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4D scans, are they worth it??
Hi ladies
I'm really stuck about deciding whether or not to have a 4D scan. I would LOVE one but here in NI they cost ??240 :O which is alot of money at the best of times, but to us at the minute is a huge amount!
Anyway, h2b has said it's entirely my decision and we can put our HIP grant towards it if I really want one but I just don't know what to do!
What's your opinions girls? Are they worth it?
Jo xx
22+4
I'm really stuck about deciding whether or not to have a 4D scan. I would LOVE one but here in NI they cost ??240 :O which is alot of money at the best of times, but to us at the minute is a huge amount!
Anyway, h2b has said it's entirely my decision and we can put our HIP grant towards it if I really want one but I just don't know what to do!
What's your opinions girls? Are they worth it?
Jo xx
22+4
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I actually never thought about having just a 'normal' scan, though even that is ??180 here, still worth thinking about if I feel I can't do without, thanks for the idea WoW Baby! xx
we paid ??140 but im sure i would have paid 240 to have it done...
its the memories too, you cant put a price on them!
i love watching the dvd and showing the pics to everyone.
i am very tempted to have another lol... but o/h would not allow it!
i was 27 wks so it broke up the 20 wk stretch quite nicely. plus they do all measurements so its reassuring too
go for it... xxx
We were discussing this this morning as I am keen to, like Kiriaman said to break up the next 18 week wait and have something to look forward to, as well as see my little chap again
I have done some research and where we live they vary from ??130 to ??200 so a little cheaper than NI.
Hubs is in for a big bonus so he is happy to put some of it towards seeing our little pud again and I am certainly not going to argue with him!!
Think I will book it for around 28 weeks.
Good luck with your decision xxx
I had one at 26 weeks and it was truly amazing - I saw each of her features and loved watching her move around inside me. Having said that, I only had a 3d scan (didn't bother with the video as I couldn't imagine watching it very often if at all! so I just opted for the pics).
We didn't know what we were having so just asked the sonographer to keep away from the nether regions!
I loved it and if we ever have another baby then I'd do it all over again!
Good luck making your decision!!
xx
For us we couldn't justify that amount of money for a scan plus they really freak me out! Lol.
I looked into the prices as a just in case we can't find out next week at our 20wk scan and they're only ??95 but that's still a lot of money.
It is entirely up to you
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??240 does seem a lot of money though. Are there any other companies available in your area so you can check out the competition.
Take care
bm xx
The photos and videos are brilliant, can see them yawning, smiling sucking fingers etc. Also they do all teh measurements, can even give you an estimated birth weight.
I personally think if you can afford it then its work every penny.
I think it's a personal choice really. We ummed and arhhed for ages & then I just thought f**k it were having one, it's not as if baby is gona miss out on having something he/she needs because we spent money on the scan, plus everything it's taken to get here I thought were making the most of this pg I also plan to have bump to birth photo's too if we have the money.
We had our 4D scan yesterday and we are both soooo pleased that we booked it, we also ended up using HIP towards it but even if it wasnt paid into our account we still wouldve paid the money ourselves.
Anyway the experience was fantastic, my parents came too & we were all just in awe of our gorgeous little bubs. We are team yellow & even though we have seen the 4D images we are still none the wiser so wiil still have a lovely surprise when bubs arrives.
We were able to get lots of images and I cant stop looking at them they are just amazing & I may be biased but our bambino is gorgeous!! has got a cute little button nose & a gorgeous pout LOL!!
If you do decide to have one, you wont regret it but if you dont then you'd be nine the wiser.xxx
I felt i bonded with her even when i was still pregnant.
It depends on what u get for your money, for ??190 we got 6 printed 4D photos, 4D dvd lasting about 20mins with baby moving, rubbing her eyes, yawning, stretching etc and we got to chose soundtracks for the backing music. We got a disc with about 40 images of our baby, a 'its a girl' photo frame and 50% off a reassurance scan so we will defo be booking one again.
But its a personal choice xx