Did You Know This Exists? A Collection of Ideas for Creating a Baby's First Album: The Echo Album*

Baby's Commemorative Photo: "Ultrasound Image"

The "ultrasound images" received from prenatal check-ups. In the past, 2D (flat cross-sectional images) were mainstream, but recently many hospitals have begun to incorporate 3D (three-dimensional still images), making it possible to see the baby's appearance clearly ♡

The ultrasound image can be considered the baby's first commemorative photo. It's an important memory from the pregnancy period, and it’s a treasure that allows you to think, “Ah, this ultrasound image really does show them. It looks just like their nose!” as you compare it to the child after they are born.

Although it's just a flimsy piece of paper, it's a photo you would want to keep carefully so that you can show it to them when they grow up ♡

Will the ultrasound image disappear if left as it is!?

Ultrasound images are something you want to keep for a long time.

Baby goods stores also sell specialized albums for ultrasound images, which are quite popular ♡

However, the printed paper received from the hospital is actually thermal paper, which becomes thinner after a few years and eventually fades away.

(Similar to a receipt)

Therefore,

✅ Many moms are recently opting to keep the ultrasound images in a form other than the original thermal paper by

✅ Taking a photo of the ultrasound image with their smartphone or camera and editing it into an album,

✅ Scanning the ultrasound image,

✅ Using apps to print.

➡ Here’s an app that allows you to easily print ultrasound images＊

It may sound impressive to create a dedicated album just for the ultrasound images by scanning and incorporating them instead of filing them as is, but since it will become a lifelong treasure, it is highly recommended ♡

Here are some examples of the albums that moms are actually creating＊

Ideas for Ultrasound Albums ♡

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A handmade album where ultrasound images are pasted directly onto craft paper notebooks ♩ Clearly labeling the months and including the ultrasound measurements (such as head-to-bottom length and belly circumference) will make it a commemorative keepsake＊

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A double-page ultrasound album＊ It’s deeply moving to keep it alongside the baby’s birth photos…! ♡

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Maternity photos on the left side and the ultrasound album on the right ♡

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This is another photo book-style ultrasound album. It would be amazing if you could design it stylishly like a profile book yourself! ♡

Don't forget to create an ultrasound album ♡

The very first commemorative photo of your baby, “ultrasound photo,” becomes the very first album, the “ultrasound album” ♡

Since ultrasound images will inevitably fade away after a few years or over a decade if left as they are, it is recommended to make an album as soon as possible after giving birth and store it carefully＊

You might think that after birth, there will be thousands of photos in your camera roll…. However, the only images that capture the baby's time in the womb are the ultrasound photos received from the hospital.

Since they are precious images, let’s keep them safely in an album and preserve the memories ♡

If you think making it by hand might be difficult…! Using this app makes it easy, so it’s recommended ♡

➡ Here’s an app that allows you to easily print ultrasound images＊

➡ You can also purchase ultrasound albums on Rakuten＊