Any advice on babybond gender scans...please.

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Hi
I havent been on for ages due to a number of things but have been checking reguarly to see how you are all doing.
To update.. I am 43 yrs old and 16 weeks pregnant. I never thought I would make it this far after losing a twin with my 4 yr old Lilli, then having m/mc's and an ectopic. Things are going well now although I know its still early days. Having second bloods done tomorrow so hopefully will know soon about the risk factor for Downs. After much thought and consideration hubby and I will keep the baby if it has Downs. I used to work with adults with Downs so know a bit about the condition.
Anyway the reason for posting is I have booked a gender scan at Babybond for next Saturday, only to find out the baby's sex as I have to be organised. I have nothing for either a boy or a girl and know I will get stressed even more. I would have waited til my 20 week scan but have found out it wont be until the beginning of May!!!
Have any of you ever used Babybond just for the gender sexing scan and please could you give me your experiences of this. Were they correct? Did they offer you a free rescan if they couldnt see anything conclusive at the time?
Any advice would be gratefully received.
Love Scarlett :)
 
I went for a gender scan with Babyscanning (they don't have Babybond in Aberdeenshire) when I was 22 weeks, as they don't tell you where I live and I really wanted to know. Luckily he had his bits on show so I don't know if we would have been able to come back for another appointment. They were really nice and got to see him on a big plasma screen for about 10mins.
We got 2 A4 pics to keep which were lovely and much clearer than the tiny hospital print outs. We're going back tomorrow for 3D scan so I hope it goes as well then!
I'm sure if you give them a call they will let you know the policy on having to rescan if LO is being shy.
Hope your scan goes well xx
 
mine wasnt baby bond, but when booked the lady said if they coudlnt see between her legs they'd try and get her to move and if she was very stubborn they'd re-book for free.
Luckily our little miss had lost all her shyness from her first scan and was displaying everything. however a lady left before our scan who had twins and i heard them saying they needed to re-book as one twin was hiding lol
 
Hi hun, I had a sexing scan at Babybond last week and I couldnt praise them high enough. It was a lovely studio, the staff were lovely, helpful and very friendly, and the scanning room was huge so could easily have taken several people with me. Whats more, we got to watch the scan on a huge screen on the wall, so not squinting to watch the stupid little tv!! They even warmed the gel to put on my tummy so its not ice cold like the hospital!!

As for the scan itself, I first went in for about 20 minutes, and the sonographer was wonderful, showed all parts of baby in great detail and went to lengths to explain everything she saw. She told me she was pretty sure it was a girl, but would like a clearer view as baby kept sticking her hands between her legs!! So she insisited we went for a walk and something sweet in my tummy to get little one to move, and come back in 20 minutes.

So we did as told and went back later, and then got another 20 minutes to watch baby! This time we got a really good clear view of my little lady and all was confirmed. But even after this, we got to spend more time looking, so all in all, I must have had a good 50 minute scan!! They did say though that if she hadnt have moved, we could have been rescanned for free at a later date.

They really are excellent and I highly recommend them. We also got about 12 photos, from all angles, which are extremely clear and much better quality than any I've had from the hospital. To me it was worth every penny, so I hope you enjoy yours too. Where are you going to? They made the day really special for me and Im sure they will for you too. Good luck chick!
 
Hi
Many thanks for your replies. Thanks to Lisa too...wow it sounds great and I now cant wait to go after hearing your experience. I am going to Cirencester. I will be sure to let you know what they said and if they can tell the sex. I dont mind what I have. Think hubby would prefer a boy as we have Lilli who is 4. I already have a 20 yr old daughter, who is 32 weeks pregnant herself and having a boy - Archie. ( so I am going to be a granny too!) and a son who is 17. Maybe another little girl for Lilli to play with?
Anyway thanks again and Good luck to all of you.
Love Scarlett :D
 
Hi Scarlett :wave:

I remember you from first tri a while back and while I've not got any experience with BabyBond scans or any such thing I just wanted to say congrats on second tri and 16 weeks :hug: :hug:
 
Hiya, we had a Babybond sexing scan at 16 weeks and it was great. Luckily he was behaving so they could see the sex straight away and they let us see him in 4D too :)
 
Hi Scarlett congrats on ur pregnancy.

Just a quessie kind of on the subject how do they know if its a girl? Does it just not have a winkie??

x
 
Hi Scarlett congrats on ur pregnancy.

Just a quessie kind of on the subject how do they know if its a girl? Does it just not have a winkie??

Nope its not as simple as that, although it does help! It is usually a bit easier to spot a boy because you can make out the shape of his meat and 2 veg, but with a girl, you obviously need the absence of this, as well as 3 parallel lines which are supposed to be the labia etc. Can get a bit confusing if the cord is between the legs or something, making it look like a boy when its not, so they would want to see the lines to prove its a girl. Dont have a pic of my sons bits from a scan, but here is the pic of my lil ladys scan last week. Its not the best photo, but you can just make it out. We did get a much better view of it on screen, but getting her to keep still long enough to get a pic was quite another matter! If you can imagine you are looking at her from behind and underneath, so her bum is on the right and the backs of her thighs go out to the left.

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