Week 9 : Smile for the Dildo Cam Honey!

DarkGoddess1386 wrote:
HAHAHA! Well put!! I HATE that thing! I feel so Violated. Then on top of putting it up "there" they have to twist and turn it every which way and it feels like they are going to tear you a new one! Oh my GOSH! And I asked if they really had to use that one, and they said they cant see anything with the nice over-the-belly one until about 12 weeks. Oh well...

hisbabymama18 wrote:
omg!!! That thing is from SATAN!!!

~brit brit~ wrote:
omg.. u guys are right. i had my first ultrasound yesturday and i thought it was going to be on my belly and the nurse pulled the wand out and lubed it up and set it back in the holder and waited for the doctor. i hated when the doc put it in and moved it around it was so uncomfortable.

Wow, that brought back memories.I too remember that awful thing. My daughter is 9yrs old and when I had that done back then all i saw was a little tad pole with arms and legs. Now I'm expecting my second child. it's like all this stuff is new to me. Funny how we enjoy those types of activites with our significant other but they seem so invasive and wayyyyy uncomfortable with the doc.

Deedels wrote:
LoL!! This is so true.... my husbands face was priceless! haha its was so worth it tho to feel a little
violated. Wish i had a camera. Althou I must say im glad i didnt ask my mom to come with .. or worse my mother in law! wow.. embarising!! What a way to see baby for the first time.

gaby0825 wrote:
lol i absolutely love this article. I too myself imagine a waving baby a lullaby and a ultrasound on my belly, what i got was the "dildo cam" as they did that i felt so violated lol and i turn to my husband which his face was priceless all i can say to him was "jealous"? lol what an induction to the mother club.

bwhahahaha.. that is how I felt with the first and second pregnancies (both ended in miscariage), but my first echo was with 8 weeks and 6 days and thank God... a regular one...

this is exactly what happened to me during my first ultrasound! i was expecting the one on my belly... but noooo she whips out this huge dildo looking thing and shoves it in me with a little lube and a condom... made my boyfriend look like a vienna sausage. wasnt pleasant. thank god im far along enough now to NOT have that done. phew.

Kohinoor wrote:
Hey, they don't need a full bladder for the transvaginal ultrasound :)

I had a regular ultrasound at my first appt but during the end of second trimester I started having issues with preterm labor and I've had at least four of these done to measure my cervix and each time is worse than the last

lol ive been wonderinq what was qoinq to happen and well after readinq this ... im terrified . why must we get a dildo cam up our vaqq ? grr

Aliciajs wrote:
Yea with my first baby the nurse pulled that thing out, my eyes must have gotten big because, she quickly said it only goes in about an inch don’t worry. Now with my second they said they had to do a pap and personally I preferred the probe. I dislike paps very much. I just get mad at the world after one. I always feel so violated.

Yep that's great.. When the doctor said she'd do an early ultrasound, I had the same TV-generated image of the over-the-belly ultrasound, but then she said it'd be a vaginal ultrasound...right after she shoved two fingers up me to poke around on my belly and feel the baby. Boy was I feeling probed... Ah well, at least I've got two weeks 'til this glorious experience.

Mrs.Cowart wrote:
AMEN TO THAT. When you call your Primary at a military base you have to tell them your pregnant and have a blood test done asap or they're like "Yeah sorry can't believe you come in and take OUR test and we MAY believe you, but be forwarnd we'll still give you hell at your next appointments."

b_win_89 wrote:
when i had my first the girl looked like she was 12 and after id seen the baby she rolled it around for the ovaries and i thought the thing was going to come out my butt. i said woah lady your outta your zip code with that thing ease up. she died and pulled it out quick. needless to say i didnt have her the 2nd time around

No no. . I quite enjoyed mine first he did the goopie stuff all over my belly and proceeded to tell me that I was full of sh** litterally! Then he grabbed his magic wand and directed me to stick it in my self. Talk about uncomfortable. It would have been easier if he would have done it him self and saved me the embarrassment of alien probeing my self.

i hate it when they're moving it around to look at your ovaries... talk about uncomfortable :( i'll never look at pool sticks the same

I didn't have to do that ever... Im so glad! Paps are bad enough.

* Riley and Abigail * wrote:
LOL!!!! Love this!!! My husbands eyes got huge and then he just laughed!!!! His expression was priceless even i laughed!!! I was very uncomfortable but when all was said and done my husband looked at me and smiled. Then he hugged me and said " you took it like a champ " :)

Ok! I love this article! So right, that's all it is. My fiance's face was priceless when they wipped it out!

LMAOOOOO you are hilarious, and SOOO right. When they pulled out that long stick i was like ?!?!?!?!?!?!?!!?!?!?!?!

The Futures Mrs. Stepp!! wrote:
LMAO...your first experience wasn't like what they show in the movies.

bella******* wrote:
lmaooooo omg,,,this journalist is pure genius.her humor is unbearable in every article.smfh i didnt have the patience to post a comments for all.

Haha!! Nice article. With my first child, I NEVER had an ultrasound like that. Didn't even know they exsisted. I thought my first ultrasound this pregnancy would be the same. Oh boy was I wrong. That was sooo uncomfortable!!

Sabrina_atc: The tech MADE me guide it!!! Talk about making me feel really weird.

I had the room with the dimmed lights, soft music, and a cozy bed, with screen on the ceiling to watch with my hubby while the tech put the wand on my belly! it was nice! I guess it all depends on which clinic you go to! Usually the vaginal wand is used when the woman did not drink enough water (full bladder) to work as a mirror for the baby!

sabrina_atc wrote:
I had no idea that my first ultrasound was going to be the trasvaginal. The lady didnt even look where she was putting that thing. I almost wanted to grab it and do it myself. It only hurt because she wasn't paying attention to what she was doing.

Lol I had this experience when I was 7.3 weeks.

lol....I just to to enjoy that special little moment a week ago! And, unfortunately, it is about as romantic as you make it out to be!

im sooo excited now! lol

hahahaha looooooooool, now that is funny!

Holy crap... Is that what really happens?? These are things of pregnancy our mothers don't tell us, cuz I had no idea this is how they did the first ultra sound.

_*ShAy MARi3*_ *[[Bayb Ma wrote:
hahaha!! cute like tha dild0 cam!

I went to the hospital, a few weeks ago, It was exciting to know that i was going to get an ultrasound for the First time sense id found out that I was pregnant I was excited, who wouldn't be well I thought I would be able to see my baby and i was astounded.. Then when They told me i was Earlie I freaked I was like how earlie... and the lady said " 5 1/2 weeks" Then I went again for a check up and the lady put that dildo cam in my vagina I wasn't pleased until i found out I was haven Twins.. I am excited.. !!! I didn't care how they did the ultra sound as long as i got to see my baby's.. :)! But they realized why I was so earlie there was two.. lol but it was exciting.. to know! The cam wasn't to bad I mean at least you know that you get to see your still pregnant and your baby's doing Healthy!

Yea that is pretty much what happens... its only because you may be too soon in your pregnancy... I had to go through with it to...But once you see and hear your baby's heartbeat for the first time {{that being the only way to see it}}it's worth it... you dont care how it happens or where it happens....

OMG..this is the funniest thing I have read in a long time..haha. I have my first ultrasound tomorrow..and now i am really nervous!!

CiCi9118 wrote:
WOW! Couldn't have been better stated! My "Dildo Cam" experience was shocking and quite wierd-the tech slapped on a huge "condom" then told me to put it in. My appointment ran behind so my full belly almost interfered with my enjoyment of seeing and hearing the heartbeat. The tech was really rough when pressing down on what felt like the weight of the world on my bladder. I literally held my breath the whole time!!!

Oh that's funny. I had a transvaginal unltrasound twice when I had my miscarriage. (once seeing my dead child and the next seeing that they were gone). The person who did it though was far too rough. It was almost as though they were trying to go through my cervix into my uteras... OW... . It's horrible!

This story cracks me up becuase yes that happend to me twice when i was younger so wen i found out i was pregnant this time i wasent surprised tho my husband found it exciting i told him it was cold and weird he thought it was the coolest thing. but at least i got to seen my babys heartbeat.

messa00 wrote:
Ha ha this cracks me up! I found out about it the hard way at the fertility docs office. No one told me about this type of U/S. Needless to say I wanted to know it's name first...oh and the condom...oh man!

ma_09 wrote:
JOY! I go to my first appt tomorrow .. this article excites me. nope. considering i haven't even had a pap yet =S eeeek. tomorrow should be real fun. 5 tubes of blood taken. Pap Smear. & The Dildo Cam haha, craCks me up. Prolly wont tomorrow.. hah

omg! my sentiments exactly! I had already had one child and never had the dildo-cam til my second. it was a different doctor, and he didnt warn me! the next time I was told to come in for an u/s I recognized it right away and was prepared, or as prepared as I could be. Why don't they tell you about it in he beginning?!

