Community Posts, Tips & Support on Pregnancy Scans

Don’t trust everything you see on TikTok. I’m making a clock for baby girls room and needed to measure something and remembered of I could use butcher paper and it won’t stick. I was so wrong. Ruined 3 days worth of work. And cue the tears of pregnancy…

We had a private gender scan at 17 weeks I’m now 19 weeks and starting to wonder how often they get these things wrong? From the scan what are your thoughts? We hope to re-confirm at the 20 week scan!

Ok guys so i’m suuuuuper impatient & anxious at the same time due to a previous chemical miscarriage. We have our scan booked in for a week tomorrow, 7 weeks on the dot but i’ve seen that a lot of people get a scan at 6 weeks and can detect a heartbeat, is it worth going privately and getting in tomorrow at exactly ...

I am really nervous this pregnancy and want to settle my nerves for Christmas and before our 20 week scan early Jan. rather than paying for scans I thought about buying a fetal Doppler that will hopefully give me reassurance for rest of the pregnancy but does anyone think their good?

Just booked a private scan for Wednesday and I’m absolutely dreading it as we had one in September and didn’t get good news, but I just need some reassurance. So scared and not sure I’m doing the right thing booking this.

Just wondered which NHS trusts now charge for 12 week scan photos and which don’t. Be interesting to see locations who do charge vs those who don’t. Yes I know, I lead a very thrilling life whilst being pregnant 😂

I don’t know if this is the easiest picture to guess from. Scan was taken at 18+2 🥰🩷💙

Hello, I went for a private gender scan yesterday at 16+4 - I was told I have an anterior placenta, which I was thinking anyways due to not feeling baby much if at all (3rd baby). I guess the 20 week scan will go into this in a little more depth etc. I've heard they can move up as baby grows etc. I am hoping for a...

I just had my growth scan and fetal weight has dropped from the 37th percentile to 26 percentile. I’m 35 weeks pregnant. Google is not helping me right now. I am due to see a consultant on Tuesday but quite worried now. Has anyone experienced something similar? What was the outcome? Anything reassuring?

Hi everyone, just wanted to get everyone’s experience with low lying placenta! At our 20 week scan, the sonographer confirmed low lying placenta and has booked me for another scan at 32 weeks to check on it. I had a c section first time round and see it’s common for it to occur. I’m also not worried about having to...

I’ve got a planned xray on my ankle later today. Is it okay whilst pregnant? I’ve read it’s okay as it’s not near my stomach but just wondered whether anyone had any personal experience of this? Thanks

But I don’t know if this result reliable.. the company is called early reveal (Canadian) very similar to sneak peek but is a fairly new company.

Skipped heart beat and palpitations lasting all day, what can I do to ease this? Had ekg and ecg and it’s normal. #Pregnancy28Weeks

Hi All, Recently had our 20 week scan, the facial side profile of the baby looks very different to the 12 week scan and the forehead seems so much bigger, and bigger than other people’s scan images at this stage. Does anyone have experience with this sort of thing? Not sure if it shows a possible chromosomal abnorma...

Hi girls. I am 9 weeks and not patient to wait for my scan. Can you please recommend me a good and cheap private scan in London?

I had a check up today and midwife has told me baby is measuring big so she's booked me for a growth scan. My stomach is huge however I still don't think baby is bigger than their gestational age. I've only put weight on my stomach so I feel that's why it looks really big. What happens at the growth scan? Does i...

I’m 30w+3 with my second child and have been advised that I need to have a growth scan early next week as I’m measuring 4w ahead. The below chart has really scared me, specifically how much larger I am measuring vs my last MW appointment. Has anyone experienced similar? I’m wondering if it will be a one off scan or ...

Went to my private scan this morning. All is well and I saw the heartbeat! 🥰 according to my app and last period I thought I was 7w & 2d today but they measured baby at 6w 4d instead and my due date on 5th August 2025! Maybe I ovulated a little late 🤷🏼‍♀️ here is the scan although you can’t see much.

had our gender scan today and to my surprise we’re actually having another girl! definitely thought it was a boy from our 12 week scan, but so excited to have another girl☺️🩷

I’m 28 weeks tomorrow and booked in for a 4D ultrasound tomorrow. Will we still be able to see baby and has anyone got any pictures from a 4D ultrasound I can see?