3D Ultrasounds

hansonam446 · July 2012

Someone told me yesterday that 3D Ultrasounds are really loud to the baby. Something akin to a train underwater and that's why in many of the pics you see they have their arms by their head. Anyone know if this is true? I just found it interesting. My husband wants to get them done but I really have no interest.

mrsodonnell12 · July 2012

I have no idea... but I also have no interest in doing one.... they totally creep me out!

sbevmc09 · July 2012

Huh. No idea. I'm not a fan of them to begin with. I don't know that you can attribute the hands by the head thing to that specifically though as I think it's pretty common for babies to be that way. I say this thinking about how newborns still keep their arms and legs all tucked up near their bodies for a while like when they're in the womb.

JennV514 · July 2012

Just found this- https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn1639-fetuses-can-hear-ultrasound-examinations.html

3d ultrasounds give me the heebs. Especially this early. With my son we went for a growth ultrasound at 37 weeks, and she flipped on the 3d without asking. Thank goodness we were not team green. There was no mistaking the little boy in there.

littlemaybaby · July 2012

JennV514:
Just found this- https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn1639-fetuses-can-hear-ultrasound-examinations.html
3d ultrasounds give me the heebs. Especially this early. With my son we went for a growth ultrasound at 37 weeks, and she flipped on the 3d without asking. Thank goodness we were not team green. There was no mistaking the little boy in there.

Yeah - a quick google search confirms that apparently this is true. Apparently at some point someone put a hydrophone in a woman's uterus and recorded the 3D ultrasound at over 100 decibels (or approximately the sound of a subway train).

I'm not sure why these things are so popular when both the American Institute of Ultrasound Medicine and the FDA have outright said that elective 3D ultrasounds should clearly not be used.

Whatever. I certainly won't be having one . . .

hansonam446 · July 2012

Yeah the girl I talked to said the technician told her after doing the u/s. Then of course she felt horrible for doing that to her child. I'm not Team Green but I'm not dying to know what the baby looks like in the womb, I think seeing his or her features at birth will be a wonderful and surprising experience.

Mama5181 · July 2012

mrsodonnell12:
I have no idea... but I also have no interest in doing one.... they totally creep me out!

Agree.

Kie310 · July 2012

Don't know. But I didn't do it with my first & won't with this one. I'm going to be honest - I have seen them (my cousin did one with her first & had a video to boot) and it just looks creepy to me.

sbevmc09 · July 2012

Yeah - a quick google search confirms that apparently this is true. Apparently at some point someone put a hydrophone in a woman's uterus and recorded the 3D ultrasound at over 100 decibels (or approximately the sound of a subway train).
I'm not sure why these things are so popular when both the American Institute of Ultrasound Medicine and the FDA have outright said that elective 3D ultrasounds should clearly not be used.
Whatever. I certainly won't be having one . . .

Wow, that's crazy!

And also: Yes to your second statement.

jnthurston · July 2012

Ok - Now I feel really bad that I did this with my 1st.... Won't be doing it again.

pistolpackinmomma · July 2012

My u/s wasn't elective, they were checking on the subchoronic hemmorage that I have (it's almost gone now btw) but while we were there she went ahead and flipped to 3d. I did not ask for it but I also enjoyed getting to see a little more depth to the picture than the 2d ones gave. I'm sorry if I creeped anybody out by posting that but I thought it kinda showed the personality that my baby has already.

JennV514 · July 2012

I didn't open your post, Pistol, so my comment was not aimed at you. To each their own.

pistolpackinmomma · July 2012

JennV514:
I didn't open your post, Pistol, so my comment was not aimed at you. To each their own.

I wasn't neccessarily aiming mine at you either but just clearing the air in general.

misscarter87 · July 2012

Oh wow!!

tailanis · July 2012

hansonam446:
Someone told me yesterday that 3D Ultrasounds are really loud to the baby. Something akin to a train underwater and that's why in many of the pics you see they have their arms by their head. Anyone know if this is true? I just found it interesting. My husband wants to get them done but I really have no interest.

Thanks for sharing this info... There is no way I will be having one now. The day before I gave birth to DS they did a 3D ultrasound because they thought he was going to be a big baby and want to double check size and weight. I remember his hand being close to his face too. Poor thing

Wild_flower25 · July 2012

All ultrasounds are loud, they use sound waves to create the images.

I don't think it damages a child. I did it with my first, it was fun and he is fine. I might not do it with this one because of the cost but I'm not sure yet.

pistolpackinmomma · July 2012

tailanis:

hansonam446:
Someone told me yesterday that 3D Ultrasounds are really loud to the baby. Something akin to a train underwater and that's why in many of the pics you see they have their arms by their head. Anyone know if this is true? I just found it interesting. My husband wants to get them done but I really have no interest.

Thanks for sharing this info... There is no way I will be having one now. The day before I gave birth to DS they did a 3D ultrasound because they thought he was going to be a big baby and want to double check size and weight. I remember his hand being close to his face too. Poor thing

The baby didn't have it's hands by it's head the whole time and if you read the study they posted it said that it doesn't do any harm to the baby and the baby can't really hear it. The noise wasn't specific to the 3d u/s either, both are loud but at a level that humans can't hear.

mest1215 · July 2012

mrsodonnell12:
I have no idea... but I also have no interest in doing one.... they totally creep me out!

totally agree!!! they are the ultimate creepy pictures...espically the really early on 3d ones

mrsodonnell12 · July 2012

pistolpackinmomma:
My u/s wasn't elective, they were checking on the subchoronic hemmorage that I have (it's almost gone now btw) but while we were there she went ahead and flipped to 3d. I did not ask for it but I also enjoyed getting to see a little more depth to the picture than the 2d ones gave. I'm sorry if I creeped anybody out by posting that but I thought it kinda showed the personality that my baby has already.

I saw your pictures in the other thread.... I want to clarify that my comment on this thread was not directed any anyone. I see the 3d images on FB all the time.... so it wasnt at you at all!

mest1215 · July 2012

same for me...nothing aimed at one person, just my "in general" opinion of the 3d photos.

hansonam446 · July 2012

pistolpackinmomma:
tailanis:

hansonam446:
Someone told me yesterday that 3D Ultrasounds are really loud to the baby. Something akin to a train underwater and that's why in many of the pics you see they have their arms by their head. Anyone know if this is true? I just found it interesting. My husband wants to get them done but I really have no interest.

Thanks for sharing this info... There is no way I will be having one now. The day before I gave birth to DS they did a 3D ultrasound because they thought he was going to be a big baby and want to double check size and weight. I remember his hand being close to his face too. Poor thing

The baby didn't have it's hands by it's head the whole time and if you read the study they posted it said that it doesn't do any harm to the baby and the baby can't really hear it. The noise wasn't specific to the 3d u/s either, both are loud but at a level that humans can't hear.

I wasn't posting this about you! Your post just reminded me of what the girl had said and I was wondering if anyone else had heard the same thing.

Yellow415 · July 2012

I never heard this before. At my n/t scan, the tech just flipped a switch and showed us without asking and I didnt think anything of it but this is very interesting to know. Thanks for the info.

**Warning 3D image in my sig **

this decaf life · July 2012

I have no idea but I'm not interested in a 3D unless the doctor sees something she wants to further investigate.

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