3D ultrasounds?

BeautifulRedButterfly
BeautifulRedButterfly Posts: 316 Member
edited November 2024 in Chit-Chat
I asked on babycenter.com & looked it up, no luck :P
Does everyone get those at their obgyn offices? or do you have to go somewhere special for that?...
Im in PA, if that makes a difference..
I want one sooo bad (:

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  • janeite1990
    janeite1990 Posts: 671 Member
    My ob did it at 20 or 24 weeks. It's a lot of fun. They don't recommend doing it other places outside a doctor's office. There are vanity set-ups that will do ultrasounds for the heck of it, but you need a real tech and doctor looking at the images in case they see a problem that needs to be treated. Just ask your doc! Oh, and check your insurance, too!
  • coliema
    coliema Posts: 7,646 Member
    I asked on babycenter.com & looked it up, no luck :P
    Does everyone get those at their obgyn offices? or do you have to go somewhere special for that?...
    Im in PA, if that makes a difference..
    I want one sooo bad (:

    They do them where I live, my sister got them done when she was pregnant. It is so amazing to see them! I'm not sure about where you live.
  • BeautifulRedButterfly
    BeautifulRedButterfly Posts: 316 Member
    I'll have to ask next time i go then! (:
    I hope Aetna or keystone Mercy will cover it!
  • coliema
    coliema Posts: 7,646 Member
    Call your insurance and find out if they cover it, and if they don't, find out how much it would cost to have one.

    I tried looking online but there were so many different answers!
  • BeautifulRedButterfly
    BeautifulRedButterfly Posts: 316 Member
    ya, me too.
    ill think ill do that lol
  • monicamk1975
    monicamk1975 Posts: 298 Member
    We had several with our obgyn and one outside with a 3d/4d imaging company. Look online for specials. Google 3/4d ultrasounds in your area. I think we paid less than $100.00 and for that got a ton of pics a CDRom and a DVD. Plus we found out officially we were having a girl. I was over the moon. It's so worth it to pay for it if your insurance doesnt cover it :) There are a ton of places in Phoenix, AZ, not sure where you are though. Hope this helps :)
  • TexasGirl_Amie
    TexasGirl_Amie Posts: 215
    Aetna did cover mine that I had with my son. You have to ask your doctor if they do them and I would check with Aetna too. My doctor's office didn't do them, but the specialist I went to (because I was high risk) did them once a month and I never paid a penny extra.
  • monicamk1975
    monicamk1975 Posts: 298 Member
    Oh! and duh me, CONGRATS on your pregnancy!!!
  • iuangina
    iuangina Posts: 691 Member
    Congrats! You should be able to ask your doctor. Not all insurance covers them.
  • BeautifulRedButterfly
    BeautifulRedButterfly Posts: 316 Member
    Lol thanks for the congrats! Appreciated!! (:

    Yeah, ill just have to ask my dr on friday when I go.

    Even with random ultrasounds like the 3d one i wanted, I hope it covers! But if not, it will be worth it to pay for the whole thing!!
  • I_GoT_ThIs
    I_GoT_ThIs Posts: 170 Member
    I just got mine done on Monday, it was right down the hall from my doctors office.
  • I_GoT_ThIs
    I_GoT_ThIs Posts: 170 Member
    Oh, and my insurance didn't cover it, so I had to pay out of pocket, but for me it was only 123. And it was sooo worth it because I saw her smile during it. :) it was priceless!
  • BeautifulRedButterfly
    BeautifulRedButterfly Posts: 316 Member
    AWWWWWWW (:

    congrats on baby!!
  • I_GoT_ThIs
    I_GoT_ThIs Posts: 170 Member
    Thanks! You too! These next 10 weeks need to go by FAST! I can't wait to meet my little Brinleigh!
  • BeautifulRedButterfly
    BeautifulRedButterfly Posts: 316 Member
    you're welcome. & thanks! (:
    ha, i know how u feel :P
    how far along are u? im 28 weeks (:
  • leynak
    leynak Posts: 963 Member
    When I lived in WV my doctor had them at his office. I was so excited to get mine too & then my daughter wouldn't cooperate at all. So I didn't end up getting a picture. They tried to move her around & they had me wait for a while but still she was too stubborn. Now that she's older she still just as stubborn. :laugh:
  • kb455
    kb455 Posts: 679 Member
    I'm in Pa too. There is an office in Allentown called "Womb with a View" that does 3D ultrasounds. Not sure where you are but they have other offices. Check out their website. I went to them and I love the 3D shots I got.

