In My Womb Megamall Archives

Nah. This is not my Sati talking about her experience inside Mommy’s tummy. This is about my experience in In My Womb.

In My Womb is an ultrasound center that provides high quality ultrasound result. They offer cutting edge technology when it comes to ultrasound and a treat to expecting parents. They offer 2D, 3D and 4D ultrasound service. They have a lot of branch, there is one in Ortigas, in Makati, in Manila and they are still expanding. Visit In My Womb site for more information on their branches and newest opening.

Here are the price list and some specification of the services they offer: (source)

2D Gender Determination: 1,200PhP
15 to 20 minutes session
gender determination
2 black and white photo

3D Gender Determination(no DVD): 2,200 PhP
15 to 20 minutes session
gender determination
5 black and white photo

Pearl Package 3D4D: 2,800 PhP
20-30 minutes session
5 BW and 5 colored photos
gender determination
cd of the photos (5 bw and 5 colored plus 5 additional)

Ruby Package 3D4D: 4,000 PhP
20-30 minutes session
5 BW and 5 colored photos
gender determination
personalized audio-video edited DVD

Diamond Package: 7,000 PhP
20-30 minutes session
10 colored photos
one 18×10 colored photo (facial)
CD with all the photos
gender determination
personalized audio-video edited DVD

Platinum Package 3D4D: 12,000 PhP
20-30 minutes session
14 BW photos
one 18×10 colored photo
CD of all the photos
hard-bound Baby Story Book Album, 8″ X 6″ with collage
gender determination
personalized audio-video edited DVD

Silver Spoon Package 3D4D: 20,000 PhP
30 minutes session
20 BW photos, 20 Colored photos
one 18×10 colored photo one 18×10 BW photo
CD of all the pictures
hard-bound Baby Story Book Album, 8″ X 11 1/2 ” with collage
gender determination
personalized audio-video edited DVD

I had my first In My Womb experience last June. Honestly, I feel that it was a bit overpriced. I had no intention on having an ultrasound on their clinic. I was in Megamall and looking for a cheaper alternative. And since I can’t find one that offers gender determination at an early stage (19 weeks), I settled for In My Womb. What can I say? Well, I was wrong! To think that it was overpriced was stupid of me. It is worth every penny. I avail of their 2D package that is worth 1200 in PhP. I am used to having a 2D ultrasound that cost around 200 to 400 in PhP, hence the overpriced thinking. The session lasted for 20 minutes. The OB Gynecologist attending my case was very patient and was very detailed on the baby’s vital signs. She measured the necessary vital signs like heart beat, head circumference etc. It was a very detailed session, counting fingers included. It was a relief knowing my baby is complete physically. Then she showed me the baby’s face. I tell you, though it was just a 2D ultrasound, the image was very crisp and clear. I saw my baby sucking her thumb, saw her yawning. The feeling was incomparable. Then she look for the baby’s sex, and yes it was a girl. Oh well, I already shared with you my feelings about this ultrasound and after finding out that the baby is a girl.

I really recommend In My Womb to every expecting parent. I highly regard their very accommodating staffs and the homey atmosphere the clinic gives. I plan to have my next ultrasound there and this time I am saving up for the Pearl Package. I would bring hubby and the kids along. Oh, I forgot to mention, they have a viewing room adjacent to the ultrasound room. Another thing, unlike the usual ultrasound session where you have to content yourself watching your baby in a tiny monitor, they have a 32″ LCD TV for your viewing pleasure. That one made a huge difference!

I will share with you our Sati after the ultrasound, will have it maybe next month or depending on my financial capability.

If you have all the moolah, I suggest you get the most expensive package. It’s worth every penny dude!

I just want to share with you, elaborately, my feelings during my ultrasound. This is the first time that I will have an ultrasound at four months. And the first time that I want to know badly what the baby’s sex is. This will be my last pregnancy and I can’t just hope for 7 months and be disappointed in 5 or 10 minutes. Deep within me I was really hoping for a baby girl. In my head, it’s a boy. My mind is telling me that scientifically we can’t have a girl.

Lot of factors contributes for me to think that it was a boy. The first, being my husband’s semen is acidic. I have read from somewhere that for you to have a baby girl, the vagina of the mommy should have an acidic ph level. The explanation behind this is that, the sperm cell carrying the y chromosomes (that says the baby is a boy) can be killed easily. The y sperm is actually the weaker one, although it swims faster, its life span is shorter than the x sperm (which says the baby is a she). And since my hubby’s semen is acidic and as you can see we already have three boys, it is safe to assume that it won’t be effective to us. The chances of us having a baby girl through this are very slim.

Then there’s another way where it takes advantage, again, of the fact that the y sperm cell has shorter life span. They say that you should do it, days before ovulation, and so the time that the egg cell is released from the ovary, the only surviving sperm is the one carrying the x chromosome. Uh, not again, as I remembered it correctly and based on what I felt during the intercourse, I am ovulating right at that moment.

And so as I browse around Megamall, looking for a cheaper place to have an ultrasound, my mind and heart was in war. I knew about In My Womb but thought it was too expensive, but ended up there, well I have no choice. After some minutes of waiting for the OB, they finally led me to a small room. Lay down and was asked to show my stretch mark filled tummy. A good twenty minutes is all it takes and I am in heaven. During the time that the OB was explaining and checking the baby, counting the fingers, heart rate, diameter etc, the more important things, my mind is winning (it says it’s a boy dammit! Stop hoping!). And so when she finally says let’s take a look on the sex and we can’t find any balls, I was ecstatic, I was happy; I was everything words cannot explain. It was more than having a Page Rank of 10, more than having an Alexa ranking of 1, it was more than having 100 comments a day. The feeling was more than I could imagine, more that I have ever felt in my whole life. Oh shit just right now while writing this, I am crying. I cried a little, was embarrassed to do a cry a river scene there. I kept my composure but my whole body is aching, there is so much happiness in me that I need to let out. As soon as I got the results I went to the nearest bathroom and poured my emotions there. I guess I convinced myself too much that it was a boy. I really did not expect it to be a girl. I know now how it feels when you want something so bad but gave up on it already.

And so from then on, our excitement for our Sati hasn’t died down..