is at a 90 degree angle so all you can see is the elbow down to the hand.

[feather2e]

I believe I can see the elbow. I think it is just the way the arm is bent.

[JoyRenee]

Yes, your doctor would've notified you of any conditions or problems. Also your baby is in fluid. On the 3D scans you will see many strange things but to a trained eye they are just fluid/umbilical cord/placenta, etc. Don't fret.

[waitn838]

i would ask the doc about it at your next visit...im pretty sure docs keep our u/s images so they should be able to look at it

i also think they review it after u/s are performed and it would be pretty crappy of your doc to bring it up if there was an issue...therefore im sticking with the no news is good news

it just may be the timing of the image and baby movement.....

[jschoch8]

i did have my anatomy scan already.  I rememeber my husband said something in the office about her arm but i dont think the doctor heard. so i went home and looked through all my u/s pics and there has been no shot of her left arm :/

[waitn838]

you are not silly...images are still images it could be that the baby was moving around and this is what the tech caught....im sure if there was an issue your doc would have said something

did you get your anatomy/ level 2 u/s done yet?