This is a super easy, and really cute -in my opinion- way to keepsake sonogram photos.
I came up with this idea for storing all three of my boys' sonograms by seeing this single version at Southern Comfort in a Northern Life
Hers is actually matted really cute, with "Love at First Sight" in it's own matted area.
I opted for the easy way out, keeping in mind that I'd be redoing this once the new baby arrives, with the correct birth date, name, and a further along sonogram.
I simply used double sided tape to stick paper copies of the sonograms in order of oldest child to youngest. Overtime sonogram photos usually turn black when exposed to light, so it is a good idea to make a copy.
Overall, I think it turned out really cute, and it's a great way to display an item that might normally be stored away in a filing cabinet.
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I love this idea! I am pregnant with my second, and I may have to do this! Thanks for sharing!
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So sweet!
ReplyDeleteVery cute! What a great way to display these amazing photos for a life time.
ReplyDeleteI hope you can stop by this Sunday to my Show Off Sunday Party. I would love for you to share your project with my followers. :)
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That's awesome, I love it.
ReplyDeleteThis my dear is AWESOME!!! I have five boys and I've been trying to figure out a nice way to display their sono pics! I have a frame I've been saving and now I've found a new use for it!!! We're accenting our new family room in black and white. SO, yep this is just PERFECT!!! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteso precious! Love this idea! My sonogram photos are just stuck in my child's baby book, but I wish I had them displayed this beautifully! Seeing your child for the first time is such a life changing experience and this is such a wonderful way to honor that! thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteAs a mother of three kiddos - I LOVE this! How meaningful and I love that you titled it.
ReplyDeleteThank you for the shout out! I almost cried when I opened the box from my mom. When we moved from Georgia to Florida, my sonogram pictures got ruined so it meant a lot to me that she kept one and sent it to me. I am glad that you hung yours up. You will always have them.
ReplyDeleteI am also pregnant with my 3rd son and I will definitely have to do this! Thanks for the idea:)
ReplyDeleteVery cute idea!
ReplyDeleteI noticed you blacked out the close ups, but be careful, the full-sized photo is still viewable...
You ROCK!!!!
ReplyDeleteit's great that you removed my comment. But I think Samantha B's comment is correct.
ReplyDeleteYou "ROCK", more precisely, you are ROCKING the neurons and cells of the unborn child. More and more we are seeing the correlation between ultrasound and mild but permanent neurological damage to the child.
"When pregnant mice were exposed to ultrasound, a small number of nerve cells in the developing brains of their fetuses failed to extend correctly in the cerebral cortex."
-Pasko Rakic, chairman of the neurobiology department at Yale University School of Medicine.
I removed your comment because you posted under anonymous and there was no way to reply to you. All of my sonograms have been done by a medical professional, to ensure the health of the baby. With my first child, the sonogram actually determined a problem with his heart and we were referred to a neonatal specialist. The problem turned out to be something that fixed itself, but after that I definitely approve of medically called for sonograms. I have never done a 3 or 4D in a strip center. I think your negative comments are uncalled for because you know nothing about my, or my children's, medical situations. If I want to frame a sonogram photo of my child, then I can. I understand the issue some people have with keepsake sonograms, but I see no issue with turning a medically called for sonogram into a keepsake. Next time, don't be a coward and use your real name or email so I can talk to you like an adult. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteFirst of all, there is nothing wrong with posting anonymously. People are entitled to their privacy, and I will happily respond to any comments I see on your blog.
ReplyDeleteMy wife is currently pregnant and has already received one ultrasound with no explanation of why or whether it was actually necessary. About a month ago the doctor informed us that we should have a 20 week ultrasound to check the baby's heart (sounds like your story). When I expressed my concerns she said that ultrasound is like radio waves. Obviously she was sleeping through basic physics. She informed us that ultrasound is "less invasive" than taking a blood sample from the mother. I don't see how disturbing the neuronal development of an unborn child is less invasive than a blood sample, but for her, ultrasound is invisible, so it's probably o.k. (I think monkeys use the same logic).
My wife was so concerned about the baby's heart that she was in tears whenever I broached the subject.
Then, about two days ago, while chatting with her friend about our current difference in opinion concerning ultrasound, her friend remembered that her own (two) miscarriages both occurred (shortly) after receiving ultrasound.
Concerning your child's prenatal heart issue.
"Cardiac malformations are common, with major lesions affecting about 3.5 per 1,000 pregnancies; however, only a small proportion of these is likely to benefit from an intra-uterine intervention. "
http://www.aetna.com/cpb/medical/data/400_499/0449.html
In otherwords, if you had an ultrasound to diagnose a heart disease, the probability that it was necessary is about 1/10000 or less. It's like flipping a coin 13 times and getting heads each time.
A few facts:
1. Pregnant mice that have received ultrasound had autistic babies. "The brains of the offspring showed damage consistent with that found in the brains of people with autism. " (Rakic, Yale 2006). It was observed that "a [...] statistically significant number of neurons fail to acquire their proper position and remain scattered within inappropriate cortical layers and/or in the subjacent white matter. The magnitude [...] systematically increased with duration of exposure to USW" (Rakic, Yale 2006).
2. There is a correlation (at least double the normal rate) between non-genetically determined left-handedness and amount of ultrasound received (Department of Medical Epidemiology,Karolinska Institutet).
3. Medicaid reduction between 1993 and 2002 is correlated with a 68% decrease in the incidence of autism for babies born to Hispanic mothers. Hispanic and Black mothers receive less pre-natal "care" than Whites. During this same period, the nationwide incidence of autism increased 57%.