Experience With 3D/4D Ultrasounds?

BBROBB · January 2016

Hi Everyone!
I went to a 3D/4D ultrasound clinic at 15 weeks (5 weeks early before my doctor would do a gender scan). Has everybody had positive experiences with these? A friend of mine went and was told girl early but ended up with boy at 20 weeks! Some other research I have done online mirrored this scenario. We were told girl, but I am not sure if I am entirely convinced yet! Either way, we will be happy. We are all approaching that time to find out, so I know everyone is as anxious as me!

carcrashheart · January 2016

I know two people who went to these places and had this happen (both told girls, both ended up having a boy, both had gender reveals for the girls). I know one or two that went and their results were correct. It just depends on if you get an experienced tech or not. And the 3d/4d has nothing to do with revealing the sex of the baby. They just had those machines. By now it seems most ob offices have those machines. We had a 3D done at 10w and 24w with our oldest and at 30 some weeks with our youngest. Just part of the routine ultrasound. They just flip the switch to turn it on. Tech's don't need it to tell the sex.

traceylynn366 · January 2016

I went this past Sunday I was 15+2 with twins. She said they were twin girls...I go to the dr February 15th so I will have to let you know if she was correct. I feel like she was right for the first baby, but I didn't feel like she was positive on the second baby. She did flip the switch for 3D which was awesome!

BBROBB · January 2016

Thank you for both inputs!

blissylissy86 · January 2016

Just like regular ultrasounds to determine sex, the longer you wait the better. Before a certain point, it is a guessing game.

elenabrent · January 2016

Am I alone in thinking the 3D/4D ultrasounds look really creepy? I think I prefer the is-it-a-baby-or-UFO grainy quality of regular ultrasounds to the way too real 3D ultrasounds. Also, what's the fourth dimension in a 4D ultrasound?

DominiqueU · January 2016

@elenabrent I hate the 3D/4D ultrasounds. I know we all love our babies, but I don't want to see some creepy alien demon swimming around my belly. Never has a 3D ultrasound looked cute.

elenabrent · January 2016

@DominiqueU when my SIL was pregnant she posted the 3D ultrasound of our niece and someone commented about how beautiful the baby was. My SIL responded that if her baby looked anything like that when she was born it would be horrifying. I agree! They're not cute. They're creepy.

anskip · January 2016

We went to one with DD. We were told girl and she was right

. She flipped it over to 4d for us and it was amazing. It was a really cool experience and totally worth it. We're doing it again with this one, but we wait until about 17 weeks. We did it at 17 with DD too. I noticed my dr's office now offers the same service so we're going to compare prices and then choose.

dolewhipper · January 2016

I agree elenabrent and DominiqueU super creepy. H and my mil both want one though, so hopefully with the recent studies on u/s and safety I can deter them from one. I almost cringe when I see them.

quartz02 · January 2016

we did 3D/4D ultrasound at 25 weeks with DD. This was my email synopsis about my disappointment, LOL:

Baby didn't behave and was bent in half with its legs over its head as usual. Couldn't really
do the 4D that much because the cord and legs were making the picture
fuzzy. Even after getting up/moving around and getting a drink of water, baby didn't really change position.

The 2D pix were ok but not as nice as ones from the actual Dr's
office. Coolest thing was hearing and seeing the heartbeat again.

The 4D pix of the face were kind of disturbing as there wasn't much
fat yet.

nopegoat · January 2016

I have had a 3d done of all three boys. My first and third were around 30wks. My second we went in around 20wks to find out the sex because H wasn't going to be able to make it to my anatomy scan. I will be the odd man out and say I love them. I know they are kind of creepy but I don't care lol.

I would be leery of sex determination at 15wks. None of my Dr's would even take a guess at 17wks.

taboullio84 · January 2016

I did mine at 13 weeks for my last 3 they were all correct. Girl. Boy. Girl.

Kater-cole · January 2016

elenabrent said:
Am I alone in thinking the 3D/4D ultrasounds look really creepy? I think I prefer the is-it-a-baby-or-UFO grainy quality of regular ultrasounds to the way too real 3D ultrasounds. Also, what's the fourth dimension in a 4D ultrasound?

3D is a still picture. 4D is when they record a video or you see real time movement.

elenabrent · January 2016

@Kater-cole thanks! I was worried there was another dimension I didn't know about

WVUPetunia · January 2016

I think they are really creepy this early because they are too skinny and look like space aliens, but they can be really neat later on. This one is my son at 28 weeks gestation vs. 8 weeks old. We'll probably do one again with this LO.

Image: https://us.v-cdn.net/5020794/uploads/editor/et/gjj8opve9vqd.jpg

stillcozy · January 2016

This thread makes me smile our ultrasound tech flipped to the 3D mode at our NT exam when I was 12 weeks I think she saw my horrified face and said, "maybe let's give baby a chance to grow more before we do that again" haha!

Knottie1437076561 · February 2016

I just had an early gender ultrasound & was told it's a boy. 15 weeks at the time and I'm now second guessing how accurate it actually is.

dolewhipper · February 2016

Knottie1437076561 said:

I just had an early gender ultrasound & was told it's a boy. 15 weeks at the time and I'm now second guessing how accurate it actually is.

*sex. You'll know for sure at your anatomy scan. just hold out another 4-5 weeks.