baby scans/ultrasound

scot88

Are these one and the same ?

Since I've never been pregnant I've not got a clue. Reason for asking is a male friend asked me and I couldn't answer.

Also wondered what you see on tv..is that close to being real regarding these things ?

mountainofdebt

I think people use the term baby scans in the same context as an ultrasound for antenatal care .

However you can have an ultrasound scan for other organs such as kidneys as well which is why the friend may be confused.

Plans_all_plans

scot88 wrote: »

Also wondered what you see on tv..is that close to being real regarding these things ?

It depends on what stage of the pregnancy you are at and what type of scan you have. Usually a woman will have a 12 week scan and a 20 week scan and the images look like this usually http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3225/3121812958_6f3147b1e6_o.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.karencheng.com.au/category/pregnancy/page/2/&usg=__CJhWJKixJwgMBcZ8DbB-T04K_1M=&h=279&w=364&sz=23&hl=en&start=0&zoom=1&tbnid=5YiYcd3vVp73iM:&tbnh=170&tbnw=229&ei=cMVWTYqPAca2hAfLm6XJDA&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dscan%2B12%2Bweek%2Bim%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26biw%3D1170%26bih%3D473%26tbs%3Disch:1&um=1&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=399&vpy=95&dur=50&hovh=196&hovw=256&tx=128&ty=142&oei=cMVWTYqPAca2hAfLm6XJDA&page=1&ndsp=9&ved=1t:429,r:1,s:0

If you have a 4D scan (which you have to pay for privately) then the images are of a startling quality. This pic here is of a baby at 6 months and these are the ones you're most likely to have seen on TV I think

http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://www.bbc.co.uk/1xtra/tx/gallery/media/science_25_copy.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.bbc.co.uk/1xtra/tx/gallery/foetus_stages.shtml%3Fselect%3D03&usg=__G-fXNiyFmDtTm6q4K_5p4sxkYWQ=&h=291&w=405&sz=83&hl=en&start=8&zoom=1&tbnid=bN8KmbkKXY-DwM:&tbnh=145&tbnw=207&ei=xsVWTc3FJ5yG4gaPscHyBg&prev=/images%3Fq%3D4d%2Bscan%2Bbaby%2B6%2Bmonths%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26biw%3D1170%26bih%3D473%26tbs%3Disch:10%2C222&um=1&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=490&vpy=188&dur=1480&hovh=190&hovw=265&tx=187&ty=161&oei=vsVWTfiyKZG4hAednrXRDA&page=2&ndsp=11&ved=1t:429,r:2,s:8&biw=1170&bih=473

scot88

Thank you both for the info. Just what I needed.