A British tech company is offering parents-to-be a 3-D printed mold of their unborn child's sonogram. Called Baby Boo, the idea is to have parents proudly display their baby's images on the wall, shelves or table, and it's giving rise to a new baby trend.
"People either hate it or love it," said Baby Boo owner Katie Kermode via New York Daily News. "I think it will take two or three years for it to become normal."
Kermode lets the parents pick their baby's skin tone before the image is sent off for 3-D printing and molding. The company said that the rendering helps moms bond with their baby before birth. The cost of one molding is about $213 or £150, according to The Sun.
"People do think it's a little odd, but it's similar to creating casts of baby's feet or hands," Kermode said. "It's actually a really lovely keepsake to cherish." It should be noted that Baby Boo technicians are not able to make any medical diagnoses based on the sonograms, according to Mashable.
Baby Mellieha who we scanned at 29weeks arrived safely on 24/1/16 #congratulations #itsagirl #4dscan #newborn pic.twitter.com/5n1JAzG51q
— Baby:Boo (@BabyBooScan) January 26, 2016
However, the idea for printing 3-D models of an unborn baby is not a novel one. In April 2015, diaper company Huggies created a 3-D mold for an expectant mother who is blind. She was able to "see" her baby's features because of the 3-D printed sonogram. Check out the reaction of the mom, Tatiana Guerra, in the video below:
