Planning a Baby  Discussion Forum

Name: vk

Hi Archie and Other Friends,

I have seen so many people asking questions about their problems and i am impressed by the answers you guys give. I hope you will clear my doubts too.

I m pregnant but i m not sure of the date of my last period (June 9 or July 7) though i feel it should be somewhere in the middle. I had been taking my birth control pills till my last period. I went to the doctor on August 16 and she said that my fetus was 5 weeks and 3 days which does not fit in both the LMP criteria according to her. She gave me two medicines for fetal growth--allylestrenol and isoxsuprine hydrochloride SR. Now, i have two questions--

1--I read in my bcp booklet that the period by bcp is an induced one and not a natural one so the ovuluation period may be different to what is calculated in normal periods. Could this be the reason that the baby's age is not matching with my period date and that my ovalution could be much more later than when it was supposed to be?

2--The doctor took an ultrasound. Is it good to take ultrasound so soon (i heard it should be taken only after 8 weeks of the fetus). I want to know this because i m scheduled to have another one tomorrow. will it affect my baby's growth? and also are the medicines given have any side effects?

Please help me...i m not sure what to do. I had told my doctor that i had been taking bcps and have become pregnant immediately after stopping it and the fact that she took ultrasound so soon for me makes me doubt if i should continue with her or change the doctor.

Thanks a lot in advance,bye, and take care

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