Is it too late to switch OB/GYN at 36 weeks ? I seriously hate my dr and I haven't had a sono since gender reveal day…

You can ask for one

Usually the nurse or your doctor will let you know when it's time too schedule an ultrasound appointment

After your anatomy scan most doctors will only schedule an ultrasound if they're concerned about baby's growth or a possible complication. Most insurances don't cover many ultrasounds so they try to keep it to as few as possible.

after the anatomy there is no more ultrasounds at all normally.

it also depends on your insurance. i only had 2 ultrasounds my whole pregnancy. they should be measuring you each appointment to check baby's growth. are they not?

I switched at 39, 40 and I'm now at 42 with no Dr. and a very healthy baby of course. It's never too late. Perhaps reconsider repeated ultrasounds though, there still is very little concrete evidence that the heat doesn't damage tissue etc the later in term you are. I bought a fetal heart Doppler from fetaldoppler.net for added reassurance and used it maybe once or twice a month. Good luck!

Usually you don't get one this late, if you're pregnancy is going good. like @katarama a lot of insurances won't cover it. just the first trimester sono and the anatomy scan. I seriously doubt you'll find a doctor to do one, and most won't accept you this far into your pregnancy. @wscst4

Doctors usually wont do ultrasounds past your gender/anatomy scan unless its a high risk, or he thinks something is wrong. Insurance wont cover it unless its medically necessary. During this time the doctor will measure you, take a urine sample, and blood pressure. If the doc thought the baby was not growing right, they would do an ultrasound, but they know based off of just tummy measurements. Its frustrating, but almost any doctor follows these steps, unless its a high risk, which is the exception. When I was pregnant with my first, I had 5 other co workers just a few weeks ahead, and they all had the same experience. Its the norm apparently :/

I tried to switch ob's at 33 weeks so I could deliver somewhere else and EVERYONE I called either didn't accept patients already in the 3rd trimester or didn't accept my insurance, or both. :/

I'm not high risk and I've had an ultrasound every visit. I'm 26 weeks and go every 4 weeks. So I've had 5 done now... I think it's strange that most doctors don't give you an ultrasound for every visit. That just isn't right to me.

Switch Hun! I did at 30 weeks and it was the best thing I did.. I'm now 33 weeks and feel like I will now have the support I need till I meet my son.

@daedaee93, @katarama @kbrown91 @hermommy @_akgirl @mamamoonbaby @rachel8792 see I heard and I understand that you usually only get 2 sonos but I've only had 1 which was the day I found out what I was having and then I got send to a specialist because they found a little white calcium on my baby's heart a week after my first sono they told me my OB will keep checking on her and she never did I've never even gotten my belly measured just my weight and heart beat and this week they said she was positioned wrong that they couldn't check her heart beat properly. I got a 3d ultrasound at 29w at a total different location but they couldn't give me any info only reassured me she was still a she

I had one at 8, 12, 20(anatomy scan/gender reveal) and my last one yesterday at 35 weeks that's all my insurance covers.

You can call around and see, it honestly sounds like you need a different doctor. @wscst4

@wscst4 that's not right they should 've measuring you and feeling in your tumny and at this point checking your cervix. Definitely switch

Maybe bring up the concern that your baby had the calcium on her heart, and you want to have it checked. This late in pregnancy, it can be very difficult since the baby is so big though

@kbrown91, that's what Ima do tomorrow fingers crossed

@hermommy, she's been saying we'll talk about your sono next week for the past 4 weeks I'm going nuts.

@wscst4 yeah no, with a calcium spot you NEED an ultrasound to check her. That OB is ridiculous and doesn't sound like she knows what she's doing, is there a partner with her?

Ive heard ultrasounds as late as 28 weeks, I wouldnt be surprised if the doc didnt do anymore after that. Hopefully in your case they continue, but insurance wont cover unless they deam it medically necessary. @katietay34 I know I hated that they didnt continue to check, but my doc explained why later on. Now I know what to expect with my next baby haha

it depends on ur Dr I have a sonogram tmre and I'm past due

but most wouldn't take you

I've only had two, a dating ultrasound and the anatomy ultrasound. I'm 30 weeks but measuring at 35 so now they're making me have another one next week at 31 weeks 😓 I also heard it can be bad to have too many so I'm a little worried I guess.

@wscst4, oh yeah totally different story then. I agree with others and hope you've called around to switch providers!