https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 04 May 2026 15:32:29 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-a-3d4d-ultrasound-done#post-576675 Tue, 19 Feb 2013 16:02:37 +0000 littlek 576675@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had one and I don't think I'd spend the money to get it again. I ended up having a ton of u/s because I was high risk and during those they would switch to 3D. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-a-3d4d-ultrasound-done#post-576652 Tue, 19 Feb 2013 15:56:45 +0000 GrapeCrush 576652@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>no, they kind of creep my out haha. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-a-3d4d-ultrasound-done#post-576609 Tue, 19 Feb 2013 15:42:26 +0000 MRSMATHY 576609@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had one at 14 weeks for gender determination (she looked like an alien still) and we're having a 2nd one tomorrow night @ 30 weeks to see what she looks like! I think they're awesome and so fun! </p> <p>I will say if you're going to spend the money on it, definitely get the package that has the DVD of the whole thing. Honestly, to me that's the best part. the DVD will last longer than the photos And it made me heppy to go back and re-watch it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-a-3d4d-ultrasound-done#post-573746 Mon, 18 Feb 2013 21:57:55 +0000 Foodnerd81 573746@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@berdine: Haha I totally have been wondering that ever since I heard of the 4D ultrasound! Movement makes sense though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-a-3d4d-ultrasound-done#post-573734 Mon, 18 Feb 2013 21:55:57 +0000 Mrs. Blue 573734@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>They always do part of our every two week ultrasound in 3d. So, it's normal to me now, but if I didn't get them all the time, I would probably buy a deal like that. Even though I think babies look kind if weird on the 3D pictures, it's really fun to sort of see the shape of their features, guess who they will look like, etc. I vote go for it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-a-3d4d-ultrasound-done#post-573328 Mon, 18 Feb 2013 20:16:56 +0000 sorrycharlie 573328@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I did through a study at 36w &amp; loved it!! Looked just like her! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-a-3d4d-ultrasound-done#post-573191 Mon, 18 Feb 2013 19:14:50 +0000 shopaholic 573191@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lawbee11: I just wanted to add that I saw and AMAZING 4D pic this past weekend in my Childbirth class. This couple paid for it every single month and the last one at 8 months, it was SO clear! You could see baby's hair and one eye was open! I agree with a PP that once they start filling out a little with some fat, they wouldn't look so freaky anymore. Anyways - I thought their 4D pic was really cool! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-a-3d4d-ultrasound-done#post-573169 Mon, 18 Feb 2013 19:07:25 +0000 lawbee11 573169@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@berdine: I was confused about that at first, too! Apparently the fourth D is motion--so you can see the baby yawn, stretch, etc. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-a-3d4d-ultrasound-done#post-573128 Mon, 18 Feb 2013 18:50:10 +0000 LaughLines 573128@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So I get what 3D means, but what is the fourth D??? The real fourth dimension is time... so I must be thinking about this in an overly nerdy way ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-a-3d4d-ultrasound-done#post-573080 Mon, 18 Feb 2013 18:21:24 +0000 mrskc 573080@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We didn't do. I didn't really want to... I figured I could wait until he was born to see him. But I think it would have been really neat. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-a-3d4d-ultrasound-done#post-572976 Mon, 18 Feb 2013 17:49:00 +0000 Modern Daisy 572976@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not unless my dr. Does it as a routine scan. I think they're a little creepy so I wouldn't pay extra for it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-a-3d4d-ultrasound-done#post-572933 Mon, 18 Feb 2013 17:26:43 +0000 Crisark 572933@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope and we don't want to.<br /> We know we are having a girl, she already has a name.<br /> I already get biweekly ultrasounds now for being high risk.<br /> We want to be surprised as to what she looks like,<br /> I don't want to take all of the surprise out of it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-a-3d4d-ultrasound-done#post-572931 Mon, 18 Feb 2013 17:24:14 +0000 heffalump 572931@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't do it. I figured we'd see our LO soon enough in real life and we had so many baby things to buy and put that money towards. I think it's a cool thing to do if you have the extra money...... but we didn't. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-a-3d4d-ultrasound-done#post-572901 Mon, 18 Feb 2013 17:04:12 +0000 lemondrop 572901@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DO IT!!</p> <p>It was my favorite thing ever in pregnancy. We got the gender done at 15 weeks exactly, and got great face photos at 30 weeks. The last one helped us name him! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-a-3d4d-ultrasound-done#post-572897 Mon, 18 Feb 2013 17:00:48 +0000 autumnlove 572897@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't but I might get one this time if I can find a deal. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-a-3d4d-ultrasound-done#post-572826 Mon, 18 Feb 2013 16:33:11 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 572826@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lawbee11: I was going to say 30 weeks, but I just checked the picture and it said I was 26w6d. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-a-3d4d-ultrasound-done#post-572713 Mon, 18 Feb 2013 15:53:03 +0000 lawbee11 572713@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@char54: I found this really cool website that lets you input your due date and it tells you the best weeks for 3D u/s. It says that babies don't start gaining fat until 24w, so basically they look creepy in 3D before then. You could always have a 2D u/s before your 20w, though. (And the 2D would be cheaper, too!)</p> <p><a href="http://www.peekawomb.com/calendar.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.peekawomb.com/calendar.html</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-a-3d4d-ultrasound-done#post-572694 Mon, 18 Feb 2013 15:47:35 +0000 oliviaoblivia 572694@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We had one at 28 weeks and I loved it! At the end of pregnancy seeing her face really helped me get through the discomfort. