3D Ultrasounds - Ultrasounds

Has anyone been to a 3D Ultrasound? I have to say, going to one was one of the most memorable and amazing experiences I've ever had.

I'll thow in a plug here, we were invited by a couple and the Ultrasound was at Le Marchand Mansion in Edmonton, the technician was fantastic and the atmosphere was just perfect. There was 6 of us in the room and the name of the company is UC Baby. If anyone here is pregnant, go, its does cost but its worth it.

http://www.uc-baby.com/index.html

This thread is useless without pics.

I don't have any pics to show, but our 3-D ultrasound experience at 30 weeks was amazing! Getting to see what your little one actually looks like is priceless.

On the flip side however, I don't agree with un-necessary ultra-sounds. If the doctor recommends one or you are going for your own peace of mind (health check on your baby) then go for 3-D!!!

Originally Posted by Whiplash7828

I don't have any pics to show, but our 3-D ultrasound experience at 30 weeks was amazing! Getting to see what your little one actually looks like is priceless.

On the flip side however, I don't agree with un-necessary ultra-sounds. If the doctor recommends one or you are going for your own peace of mind (health check on your baby) then go for 3-D!!!

what're ya talkin' 'bout? It's a photo-shoot

The technology was not available when I was pregnant, but I would have LOVED one!! I hear only amazing reviews!

As for unnecessary U/Ss, I agree, it's wasting our health care money. With my first pregnancy I had SEVEN!!! My doctor was overcautious and it was ridiculous!!! Four of them weren't required IMO.

I had 2 3D ultrasounds both covered by OHIP at the 18 week complete exam It was way way better than a regular ultrasound. They ding you $35 for either pictures, a CD of pictures or a DVD. I picked the DVD and was able to fiddle around with it in my computer and get pictures. If you are dying to see what one looks like PM me I just dont feel like posting my personal webpage for all

Yes we had it done with our twins...at 27 weeks if I remember correctly. The baby has to be turned around perfectly to get a nice shot, & ofcourse ours were kind of squeezed together

But I did get the DVD, so it was nice...was not cheap but worth it.

I did mine during the 29-30th week of my pregnancy at Greigs and Associates..they typically do the government-covered 2D ultrasounds in Vancouver but they also have a special clinic that does these cosmetic ultrasounds..it cost me $199 for a 40 minute session, a DVD, and 2 picture printouts and web-hosting for 2 months of the pictures. I would say it was worth every penny. I had my whole family in there with me and we got to look at the ultrasound on a 50" LCD

the DVD includes several video clips as well as 40 odd pictures that I got printed at Costco...

my baby kept putting his hands at his face during the whole time so it was hard to get a good view but there were times when we saw my son rub his eyes, play with his toes etc..and that made the experience of being preggers more real.

it can be expensive but if you can afford it, I would say go for it...coz once they come out, there's no going back! it's a "live for the moment" kinda thing...once you miss out on it, you can't redo it. The place I did it also had office hours at night and on weekends so entire families can come in without having to miss work...which was kinda nice!

Are the samples on their website typical of what you get, or have they been touched up to look better for the web?

Incidentally, they had a brand new machine at Markham Stouffville that gave much better quality ultra-sound than the older machines we used on the first ultrasound. The ultrasound took a bit longer than usual because the operator was just learning the new machine, but it was worth the wait.

It's not quite as good as those 3d website samples, but at ~ 18weeks, we were able to see very clearly all the little fingers and toes, and bones as well as organs and heart beats.

I'm amazed that anyone would even consider any extra, non-medically required ultrasounds, when there are government and medical community warnings that you may be exposing your baby to added risks by doing so. And for what? Vanity and entertainment, nothing more. You'll take a chance with your child's health for that?

FDA warning;

http://www.fda.gov/FDAC/features/2004/104_images.html

You do know that too many ultrasounds are bad for your baby right?

Its ok for a couple of medically required scans to check development and movement, but getting a scan done every week to take pictures could harm your baby.

A study on rodent fetus brains that are exposed to ultrasound showed signs of damage. Speculation on human fetuses can be in a range of no significant complications to variety of mental and brain disorder. The study shows that rodent brain cells failed to grow to their proper position and remained scattered in incorrect parts of the brain. The conditions of this experiment are different from typical fetal scanning because of the long dwell times. [National Institute of Neurological Disorders; Proceedings of the National Acadamy of Sciences]. Care should be taken to use low power settings and avoid pulsed wave scanning of the fetal brain unless specifically indicated in high risk pregnancies

http://www.livescience.com/humanbiol...ltrasound.html

Originally Posted by Bullseye

I'm amazed that anyone would even consider any extra, non-medically required ultrasounds, when there are government and medical community warnings that you may be exposing your baby to added risks by doing so. And for what? Vanity and entertainment, nothing more. You'll take a chance with your child's health for that?

FDA warning;

http://www.fda.gov/FDAC/features/2004/104_images.html

Originally Posted by bionicbadger

You do know that too many ultrasounds are bad for your baby right?

Its ok for a couple of medically required scans to check development and movement, but getting a scan done every week to take pictures could harm your baby.



http://www.livescience.com/humanbiol...ltrasound.html

Has anyone mentioned these u/s's were not medically recommended?
I too disagree with un-necessary ultrasounds, but nobody above has mentioned multiple non-medically focused ultrasounds....

I think what people are saying is if you need to get an ultrasound done...get it done in 3-D.

Originally Posted by bionicbadger

You do know that too many ultrasounds are bad for your baby right?

Its ok for a couple of medically required scans to check development and movement, but getting a scan done every week to take pictures could harm your baby.

http://www.livescience.com/humanbiol...ltrasound.html

I don't think anyone is getting them every week

We had twins, & getting closer to the due date, my doctor ordered ultrasounds quite often, obviously to check status with the babies, so they would not do that unless there was a need for it. So to get an extra ultrasound, will not make a diff. or harm the baby...

We did our ultra sound in 3D as well.

It was during our regular check up, our doctor asked if wanted to do it in 3D or the conventional one. Of course we choose 3D.

The experience was simply amazing.
We could see clearly the face, fingers and toe and everything in between.
We also got the video and the pic of the session for no extra charge.

Originally Posted by Whiplash7828

Has anyone mentioned these u/s's were not medically recommended?
I too disagree with un-necessary ultrasounds, but nobody above has mentioned multiple non-medically focused ultrasounds....

I think what people are saying is if you need to get an ultrasound done...get it done in 3-D.

3-D scans take longer, and provide no added medical benefit, which is why all proper labs use standard 2-D ultrasound. So if you choose 3-D, the only reason you'd be doing so is for your own entertainment, and you'd be giving baby added exposure to ultrasound energy.