GoldenView Ultrasound

Love this place and the location is great as well for parking. I had Sarah for my gender ultrasound and Michele for my 3D ultrasound. Both of these girls were awesome and were so patient with my baby when she was not cooperating. I will definitely recommend Goldenview.

When I thought it was my worst day after the hospital told me I couldn’t find out my gender, Golden view ultrasound in Boston saved the day! I called them up last minute and they took me right in! They were so awesome and great! Couldn’t have been a better experience to find out the gender of my new baby! The room was welcoming and cozy, plenty of seating with a big flat screen for everyone to see! I Would recommend this place to anyone!

What an experience! I was so excited to see my little lady. The staff at Goldenview Ultrasound was so warm and friendly. They made me and the whole family feel right at home. The sonographer was spot on showing me as much as possible. My daughter likes to hide and play games by putting her hands in her face. I choose to do the package with HD Live and wow!!! The technology is so amazing. I am so happy. Thanks to the staff. Will be telling everybody about your service.

5 stars all the way!
We have been going to Goldenview ultrasound for both of my pregnancies and I couldn’t be happier. Shelby is awesome and always makes our experience a moment to remember. She always has a smile on her face, she’s friendly, kind, professional and a sweet lady. If it weren’t for Shelby I don’t think we’ll return at Goldenview only because we live far away now. However because we enjoy every ultrasound we’ve had with Shelby we don’t really care about the distance.
In addition to the friendliness of all the staff, Goldenview is also very clean and certainly prides themselves on how they take care of their customers and their company.
Again I certainly will continue to go to Goldenview and definitely refer anyone to go there. Believe me you will not regret it. Such a joyful moment and Shelby just makes it even more better of an experience.
Thank you Shelby for an amazing experience and service! Keep up the great work!

I am struggling with this review and here’s why. I honestly feel like they tried. I have a breech baby with an anterior placenta and did a lot of research before booking this appointment. I called twice and spoke with them before booking and was assured that they have a lot of experience with this situation and I made sure to book with their most experienced tech. The first appointment that tech ended up not being there for personal reasons. The visit was a total bust. Couldn’t see anything but an ear and the heartbeat huggable had so much white noise you couldn’t hear her hearbeat. The Sonostream also wasn’t working and my inlaws weren’t able to login. We were offered a redo which was tonight and the experienced tech was there. She was very nice and honestly tried to get our baby to move. Unfortunately, we spent most of the visit trying to get the baby to turn (jumping, bending, jostling and whistling) and saw her for about three of the 28 minutes. The few shots we were able to get were cute but we still have no idea what our baby looks like. Here’s where the disappointment comes in. We paid for the platinum package with HD live and streaming. The videos and pictures on their website and online of HD live are AMAZING. So clear, you can see every detail. Our pictures are fuzzy. I attached the best one we were able to get. You can’t make out details of hands and feet and I can’t find any that are high def that resemble what we saw on the website. I followed prep instructions exactly and was already drinking 60 – 80 ounces of water a day long before getting ready for the ultrasound. I totally understand that you can only do so much when the baby doesn’t want to cooperate, but the picture quality was definitely disappointing for $ 235. The people were very nice, but I don’t feel the value was worth it and I would not go back.

Husband and I made an appointment here to find out the gender of our baby early because I’m super impatient. We took advantage of the special offer on Thursdays which includes a video and disc of stills. The techs were great and very friendly. I felt like the 2D ultrasound wasn’t quite as clear as the one at my doctors office, but honestly didn’t care. I just wanted to know the gender. Baby wasn’t shy about letting us know he is boy, so that was awesome. The 3D sneak peak was also very cool.
This place loses one star for the ridiculously annoying persistent spam I’ve been receiving from this stupid Sonostream company ever since the appointment. It’s been a week since my appointment, and I still receive them daily. I’ve had to create a filter using my e-​mail settings because it was making me crazy. They give no opt out options. Not cool.

