Baby bonding scans near you

1. Baby bonding scans near you Ultrasound scans in the first few weeks and months of pregnancy can give you important information about your baby as well as helping you bond. Many parents say the moment they see their baby on the screen for the first time is when becoming a parent starts to feel real, and it sinks in that they really are going to have a baby in a few months’ time. NHS scans are offered routinely at around 9 to 11 weeks and then at around 20 to 22 weeks, but they're done during weekday office hours and usually at hospital clinics - which may be some distance from your home. Booking a private scan however can give you more flexibility. WHY BOOK A PRIVATE SCAN? Private ultrasound scans with Babybond,® the UK's number one private provider of pregnancy ultrasound scans, can be booked at a time to suit your work and family commitments at over 80 convenient locations around the UK, 19 of which are within Mothercare Parenting Centres across the UK. You can bring up to five people with you (depending on space available at your local centre) and if you opt for the Babybond®4D bonding scan you'll get a 20-minute appointment and a scan carried out by a qualified professional obstetric sonographer. Of course the primary purpose of the scan is medical - to check your baby's growth, internal organs and general development - but in doing so and by using the latest 4D imaging technology, you'll also get a detailed look at your baby's facial characteristics and see them moving in real time. It's a special moment. WHAT HAPPENS DURING A BABYBOND®4D BONDING SCAN? These scans are offered at between 24 and 34 weeks and have become the most popular private scans performed in the UK, with hundreds of thousands of scans carried out since they were introduced in 2003.

2. All scans are carried out by qualified sonographers with obstetric scanning experience. During a Babybond®4D scan, your sonographer will examine your baby's internal organs and complete a checklist of other fetal wellbeing signs. Your baby's size and growth will be measured and the sonographer will calculate an estimated birth weight. They will also check the health of the placenta - the vital pregnancy organ that supplies your baby with food and oxygen. You'll also have the chance to find out the sex of your baby. Equally though - this is just an option and if you don't want to know, you can be assured we'll keep things hidden. HELPING YOU BOND Parents say seeing their babies up close on a 4D ultrasound scan helps them bond with the new addition to their family even before they are born. You'll go home from the appointment with not only black and white 2D and 3D scan pictures, but also two glossy colour 3D scan pictures. You'll also be given a 4GB USB memory stick of 4D movie clips (AVI format) and 3D still images (JPEG format). A DVD recording is available as an alternative if you request this option before your scan starts. These images and recordings can help siblings prepare for the arrival of their new brother or sister too, as well as give grandparents a sneak preview of their new grandchild. These will also be important keepsakes for you and your baby to enjoy when they are older. For more information on Babybond®4D bonding scan, click here to find a clinic location near you or one in a branch of Mothercare Parenting Centres.