WOW, i thought i was the only one that could describe that visit exactly the way you did. nice to know im not the only one who found this visit akward! it is so very true. i wasnt told about this visit

I feel you there. I had my first one today and was not a happy person.

I totally agree with you here!! I had my first transvaginal ultrasound on November 21st I was only 6 weeks but I got to hear my babys heartbeat and I could barely see it but it was there a tiny thump thump. But it was WAY uncomfortable having a full bladder through the whole thing. :)But it was all worth it.

MsCube wrote:
For those of you who got to "drink lots of water"... I had to have a catheter put in. I was afraid I was having a miscarriage - had not even been to my first dr's appointment & went to the hospital. Here was my Friday night: 8pm - sign in
830 - fill out paperwork
930 get catheter put in & give 5 tubes of blood
1045 - fill bladder with saleen and have "ultrasound" - except I "got" to put it in myself... that was strange. It didnt help that the ultrasound tech was a customer of my husbands. They had a nice chat about work while I was in the most uncomfortable position of my life!

1130 - get catheter removed.

The ultrasound was an awesome thing - to see my baby's heart beat. Everything is fine and it was truely just a scare, so I am happy that I got that out of the way first - now I have no more disillusions about what to expect!

waoo im with you its all true!! lol
i was not very happy!

Oh my god. i will never ever forget that. i too thought it would be slow music, dimmed lights and just oh so fun and pretty for the ultrasound. before i went in there for the ultrasound i realized maybe this wasnt going to be as pleasant as i had thought, because my dr sent me over to the hospital to get the ultrasound, so i had to drink some water, so id have a full bladder for the ultrasound. so im waiting with a full bladder an hour before my appointment. and waiting.. and waiting. they were late on the appointments. so i sat there 3 hrs with a full bladder squirming trying not to pee my pants in the lobby. the receptionist tells me "you can go to the bathroom pee a little then stop" who the heck can pee a little and stop?!?! so finally they get me in there make me lay on the table, try to do a tummy ultrasound, all the while pushing on my stomach with it (i almost peed). then the tech tells me to get up, go pee, then come back and take my clothes off.. i went pee and oh it was such a relief. i come back in, take my clothes off and lay down like he said. he comes in and says hes going to do an Inside Ultrasound. im like okay! then i started thinking "wait a minute.. how's he going to do an inside ultrasound" then it dawned on me that he was going to be sticking that big ol thingy up in me. oh the horror! He made me raise my butt up, and put a pillow under it. tells me to open my legs and takes a bottle of stuff and squirts it on the dildo cam all piled high it looked like whip cream!. lmao then has the nerve to ask me if i want to do it, or if he wants me to do it. HELLO!!! Theres like 7 people in the room, why would i want them to all sit there and see me trying to stick it in or looking like im trying to masturbate or know that i know exactly what im doing?!(when obviously i do, since im prego;)) so he sticks it in. and i was kinda worried that itd disgust me or hurt cus i wasnt even having sex with my bf because the thought of sex was just UGH i didnt want it. but i was so embarassed because the tech must have been doing something right, it felt a little good. i was sittin there thinkin "hey this feels pretty good. ooh right there" then he shoved it up farther and im like "OWWWW OH NO!!!!" lmao it was funny though, i never will forget that. i dont think my mom will either, they didnt have that kind of stuff when she was pregnant, and my moms a huge perv like me. so she just kept lookin at me with this smile on her face about the dildo cam and the guy usin it on me. and it just made me get so much more embarassed.

amanda26 wrote:
Ha! Now that's funny!! It's pretty bad that the thing they use to show you your kid is probably bigger than the thing that was used to put your kid there in the first place! LOL! I actually had my first prenatal today but I have to wait until next tuesday for my first sono.

I thought the same thing. My best friend went with me though. They put the nice warm jelly on my belly, rubbed that wand, took pictures, and promptly told me to remove everything from the waste down.
Thank god my Dad had to work last minute and couldnt go with me.

i had one of those two times 1st when the doc did it then i had to go to the er cuz i thought i was miscarrying im didnt thank god and they did one there but with my 1st i didnt have to have one i guess my baby doc didnt get to see my vagina enough lol

Bree84 wrote:
I didn't have the dildo cam. they did a belly ultra sound... and it was great and peaceful.

I didn't have the first ultrasound at the doctors, I had to go to the ER and believe possible miscarriage is not the way you want to see your baby the first time. Although at 6 weeks 5 days I got to hear the heart beat and see the small blob. I must say the internal ultrasound is much easier then getting a cathider and having a external.(which was very painfully uncomfortable & needless to say scarey since I'd never had one before).

When I first got one I was uneasy. The guy pulls out a condom and straps it on this thing, I was like wtf??? hahaha But seeing my little tiny blob on the screen was amazing.

mrsmommy723 wrote:
You are totally scaring me! I don't go for another few weeks for my first U/S. I really hope I dont have to deal with the Dildo Cam!

haha I can totally relate to this. I went to my appointment at 11 weeks and after going through the whole to-do, my doctor says..."well let's see if the ultrasound room is free and we'll get a picture of the little one." I was super excited (I also thought this was going to be some wonderful experience)...and they the doc say OK get undressed from the waist down...we have to do this vaginally. What?! I've had enough poking around down there for one day. It was well worth it to see my baby, but it wasn't the most pleasing experience.

So glad I wasn't the only one that thought it was going to be this wonderful little experience with the wand over my belly and to my surprise when the doctor just shoved that camera inside me, I saw baby for a whole 3.5 seconds and then it was done and my due date was given and the doctor was gone!

yeah, tell me, I don't know why, but my idea of first ultrasound was, me sitting in the damn chair, wainting to see my little one at least kicking, but no, I hadd that thing inside, and to make ot more disturbing my doc is as cold as an ice, just enters the room, put on his gloves, and then put that thing inside of me, barely explainig the display on the screen "yeah, that's your baby... he's doing good" and then in just a blink, he is gone! and I'm left in the room, naked, legs open, waiting for an "congratulations" or something, but that pretty much is my visit to my doc....

I had my first doctor's visit last Thursday at about 8 weeks; this being my first pregnancy I had no idea what was going on! When they told me I was going to have a transvaginal ultrasound I was like...uh okay - then when I actually SAW the device I was like holy moly! Got a pic though of the little one and the yolk sac too ;p

I actually had one of these at about 4 weeks, just because I had some light bleeding. I didn't know what to expect when I went in, but it wasn't bad at all! I almost freaked when she held the thing up, but they barely insert it! So, there was no pain and not very uncomfortable. The only down side, it was so early we couldn't see anything but the "yolk sak," now I have an appt. on Oct 22nd, and it could not come any sooner! (: I want to see the baby and make sure it's even in there! AH!

lol..wow..i love these articles..that is hilarious and so true!

Amy R wrote:
LMAO! I can't wait. HAHAHA.... A dildo cam? HAHA.... I've seen it used on T.V. on some weird drama show or something like that I think. I can't remember exactly where I'd seen it. I went in for a check up today and the Dr. wanted to schedule a sonogram. What ticked me off were their banker's hours and that I have to take off a little time from work to get it done...ugh. Hey...it's worth it. However, my fiance can't leave his job for it which is upsetting to me. Anyway, thanks for the heads up. You have such a funny way of putting things.

I had one at 6 weeks and the tech was great. Which made things so much better. She explained everything that we were seeing that is when we discovered (for the first time) that I had a fibroid. She said it was no where near the baby and I go on to have a very safe pregnancy. Yes when she pulled out that thing, I felt like I was cheating on my future husband.

well my first appointment is next week and I had no idea this is what I will be in for...so when they pull out the dildo cam, I will certainly have a laugh!

mrsvincent87 wrote:
LOL!!!! I know how you feel confliction, the first ultrasound with the "dildo" they did on me I was only 5 weeks along and of course I've had to have that done in other situations before, but my husband made it all worse. I was hurting from my uterus stretching, so they told me, and I knew it was going to hurt even more than before so I was counting on my husband to be my support. YEA RIGHT!!!! As soon as he saw them get it ready he busted out laughing, by the time that the doctor left the room to let me get dressed my husband had tears in his eyes from laughing so hard and I had tears in mine because it had hurt like hell. Needless to say I didn't speak to him for a while.

WELL THANKFULLY AT 8WKS N 3DAYS, BABY WUS OVER THA BONE SO I DIDT NEED THA "DILDO CAM"...BUT I HAD ONE A FEW YEARS BAK BECAUSE OF HORRIBLE CRAMPS N THEY USED BOTH DEVICES!!! N ITS NOT FUN!!!

