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02/11/2026

It’s not just about a smooth slide…

Ultrasound gel plays a crucial role in creating those extraordinary images of your baby and the science behind it is pretty clever.

Ultrasound uses high-frequency sound waves to create images inside your body.

Air is ultrasound’s worst enemy.

When sound waves encounter materials with very different acoustic properties, much of their energy can be reflected, (in fact more than 99.9% at a tissue–air boundary).

Enter the belly jelly.

Typically made from water, thickening agents and moisture-retaining ingredients, ultrasound gel eliminates tiny air gaps between the probe and your skin.

This creates an effective acoustic connection, allowing sound waves to enter your body and returning echoes to reach the probe.

It’s thick enough to stay put, maintain continuous contact as the probe moves and helps it glide smoothly across your skin.

So that cold blob is backed by beautiful physics and helps us to make the invisible visible for you 🤍

30/10/2026

Our Pregnancy Ultrasound Heartbeat Bears by Pregnancy Ultrasound Heartbeat Bear 😍🧸

From our shelves to their arms. A real-life glimpse of exactly what that looks like. 🤍

A tiny heartbeat heard in the ultrasound room, tucked inside a precious plush toy, waiting patiently to meet the baby it belongs to.

And here they are. 🥹🤍

29/10/2026

It’s exhausting growing into a whole human!

But these little ones keep showing up for us at Haven 👀 And we love them for it 🥹🤍

28/10/2026

Your ultrasound explained in Chinese? No problem! 🙌🤍

We’re not the only ones raving about our amazing sonographer, Emma! 🤍🥹⬆️

From her exceptional scanning skills and attention to detail to her kindness, patience and ability to make patients feel completely at ease, Emma is everything we love about our team.

To our lovely patients Cindy, Robyn and Xiaochen, thank you for taking the time to share your experiences. 🙏

And to Emma, we’re so proud and lucky to have you at Haven. 🤍

26/10/2026

From passionfruit to penguins, affirmations to ants, noughts and crosses to Squirtle and Señor Sperm… 🎨🐧

Welcome to The Wesley Hospital’s unofficial art gallery. (Otherwise known as Haven Ultrasound’s team lunch table). 👩‍🎨👨‍🎨

We spend so much of our working day looking at the incredible things happening inside the human body, ‘the art of life.’ Today we thought we’d share a different kind.

A snapshot of our hidden and humble little canvas where everyone is welcome to leave their daily mark. 🥹

A thank you. A little encouragement. A random thought. An artistic masterpiece.

Because while you come to us for our medical expertise, we hope it’s the people and personalities behind it who make you feel safe, connected, welcome, comfortable and cared for.

Art by some of those people. ❤️

And no, we will not be giving up medicine any time soon. 😉🫶

22/10/2026

🥕 CARROT VERSUS KALE. 🥬 It’s not exactly the scientific showdown we expected, but researchers at Durham University put these two vegetables to the test in a fascinating study involving 100 pregnant women.

The question? Can babies taste what their mothers eat before they’re even born?

And thanks to 4D ultrasound 🙌 the researchers captured some rather extraordinary facial expressions! 😂

It turns out that flavour compounds from Mum’s diet can make their way into the amniotic fluid, exposing babies to different flavours long before they take their first breath.

In the 2022 study, researchers examined these reactionary fetal facial movements following maternal consumption of carrot or kale capsules.

The reactions? Priceless!

🥕 CARROT: More laughter-like facial movements from babies. 😃

🥬 KALE: More crying-like facial movements from babies. 😣

Of course, we can’t conclude that the babies actually loved carrots or hated kale. Facial expressions alone don’t tell us what a baby is feeling.

But the research offers a fascinating glimpse into fetal sensory development and how babies may begin learning about flavours before they’re even born.

📸 Images: FETAP Study, Durham University (2022).

21/10/2026

This little one has fetal megacystis. It’s a scary-sounding name, but it’s simply the medical term for an unusually enlarged bladder seen on ultrasound.

