When is the best time to have a Bonding ultrasound?

One of the most common questions I receive is "what is the best time to have a 3D/4D ultrasound?".
This is a difficult one to answer since everyone is different in their needs and expectations.I generally suggest clients have a look at the gallery on the website www.apeekofu.com.au/gallery/index.html and see what they are most interested in.
Some clients and their families greatly benefit from seeing the face in detail and watching the clear facial expressions and reactions of baby.
Some clients benefit from the early views of more of the baby done around 16-18 weeks.
We specifically designed our discounts with this in mind so that a quick peek could be done at an earlier stage and the clients would receive a discount on a longer scan later. We have recently had a number of earlier scans and you can see how they look for yourself.

long legs and very shy

Sometimes our little subjects can be shy and cover their face with a little hand or foot but this Bub set new records for hiding it's face. She had an arm, lower leg and foot in front of her face. Several times she demonstrated her long legs by putting her knee in front of her face which was a little puzzling since neither parent were particularly tall. The mystery was solved though when the mother smiled and said her brother was over six feet tall. I recommended basketball school for this one. Eventually she did come around as you can see in the short video clip and the wait and effort was worth it.

Early in the NewYear a young couple came in with their Aunt for a very special viewing of a very special new family member. At first you don't understand all the fuss. Yes she is a very cute little girl but then I was told that the last 25 babies born to the mother and father's families were all boys the significance of this cute little girl suddenly became apparent.
Several crystals were done of this very special little girl one of which is proudly displayed at her Aunts home in Chile.

pesky twin sister

We sometimes see remarkable flexibility with some of our Bubs but if you don't know the full story this video can be a little shocking.



The foot in the first part belongs to the little face in the second part. In other words the kicking culprit was her twin sister. She seems to be making a comment to the offending foot but I am not a lip reader so she could be saying anything.

One afternoon when I was getting ready to leave Wollongong a couple came in and asked if 37 weeks was too late for a Bonding ultrasound. I said the only sure way to tell was to hop up on the table and I will have a look (free of charge of course). It soon became evident that while not an easy task we could still get pretty good pictures. They didn't have the time for a proper session that day but came back in a day or so. The resultant pictures and video were excellent and I got the best tongue shot I have ever done (see the video).

Pep update

Just a little update thanks to Lang. I have also recovered a more convincing Vulcan picture which I have added as well Lang found the frame on the DVD of the other hand shot (even more evidence). Thanks very much to Lang, Steve and Pep for sharing. Live long and prosper lol!

Lang, Steve and Pep

For those who know me, know I appreciate a good sense of humour and this couple had just that. I have attached their thank you email which gave me a good chuckle and made my day.

"Hi Ray,

We just wanted to say a belated thanks for the opportunity to have a glimpse of a stubborn little bubba :)

Steve was thoroughly surprised as I wouldn't tell him where we were going until we got there and he saw the baby pictures on your door! He only knew we were going to a spa and was expecting the surprise to involve himself, hot wax and lots of pain! lol

I've attached one of the pics I got from the DVD, bubba still looking grumpy but kinda peaceful.

Thanks again for your time,

I'm very glad I made the decision to do it!

Kind regards,

Lang & Steve"

Now little Pep was fairly active so I have attached some video of his activities, a couple of stills and his Vulcan picture.