Contemplating early u/s

bigdreams24

Hello! I am contemplating having a gender elective ultrasound done early before the 20 week anatomy scan. I am having a hard time waiting! There is a facility in my area that does this for $25 for 10 minute gender determination. You can pay $5 for a video too. They got good reviews on yelp. What do you ladies think? Have you ever done this or heard of doing this before? What week do they usually do it? Thanks!

DCchic610

Wow that sounds pretty cheap....I would say why not go for it then?? And then if there's any question about it, you still have your 20 week scan to double confirm it.  Good luck!

jennlin

go for it! that's really inexpensive, and it will be a good excuse to see baby!

RNmommyof2

I'm going to do it at 16 weeks 1 day.  The place I'm going charges $65 and you get the u/s, 10 B&W pics, and a DVD. One of my coworkers did it and recommended it.

bigdreams24

Thanks for replying! I think I will probably do it as 16 weeks is right after my birthday so could be a nice little birthday present

btartaroind

That's really cheap! I am going on vacation to see family at 18w and was wondering if I could bump up my a/s. I decided not to, because I want the sacan to be accurate (they probably wouldn't even do it) but if I can find an elective for $25 bucks, heck yes!

Jess.O

I thought I was getting a good deal.  I'm getting it at 16 wks.  For $85 I'm getting 10-15 minute session, gender determination, 2 color prints, a CD of pics and $25 off any additional sessions. 

For $25 I'd be all over it!

paulaanne

I was thinking the same thing! I was considering going around 16 weeks as the place near me offers you to come back for free if they can't tell you - so nothing to lose! It's more expensive than $25, but I thought it was still worth it! (The website says for gender determination to come during 16-21 weeks).

avalovesart

We just did it and got that same $25 deal! (Do you live in So Cal?) I'm 14 weeks and the tech said she's 99% sure of the gender.

JessieJH

Go for it! I didn't realize you could get extra scans so cheaply. If I could find a place like that in my area (Seattle) I'd do it!

mamatobe2012

I live in LA, and would love to know where the $25 gender ultrasound place is!  Do tell!

avalovesart

mamatobe2012:

I live in LA, and would love to know where the $25 gender ultrasound place is!  Do tell!

Costa Mesa (Orange County) -- https://www.ultrasoundme.com/ - $25 for a 2D 10 minute session - I got 8 printouts included for that price.

(Their website is kind of cheesy, but the location was actually very clean and nice.)

bigdreams24

yes that is the place i was going to go to! I cannot believe they did it at 14 weeks! ah now i am even more excited. I think I will wait til at least 15 or 16 though!

avalovesart

bigdreams24:

yes that is the place i was going to go to! I cannot believe they did it at 14 weeks! ah now i am even more excited. I think I will wait til at least 15 or 16 though!

I know!! And she felt really confident that it's a girl, and I could see exactly what she was saying on the screen. I recommend you go ahead and get the DVD - we didn't and that's why DH wants to go back in two weeks!