Ultrasound Scanning
How does ultrasound work?
Why use Ultrasound?
Ultrasound Health
Ultrasound Pictures
Ultrasound Pregnancy
Ultrasound UK
Ultrasound Waves
3D Ultrasound
Doppler Ultrasound
Transvaginal Ultrasound

Pregnancy
Preparing
Dealing with your pregnancy
Maternity & Paternity Leave
Lamaze Classes

Children's Health
Keeping Healthy
Making time for yourself
Mother and Toddler
Children's Gifts

Ultrasound Pictures

Being able to see your baby before it is born is an amazing way to bind with your child. If you want to see your baby then you will get the opportunity to during ultrasound procedures that will provide you with ultrasound pictures that can be taken home with you after the scan.

During the average pregnancy expectant mothers will have three ultrasounds; one during their first visit to the hospital/clinic, one at 18 weeks and another at 22 weeks. Being able to see your baby is an amazing feeling, and by taking away pictures of the image you can share the experience with friends and family after the scan.

Scans are also the way in which medical experts can tell you when your baby is due as well as what sex it is if you choose to find out before birth. Ultrasound pictures are fairly inexpensive and have fast become a normal part of being pregnant.

Being able to take away a keepsake of what your baby looks like allows you to bind with the baby and see past the swollen ankles and morning sickness by providing you with something real to see.

Sometimes depression can hit hard both during a pregnancy and after a child is born and seeing the ultrasound pictures is often a good way to create a bond with your baby that can help to dissolve some of the anxiety and worry that can cause depression.