Most women can instead have their first scan at 11 to 13 weeks — this is usually called the 12-week scan. This scan can work out the due date and gestational age of the baby, if youre having more than one baby and also screen for conditions like Down syndrome.

Do you get a scan picture at 12 weeks?

When youre about 12-weeks pregnant, youll be offered an ultrasound scan. This is often just called a scan. The scan builds a picture from the way high-frequency sound waves from a probe passed over your tummy reflect off your baby in your womb (Whitworth et al, 2015; NHS, 2017a; NHS, 2018b).

Is it possible to feel flutters at 12 weeks?

Its bigger and increasingly active by the end of the fourth month. But occasionally women feel movement as early as 12 weeks. If your friend is thin, extra perceptive, on a second or higher pregnancy, a bit off in their timing, or carrying a rambunctious baby, they may well be feeling those flutters.