Hi everyone,

I had my 18 wk scan about 5 weeks ago and I cant stop thinking that I 'MAY' have been told the wrong gender. This is what happened:

The sonographer who performed the scan asked us if we wanted to know the sex of the baby. We excitedly said yes, and were promptly told the baby was a GIRL. I was very happy and surprised, so I asked him a few moments later if he was sure. He said yes, its a girl. Just as he was about to turn off the machine he said, 'ohh, Im sorry...I think its actually a boy', and he showed us what appeared to be a little penis. (Nothing else). The view was straight down the legs (ie from the top looking down on the legs), not underneath as is usually used to determine gender. Therefore I didnt see any other 'boy bits'. He showed us this, and quickly turned off the machine.

About 2 weeks later we showed the picture to my obs, who said that the u/s photos were so unclear, and that the only one which showed underneath between the legs could not be used to determine the gender b/c it was too dark. He guessed that it was a boy because he couldnt see the three lines usually seen for a girl, but that he couldnt see any boy bits either, and that he was only guessing.

So my question is.... is it a boy? Could it have been the cord we saw? I have little faith in the sonographer because he told us a girl initially, then boy. Im pretty sure it is a boy, but Im just curious what people think.

Has anyone been told the wrong gender before?