*Me* That thing is HUGE.
*Tech* Well you don't have to put the whole thing in
*Husband* Loud inappropriate laughter

this made me laugh soooo hard!! i know exactly what your talking about!! i had a transvaginal when i was pregnant for my son, now i have to have another one for this pregnancy next wed....and i can honestly say i am NOT looking forward to the "dildo cam"...thanx for the laugh..i needed it!!

I know excatly how you feel. I thought the same thing with my first son and boy was I wrong. It even freaked my husband out. But when they saw the baby, the doctor was like "oh this is a big baby, you need the regular ultrasound camera". I was like thank GOD cause that was so uncomfortable having that thing in me like that.

Oh my! I read these 'horror' stories and feel so badly for all of you. I went in for my 8-week appt. and the doc did a quick examination with my husband in the room, but no dildo cam and no trojan condom or butt on the pillow. In fact, he said at my next appt., we'll use the doppler to hear the baby's heartbeat. So, guess it depends on where you go and the type of facility it is as to whether you're forced to endure that excruciatingly embarrassing situation. Phew! So glad my doc doesn't even seem to be aware of the dildo cam. Hubby might have some words with him. LOL!

Oh and I need to add that after that mortifying experience the Trojan did not come back out with mr.dildo cam... nope the tech went fishing... AWKWARD!

My mother in law was actually the one to come with me for my first ultrasound at 6 weeks 5 days and when the tech said vaginal I said WHAT?! I looked at my Mother in law and said OUT!!!!

Then the tech strapped that bad boy up with an actual Trojan condom and told me to start inserting myself. HA.

She then showed me the baby's heartbeat and afterwards called my mother in law back in to see the things all the while playing with the little camera between my legs and telling me to Lift my pelvis and okay thats good. What an experience...

lol!!! That's just too funny!!! I have a 9 yr old boy, and they didn't do it like that then. So, you can imagine what i was thinking when i went for this baby:) Daddy was there(of course) and he to got a kick out of it! And the nurse also told me that it would be much more comfortable if I did it. Oh yes, it was just wonderful!!! lol!!! Thanks, I really needed a good laugh!

I had to get one done before it was during the time I was having a miscarriage and there I was with a catheter sticking out of me wanting to pee myself but knowing I couldn't anyway and bleeding everywhere and the lady handing the wand to me telling me it would be easier on me if I did it myself. LOL I can only think now after the thought of having to pee SO badly is out of my head that I had never done it myself...how else would I have got into that situation in the first place lol.

I got one at 8 weeks, and thought the same thing. Except after I seen the bean on the monitor I didn't even care! But the first thing they said was, well the baby hasn't come up from behind your pelvic bone so were going to have to do a transvaginal ultrasound with this instrment, it's like a tampon.... and I said... yeah I really big tampon! and he goes well, I wouldn't know... and starts laughing.

So, had I been able to actually see the bean, maybe the dildo cam wouldn't have been so bad. However...

I had it done after I went to the ER for a gallbladder attack. It took 3 hours in the waiting room before I was admitted. Then they sent me up for an ultrasound to check my gallbladder and the baby. Let me tell you...it was the most horrible experience ever. First off, they still had not given me anything for the pain, then they took me alone to this dark room with this creepy, huge, scowling lady. She tells me to go pee then strip and put my butt on the pillow. Then out comes the dildo cam which I was SO NOT prepared for. And the whole while I sat there with my ass in the air and her probing me, I was not only in pain but scared to death bc she wouldnt tell me anything. I asked if she saw the baby, and she just said she couldnt tell me anything but had a frown on her face! It felt like a horrible eternity...and then she got me back in my wheelchair and took me back downstairs and then I had to wait another 20 min for the dr to come tell me there was a baby and a heartbeat. whew! That had to have been the worst 40 or so minutes of my entire life...

Where you hidding behind the chair closet door in the doc's office at my appointment? That's exactly how I was introduced to my little bean, no heart beat sound not pictures for memories just a cold piece of plastic with a camera and light action covered with a condom like wrapper and yes I too thought to myself, we missed a step weren't we supposed to go to dinner first? lol

LMAO! THIS WAS EXACTLY HOW MY APPOINTMENT YESTERDAY! BOY, WAS I SURPRISED!

Oh Man you crack me up. I had one in my last pregnancy around my ninth week as well to see if I was carring twins. (Wasn't) But I am looking forward to my next one."Not"! I will be getting one once again soon. Fun fun.. Again you are too funny the way you decribed it all. Thanks for the laugh.*smiles*

LOL, with my last child I had one of those in my 8th month because of some bleeding I had from my cervix!!!! Dildo Cam! That just cracks me up!!!

jaksmom wrote:
So funny! Last time I was pregnant (8 years ago), I had a tummy ultrasound. Thought it would be the same, boy was I wrong!

I just went to the doctors today and my fiance and I took one look at the probe sitting on the table and burst into laughter. Well now that we know what the nickname for it is just added to our fit of hysteria. Thank you sweetness for your brilliant sense of humor because pregnant women need more of it.

That is so funny! I had my first dildo cam with my second daughter at about 8 weeks. I am 9 weeks with # 3 and am NOT looking forward to that evil device that when you look in the face of the tech your mind is screaming.. "AWKWARD!!!"

WatMom0507 wrote:
AHAHAHAHAAHAHA!!! Im awaiting my first visit with my 3rd child. This is so true. My first child i got a rude awakening.... but i got to see my little baby.

Amb wrote:
People, it isn't that bad. I wouldn't even say it's uncomfortable. It doesn't feel like anything, really.

And one more thing. I've had a trans-vaginal, actually I had two. And I don't know what sex shop doctor's office you went to but it looks nothing like a dildo, and it's NOT uncomfortable. Grow up.

It's not a camera. It's called a transducer. So is the one for a regular ultrasound. It has nothing to do with "cameras". It produces inaudible sound waves the create an image. Just so you know.

Alexandra Q wrote:
Yes this happened to me at 5 and a half weeks.The doctor thought it was a tubal pregnancy so she had to shove the cam. down under.That was when I found out I was ONLY 5 and a half weeks.Ugg!Sucks!Now I'm 8 weeks and I just came back from another ultrasound.Seems kind of weird having all theses ultrasounds so early in my pregnancy,but if it keeps my unborn safe then go for it right?I'm having my 2nd child after nearly 9 yrs.Starting all over,if anyone has any advice please open and give me some.

dildo cam LMAO that's the perfect name for that stupid thing! my mom and my boyfriend went in there, i laid down and took off my pants and put the sheet over me, and looked at the u/s machine. there was the usual belly cam, and a long, thin rod with a sensor on the end. i went omfug...not again! i'm giving up on keeping my nether regions looking pretty, they'll be looking at it too much for me to care anymore.

Absolutely Brilliant

Luvr4ula wrote:
That is freakin hilarious! I love the 'dildo cam', hahahaha!! I didnt know this was supposed to happen with my first, boy I was in for a rude awakening! haha!

Michelle wrote:
Wow!! I must be a weirdo because my "Dildo Cam" experience was fine. I am at 9 weeks and I felt no discomfort, my bladder was empty and I saw my little one "waving" at me. The tech who did mine was nice and friendly. Maybe I lucked up with this one!! But it did make me think twice when I saw it though. I, like everyone else, was expecting the belly ultrasound but to find out that something was going in "there" was a little daunting.

Thannks for the heads up about the dildo cam. Cannnt wait. haha.
I'm seventeen and I have my first dr appt. tommorw. I'm very nervous about everything beause the father cant be there. :( but I'm prettty sure he will be sad he missed out on all this exitemnt. Im just around 8 weeks so Im still very new to this.

Linda_M wrote:
I live overseas and got the dildo cam for my regular pelvic exam. My doctor even showed me where the embryo implants in the uterus. Nothing showed up. The joke was on us because the next week I went back because I thought I was pregnant, and sure enough, hello embryo!

bmartinez wrote:
ugh! This story sounds way to familiar, I went through this just last week. It's the weirdiest experience ever!

hahahahhah!!! that is too funny...and idk if i like the idea of that ultrasound...but thanks for the heads up...

ourfirst08 wrote:
omg! that is so true and funny! my dr was more of the "sory, its a little cold" *shove* good times! i cant to be big enough to be done with that!

hopinforgirl wrote:
I had the "special" ultrasound with my first pregnancy. But this time around I got a standard one at 6 wks since they didn't know how far along I was.

tammi jo wrote:
yep i can definetly say i agree because i got the same treatment!!! lol

Simmy wrote:
Ha ha! Exactly how i felt....Luckily (or not so lucky) i have had one of those before due to my cycts. And i thought...no more of that thing...and then i went for my 2st appointment. I saw the condom and thought...oh no! WILL IT NOT GO AWAY??

