Are ultrasounds supposed to hurt?
I just had my anatomy scan, I'm exactly 20 weeks today and unfortunately because my baby decided not to want to be good I have to go again, he was legit balled up and refused to behave and even kick me really hardðŸ˜ðŸ˜ðŸ˜
But the reason I'm making this post is because the whole time it hurt, not just the baby kicking but while she was moving the ultrasound thing in the Bob it hurt she was pressing down really hard, like hard enough that I actually have bruises now from it, when I got my dating Scan they used the transvaginal method and that one was fine it didn't hurt at all, a bit uncomfortable just because someone I didn't know was down there shoving something inside me but that's beside the point, this is my very first standard ultrasound and even though it's been like 6 hours now it still hurts to touch or move wrong, I don't feel comfortable showing the bruises because of the area, but they're pretty deep purple bruises, think of the blue knot wound spray for animals, it's almost that deep of a purple.
I honestly really hated every second of it except for the fact that I got to see my baby, I just want to know if this is normal and something I should expect from now on
Posted Aug 14, 2026, 12:42 AM UTC