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-a-3d4d-ultrasound-done#post-572637 Mon, 18 Feb 2013 15:23:36 +0000 shopaholic 572637@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I totally would have and was planning to the whole time! But my OB's office has their own ultrasound machine that could do the 4D imaging too! But every time they try to get the 4D the baby is so low and always covers her face. They tried at 3 different visits at no charge to us so we just decided to forgo the special video and music package from the private places. I still think its worth it though if your doctor doesn't have the 4D machine. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-a-3d4d-ultrasound-done#post-572628 Mon, 18 Feb 2013 15:18:54 +0000 matador84 572628@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We had 3 of them through my doctors office! Defintely fun. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-a-3d4d-ultrasound-done#post-572621 Mon, 18 Feb 2013 15:15:51 +0000 Dandelion 572621@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We paid for one at 17 weeks, cause my birth center doesn't do ultrasounds at all. I was dying to know what I was having, so me and dh went to a little boutique...and LOVED it! Found out we were having a girl, watched her antics (like putting her arms behind her legs and balling herself up)...it was nice. She was only 17 weeks, so she looked pretty scrawny. Still worth it, though. We have a dvd from it that we're eager to show her when she's older. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-a-3d4d-ultrasound-done#post-572549 Mon, 18 Feb 2013 14:38:46 +0000 mrsjyw 572549@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>we did at 32 weeks? </p> <p>ours was $140 for a 30 min session, prinouts, dvd of video, cd of photos.</p> <p>i carried low throughout my pregnancy, so it was hard to get a good shot of his face, but we got a few good stillshots. dh was disappointed, but in hindsight the shots we did get look exactly like him! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-a-3d4d-ultrasound-done#post-572541 Mon, 18 Feb 2013 14:35:21 +0000 lawbee11 572541@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrs. bird: My doctor's office does them, but I would still have to pay for it (I basically pay the u/s company directly; it doesn't get billed through insurance). I think the price is comparable to this deal, and it wouldn't include a DVD or as many pictures if I went through my doctor's office. </p> <p>@BabyBoecksMom: Do you remember how far along you were when you had it done? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-a-3d4d-ultrasound-done#post-572525 Mon, 18 Feb 2013 14:30:14 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 572525@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We did! I really wanted to see what she looked like, and I'm glad we did. Our doctor's office did it for us and it was so cool to see her moving around and getting a little glimpse of her personality. </p> <p>Ours cost $150, and after seeing @wheres_c's price, I think I'll have to find another deal next time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-a-3d4d-ultrasound-done#post-572500 Mon, 18 Feb 2013 14:21:10 +0000 wheres_c 572500@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh and this is the regular price package were planning to pay for, so I agree to check the regular prices.:<br /> Basic - 3D/4D Package: $79<br /> You and your baby deserve the best! 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(Payment plans as low as $41 a month.) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-a-3d4d-ultrasound-done#post-572494 Mon, 18 Feb 2013 14:18:43 +0000 wheres_c 572494@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We had 3!<br /> We went at 15 weeks while my mother was visiting. She really wanted to know the gender and my regular U/S wasnt until week 20.<br /> Although it was mostly 2D they turned on the 3D for a bit but the baby just looked alien, not really recognizable at that stage.</p> <p>I went back at 28 weeks, when you're supposed to be able to get "good" shots of the face. Unfortunately little baby was shy and buried his face deep into my placenta with his back to me. We didn't see anything.</p> <p>We went back a week later to try again, and the same thing unfortunately. Didn't get to see anything. The office did the best they could and didnt charge us, but the baby just didnt cooperate.</p> <p>In a sense now, I'm kind of glad we didnt get to see his little face. It was a complete surprise when he came out. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-a-3d4d-ultrasound-done#post-572490 Mon, 18 Feb 2013 14:17:37 +0000 Smurfette 572490@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We didn't have it done. Several reason<br /> 1) We know the sex, we decided on a name, so what she looks like is our surprise left<br /> 2) I think they are creepy looking<br /> 3) Way to expensive, rather saved the money for diapers. </p> <p>I have several friends that did it and their babies look just like the ultrasound pics. </p> <p>I would check what the policy is if they can't get a good picture of the baby's face, will they do it another time for free? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-a-3d4d-ultrasound-done#post-572486 Mon, 18 Feb 2013 14:16:47 +0000 mrs. bird 572486@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>have you asked if your dr's office does them? i know my dr office has one and i've been with BFF for a couple of them &amp; she didn't have to pay any extra for it, it was all just billed to her ins. everyone i know that has done the 3D has loved and and said it was worth it even if they had to pay for it. so i'd say if your OB office doesn't offer it and you have checked the regular rates (sometimes those deals aren't such great deals) and it still seems like a good price, go for it! i highly doubt you'd regret it =) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-a-3d4d-ultrasound-done#post-572485 Mon, 18 Feb 2013 14:16:22 +0000 BelugaBean 572485@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had two done actually. We saw 3D images at our elective gender scan at 16 weeks and then we had another at 32 weeks. The one at 32 weeks was supposed to be at 30 weeks but we had to reschedule. She was too big and two low down at 32 weeks so we didn't get great images (she'd been head down since around 20 weeks and was a large baby anyway). I think between 28 and 30 weeks would be a good time to go. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-a-3d4d-ultrasound-done#post-572482 Mon, 18 Feb 2013 14:15:12 +0000 LemonLong 572482@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was glad I did it. The tech at the 3D place mentioned my placenta looked mature (I was 32 weeks). I asked my doctor about it and they got me in for a regular ultrasound and confirmed my placenta was calcifying earlier than it should be. They put me on increased monitoring and my LO was induced at 38 weeks because she stopped growing in the womb most likely because she wasn't getting the needed nutrients from my placenta. We wouldn't have caught it if I Hadn't had the 3D ultrasound. </p>