3D ultrasound kinda creepy?

JennPierog · September 2011

Well that's what my hubby thinks! He said he is not really into it but I really want a gender scan at 16 weeks! I'm so impatient.

gdizzle · September 2011

We got three 3-D ultrasounds at our NT scan. We think they are pretty cool, but my mom and aunt think that they are creepy!

ktekne · September 2011

At 16 weeks they do look creepy but later they are better. We had one at 16 weeks and 32 with DD.

JennPierog · September 2011

Yah I was reading that at 26 weeks they don't have any fat so they don't look as good.

Fergie+1 · September 2011

I think early on, yes, they're creepy. Later in the pregnancy when baby is bigger/more fattened up/cuter in general (YKWIM!!) they can be great pics. H refuses to pay the extra for 3D/4D, which sucks.

diana.filipi · September 2011

We got to see our little guy at our NT scan in 3D. This early in the game they have a decidedly alien look since they have NO baby fat yet but we still enjoyed it. We never got to see DD via 3D as I had an anterior placenta with her. I'm so stoked to have a posterior placenta.

MrsJetSet · September 2011

I agree with your DH, they are creepy. I haven't seen any later ones that may look more normal though.

JennPierog · September 2011

diana.filipi:
We got to see our little guy at our NT scan in 3D. This early in the game they have a decidedly alien look since they have NO baby fat yet but we still enjoyed it. We never got to see DD via 3D as I had an anterior placenta with her. I'm so stoked to have a posterior placenta.

Oh no if you have an anterior placenta you can't get 3d pictures?

diana.filipi · September 2011

JennPierog:
diana.filipi:
We got to see our little guy at our NT scan in 3D. This early in the game they have a decidedly alien look since they have NO baby fat yet but we still enjoyed it. We never got to see DD via 3D as I had an anterior placenta with her. I'm so stoked to have a posterior placenta.
Oh no if you have an anterior placenta you can't get 3d pictures?

If they can see 'around' the placenta you can. All we could see was her knee and a little bit of foot. The way regular u/s waves go they can get through the placenta no problem but for a 3D the waves go more like a web so you see the placenta NOT through it :-(

slukd79 · September 2011

I am in the creepy camp. I would rather spend the money on newborn photos than these... (But if you can do both, go for it!)

HeartcoreLove · September 2011

I think they are the best around 28 weeks! Our 3D/4D with DS looked exactly like him!

hutchings30 · September 2011

We did the 3/4d ultrasound with my daughter and my hubby thought the same thing. This time we are going at 17 weeks, the doctor says you need to be at least 17 weeks there to find out the gender. But were just going with a 2d one this time. They are cheaper,and my husband won't be creeped out!LoL

kiarstin · September 2011

My husband said same thing when seeing other peoples, last week though he asked if we were going to get one....So now he is excited, he said its still pretty weird but its also "pretty good, pretty neat"(he says pretty neat when he loves thinks something is awesome)

kel716 · September 2011

Early on, yes they're creepy. They don't have any fat in their cheeks, etc... so tiny babies look almost alien.

That said, I had one at 28 weeks with DS and LOVED it. It is truly amazing how real he looked, and it really helped us to "know" what he looked like. I plan on doing it again with this pregnancy... my OB's office offers it for ~$75.

jessicamarierm · September 2011

All the ones I've seen have a bit of that alien feel to them, but I did see a baby shower invitation with a 3d pic of the baby, along with her name. It was an interesting idea, to be able to see the baby you were celebrating. It was as if the invitation introduced the baby.

Cholzmei · September 2011

I definitely think they are creepy. Before I was pregnant, I never thought I would want one. Now I just want to have an earlier scan to determine the sex, so I'm seriously considering it now.

Babymamawithdrama · September 2011

I vote creepy, I like the non-3d ultrasound pictures much more, not as creepy later in the pregnancy, but creepy this far along

HSartteach · September 2011

I think they are creepy, no matter when you get it done.

[Deleted User] · September 2011

HSartteach:
I think they are creepy, no matter when you get it done.

This!

kmiller1012 · September 2011

JennPierog:
diana.filipi:
We got to see our little guy at our NT scan in 3D. This early in the game they have a decidedly alien look since they have NO baby fat yet but we still enjoyed it. We never got to see DD via 3D as I had an anterior placenta with her. I'm so stoked to have a posterior placenta.
Oh no if you have an anterior placenta you can't get 3d pictures?

I had an anterior placenta and were able to get 3D pics. Sometimes depending on where DS was laying it would get in the way.

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