I’ve been here twice in the last few months. I went in for the gender determination around 15 weeks, and then again for a 3D Monday special U/​S. Both times we were greeted by a friendly receptionist. The first time we showed up about 5 – 10 minutes early so we had plenty of time to pick our stuffed animal (they offer the stuffed animals to put a recording of your baby’s heart beat in), we were seen right away. The tech, Michelle was amazing, so nice and didn’t seem rushed or bother by the fact that we were there and talkative and generally excited. The second time, same tech, Michelle (by request) was just as friendly. She gave us a few extra minutes in the U/​S which we really appreciate, it’s the coolest thing to see your LO in 3D. I admit it is a little expensive, but it’s purely elective, if you can afford it, I would suggest it. This is a great place. You can even make a date out of it, there’s plenty to do in the area!

H and I made our appointment to Goldenview’s Brookline location due to an outstanding referral from my cousin. He said the customer service and professionalism of the staff was the best he encountered. … Well, I HAD to make an appointment when I found out I was pregnant. I made the initial appointment when I was 4 months pregnant knowing I’d be moving to the Massachusetts area and settled by 7 months. In the initial call, the receptionist grabbed some info on me like my EDD, age, etc. Nothing too crazy. She also took down my credit card number to reserve the spot. No biggie. Since that initial phone call, I’ve changed the appointment a few times… and each time I was fairly accommodated.
Fast forward to my appointment, I was over an hour early due to flurries and over planning. I was happily greeted by Emily, a sweet, friendly girl from Rhode Island. Even with a short half hour wait, I was still seen by the tech, Michele, 45 minutes prior to my scheduled appointment. She had a difficult time seeing my LO… but eeeeevery tech has difficulty placing my baby. LO likes to move! Plus there’s so much fluid in my womb, it’s crazy. Regardless, Michele tried her best and was able to make decent conversation with H and I.
I definitely recommend this place. They are SO nice overall and have decent packages to fit a number of budgets!

We had the Monday special and it was definitely worth it! Such a great, fun experience! The Boston location is very convenient, the space is quite small (just a small waiting room and the exam room) but clean and cozy. The sonographer was very nice and friendly, very professional, and explained things as she was showing us the baby. The huge screen facing the bed and chairs is great for viewing, and there’s enough room for a bunch of visitors. It was a 10-​minute appointment and the ultrasound part of it lasted just about exactly that long — we got a 12-​minute video recording of the whole session, set to really nice lullaby music. Our baby cooperated and made some funny faces. The sonographer had to poke her a little bit to get her to reveal the goods to confirm the gender, but she was very gentle and careful about it, and asked permission first, which was nice. It was a great experience and I would definitely recommend GoldenView if you’re looking to do this.
There were just a couple of small things that kept me from giving it 5 stars. When we arrived, a bit early like they’d requested, the door was locked and we stood there knocking for a while, wondering if they’d gone home for the day (it was an evening appointment). There was no note on the door or anything (which would’ve been nice, as a courtesy). As we did that, a grumpy woman walked down the long hallway in our direction, not saying anything and not making eye contact. When she reached us, to our surprise she unlocked the door and went inside (I thought she would pass us and keep going, as she said nothing). Turned out to be the receptionist, who still didn’t bother with a «come in» or anything. After we went in she finally said «have a seat and fill this out», still without making eye contact. So, not off to a great start, but the girl who did the actual ultrasound made up for it, so we left happy.
The other thing that annoyed me is that the package does not include the photos in a digital format, just 4 tiny print-​outs, and they charge an additional $ 15 to put the photos on a CD for you. Really? Nothing about this costs $ 15, but this is a business after all, I guess, and they are in it to make money. In retrospect, getting the photo CD add-​on was not worth it. Yes, it did contain 42 photos, but most of them were duplicates and overall looked very similar, and some of the best moments were not captured. You can easily go over the video and grab stills from it yourself, for free. That’s what those photos are anyway. So I ended up complementing the photo CD with stills of the missed moments I grabbed from the video.
Another annoying thing… So there’s this SonoStream service they offer, where you pay extra to have the session streamed live to somebody’s computer — faraway grandparents and the like. Not worth the money, in my opinion, since you can just send them the video, but whatever. I declined when I was registering; then I declined again when they offered at the actual appointment. But twice wasn’t enough. For 10 days *after* our appointment, I continued receiving emails every single day, prompting me to get the stupid SonoStream! Most persistent spam ever! It continued even after I emailed them and asked them to please stop (nobody ever replied). So yeah, after this, I would not get SonoStream on principle.
I still liked the overall experience, the price and the convenient location, so I’ll go again with our next child, but I’ll know not to bother with any overpriced photos, and I’ll drill it into their heads to not pester me with emails.

