https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 13 Nov 2026 02:08:33 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/new-trend-sonogram-parties#post-1618403 Wed, 07 May 2014 09:10:42 +0000 Foodnerd81 1618403@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@grizz: hahaha. </p> <p>Oh, hey everyone. Want to come look at the inside of my uterus??? </p> <p>It was only ever me and Dh for my ultrasounds. At one point I was in the waiting room for my six week pp appt with two friends of a couple getting their scan. I guess they were waiting to find out the sex of the baby but couldn't go in the room or something. I talked to them for a bit but didn't really get why they would come in the middle of the day to an appt to wait in the waiting room. Hey to each their own. </p> <p>@spaniellove: even though there were seats for everyone, I was mildly annoyed they were there because I had to breastfeed my six week old an it was a little awkward with this 20 year old boy, not a parent or anywhere close to it, sitting directly across from me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/new-trend-sonogram-parties#post-1618358 Wed, 07 May 2014 08:59:54 +0000 cmomma17 1618358@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Rich people are so crazy :silly: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/new-trend-sonogram-parties#post-1618347 Wed, 07 May 2014 08:57:21 +0000 LuLu Mom 1618347@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yeah I think, this is a little extreme. I think that's a moment for my DH and myself, no one else needs to be involved in ase there was a problem. </p> <p>However, I did have an U/S right after a car accident, my dad was in the room with me because DH was 30 minutes away (dad was with me in accident) &amp; they wanted to check baby. I needed the emotional support of family in case something was wrong &amp; I was happy my dad was with me. He's never the first to "know" with 3 daughters, so him seeing the baby first was special for him. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/new-trend-sonogram-parties#post-1618325 Wed, 07 May 2014 08:52:29 +0000 blackbird 1618325@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It's like people forget WHY we have 20 week ultrasounds. They aren't gender scans, they're anatomy scans. And they're looking for problems. </p> <p>@mamamoose, I 100% agree. It's attention whore-ing at its finest! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/new-trend-sonogram-parties#post-1618214 Wed, 07 May 2014 08:15:02 +0000 pui 1618214@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wouldn't do it. I like my being at the doctor and getting medical procedures to be pretty private. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/new-trend-sonogram-parties#post-1618206 Wed, 07 May 2014 08:12:58 +0000 Boheme 1618206@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>What's next, episiotomy parties?! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/new-trend-sonogram-parties#post-1618198 Wed, 07 May 2014 08:09:52 +0000 swurlygurl 1618198@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Man, I am all about crazy random parties, but I don't think even I could get behind the one in that video.</p> <p>@LemonLong: I think that situation is fine - NOT at a normal Dr office where other pregnant women are waiting for their weekly appointments (aka cranky, like I always am), and you can invite close people who can decide if they want to come - also easier to decline if you think it's weird than if it was just at your house or something... haha </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/new-trend-sonogram-parties#post-1618194 Wed, 07 May 2014 08:07:23 +0000 LemonLong 1618194@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We did an elective 4-D ultrasound with my first. The places around here aren't medical facilities they are solely for entertainment and they can't give you medical advice. The room the ultrasound too place was a big room with leather couches and a screen covering the wall. My husband, mom, aunt and cousin all came with. My family was visiting and my mom had never seen an ultrasound since they weren't as common when she was having children. They will also do a live webcast of the ultrasound if you want.</p> <p>It was worth it to me. Even though the tech isn't supposed to give medical advice he hinted something might be wrong, which led me to follow up with my doctor and discovering that my baby had IUGR. I don't think we would have caught it otherwise since I wasn't scheduled for any more ultrasounds and my fundal height being behind kept being attributed to me just being petite. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/new-trend-sonogram-parties#post-1618185 Wed, 07 May 2014 08:04:28 +0000 looch 1618185@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The video is blocked for me at work, so the idea is that you host a party at your house, and someone wheels in a sonogram machine that you've been able to rent?</p> <p>Sounds weird to me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/new-trend-sonogram-parties#post-1618180 Wed, 07 May 2014 08:02:13 +0000 MamaMoose 1618180@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The more these themed parties happen the more I think people have babies just so they can be the center of attention..... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/new-trend-sonogram-parties#post-1618174 Wed, 07 May 2014 07:59:57 +0000 mlm2934 1618174@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I watched this video yesterday and when she said sonogram parties are a new trend... I thought to myself "suuuuuure, sure they are". Thinking that's not true lol. Inviting close family to elective ultrasound? Yes. Party at your house? Nope. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/new-trend-sonogram-parties#post-1618170 Wed, 07 May 2014 07:55:30 +0000 Mamaof2 1618170@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Gender Reveal Party? sure!</p> <p>Sonogram Party? NO!!!!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/new-trend-sonogram-parties#post-1618161 Wed, 07 May 2014 07:46:11 +0000 GrapeCrush 1618161@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't think i'd want a ton of people at an ultrasound. If be way too worried that they'd have bad news(ie, miscarriage). Plus, I liked that it was just me and DH </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/new-trend-sonogram-parties#post-1618155 Wed, 07 May 2014 07:38:55 +0000 spaniellove 1618155@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Adira: I know...it's one thing to share the moment at a place like that with the person/people absolutely closest to you...and they give you lots of pictures! And you can have a reveal party later! </p> <p>@char54: Aww that would be tough. My MFM always allowed my husband to be there and put everything up on a big screen for him to see. Actually I think he could make more sense of everything than I could. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/new-trend-sonogram-parties#post-1618150 Wed, 07 May 2014 07:35:16 +0000 Charm54 1618150@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>At our hospital there are such strict rules for the 20w ultrasound. Only one other person allowed and that person is only allowed in for the last 10 minutes or so. No pictures given and no recordings allowed !</p> <p>It was kind of a bummer because I was alone for the majority of my ultrasound while dh sat outside until he could come in to get a quick peek. My doctor was nice and gave me a photo at my next appointment because I begged for one haha </p> <p>I wish my hospital was a little lax, but I totally get that it can quickly turn into a circus! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/new-trend-sonogram-parties#post-1618149 Wed, 07 May 2014 07:34:33 +0000 Adira 1618149@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@spaniellove: The person in the video at least had it in her home!!</p> <p>But I don't really get why people would be interested in that? Seems like it would be cool for all of 2 seconds and then be pretty boring, haha. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/new-trend-sonogram-parties#post-1618136 Wed, 07 May 2014 07:23:08 +0000 spaniellove 1618136@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Happygal: Nope, but same place. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/new-trend-sonogram-parties#post-1618130 Wed, 07 May 2014 07:18:36 +0000 Happygal 1618130@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@spaniellove: was this the same couple who made a comment about the sex of the baby? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/new-trend-sonogram-parties#post-1618107 Wed, 07 May 2014 07:02:49 +0000 spaniellove 1618107@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Didn't watch the video, but when we did our elective gender scan, it was annoying that we had to stand for a long time because the couple after us got there early and brought so many people (family and friends on both sides) that they more than filled the facility and wanted to go ahead of us. It didn't occur to them that there are actually pregnant people involved and an ultrasound is still a medical procedure. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/new-trend-sonogram-parties#post-1618073 Wed, 07 May 2014 06:32:47 +0000 Happygal 1618073@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Has anyone heard of sonogram parties like this designer had (at around 2 minutes into the video)?</p> <p><a href="http://www.ulive.com/video/journey-to-baby-emily-henderson-navigates-pregancy" rel="nofollow">http://www.ulive.com/video/journey-to-baby-emily-henderson-navigates-pregancy</a></p> <p>I had to stop watching at 3 minutes because it was all too much for me this morning. But hey, she seems to like it! </p>