When we went to hear the heartbeat, again the wretched thing. It was so sore cause he moves it around so hubby can get a good look...i was like. Ok we heard the heartbeat, now get it out!!!

Madam wrote:
LMAOOO, every word is sooo true... OMG hilarious!

lol;
yeah thats pretty uncomfortable !

Renyel wrote:
This was funny as I just got my second "dildo cam" today. It's not too bad though b/c my tech let me "guide" it in and I think it only goes up about 2 inches...it didn't feel like it was "invading" to badly. And the butt pillow does help! I was also covered with one of those paper blanket things over my lap and my husband did just fine and just stared at the screen. You can see so much more, too! We're at 9 weeks today!

Oh yeah. The ultra dildo lol. That's not fair, I didn't get a butt pillow. =P

At least they were kind enough to protect me from getting pregnant- they put a condom on my dildo cam.

mtaylor wrote:
HA HA, I had my first "dildo cam" experience at 7 weeks during a little trip to the ER. As I am somewhat young at 22 (but looking around the age of 17), the nurse felt as if she needed to explain everything to me and just about how much of this "crazy thing" she was inserting. I appreciated her step by step explanation, but since I'm here, we both know that I'm not a virgin and that stickin about 4 inches of a dildo looking contraption into my vagina isn't something that is totally new for me, just a different form of object this time! lol

Also, I'd like to state that Tawny (comment #38) stated that. "Obviously, not everyone needs this, its only when the fetus is young." Just like to point out thats not true. My uterus is tilted and pushed towards my lower back. You cant even see my baby when they do a normal belly ultra sound...so thank goodness for this "dildo cam"..its the only reason I get to see/hear my babies heartbeat during my appointments.

mistydawn5 wrote:
aww someone else who knows my pain but alas my story gets better.. after a few careful calls i had decided on a good doctor relatively well known in the community and well received being that i come from a big family i didnt think much of this til it came time for the glorious dildo moment when none other than my lovely cousin comes in since she had just got her degree and was hired on immediately.. lucky me i was her first "dildo" victim.. still not sure who was more embrassed

LOL it wasnt that bad

Well I am really glad I read about this because I never heard of a dildo cam in my life and I wont get my ultrasound done until 13 weeks and I can't wait but now I don't know if I wont my women Dr doing that to me. I just can't believe that they use that I thought it was the one on the belly oh well anyway i get to see my baby I will take it. Thanks for discussing this subject it was helpful.

lol!! i am 10 weeks and i had my first ultrasound today..and it was a dildo cam...lol..it wasnt as bad as i though..but it wasnt fun either..also i am having identical twins too!!..wow!

Ok so I went in for an ultrasound when i was six weeks. (we thought i was farther along then i was. we had to do one of those and they have it right!!! LMAO...

Oh but the next one will be better!

lmao. i luv this. its sooo true to. this is my 3rd child and man the first ultra sound NEVER gets easier..... trust me.....

oh my gosh! When they did that to me at six weeks I didn't know what to think. Not only is it just an uncomfortable experience, but by then your uterus is stretching and anything down there is just plain wretched for a little while!

On January 14 2008 I had my first appointment at 8 weeks and needless to say I was not totally satisfied. My midwife is great and I am excited to work with her. I really wanted to get an early ultrasound so I could see what was there even though I know it's not much this early,now at 9 weeks, but my sister had went with me to see the joyous event and we didnt even get the ultrasound. I am happy and feel blessed that so far everything is checking out okay so I can be happy with that for now. I feared a tubal pregnancy so when she said my uterus was growing I was estatic!! Good luck ladies!!

Kittie wrote:
lol! I loved it! Although, I must say for my neither my first now this pregnancy have I had the the dildo cam. Not a big hooray, from those of u who had to unfortunately have it huh?? lol but my stomach has been flat enough in both pregnancies to see my little miracle. I had my first ultrasound on this pregnancy done last friday (the same day i turned 8 weeks) and i saw my little gummy bear. But for those of u who have had the dildo cam, I wish u hadn't. Bad enough ur entire pregnancy check ups revolve around ur vagina, ur ultrasound had to also!!!

Kady wrote:
I hope I never have to have one!! That sounds horrible. I have an appointment on Feb. 5 and hopefully I won't have to go though that. I like the belly ones. With my other 2 kids this was never even mentioned. I actually found out about it on this site. Imagine my surprise. I already hate the pap exam the most, but this would be right up there. I have a good doctor though so maybe if he does want to use it, he'll give me a choice. He usually gives me a choice on just about everything else. Good luck everyone.

jrmmcgraw wrote:
so far i have had 2 one with my daughter and one with my second child, i go in for my first dr appointment on the 9th and i can't wait to see what he does this time. but the first time i had one done i was like you want WHAT! WHERE!!? yikes but the at both times they were really cool about everything. now i can't wait to see what it will look like:)

K baby wrote:
I had 2 do that w/ my 1st baby at 7 weeks! I was sitting in there waiting for the doc & saw the little condom things. I'm thinking "what the heck are those for!!??" Talk about uncomfortable but my doc was crazy funny so that helped a little.
This time around i went in at 12 weeks & got the belly ultrasound! thank god! lol :)

HAHA!! yea, i called it the "big vagina wand!!" haha!! they did a regular ultra sound first and realized i wasn't far enough along so they got "the wand" out and my eyes got HUGE!!! i was like THAT is going WHERE?? haha! yea, but i guess there are worse things like actual birth!!

Tammy wrote:
When I've had this done they barely insert the tip of the wand. I guess I've just had really kind techs.

mama_me_a wrote:
Hmmm that is strange because when I went in to get my ultrasound, and the doctor knew that I was around nine weeks, I got the regular ultrasound and you could see everything clearly on the screen. I wonder why a doctor would choose to do it otherwise at this time?

JennaLynn wrote:
Hilarious!!!!!! And 100 percent TRUE! "Dildo Cam"!!! PERFECT

yea this was such a weird thing for me... i see this skinny long thing and she says open your legs.. lol it so wasnt what i was expecting

hahaha I'm glad my first ultrasound was at about 13 weeks and it was the kind that rubs on your belly. It was weird having the girl you know from church doing it though because they pretty much reach down your pants when they put the towel over your pant area. I couldn't imagine her doing the vaginal ultrasound lol

Megan-Kathleen wrote:
I had one, you forgot to mention that the room is also very dark.

Wow that is so weird!!!! This is my fith and they haven't even mentioned a transvaginal, not that I would have given them permission to do one. It must depend on how invasive your Doctor is.

hannah wrote:
okay, yeah, no one tells you about that part! :)
so, I was in for my third ultrasound, husband there, really "used" to the dildo cam at that point. the part I wasn't used to was when they asked me if I wanted to put it in-- what???? No thanks, I think the ultrasound tech can do that one.

I have had the very unfortunate experience of having the dildo cam 3x so far... Twice so far thru the length of my pregnancy and once before to check my ovaries... I must say it's not all that great but i find it less uncomfy than having a papsmear/exam done... I'd say it is more the feeling that you have to pee while they're doing it that stinks... oh well... gl all

Oh My Gosh!!!! I would just die if my ultrasounds were done that way. I fortunately get the belly ultrasound. My sis-in-law in the same office/different doctor get the vag cam.

Kim wrote:
Lol... boy that is so true. I thought it was going to be like what you see on tv, but i got the dildo cam too!

brittany wrote:
haha! this is so funny, i am with my first child, and i imagined the same visual! and you know what i got ? DILDO CAM! hah! good luck!

This is so true! I actually had 2 transvaginal ultrasounds because the first one was too soon to see anything (I know, you would THINK they could tell another way that I was only 4 weeks preg. but nooooo) The first one the tech was really rough and just kind of shoved it in there. I wanted to kick her. The second one was a little better...the tech let me "guide it" for her lol. This is a great article.

Kristen wrote:
I went in for my first ultrasound when I was 14 weeks pregnant with my son. I was told it was a boy and never had to endure the "dildo cam" at all. I just went in last week with my new baby. I was almost 9 weeks and was lucky enough to avoid it again. I am sorry for those who have had it. My sister had to go through it for cysts and said it was the worst thing she had ever experienced. Turns out she can't have kids.

DragonflyDea wrote:
yep, thats pretty much how it went.
this is my first baby so i took my mom and me man husband with me thinking it would be the old fasion way.
boy was i wrong. it is very embraissing to have your mother there while some guy you have never met puts something in u and say very stupidly, "uh yeah, your pregnant" like duh, if i wasnt i wouldnt be here right?

CDMcCarty wrote:
I personally prefer the transvaginal ultrasound to the regular abdominal ultrasound. I dont have to have a full bladder to have a transvaginal ultrasound done. It seems they have an easier time getting a clearer picture as well. Just my opinion.