From around the middle of pregnancy, fetal urine makes up most of the amniotic fluid surrounding your baby.

Your baby swallows amniotic fluid, absorbs it and produces urine. It’s all part of normal development!

🔎 So why might a baby’s bladder become enlarged?

Sometimes, urine isn’t leaving the bladder as it should.

This may be caused by a blockage in the urinary tract, although there are other possible explanations.

And here’s something important to understand.

Megacystis describes what we can see on ultrasound. It doesn’t automatically tell us why it’s happening or what the outcome will be.

Some cases identified early in pregnancy, particularly milder cases, resolve on their own.

Others may indicate an underlying condition requiring further investigation and monitoring.

What happens next for Mum and Bub? 🤍

Further ultrasound assessment can help examine your baby’s kidneys, urinary tract and amniotic fluid.

Depending on the findings, maternal fetal medicine specialist assessment and additional testing may be recommended to guide the next steps.

Fetal megacystis is uncommon, identified in approximately 1 in 1,500 pregnancies during first-trimester screening.

At Haven Ultrasound, we know that unfamiliar medical terminology and unexpected findings can feel very overwhelming.

From our ultrasound rooms to our instagram grid;
Our approach is always to explain what we’re seeing with clarity, compassion and care. 🤎

20/10/2026

IUD FAQs: What if your strings go missing?! 🧵👀That, and a few other things worth knowing below.

Not everyone with an IUD needs an ultrasound. But here’s when you might.

An intrauterine device (IUD) can sometimes be incorrectly positioned or become displaced WITHOUT causing obvious symptoms.

Occasionally, an IUD may sit too low, extend into the cervix or become partially embedded in the uterine muscle.

Depending on the device and its location, this can cause pelvic pain, abnormal bleeding or affect contraceptive effectiveness.

Or you might notice nothing at all.

WHEN MIGHT YOU NEED AN ULTRASOUND?

🩸 Unexpected or persistent bleeding: Particularly heavy bleeding or new changes after your bleeding pattern has settled.

⚡ Pelvic pain: Especially persistent, worsening or new pain following insertion.

🧵 Missing or changed strings: Sometimes strings simply retract, but they can also indicate displacement or expulsion.

📍 General concerns about positioning: Including a difficult insertion or suspected malposition.

WHAT CAN ULTRASOUND REVEAL?

Transvaginal ultrasound can assess IUD position, while 3D imaging provides an additional view of the uterine cavity.

This can be particularly useful for identifying subtle abnormalities, including an IUD arm embedded in the uterine muscle.

Routine ultrasound generally isn’t necessary after an uncomplicated insertion without clinical concerns.

And an IUD that isn’t perfectly positioned doesn’t automatically need to be removed. Management depends on the device, its location and your individual circumstances.

At Haven Ultrasound, detailed pelvic imaging helps your referring doctor assess IUD positioning and guide appropriate care.

Because sometimes, what you can’t feel is exactly what ultrasound can help reveal.

If you have an IUD and would like it checked, please talk to your GP for a referral. 🤍

If you suspect your IUD has moved, let’s make back-up contraception part of the conversation! Knowledge is power.

19/10/2026

Must watch the SECOND pop! 🫠😂 We promise our trusted brand of smoke poppers will reveal the surprise without delivering it below the belt!

Starting our week with a giggle and quite possibly our favourite moment on the scroll today.

Thanks for the laugh, Brittni! 😂😂

Grab your popper at Haven, we take care of everything 🤍

Please don’t forget to tag us in all your magical pregnancy moments inside or outside of clinic. 🙏

We’re just as invested as you are. Trust us! 😍🩷🩵

Address

1/318 Olsen Avenue, Parkwood
Gold Coast, QLD
4214

Opening Hours

Monday	8am - 4:30pm
Tuesday	8am - 4:30pm
Wednesday	8am - 4:30pm
Thursday	8am - 4:30pm
Friday	8am - 4:30pm

Telephone

+61756830850

Website

https://havenultrasound.com.au/

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