Please share your 20 week 3D ultrasound pics!

**jengen** · 07-21-2005, 06:16 AM

Hi All, we are scheduled to have the big u/s on this coming up Monday. We are pretty sure we may have access to the 3D machine and was just wondering did anyone else have a 3D shot that they can share? Preferably, I'd like to see any taken at or around 20 weeks to get a feel for what he/she will look like...I've seen them taken at much later stages of pregnancy, so just curious what they look like earlier on.

**kamileer** · 07-21-2005, 06:47 AM

I had one (I was a few days over 17 weeks at the time) but we LOST all the photos. I am so bummed. The image isn't all that great at this stage, unfortunetly. The tech told me that they don't get really pretty baby pictures until week 32 and beyond (when there is a good amt. of fat). Don't freak if your baby looks like an alien!

**jengen** · 07-21-2005, 06:59 AM

kamileer That stinks that you lost your pics!! To be honest, I was wondering about it looking like a total alien, but didn't want to say that. I laughed out loud when I read your post! Is there any place in our area that does 3D pics where we can have them done anytime we want?

**laralu** · 07-21-2005, 08:37 AM

I had one done with DS when he was 23 weeks. I think he looks like a baby but he doesn't have a lot of body fat so it was a little creepy. The lines on his face were due to movement and the soundwaves bouncing off.

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**sarahanna115** · 07-21-2005, 10:01 AM

We did ours later, as we also had heard you get better pictures then. Ours was done at 34 weeks.

**jengen** · 07-21-2005, 10:09 AM

laralu That came out really cute!
sarahanna Wow, that is amazing...I hope I can get one done later on!

Thank you both for sharing!

**Natasha** · 07-21-2005, 10:52 AM

23 weeks:

**laralu** · 07-21-2005, 11:22 AM

jengen Thanks! The only reason we had it done was because I had a cyst on my right ovary that needed to be evaluated for a 2nd opinion. The u/s tech offered to use the 3D machine after doing the level 2 u/s because DS was being so cooperative. Thankfully, insurance covered it since they thought it was part of the diagnostic procedure. We were really happy to have gotten it done and I wish it would be the standard diagnostic u/s tool used. I'm sure 10 years from now it will be something completely amazing.

**cantwait** · 07-21-2005, 11:36 AM

We got ours done at 28 weeks. We got some great shots, and I was amazed when he was born - he looked so much like the ultrasound! I know I shouldn't be amazed but the technology is so incredible. We were all in awe for that hour that we got to watch him on screen. His face (nose, in particular) looks a little wider than normal due to the distortion from the sound waves, but I included a newborn pic to show the difference.

**Winter Biscuit** · 07-21-2005, 11:59 AM

Originally Posted by cantwait

His face (nose, in particular) looks a little wider than normal due to the distortion from the sound waves,

We had a 3-D ultrasound done at 41 weeks 5 days to confirm the size of the baby before making a decision to schedule a c-section. Unfortunately, I don't have a scanner and I also don't have an electronic copy of the picture so I can't post it. Our pictures looked very similar to cantwait's , only we had a girl

DD's also looked wider/bigger due to the sound waves, but other than that, she looked almost identical to her 3-D picture when she was born.