Ultrasound Safety

My sister-in-law sent this article to me. It is about ultrasounds, their safety, and a possible link to autism: http://www.midwiferytoday.com/articles/ultrasoundrodgers.asp

My son is on the austism spectrum and I had 4 ultrasounds with him. My daughter had speech delays - I think I had 2-3 ultrasounds with her.  I have had 3 with this pregnancy.

What do you all think about this? I almost feel like this is one more thing to feel guilty about.

Melanie

Its not something i'm going to worry myself over. I've already had an ultrasound so what's done is done.

I think that if I were to worry about every little thing that people came up with during pregnancy, I would never leave the house and essentially wrap myself in a plastic bubble.    

I also think that when there is no rhyme or reason to why things happen, people look for an answer.  In our society there is a lot of finger pointing and playing of the blame game.  When it comes to the health of our children and loved ones we want definitive answers.  When a doctor cannot give us one, we look for anything that could be a common factor.  Even when there is no 100% certainty to a cause of something, we will say it is and that will be the end all be all. 

Obviously, vaccines are a hot button issue for those who have autistic children.  Hell, almost anything can be a hot button issue during pregnancy.   From the simplest thing to having a cup of caffeinated coffee, drinking wine or eating sushi, or now getting too many ultrasounds.  

It's never going to end, there is always going to be some new study about what to avoid, and frankly it all comes down to personal choices of what we as the parents feel is best for our children.  

But Julie... if you wrap yourself in plastic - won't THAT be bad for the baby? LOL 

I like living on the edge.   

Julie hit in on the head with her reply! 

I will add that I think today people are too quick to find a "reason" as to the cards they are delt.  I guess back in the day, when they didn't have the media, internet, medical science, etc.......people just belived that God gave there cards for a reason.  Now days, it's like people think, that there is a scientific reason as to why this or that happened.  Maybe so, I just don't by into all that garb.  In my faith I belive God has a plan for everyone and it may include things that are tragic, sad, etc. 

I'm sorry but, honestly if I had an Autistic child.....I wouldn't go around wondering or finding reasons as to why I eneded up with a child who is Autistic.  I'd just roll with it and belive that God meant for me to have a child with special needs.  Love the child and go on with life.

Just my opinions......

Ash :)

Quote........"I'm sorry but, honestly if I had an Autistic child.....I wouldn't go around wondering or finding reasons as to why I eneded up with a child who is Autistic.  I'd just roll with it and belive that God meant for me to have a child with special needs.  Love the child and go on with life."


I feel like that was an attack about how she should love her child and go on with life. I hope I am taking what you wrote wrong, but I keep reading it and I think it is perfectly normal for a mother to wonder if it's anything they could have controlled. It's nature to blame ourselves and wonder if a soda, or eating tuna 3 times in one week, etc did something that hinder our child. Of course we'd love the child no matter what, but that doesn't mean you can't wonder about the situation. It's natural to think about what could have been done different, or eaten differently. And it doesn't matter how faithful you are, when you are faced with adversities, you start to question why,how, when, etc.

Just my opinions...........
 

LOL, I didn't even think about it coming across that way.  No, that's not what I was meaning at all.  I guess I should have worded that a little differently.  I'm sorry if that offended anyone.

Wasn't my intentions

Ash :)

This is my 4th pregnancy and with every pregnancy I've had about the same amount of ultrasounds maybe one or two more with the pregnancy in Germany.  I also have a son with ASD, My other 2 are completely normal in fact my oldest is gifted (talking about one extreme to the other huh)  So I honestly don't know if it could have anything to do with the other.  I just wish they would finally figure it out and how to fix it!

Thank you everyone for your replies. For the most part I don't dwell on the "whys" but when I read things like this I feel little twinges of guilt. I think part of it is being pregnant now and not wanting to do anything to cause problems later on.

You're right about God having a plan. Actually, my son is the best thing that ever happened to me, even with the struggles we've had. I think he has taught me a lot.

My sister has a daughter who I consider gifted. I know she had a couple of ultrasounds with her. 

Melanie