    My ob/gyn now offers 3D ultrasound too. Its a little pricey but worth it, IMO.
  • I_GoT_ThIs
    I_GoT_ThIs Posts: 170 Member
    29 weeks tomorrow but have a c-section scheduled for May 17th so I get to have her a week early!
  • asudheimer
    asudheimer Posts: 82 Member
    I had one done during my last pregnancy, it was thru a seperate center and cost around $200, but we got a dvd, cd full of pics, and some black and white as well as color photos of our baby girl. :) I am very happy we did it, money well spent! It's much more detailed than the regular ultrasounds... and my OB said it was perfectly safe to go to the "for fun" clinic to have it done even though I was a high risk pregnancy even.

    Enjoy ever minute of your pregnancy, it doesn't last long! CONGRATS!! :D
  • carolann_22
    carolann_22 Posts: 364 Member
    There's a place in Lancaster and one in Hanover - not sure where you are in PA. I got mine done at a place - it was $120 and it was a gender peek (at 14 weeks). TOTALLY worth it.
  • BeautifulRedButterfly
    BeautifulRedButterfly Posts: 316 Member
    I'm in Pa too. There is an office in Allentown called "Womb with a View" that does 3D ultrasounds. Not sure where you are but they have other offices. Check out their website. I went to them and I love the 3D shots I got.

    My ob/gyn now offers 3D ultrasound too. Its a little pricey but worth it, IMO.

    I think i saw that before. My OB is in allentown too.
    deff have to check them out (:
  • BeautifulRedButterfly
    BeautifulRedButterfly Posts: 316 Member
    When I lived in WV my doctor had them at his office. I was so excited to get mine too & then my daughter wouldn't cooperate at all. So I didn't end up getting a picture. They tried to move her around & they had me wait for a while but still she was too stubborn. Now that she's older she still just as stubborn. :laugh:

    Lol aww.
    I think my little girl will be the same way during the 3d shots.
    she moves literally every 5 seconds for 15 min xD
  • BeautifulRedButterfly
    BeautifulRedButterfly Posts: 316 Member
    29 weeks tomorrow but have a c-section scheduled for May 17th so I get to have her a week early!

    aww, congrats (:
    im due 10 days after <333

    lol im excited for the both of us :P
  • BeautifulRedButterfly
    BeautifulRedButterfly Posts: 316 Member
    I had one done during my last pregnancy, it was thru a seperate center and cost around $200, but we got a dvd, cd full of pics, and some black and white as well as color photos of our baby girl. :) I am very happy we did it, money well spent! It's much more detailed than the regular ultrasounds... and my OB said it was perfectly safe to go to the "for fun" clinic to have it done even though I was a high risk pregnancy even.

    Enjoy ever minute of your pregnancy, it doesn't last long! CONGRATS!! :D


    oh wow!!! I hope thats what i get during the ultrasound!! that would be nice. (:
    Thanks! (:
  • I_GoT_ThIs
    I_GoT_ThIs Posts: 170 Member
    29 weeks tomorrow but have a c-section scheduled for May 17th so I get to have her a week early!

    aww, congrats (:
    im due 10 days after <333

    lol im excited for the both of us :P

    Me too!! It's so exciting! I'm already so uncomfortable, and I feel like my skin is gonna stretch in half, nothing like my first pregnancy, but I LOVE being pregnant. Enjoy it because your definately going to miss it.
  • BeautifulRedButterfly
    BeautifulRedButterfly Posts: 316 Member
    There's a place in Lancaster and one in Hanover - not sure where you are in PA. I got mine done at a place - it was $120 and it was a gender peek (at 14 weeks). TOTALLY worth it.

    I live in Quakertown, like 2 hours away from lancaster. Only go there for Field of Screams (<33). But, if nowhere else would take me in, ill deff look into that one as well!!
  • BeautifulRedButterfly
    BeautifulRedButterfly Posts: 316 Member
    29 weeks tomorrow but have a c-section scheduled for May 17th so I get to have her a week early!

    aww, congrats (:
    im due 10 days after <333

    lol im excited for the both of us :P

    Me too!! It's so exciting! I'm already so uncomfortable, and I feel like my skin is gonna stretch in half, nothing like my first pregnancy, but I LOVE being pregnant. Enjoy it because your definately going to miss it.

    lol yeah it is!!
    Lol. I love being preggers too!! Im deff enjoying every last minute of it!! (:
  • meglynne1987
    meglynne1987 Posts: 382 Member
    I went to a special place, but i found out my OBGYN does it too. These are amazing my little guy came out looking just like the images i saw! WOW!!! If you have the means to do it , it is worth it!!!!
  • MissTattoo
    MissTattoo Posts: 1,203 Member
    I'm in PA and my insurance won't cover them because they aren't medically necessary. I was happy with the two I had that showed the baby was fine.
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