Early Pregnancy Scans St Helens

Find out your due date as early as six weeks pregnant with an ultrasound scan at our state-of-the-art boutique in St Helens.

Here at Hello Baby, we’re the North West’s leading premier baby ultrasound boutique, specialising in early dating, gender, and 4D ultrasound scans.

For more information about booking an early pregnancy scan in St Helens, feel free to contact our friendly reception using our message form, and they’ll be more than happy to assist you in any way they can.

Ever since you set eyes on that positive pregnancy test, thoughts of meeting your treasured one will likely be all you can think of. Your pregnancy will fly, but if you’re keen to know just how long you have to wait to meet your bundle of joy, why not book a dating scan appointment with us today?

At Hello Baby, our team will tend to your needs during your visit, helping to make you feel as comfortable as possible before and during your early pregnancy scan. From our friendly receptionists to our trained ultrasound scanner, we’re on hand to answer any questions you may have.

What’s more, we’ll always try our best to fit you on the same day if you require an urgent appointment.

An early pregnancy scan is a type of ultrasound scan performed recently after finding out that you’re pregnant – it uses sound waves to determine your due date and the viability of the pregnancy.

At Hello Baby, we can perform an early pregnancy scan in St Helens six weeks from your LMP (last menstrual period). Don’t worry if you’re not sure when your last period was – we’ll book you in two weeks after your positive pregnancy test was taken instead to ensure you’re at least 6-weeks gone.

This is important as we can’t guarantee accurate results before this time frame. 

Once you get to six weeks or more from your LMP, our machine will be able to produce an ultrasound image and measure your baby, enabling us to provide you with an approximate gestation and delivery date.

As this scan is performed during the early weeks of pregnancy, you won’t be able to see any of the baby’s features as they haven’t developed enough yet – instead, this type of scan shows a small bean shape, the gestational sac, and the yolk sac within.

Depending on your little one’s positioning, you may be able to hear the baby’s heartbeat from 13 weeks – a memorable moment that you’ll cherish for life.

Down the line, you could also opt to book a gender scan to detect whether you’ll be having a beautiful baby girl or a bouncing baby boy!

To ensure the best and most accurate due date estimate, we recommend preparing for your six-week scan by ensuring you have a full bladder before your appointment with us.

A full bladder allows for much better echos during the scan, which produces much clearer images for your ultrasound scanner to evaluate.

Please note:

It’s still very important that you attend all NHS appointments, as the exact delivery date will be given at your first hospital scan, which typically occurs after around 12 weeks. During your NHS scan, a health professional will perform all the relevant diagnostic checks to ensure your little one is happy and healthy.

Discount for key workers

We offer an incredible 10% discount on our early pregnancy scans for any employees of key and public services, such as the NHS, armed forces, police and fire service.

If you think you could be entitled to our key worker discount on your early pregnancy scan, please get in touch with our friendly reception for more information.