Ashlea wrote:
Never heard of it !!!!


No one mentioned it 2 me ... thank god,

Shelby wrote:
So true, This was my second pregnancy and I did not have the "pleasure" of the dildo cam with the first so when I walked into the room and saw the big condom over the wand I thought, "What the heck is that for." Then the tech handed it to me and said go to it. I was so mortified. But it was great to see my little bean.

PhotoMommy wrote:
ROFL I totally died out laughing.. I actually have already my first dr. app. and didn't get an u/s I do however get one at 10wks...

Yorkie wrote:
I had to have Mr DildoCam right after I had a miscarriage, and when she unfurled that condom and put a blob of jelly on top, I couldn't stop giggling. She said, "Don't worry, I only put in the tip," and I blurted out, "Do you know how many times I've heard that!?"

And so it went until very nearly yelped out, Hey Doc, what am I thinkin'? CAUSE YOU'RE TOUCHING MY BRAIN.

i had my first appt this morning! i didn't get a pillow!!!! but everything else rang true.my husbands face was bright red the whole appt! we did get to see our lil' peanut, it made it all worth it!

Christena Capps wrote:
HAHAHAHAHA THAT IS SOOOOO FUNNY AND SOOO AMAZINGLY TRUE. I JUST DID MY ULTRASOUND LAST WEEK AND I WAS THINKIN THE SAME THING AND THEN MY DOCTOR BUSTED OUT THE CONDOM AND I WAS THINKING GREAT....I KNOW THATS WHAT I NEED TO NOT GET PREGNANT BUT HOW IS THAT GONNA HELP ME SEE MY BABY... NEWAYS EVERYTHING IS GREAT AND NO MATTER H0W UNCOMFORTABLE IT IS IT GETS ERASED WITH THE PICTURE OF UR HEALTHY BABY.

Sara wrote:
I about died laughing when the tech pulled out a condom and put it on that thing! Immature, I know, but nobody had ever told me about the "dildo cam."

Maria wrote:
TOO FUNNY! But right on the money!

I am on my second pregnancy, the first one, THEY DIDNT DO THAT!!! Two days ago, they did. I dont know if its a new thing, you know in the last 3 years that they have started or what. But they did it, I saw my baby and the heartbeat, and it was done. Though, I would rather not do it again. I will be getting the regular ultrasounds from now on lmao. But loved the post.

Aja Joyner wrote:
Well, after 5 yrs. of nothing, my husand and I gave up on buy pregnany test... well atleast until about 3 1/2 weeks ago when we found out that we were 6 weeks along. And I took 5 count them 1,2,3,4,5 HOME TEST BEFORE THE DR. COULD CONFIRM A ++ ON THE TEST! What can I say I just wasn't looking for it to happen... now it's here and I sware I'M LOVING IT!!!

Sam and Xav wrote:
HAHAHAHa wow how helpful would this website have been a couple of weeks ago. I thought the same thing, yeah aww belly shots, uhm yeah sure! Thats so funny, dildo cam good name for it. And yes, they do add a little condom to it with lub on it. Hilarious. Funny thing to me was the first time they were getting that penis looking thing ready and the condom broke! LOL. Like yeah luckily that wasnt how i came out pregnant. LOL. Funny stories though and SO TRUE!

ana wrote:
That is soooo true and funny too. I love it. It isn't painful just uncomfortable. It's great cause' you can see your baby really good.

Holy Smokes!!! Was that a shocker when I was 6wks along they did a internal to make sure everything was alright... they told me to come in and take my pants off... mind you I already have one son and NEVER HAD ONE OF THESE DONE!!!! Then she just try doing her thing and I was like what the heck what's going on so she had to explain it to me... unbelieveable, but like Lisa said it was great to see my little baby!!!! :)

Lisa wrote:
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Oh boy, went for my first ultrasound yesterday and what a shock.... they should prepare you for this. My doc actually told me that I dont need to worry it should be painless cause its smaller than my husband.... whats a girl gotta do with that???? embarrasing, but nice seeing my lil baby....

Jen wrote:
My husband warmly refers to it as the "Vag-a-Cam".

Jen wrote:
My husband warmly refers to it as the "Vag-a-Cam".

LaKendria wrote:
Bravo to whomever wrote the "Smile for the Dildo Cam Honey!" story. You hit the nail on the head. This is my 2nd pregnancy and it doesn't get an easier. Thanks for telling it like it REALLY is.

Tara wrote:
I had the vaginal ultrasound about two weeks ago at 7 weeks and I was quite shocked. It was uncomfortable but it wasn't that bad. It was cool to the see the baby on the screen.

lauren wrote:
I had vaginal ultra sounds when i was pregnant with both of my boys. it was a surprise the first pregnancy but not that bad. if you can get past all that giggly stuff about people violating your body you will be fine. i actual am pregnant with my third child and have a vaginal ultrasound scheduled for next week,lol.

For my first pregnancy I was only six weeks when I found out and they used the normal ultrasound on your belly. I think also for the second and maybe third. But with this baby (my fourth) they used the transvaginal. I don't know why. It was a big shock. I was thinking maybe cause I gained a lot of weight and maybe I had to much tummy for the tummy scan to penetrate. LOL I don't know. But they started doing it and it felt so uncomfortable and they told me that my bladder was too full to go empty it. So I had to have it inserted twice. How fun...

Juli wrote:
Don't forget the fact that you only get to see a little white splotch on a black screen where they have to actually identify the head, the adomen...because it doesn't appear to look like a real baby, at all. They get to keep all of the good pictures, a whole strip of them, while sending you home with the 2 lamest shots of what's supposed to be you baby but appears to be more of a cloud in the night sky.

omg so funny!!! i have had it done 3 times. once to see what was wrong (fibroids) and twice to see the baby. those who are worried: calm down. they give the option of insertion, u or them. it doesnt hurt...just uncomfortable. hubby gets sent in after its in there. Whoever said it wasnt worth it...how is it not worth seeing ur child!!! i went in at 5 weeks (they thought i was further) and saw just a sac or big blob as i called it. then we went in again at 7 and omg a heartbeat!!! we go next week for i think another and i cant wait!!! i think this time ill have the on top one though. anyways...my husband was in there when nurse took the thing out and set it in the sink so i could get dressed. lol i came out and he was standing by the sink and he just said....so u replacing me now??? lmao. no baby...it doesnt have fingers or a tongue!!! lmao

Jessie wrote:
I call it the penis cam and why cant they make it vibrate, it would be more enjoyable that way

kristin wrote:
haha, so true! This is my first preganancy and I had no idea that that would happen. I totally expected the abdomen one as well.

Mandy wrote:
Oh yes my husband and I had to see a fertility specialist and I had never had a vaginal scan (as they call it)before...let me tell you what you called it right "dildo scan" that thing was seeing more action than my husband for a while. Geez thank god were pregnat so I can number the dates I have left with that thing!!!

Becca wrote:
I got lucky with my first pregnancy the did the belly ultra sound the first time thank god cause my mother was with me this pregnancy not so lucky. dildo cam!!!!!!!!!!

Kim wrote:
OMG! Everyone too! I went for my first prenatal visit yesterday with my husband sitting right there. It was already pretty bad that another man is looking in his wife stuff and then to put a condom on the dildo cam and lubricate it. LAWD what happened to the cream on the belly and the machine. I guess that was years ago when i had my first child 16 years ago. boy times have changed.

Kelli wrote:
Huh? Must be an OB/GYN thing, because you don't get this experience with midwives. LOL No "300 tests" to see if you're really pregnant (none, actually, unless you count the routine first-trimester bloodwork, but that's to determine a variety of things, none of which are simply "pregnant or not"). And there's absolutely no reason to put you through the humiliation of a transvaginal ultrasound without warrant. The only one I've ever had was after some early bleeding with my first pregnancy. Of course, I'm sure the few hundred dollars they get to charge your insurance company -- assuming, of course, you're not paying out of pocket (in which case TURN THIS DOWN!!! LOL -- is enough incentive for any doctor. Glad I use midwives!

Brenda Klingle wrote:
I thought I was the only one that felt a little violated. You watch as the tech holds up the "dildo" and "lovingly" places a condom on the cam. Is this so I dont get pregnant??? To late hehe.. This is my 6th baby and I tell you what they didnt start the "dildo wand" thing until my 3rd baby I was like " EXCUSE ME!!! whoa where did that come from thats not how it was done last time."
You never get use to it unless your one of those who like that kind of thing.

I would be interested to know what what was the fathers reactions to seeing the dildo cam being pulled out. Are there any funny stories?