My husband and i have gone here twice this pregnancy. The first time was at 15 weeks 3 days and had Michele as our technician. She was very nice and very confident that the baby was a girl. It was confirmed at my 18 week anatomy scan that we are having a girl.
The second appointment was at 31 weeks and, again, we got Michele. We paid for the Monday package and saved 15% since we were returning customers. It was cool to see the baby in 3D/​4D but i was somewhat disappointed with our pictures both times. Thankfully they always give you a 10 minute DVD but i was hoping we would get clearer shots of the baby’s face. I’ve seen some great 3D ultrasound pics but mine look kind of distorted and lumpy.
I would recommend this place for the experience but the pic quality isnt like at a doctor’s office and the print outs are on very cheap, thin paper that curls.
But, again, the people are very nice and i love having a DVD to show off.

To those of you going in for a gender check — just a warning — be careful with early gender checks.
I went to this location at about 15 ½ weeks. We were really impressed with the atmosphere, the live images and the large viewing screen, but unimpressed with the technician and the end result.
At first, the tech told us that it may be a boy. As she spent more time with us she said she thought it was a girl, but that she would probably have us come back again to make sure. But towards the end of the appointment she said no, I won’t need you to come back «It is 100% a girl.»
Well guess what?! It was determined at my 18 week appointment with my doctor that the baby is a BOY. I had already picked out a name, told all of my friends, and started purchasing clothes for a GIRL. While I am so happy that I have a healthy baby, I was simply devastated to find out that Goldenview had sent me home thinking I was having a girl.
I was told by my doctor that you cannot determine gender that early. Often times the boy parts have not grown large enough and the testes have not descended.
If you decide to go for the early gender check, and your technician seems unsure, just insist that she reschedule you to come back to be sure.
Goldenview was very responsive to my issue and offered a full refund on the Gender Check package for my trouble, as well as a 3D/​4D session. I’m happy with the response and I do suggest that people check them out for that type of session. I have friends that have gone for the 3D images and they were really great.

Excellent! Golden View Ultrasound in Brookline, MA is very accessible by train or car, the staff is very nice, the room is very comfortable, the product is great, and the price ranges fit any budget!
I could NOT wait to find out the sex of my baby and I came across Golden View Ultrasound in Google… so glad I did, I had a Great Experience there and my baby was very cooperative. I took advantage of one of their offers for an upgrade from one package to the next if I booked in a specific day of the week… that worked out Great!
I went in July 28^th, when I was 17 weeks, I am almost 26 weeks now and I am planning to go back to see my baby on 3D or 4D one more time… Also the day I went there was also a fire drill in the building, I also received a call from the receptionist to inform me ahead of time. Things got solved quickly, and I kept my appointment at its schedule time!
Definitely recommend this place!

My fiancée and I had a superior experience at Goldenview. When we arrived a fire alarm had just sounded in the building and within seconds the owner called to alert us to the issue. We waited until the alarm was completed (after the GoldenView team met us downstairs to give us an update) and then went in for our sonogram.
The technician was excellent, trying various ways to coax the baby into a better position for a full 3D image of the baby. But as I expect he will be after he is born he was a bit uncooperative. However, they team stayed late (we were the last appointment and the fire alarm delayed us a bit) and tried valiantly and when the baby just would not move his fists we were offered a follow-​up visit even though we had gotten a number of decent side view shots of the baby’s face.
As we were leaving the team even gave us a stuffed «baby heartbeat» animal for the inconvenience of the fire alarm — a completely unnecessary gesture but very considerate on their part. While you won’t be guaranteed to see your baby in all its glory (unless it is cooperating) you will certainly get a great experience, some good photos, and a chance to try again. I highly recommend this service.

