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16
- 35 weeks, £65.00, Twins: £95.00
Do
you want to know the sex of your unborn baby?
We understand that majority of mums
& dads to be want to find out the gender of their
baby, as early as possible within their pregnancy. This
is why at Apeekaboo Imaging we are delighted to assist
you in doing so from 16 weeks gestation. We also value
the opportunity to perform a reassurance scan for you
simultaneously to check your baby is progressing as she
or he should be. If you are between 16 weeks gestation
and under 20 weeks gestation then you will qualify for
our FreePeek in sepia colour
real time movement.
Remember our sonographer is
also a registered qualified midwife, so any questions
you may have regarding your pregnancy, she will be happy
to help answer!
Your gender scan
We will look from the top of your
baby’s head through the body pointing out major
organs to you. For your reassurance our midwife sonographer
will check through your baby’s anatomy in 2D sharing
with you the anatomy that she can see as well as answering
any questions you may have regarding your baby.
It’s always an important element of our Apeekaboo
baby scan to look at your baby’s heart with our
ultrasound colour blood flow system so we can view the
baby’s blood flowing through the heart as well as
allow you to listen to the sound of the heart beating;
we acknowledge this as being a positive part of alleviating
anxiety for any mum & dad to be.
How
do we tell the difference?
Boys and girls genitals within the
first trimester; 1 week - 13 weeks + 6 days appear very
similar on the outer surface, the medical term for this
area is known as Genital Ducts, with the capacity to make
either female or male equipment!
This is why at Apeekaboo Imaging we prefer to identify
your baby's gender from 16 weeks onwards. The big change
happens in the last part of the first trimester. A boy
which has one X and one Y chromosome will produce testosterone
(male hormone) which prompts the formation of a penis.
A girl who has two X chromosomes will produce labia and
vagina.
On 2D ultrasound we can see the difference between the
sexes by;
Female;
3 bright white parallel lines
or the labia can be seen as swollen areas
Male;
the penis & scrotum are seen
in outline very similar to a snail
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