ROTFLMAO!!!!!!!!!!!! I felt the same way when I went for my first doctor's appointment. I was expecting a little wand to go over my belly and show me my baby. Having to put my legs in sitrrups and have what resembled a pap smear was not what I had in mind. My husband turned to me and said so this is what you have to go through every month. I couldn't help but give him "the look". At least it hurt less than a pap smear.

Ashley wrote:
Well, I got one this past week, And honestly, Its not that bad at all. You just have to relax, By the way once you see the baby. Which is the size of a small peanut, your mind goes elsewhere, and you actually enjoy the experience. Atleast I did. Its not painful at all. You just have to lay back and relax, cause if you don't then yes, It could be very uncomfortable. (oH, And it is like a dildo cam though)

tami wrote:
It's not that bad at all. You guys must have had experiences with it. I am on number 2 my first pregnancy was risky so i was at the doctors every week for 9 months. and every week i had that done. my doctor is really nice though. so i think that makes a big difference on your comfortable factor.

lilmonstersmama wrote:
I just had my transvaginal ultrasound today and it was not my first but when I did go for the first time the doctor and nurse explained to me what it was gonna be so I was not suprised. And it's actually not that bad, the think ain't that big and actually my baby was waving it's little nubs.

Ok, now im scared to go to the doctor, lol.

photocatof4 wrote:
I loved that story. I just love it when the tech says, " can you insert it your self please." Yea right, my arms just don't reach that far. Dark room, no husband and the it is just the tech and me. lol

Amy wrote:
I'll take the transvag anyday...atleast they let you pee for that one!!! :) Thanks for the laugh!!

LMAO! Well written! Thanks for an enjoyable laugh!

Andi wrote:
I had my first ultrasound at 8 weeks and I had a regular ultrasound... not the dildo kind... and (although I had to pee) it wasn't bad - no pillows, etc... so why do they need the internal ultrasound?? We saw our baby easily and found the heartbeat very easily...

Dara wrote:
My daughter just turned 1 in April so it has been nearly 2 years since my first ultrasound and this still made me laugh until I cried. My daughter was my first and I had no idea that was how they did your first ultrasound until my tech just lub it up and popped it in. Needless to say I was beyond shocked. But then I say that tiny "grain of rice" and the flicker of a beating heart and forgot all about the fact that 2 mins earlier I felt like their should be porn music in the background ;)

KaylaDee wrote:
um yes i am 9 weeks and i found out EARLY that i was preggo and was 6 weeks well i thought they still did the old fashion ultrasound um no i wondered why she told me to remove my pants and underwear and boy did i find out there it was "dildo cam" and lubed it up and there it went not so fun :( lol

Kayla D

hearnv wrote:
Im so sorry!! HAHA Your bladder was supposed to be completely empty....Im a sonographer, and a full bladder causes artifacts on a transvaginal ultrasound....not to mention (no need to tell YOU this!! :)) but needless suffering of having the "dildo cam" shoved in you with a full bladder. I think your tech needs to have a talking to! Or a smack upside the head!!

cocostar18 wrote:
OMG! i hate that thing, the worst part was the lady tech made me put it in myself, i felt so violated, then she just moves it up and down, left and right, it really isnt fun..hope i dont have to have that thing on this pregnancy...

allygould wrote:
that was so funny! I have two daughters 14 and 12 so when I had them the dildo cam didnt exist! Now I am 9 weeks and I went to get the U/S and was expecting the tummy one until she explained to me what she was gonna do! I was like "Your gonna do WHAT!" but it wasnt bad at all, and my husband and I seen our baby! So that was totally worth it!

Andalusia77 wrote:
HA! Funny how things happen so differently than we imagine them! Yes, I got to experience the dildo cam recently for the first time. The Ultrasound Tech. was an old lady and she even put a condomn on it! That was pretty weird!

Brooklyn Coates wrote:
LoL.. Haven't yet had one but this kind doesn't sound like anything that I would be looking forward too.. Thanks for such vivid information.

yael wrote:
Thanks for the dildo-cam warning! I'm 6 weeks along and will be 'enjoying' this procedure in mid-May. ;)

Abby wrote:
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. OMG! I DON'T THINK I HAVE EVER LAUGHED SO MUCH. THAT HAS NEVER HAPPENED TO ME AND I HOPE IT NEVER DOES........... LOL

alana wrote:
after having ovarian cysts and plenty of experiences with the dildo cam i was used to it... but my husband sure had a laugh... he expected the nice belly one and such... then when he saw the dildo cam and the "condoms" that go over it he started making porn music (bow chicka bow wow) and cracking up... dont you love the unexpected fun of pregnancy? and how eveyone you bump into at the grocery store has somehow seen your vagina because they work in/around/with your ob/gyn? so great!! *sigh*

Haha! You know, I'm seven months now, and i just switched doctors, and they STILL made me take a pregnancy test. I was like...are you KIDDING ME!? What, did you think I was smuggling basketballs from the sporting goods store or something? lol

Brittany wrote:
I am totally there! I have 2 uterus, and with my 1st my cervix started thinning early on. because of that I have been "dildo cam'd" 2X's, and am gonna get it once a week frm week 14 to week 20, then once a month from then on. and I am only 9weeks today! who hoo. haha. glad to know I am not the only one though. but I learbed w my first, they r soooo worth it!

Brittany wrote:
I am totally there! I have 2 uterus, and with my 1st my cervix started thinning early on. because of that I have been "dildo cam'd" 2X's, and am gonna get it once a week frm week 14 to week 20, then once a month from then on. and I am only 9weeks today! who hoo. haha. glad to know I am not the only one though. but I learbed w my first, they r soooo worth it!

errr, a transvaginal ultrasound requires an EMPTY bladder... one of the reasons i prefer them to the traditional belly kind. nothing is worse than having a full bladder and someone pushing on it! on the other hand, the "dildo" is simply eased in gently... not a big deal at all.

Stacey wrote:
Yep!! That was exactly like it happens. The Vaginal Ultrasound was a shock we were really not expecting it at all. The doctor said here is a blanket and undress from the waste down. Me being a little confused at this point!! Then I lay on the bed with the pillow under my butt and I see her pick this, basically a dildo look alike and I looked at my husband like OMG she put a ton of lubricant on there and WHAM!! Not painful just uncomfortable. It's all worth while when you see you little one for the first time and reality kicks in. Like OMG we made this?? It's great! Well worth being uncomfortable for a few moments!!

Julie wrote:
Thanks guys for the heads up!! I go in for my first untrasound next Thursday... I was expecting the belly treatment but now I have been warned. My boyfriend is going with me despite my begging him not to. lol I have a feeling that we will be cracking up like 4th graders. Thanks guys!! Great article.

Shannon wrote:
LOL!!! I also pictured a completely different scenario and got the dildo cam. I have never seen that much lube used in my life, either. Thank god my boyfriend couldn't get out of work or else we would have been laughing hysterically like 3rd graders at how funny the whole thing was. Great article!

Noelle wrote:
Thank goodness I go to a midwife and I don't have to deal with those things!

mainah wrote:
OMG, that article was too freakin' funny!!! Still laughing so hard I'm practically in tears. My tech told me "Here, insert this like a tampon," but I was thinking it looked like something a bit larger... I was too amazed by looking at the baby to notice whether it was uncomfortable though. Thanks for a good laugh!

Ella wrote:
loved what you guys all had to say i was laughing my ass off.. don't take it the wrong way i have a 9yr old so i know the whole dildo cam thing. and i have had several other pregnancies after that, but my question to anyone who might have an answer to is this. you walk into the dr apt for blood work for a hystorectomy because of endomitriosis and they come back with a positive prego test. they work you up mentally and do a physical and estemate(GOTTA LOVE THAT ONE) a due date. go back a week and a half later they have you pee in that stupid cup and run a test that said negative this time. you tell the DR> they never worked before why would they work now. so he requests or atleast said he did another blood test quess what that comes back negative. my body still shows all the signs of being pregnate and i have had people say i either have cancer or a baby in there....so its the case of the diapearing baby. well to the doctors anyways. has anyone ever been in this type of situation that you just know you are no matter what the dr says or have any ideas on what to do with the dr. and pregnancy while looking for a new obgyn???

Midori wrote:
Is this the truth or what?? Condom? You lucky ladies...with my first baby I had a purple glove over my diddly dildo cam so there was all kinds of extra latex to squeeze up there. Yikes! I am just so excited to go in for my first appointment this time...
The bonus? My husband is now ever so sympathetic when I have my annuals!
And, yes, it's true. The pregnancy is a vagina-fest. Ugh. Quite the humbling experience.

origamithepug wrote:
I LOVED this article! Actually I love all your articles! Im pregnant with my 4th, and am an alumni to that club! lol.

mommix5 wrote:
omg this truly had me crackin up laughing which i havent done in a while between throwing up headaches and being soooo tired thankx so much lol

sabihah wrote:
HAHAHA, I had my first U/S at 9 weeks, and I can totally relate. The best part was when the U/S tech unrolled a *condom* over the wand. My husband and I couldn't keep a straight face; we were just like sixth graders in there. I told the tech it looked like a dildo cam, and she agreed. Well, the joking probably relaxed me, because it wasn't too uncomfortable. And it was all worth it to see the little one and hear its heartbeat.