Goldenview Ultrasound was a huge disappointment. I was super excited to see my baby in 4D, in all the clarity that Goldenview promises on their website. What Goldenview does not tell you that if you have an anterior as opposed to a posterior placenta, that would be next to impossible. In order to see the baby with an anterior placenta, they have to view the baby from the sides of your belly. When they look from the middle, the placenta is in the way and the technician can’t get a good picture. While Goldenview doesn’t recognize placenta placement as an issue, many other 4D ultrasound places do — google and decide for yourself.
We had to go back three times, and the baby’s face was in the placenta each and every time. The pictures have a kind of alien-​baby effect, since half the face is visible and the other half looks like a zombie that eats brains.
The first two times, Tianna was our technician and I absolutely loved her. She was professional, friendly, and didn’t lie to us about the quality of our pictures. The third time we were supposed to see the manager, because Tianna said she might have other tricks to get the baby at a better angle. The manager got sick, which happens, but Goldenview didn’t call us to let us know. Instead, we shlepped to Brookline only to find out that our images would be taken by the owner.
It was clear from our interaction that while the owner was a big fan of all the money Goldenview brought in, most of her time is not spent as a technician and her technique seemed rusty at best. Another woman was in the room. She was training to run their new New York office. No one asked us if that was okay, they just put an extra person in the room.
All of this would be water under the bridge if our pictures came out well, or if Goldenview acknowledged that the pictures were less than perfect. Instead, the owner kept telling us how great the pictures looked and how fantastic the images were when this was obviously not the case.
We haven’t watched the video, since we don’t want to know the gender and the gender is on the DVD. Both technicians kept referring to the baby as a «she» and I sincerely hope that these were just pronoun mishaps rather than actual slips about the baby’s gender. There will be no way to know until the baby is born, and even then it’s still possible that this was just a speech thing rather than an actual mistake.
We purchased the Monday 3D/​4D special for $ 129, along with the CD-​Rom for an additional $ 10. The CD-​Rom is supposed to have 20+ pictures on it. Ours has 15, which I can only assume is because they couldn’t get 20+ passable pictures of the baby.
By far the biggest issue with GoldenView is actually the owner. If not for Nikki, this might have been a three star review. Not bad, not great. But we feel we have been harassed since writing this review. We attempted to contact the manager, Michelle, but she did not return our call. Nikki had posted details of our appointment that may have violated HIPA privacy laws, but even if they did not, she violated our privacy in a fashion that was completely unprofessional.
If we have more children, I will not be returning to Goldenview Ultrasound. My best advice if you’re thinking about trying this is to find out what position your placenta is in. You’ll have a better chance of getting the experience that you’re looking for with a posterior placenta.

Overall I had a great experience. It’s amazing to see the level of detail in the 3D/​4D ultrasounds and it’s something I think everyone should do during their pregnancy (if they can afford it). We purchased the Monday special and spent $ 129. I’m glad I didn’t get a more expensive package just because my little girl had her hands and legs (yes…legs/feet) in front of her face for the majority of the time so while we were able to get great images, they were blocked every now and again. It’s nice to have all the screens around so even the mom can see the images being produced (sometimes the mom has the screen at an awkward angle for the medical ultrasound so this was a nice change).
Also, be sure to note in a previous ultrasound (if you can) that your placenta is posterior or else you might be disappointed with the images you receive (mine was posterior and OK, but the tech said something about how some women might not be able to see anything based on their placenta location). Talk to them beforehand about this (just a friendly suggestion). I’d do this again during a future pregnancy. FYI — I went at 26 weeks. If you want to see a more chubby baby, wait a bit longer (and just hope it’s not too crowded in there :)

My husband and I recently bought a package deal from here and it was worth every penny!!! The staff was amazing! Michelle, who performed the ultrasound was funny and sweet. They have a large screen in the ultrasound room so you can comfortably watch your baby. There is also a large, comfortable leather couch in the room for guests. The printed still 4D images came out excellent and so did the 15 minute 4D video set to lullaby music. My husband and I have watched it several times since the appointment because it is amazing to see our see our little guy moving around in my belly and get a peek at what he will look like!
I would recommend this place to anyone looking to capture something so special and preserve the memory for years to come!

This is an unbelievable experience. Your doctor will only give you a standard Ultrasound and not even compared to this place. This wonderful establishment will take care to give you not only gender determination, but will take care to give you a 3D/​4D picture and even DVD of the entire Ultrasound giving you close up pictures of your new baby.
It is awesome and the staff is excellent and really easy going and knows exactly what they are doing. The prices are very moderate and reasonable and worth every penny. I would highly recommend this place to get a off medical insurance preview of what is soon to come…