Hair visible on an Ultrasound?

[*Efjay*]

I had my 32 week scan today (pic on my blog )the women doing the scan made a comment that there was a bit of hair on his head.

I didn't think much of it but said Oh that would be a nice change, as none of my kids have hair at birth (well very little).

Anyway it got me thinking, How can you see hair on an ultrasound?

[Laranna]

Not sure FJ, but we saw hair on DS's head at our 32 week u/s as well. We got a 3d one.

[aussienic]

YUP at my 36 weeks scan with DS 2 she said wow look at all the hair and we got to see it floating in the amniotic fluid.. so cool.. When we had Ds 3 we saw a little and same for DD..

[Arimeh]

ha its funny actually.. at my wellbeing scan (so I was one day off being 42 weeks) the sonographer said that bubs had a LOT of hair - like HEAPS...

And no... not heaps.. only a little tiny bit... looks like a grumpy old man actually, balding on top but hair on the sides.. lol

[~*Niadalla*~]

At my 34 week scan, my sonographer told me the same. It wa a standard 2d scan aswell.
He did come out with a fair bit of hair too.

[*Efjay*]

I haVE done a bit of googling & found that it caN be seen on the 2d but not the 3d.

It was in the 2d mode that she said it.

[mgm]

our sonographer commented on dd's long eyelashes, and sure enough, she has beautiful long ones!

[Tobily]

You can definitely see it!

We had a regular black and white ultrasound with DD at 34 weeks and you could see a halo of hair floating around her head, clear as day. When they have alot of hair, and they're floating in fluid it "sticks up" so you can definitely see it.

I remember when she was starting to crown the midwife said "OH gee!! She's got LOTS of hair!!" and I said "I know!"...kinda ruined the motivation factor she was trying to give me

[Jewel]

They could see it on our scans too. We only had the normal ones.
She showed us and I was like WOW. She said there was a fair bit, and he came out with a ton of hair too.

[*Efjay*]

hmmm I wish I got her to point it out for me!