Question about scan photos - Page 2

BethHx · Apr 12th, 2012, 15:55 PM

i think they should be free!
at my hospital its 5pound for 1 or 10pound for 3 they print out of the machine the sonographer uses and he gives you them in the room, then the receptionist will ask you if you've had any photos.
alot of the time if you ask for 1 they give you 2, at my last appointment i asked for 3 and got given 6!

wanaBmummy · Apr 12th, 2012, 16:22 PM

aw that worked out well for you then

Yeah they should be free tbh its a picture of your baby for crying out loud why whould you have to pay? But they know people will if they want it so its an easy way of getting money xx

KelseyRose05 · Apr 12th, 2012, 18:17 PM

That's really odd they make you guys pay for them. I was given four for free at my first scan. My sister was given over 10 (she got lucky) for free, and everyone I know has gotten theirs for free. I think that's ridiculous they make you pay.

BethHx · Apr 13th, 2012, 06:32 AM

yeah that's true, I had my first scan at 7 wks & I was furious when they made me pay as you can't even see anything really, then at my 9 week one it was a dif sonographer & she gave me the scan for free & said its ridiculous how they charged me - guess it depends on the staff at the time xx

lola_90 · Apr 13th, 2012, 07:33 AM

At mine it £5 for two different pictures in a little cardboard frame type thing. You buy the ticket before you go for your scan and then the sonographer will print out how many you've paid for. Mine didn't give change.

But saying that i had a scan at the early pregnancy unit and i got a picture for free! and today i had a random scan will post later and got a picture for free!

pink_rulez · Apr 13th, 2012, 07:38 AM

At my hospital they are £4 each, there wasn't a machine but you pay the lady when you give her your book, I paid for 2 but got 4 anyway the nurse said "oh look I can't count" I get the feeling the nurses think its a bit silly some times as we had more than we paid for when I had Sophie but I'm sure it was only £3 each then?!, I know it greatly differs between hospitals tho x

wanaBmummy · Apr 13th, 2012, 13:42 PM

Thanks everyone...i thought i posted yeasterday but obviously not :/

Its just an easy way for them to make money as they know every parent will want a picture of their baby. But paying for a picture of your own baby is just stupid.

I'm really getting quite excited now and can't wait

will post a piccy when i've had my scan on monday xx

jemmie1994 · Apr 13th, 2012, 17:21 PM

yeah i had to pay £3 per photo too spent £24 in a month cos of relatives wanting photos too and i had go for 2 scans -.- its scandalous but they know we'll cough up for it

Raspberries · Apr 13th, 2012, 17:39 PM

Wow, my hospital must be seriously out-dated and technophobic, I had to pay the woman at the reception and she gave me a handwritten receipt to give to the ultrasound woman!

Sorry I can't be of much help, just didn't realise other hospitals have machines for this lol! I'd imagine you'd need alot of change for multiple copies (of the same image) and I don't think there'd be a maximum amount of photos you could have aslong as you're paying.

galasriniel13 · Apr 14th, 2012, 00:14 AM

It sucks that you have to pay. We get one copy of a couple different pics.
We just photocopy them if family want a copy

Apr 12th, 2012, 15:55 PM	#11
BethHx Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: UK Posts: 2,059	i think they should be free! at my hospital its 5pound for 1 or 10pound for 3 they print out of the machine the sonographer uses and he gives you them in the room, then the receptionist will ask you if you've had any photos. alot of the time if you ask for 1 they give you 2, at my last appointment i asked for 3 and got given 6!

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Apr 12th, 2012, 16:22 PM	#12
wanaBmummy Pregnant (Expecting) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: south wales, UK Posts: 2,123	aw that worked out well for you then Yeah they should be free tbh its a picture of your baby for crying out loud why whould you have to pay? But they know people will if they want it so its an easy way of getting money xx

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Apr 12th, 2012, 18:17 PM	#13
KelseyRose05 Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Florida Posts: 441	That's really odd they make you guys pay for them. I was given four for free at my first scan. My sister was given over 10 (she got lucky) for free, and everyone I know has gotten theirs for free. I think that's ridiculous they make you pay.

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Apr 13th, 2012, 06:32 AM	#14
BethHx Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: UK Posts: 2,059	yeah that's true, I had my first scan at 7 wks & I was furious when they made me pay as you can't even see anything really, then at my 9 week one it was a dif sonographer & she gave me the scan for free & said its ridiculous how they charged me - guess it depends on the staff at the time xx

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Apr 13th, 2012, 07:33 AM	#15
lola_90 Pregnant (Expecting) BnB Addict Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Brighton Posts: 2,920	At mine it £5 for two different pictures in a little cardboard frame type thing. You buy the ticket before you go for your scan and then the sonographer will print out how many you've paid for. Mine didn't give change. But saying that i had a scan at the early pregnancy unit and i got a picture for free! and today i had a random scan will post later and got a picture for free!

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Apr 13th, 2012, 07:38 AM	#16
pink_rulez Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Bristol,UK Posts: 1,762	At my hospital they are £4 each, there wasn't a machine but you pay the lady when you give her your book, I paid for 2 but got 4 anyway the nurse said "oh look I can't count" I get the feeling the nurses think its a bit silly some times as we had more than we paid for when I had Sophie but I'm sure it was only £3 each then?!, I know it greatly differs between hospitals tho x

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Apr 13th, 2012, 13:42 PM	#17
wanaBmummy Pregnant (Expecting) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: south wales, UK Posts: 2,123	Thanks everyone...i thought i posted yeasterday but obviously not :/ Its just an easy way for them to make money as they know every parent will want a picture of their baby. But paying for a picture of your own baby is just stupid. I'm really getting quite excited now and can't wait will post a piccy when i've had my scan on monday xx

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Apr 13th, 2012, 17:21 PM	#18
jemmie1994 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Manchester Posts: 2,681	yeah i had to pay £3 per photo too spent £24 in a month cos of relatives wanting photos too and i had go for 2 scans -.- its scandalous but they know we'll cough up for it

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Apr 13th, 2012, 17:39 PM	#19
Raspberries Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: West Midlands, England Posts: 372	Wow, my hospital must be seriously out-dated and technophobic, I had to pay the woman at the reception and she gave me a handwritten receipt to give to the ultrasound woman! Sorry I can't be of much help, just didn't realise other hospitals have machines for this lol! I'd imagine you'd need alot of change for multiple copies (of the same image) and I don't think there'd be a maximum amount of photos you could have aslong as you're paying.

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Apr 14th, 2012, 00:14 AM	#20
galasriniel13 Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Adelaide Posts: 140	It sucks that you have to pay. We get one copy of a couple different pics. We just photocopy them if family want a copy

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