Lisa wrote:
It's not that bad, everyone chill out!! My doctor explained that they use the "dido cam" early on becasue they can get much better pictures earlier in the pregnancy. It doesn't hurt and is worse than having a pap smear. Think about what has to come out in 7 months. A thin camera is a piece of cake! It's all relative!! You get to see you baby early on!!!

xbeckaboox wrote:
haha thats so funny, i have my first big doc appointment on March 19th. I'm 9 weeks 1 day pregnant. I'm only 19, so reading this has got me thinking about the big "dildo cam" that will be interesting taking my boyfriend with me!!!

Mandy Forrester wrote:
This is hilarious! I remember when she showed it to me. It was so long. She said, "Don't worry, most of it is handle." Boy that made me feel real comfortable.

Cristal wrote:
Oooooh great, my appointment is at 1:15 today and I'm terrified now!! So much for my mom going in with me! *sigh* : (

Leticia wrote:
I actually found out i was pregnant from an ultrasound!! My gyno wanted me checked for endometrosis - well, that's what she told me! We got really good pictures from my abdominal scan that i didn't need to have the "dildo cam" - thank goodness. I was 7 1/2 weeks and we could see the heart beat and all - it was fantastic!
Now i'm 13 weeks and getting very impatient for another ultrasound - i guess i was spoilt seeing the baby so early on.

Felicia wrote:
I love the dildo cam reference. That was exactly what I thought. I've been pg before but m/c. But then, I didn't get my first ultrasound until I was about 12-13 weeks, so I had a normal one. This time, the nurse did one at 8 weeks. I was expecting the same treatment, but then I saw the....thing. I actually got nervous, cause I thought that appointment was supposed to have a "happy ending" or something. Luckily the nurse noticed I was uncomfortable and explained everything to me. Still very hard to be comfortable when that thing looked like it belonged in my bottom drawer.

Jessica wrote:
Wow I just went through this yesterday the told me I was going to have my first ultrasound I was so excited my fiance couldn't wait to see what he had helped create when I walked into the room so goes empty your bladder and undress from the waist down ??????? I was so confused then I see the wand I look at my fiance and he looked at me and yeah the condom thing was all to weird on top of all this but we did get to see the little booger so it was all worth it...

eashcraft wrote:
Oh yeah, with my first I never had the joy of the "wand" experience! With this one though, I am all excited about the ultrasound until Ms. Tech tells me to undress...What??? And the condom that goes on it, lovely. Thank God it was my husband with me and not a friend!

KatieL wrote:
I am going in for my first appt ever with the doc to see about the lil one growing inside of me, and I had no idea about this camera, thanks for warning me. Maybe I'll bring my own music to make it go more smoothly!

kat wrote:
LMAO!!! i'm laughing becuase that's exactly what happen at my first pregnancy. i'm now on my 2nd. i thought it was going to be all nice. i see the nurse put a condom and some lubricating gel over the dildo looking thing. i was thinking, OMG is that dildo going to be insert of me? LOL

lynn781 wrote:
WOW SO FUNNY. THE BEST IS THAT THEY ACTUALLY PUT A CONDOM ON THE DARN THING!!!

You know, I never thought of it that way. I mean of course I was like, man, I have vibrators that look like that, but for it to be put this way... When I was pregnant the first time, I had them on a regular basis, this one doesn't look so bright either, I have already had 3.

christina wrote:
yeah i've had plenty of dates with the dildo cam...my husband was with me when i had my first ultrasound, i wish i had a camera to capture the moment they pulled that thing out and the doctor asked me if i could help it go in..hahha

Katie wrote:
AHAHA been there done that!

WAY TO FUNNY I HAVE MY APT ON THE 23RD AND NOW I AT LEAST KNOW WHAT I HAVE TO LOOK FORWARD TO MY LAST CHILD WAS ALMOST NINE YEARS AGO SO I DONT REMEMBER MUCH

Domsmom wrote:
With my first pregnancy I knew exactly when I got preggo so I didn't have an ultrasound done and was sad about it. This time I was so excited to have the first ultrasound... that is until they pulled out the "dildo cam"... who's idea was this? Couldn't have been a woman who was 8 weeks pregnant, that's for sure! Loved the article, sometimes you just have to laugh!

Expecting #3 wrote:
I had this done at 7 weeks due to bleeding, which turned out ok, but I was lucky because my tech let me GENTLY insert the dildo cam....it wasnt so bad that way. But when they let hubby into have a peek after all the measurements were taken....he was quite surprised. I didnt realize that with him standing at the edge of the bed, he had the best or the WORST view in the room....it took him a minute to figure out what the heck was going on. We had a good laugh about it later. All I can say is thank God for all the LUBE they provide.

Expecting #3 wrote:
I had this done at 7 weeks due to bleeding, which turned out ok, but I was lucky because my tech let me GENTLY insert the dildo cam....it wasnt so bad that way. But when they let hubby into have a peek after all the measurements were taken....he was quite surprised. I didnt realize that with him standing at the edge of the bed, he had the best or the WORST view in the room....it took him a minute to figure out what the heck was going on. We had a good laugh about it later. All I can say is thank God for all the LUBE they provide.

Dani wrote:
Ok yeah so this isnt really all that true, my sister was 8 weeks when she had hers done and they didnt need to use that BUT my case 7 weeks they did I dunno why but it sucked =|

monkeymanda745 wrote:
LOL, I read this a week after having my scan. At the time I didn't see it as funny, we had suffered some bleeding the day before and I was terrified I had lost my longed for little peanut. I was very teary and didn't even click when they asked me to take off my lower garments. I thought the very nice looking young man would leave the room, however, he locked the door and asked me to climb onto the bed. When he waved 'dildo cam' I looked at my hubbies face, which said it all. After finding out peanut was still there I gave a sigh of relief then nearly fell off the table laughing my aching boobs off at dildo cam. Not a pleasant experience but worth it to know peanut was still there.

Ok, the one thing I've noticed about the above is that there's no men posting on here. So here's hubby to fill you all in on what this is like for the bloke in the relationship.
We have the appointment early-ish in the morning, and with Amanda having spent the whole of the previous day distraught with worry, what else could I do but have a few (or more... Hey, I'm a bloke!) beers the evening before. She wants a baby so bad, I worried what may transpire if she had indeed lost it. So anyway, we turned up, me expecting the tummy job. Ohhhhhhh, no. In we went, she laid down, me still feeling a bit rough(ish). Me holding her hand etc. Now you all must understand that I KNEW that all was OK and there was nothing to worry about, our 'relations' previous had brought on a 'very strong' reaction in her I'd never felt before... (I don't want to get 'inappropriate' but that's why she bled...a lesson for you first timers out there...).
So she's lying there, terrified for the baby, and I spot this very phallic-shaped item and I ain't no shrinking violet, I knew where that bad boy was going. Oh, yes. Even if there were two of them in a blur(not quite true, lol). It was a female and a male in the room, the female asked Amanda to undress, she did so behind the curtain, expecting the (she called him a rather attractive young) chap to exit stage left before she came out. No. He sat down at the machine and asked her to lie down! I had a feeling this was coming as I'd noticed his ID badge, and he was something to do with babies. Amanda looked at me, and I couldn't tell her what I thought was coming for wanting to laugh. Of course, it wasn't the time or the place to laugh, so I just held her hand. Up it went. With a few comical facial expressions I'll never forget...
Long and the short of it was, I never took my eyes off the screen, and I could see a heartbeat. Amanda couldn't bear to look, so when he mentioned about some feature on the screen, all she could ask was 'is it still there, then?'. Yes, it was, and we've been happy and excited ever since. How much can a pram cost??????

Tawny wrote:
Obviously, not everyone needs this. It is only for when the fetus/embryo is very tiny (like 9 weeks). If your first ultasound isn't until 12 weeks, you're going to have to look elsewhere for a thrill!

Holly wrote:
i work in a hospital with all OB docs and i must say....the first time i saw that thing i was scared and they werent even using it on me....so when i came time for me to get mine i already knew what to expect.....but my husband on the other hand had no idea.....i told him the night before he would be with me when i had my "DATE" with the ultrasound machine.....boy was he surprised when he figured that out....

oh goodness wrote:
oh goodness! I hope I will never have to go thru that!! I know I will need a pap smear and the dr. said I would get an ultrasound but the 'Dildo Cam' wasn't metioned.

