Wellbeing & Reassurance Baby Scan in Gosforth, Newcastle

Whether the cost feels worth it depends entirely on what you're worried about. The NHS doesn't routinely scan healthy pregnancies between 20 weeks and birth, so a long stretch of self-monitoring is normal, and for many parents that stretch is what tips them into booking privately. If you've had a recent illness, movements feel different, or you've simply got an appointment-free month and want eyes on baby, £60 for a five-point wellbeing check is the most direct route to reassurance. The NHS vs private ultrasound comparison sets out the wider context.

Our wellbeing and reassurance scan in Gosforth is £60. That covers the 2D scan itself, the five-point check (movement, lie, placenta, fluid, heartbeat), a written wellbeing report, 4 A6 prints, and the full set of digital images. Across the UK private reassurance scans tend to fall in the £55–£100 bracket depending on the clinic. Our UK private ultrasound cost guide shows the spread. A 25% surcharge applies once a multiple pregnancy has been confirmed (typically at or after the NHS 12-week dating scan, or once identified on one of our private scans), to cover the additional scan time and dual reporting required.

The appointment is 15 minutes long. You'll find us at Unit 13, The Stottie Shed, Bakers Yard on Christon Road, with ground-floor access, off-street parking at £1 for up to three hours, and a few minutes from Gosforth High Street and Regent Centre Metro. Settle into the scan room with up to 9 guests, and your experienced and registered sonographer runs a transabdominal scan (over the tummy, never internal) with warm gel. We work through movement, lie, placenta, amniotic fluid and heartbeat, and everything plays out live across two 46-inch LED TVs and the projector wall. You leave with 4 A6 prints, all images digitally, and a written wellbeing report in your hand.

Preparation tracks with how far along you are. Under 20 weeks: have around 1 litre of water 45–60 minutes before the appointment, and don't empty your bladder right before the scan; comfortably full lifts the uterus and sharpens the image. After 20 weeks: a full bladder isn't really needed; just stay well hydrated. Loose two-piece clothing makes the tummy easier to access. No GP referral required. Read our self-referral guide if the booking process is unfamiliar.

It happens: babies wriggle, sleep and occasionally turn their back to the probe. If we can't get clear enough images for the wellbeing checks, the re-scan is free within two weeks (Mon–Fri). Your comfort and a clear set of pictures matter more to us than rushing through the appointment.

Your sonographer will be one of our experienced and registered team, fully qualified and CQC-regulated. Every sonographer at Numi Scan Gosforth is female, so you will always be scanned by a female sonographer.

No, and it isn't designed to. Private scans add reassurance and a bonding element; they don't substitute for your NHS dating and anomaly scans, which remain the diagnostic appointments. Keep every NHS appointment as scheduled. Our 6-week milestone guide covers the earliest reassurance window, and the 36-week milestone guide covers late-pregnancy and birth-prep checks.

Yes, bring up to 9 guests. Two 46-inch LED TVs and the projector wall mean nobody is leaning around the sonographer to see the screen, and there's sofa seating for the whole group. Families travel in to us from Heaton, Jesmond, Fenham, Walker, Byker, Benton, Forest Hall, Wallsend, Whitley Bay and Tynemouth without issue. If you need to bring more than 9, give us a call ahead of time and we'll work it out.

Absolutely, multiple pregnancies are very welcome. A 25% surcharge applies once the multiple pregnancy has been confirmed (typically at or after the NHS 12-week dating scan, or once identified on one of our private scans), to allow for the extended scan time and dual reporting required to check each baby.