Lovely (Ultrasound Scanning)

Member Name: xjenniex2008

Product:	Ultrasound Scanning
Date:	20/11/08 (70 review reads)
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Advantages: Seeing your baby

Disadvantages: None

During my pregnancy I had 12 scans.

My first was at 8 weeks due to going to A&E with abdominal pains, my next was my usual dating scan at 14 weeks, my 20 week scan, I had a 4D scan at 26 weeks and had togo back for another the week after, we found out our daughter was measuring small and I didn't have a lot of fluid so from 30 weeks I had weekly growth scans. We found out we were having a girl on our first growth scan as we figured we may aswell find out seeing as we were going to be seeing her every week on that little screen.

I will never forget the feeling of seeing her at 8 weeks a tiny little flashing blob and being so relieved she was okay and finally I could believe I was pregnant. Then I had my 14 week scan and I was so amazed by the difference - she was a baby with fingers and toes!! She looked perfect. At our 4D scan it was lovely to see her properly she was yawning and sucking her thumb, she even looked like she smiled.

I am in two minds whether having them growth scans acheived anything. I was induced at 38 weeks because of her growth yet when she was born she was 6lb15oz - a perfectly healthy weight. But then if I hadnt of had these scans and they had let me go overdue who knows what would of happened. I just hope next time it doesnt take me paying for a 4D scan to find out there is a problem and they will keep an eye on me.

Summary: Seeing your baby on the screen is one of the best feelings in the world