Nikki wrote:
Oh man, this will be quite and experience. First pregnancy, first appointment, nervous but very excited to hear the heartbeat. I should be around 8 to 10 weeks. Thanks ladies for giving me a heads up!!!

Leah wrote:
I dont have to have one until week 20 but have had one before and given the choice of enduring the dildo cam or a pap smear, the camera is a walk in the park

tishennoodle wrote:
The pillow is the foreplay I missed.

Jexica wrote:
this is such a funny but true story, i not only got it once ( at my 5th week visit, my 1st visit) but twice ( my 10th week visit) !! The hearbeat at the second one made everything worth it!!!! :D

Jessica wrote:
That is absolutely hilarious!! I love it!

G.B wrote:
KC you should have changed doctors, that's not fair for you.

K.C wrote:
At least u got an ultrasound....my doctor is making me wait until week 20! I am 9 weeks and still havent gotten a chance to hear my babys heartbeat......Doc is making me wait until week 13! So basically I wont get to see my baby or even know if it has a beating heart until my second trimester...I think that really sucks!

jlebert wrote:
well at least i know what to expect. lol i really like people like you b/c you don't hide anything and that's what i need. the truth!! i go for my first appointment in about a week. so thanks now all i know is i have to look forward to a freaking play toy with a camera.

irma wrote:
Ok soo Im young and Im new at this "pregnancy thing". I went in for my first app. and I too thought I would have the belly wand just like in the movies. But boy was I wrong. she made me lay down and then I began to feel pressure between my legs. It was one of the most uncofortable things I have been thro with this pregnancy.
but its pretty funny now that I think about it.

frances wrote:
yikes, i've never heard of this thing! i'm totally going to call it the dildo cam though if my doctor mentions it :)

mexiricanssf wrote:
This story is to the "T"!
HA! Love it!

ajmott wrote:
So true, so true...

Juleslmd wrote:
LMAO. Dildo cam is right. My husband was there with me and he wiggled his eyebrows at me like it was sexy. I rolled my eyes so hard I think I may have bruised them. This is my 3rd pregnancy, but the 2nd was ectopic. So far this one is healthy and yet I've had about 3 run-ins with the dildo cam thus far. I figure, as long as it's healthy, who cares what they have to do to me?

Ally wrote:
HAHAHAHA DILDO CAM HILARIOUS I THOUGHT THE SAME THING AND MY HUSBAND THOUGHT IT WAS SO FUNNY THAT HE WAS WATCHING THAT HAPPEN TO ME HE HAD TO LEAVE THE ROOM. BY HIS ACTIONS I SAY I HAVE A LONG PREGNANCY TO GO!

Lee wrote:
I went through it too,but luckily I was prewarned my my health provider. To prove I was pregnant they took a urinalysis and a blood test. the vaginal ultrasound was not comfortable(this is my first, but my tech tried to be as genlte as possible. Now they don't do the full bladder thing (unless they are old-school) and at 9 weeks now my little baby is the size of a cherry and has its little handseez and feetseez and I sawtehm move. I was TERRIFIED at first, but now I am excited. And go on walks or if you work out keep working out. It is great for you and your baby and will keep your edema(mainly the swelling you may get in your legs the 3 tri)down to a minimum or you may not get it at all.

jenn wrote:
I'm on my seventh pregnancy,four being miscarriages, so take this from a pro. All of these uncomfortable experiences that you are having now are just to prepare you for what the future holds. Although when "it's time", you won't care who is there or what they are doing to your body, just as long as they are trying to "get it out!!"

One word of advice, take the eperdural!! I had it with my last boy. His labor was like a walk in the park compared to my first!! I didn't feel a thing until it was time to push, and even that wasn't so bad. I took lots of demeral with the first one. It just made me feel drunk, but I still felt every pain.

airplanejane wrote:
I (along with newly pregnant friends that I've asked) didn't get a pregnancy test at the doctor. I even jokingly asked, "So, Doc, am I knocked up?" And she told me that they don't test because they use the same kind of tests that we (patients) buy in the store.

mommy 2 B wrote:
That is SOOOO true!! I love the article. right to the point and very truthful!! I had one on the 9th and it was the same way!! The doctor told me just breath. Oh yea like that works! As bout as well as bing told that in labor!! This is my 2nd baby.

Carolyn wrote:
I had to go for a scan for infertility to check for nasties on my ovaries, full baldder for hours and she couldn't see a thing with the belly scan, she turned round and produced a huge, dildo and said go empty your bladder we'll do it the easy way!!!!!!!!!!!! easy way - for who!!!
It was the weirdest experience but also the greatest she found out i was six weeks pregnant - aparently we couldn't have children so we proved them wrong!!- ok i couldn't see much but i'm pregnant - who cares! I have another scan next week - i get to see the heartbeat - fingers crossed its a belly scan.

shelebelly wrote:
I had the same thing done last week. Also I went in thinking I would have the one on my belly, she did that so quick I thought it was over. Then she came in with the thingy put a bunch of KY goo on it and put it in. I was feeling a lil weird til she let me hear the heartbeat and I saw the baby at several different angles.

KARON wrote:
Had that dildo cam through my last pregnancy, due to IVF treatments etc.Never liked it but hey I saw my twin angels. Now I am pregnant again , went last week and had that sucker again. My husband says its like a joy stick off those old video games. Uncomfortable but my Dr is a nice guy so you mostly concentrate on the little Angel growing inside. If thats how I have to see my baby then I will do it, not the most comfortable but what can you do , eh.

Lou Lou wrote:
That is so true!!! Dildo Cam...my hubby loves it! I have to say that my tech "Lorrie" was so sweet and understanding.

Jen wrote:
I had several transvaginal ultrasounds a week while going through fertility treatments so having one for the baby didn't surprise me. My husband, however, looked at the "wand" before the doctor came in and asked what it was. I wish I could have taken a picture of the look on his face when I told him what they would be doing with the wand. Hee hee.

April wrote:
I never had to experiance that. I had my first ultrasound at 9weeks and he used one that went over the belly. I did see it in there though and I did ask what it was and I was VERY happy to have not had it done to me. Watch, next pregnancy I'll prolly be lucky enuff to have it....UGH!!

enchantedviolet8 wrote:
LMAO Soooo true! I had my ultrasound at my second appt. I made sure my husband could go along since it was our first ultrasound ever (our first baby). We get in the room, and next thing I know the nurse is telling me to undress just the bottom half...I thought ok, a little strange for just needing my belly, but ok. *shrugs* When she came back in and grabbed that damn "dildo" I thought oohhhh. LOL Cuz that is soooo what it looks like! Needless to say once things got started and I got to see my tiny little 8 wk old baby I didn't care how they were showing it to me! Watching their heartbeat is sooo awesome and almost humbling. Like, we made that happen?...Wow.

raen1009 wrote:
I was unfortunate enough to experience the "dildo cam" before I was even pregnant to investigate possible ovarian cysts...
Well, after I got pregnant, a close friend of mine offered to give me an ultrasound at 16 weeks.. When she asked me if I'd be uncomfortable if she had to use the transvaginal, I told her she had to kiss me afterwards! hahaha I instantly thought of that when I read this!
Those things are so voilating!!

Kim Montgomery wrote:
OH MY ARE YOU SO RIGHT. IT IS THE MOST UNCOMFORTABLE EXPERIENCE. THE TECH THAT DID MINE WASN'T EVEN NICE WHILE SHE DID IT.

Crystal wrote:
Wow, I have my first doctors appt. next thursday the 21st.. I guess I should thankyou for the heads up.. lol! :)

jnclove121 wrote:
I had my first expreince with the dildo cam. LOL not so pleasent and then she told me I wasn't as far a long as I wanted to be. Ugh sad.

katie_marie wrote:
I also had one of those but I didnt have to have a full bladder so it wasnt that uncomfortable. But I do love the "dildo cam" theory.

justus3 wrote:
hahaha! so true!!! i love it!

Amber wrote:
at my first appt, they actually didnt do an ultrasound, my doctor for some reason likes to wait untill the second appt to do the ultrasound and i will be 11 weeks, i asked if it would be the transvaginal or on the abdomen and my dr. said it will be a regular one on the abdomen

Dee wrote:
OMG so true! Dildo cam!!!

Dolores wrote:
hahahahah!!! omg, i just recently went for my first ultrasound a couple of weeks ago and just like you, I assumed the cozy room and the belly ultrasound! I was wrong!!! I got the dildo cam. I told the tech, "is the whole thing going up there?!?" LOLOL

Alyne wrote:
ROTFLMAO!!! At least my doctor was a mega-babe -- now that I'm in my 30s, that's all it takes. Who needs dinner! :D