thread: Has anyone been told the wrong gender at the 18 wk scan? Was I?

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  1. #1
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    Jul 2006
    Melbourne
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    Yeah, people are told the wrong gender all the time. I have a friend who is a middy and she says it happens frequently, and I know a few people who have had it happen too. Look on the bright side, at least you know that it might be wrong, rather than finding out at the birth LOL.

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    Jan 2008
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    lol like having a baby isnt shock enough being told its not what u were expecting is more overwhleming...but it doesnt matter does it?

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    Jul 2006
    Melbourne
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    I'm sure most people don't think it matters at all, once they've come around to the idea. But what if they've done alot of preparation? That would be a bit annoying.

    One BB lady was told the wrong sex, and she found out at another scan days before the birth! She had reasons though for being concerned about what sex she had........I'll let her tell you about it though

  4. #4
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    Feb 2008
    on a journey called life, finding our way home
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    i would be very concernd, I am worried about this when we start trying for another baby, We have 2 DS and I desperatly want a girl, so I am going to do all the preparation to try and see if that is what we can have, ( if not at least i tried lol). So I would be very upset and devistated if the told me it was a girl and then ended up being a boy. I know I would come around and love the child just the same though but it would be heartbreaking for us.
    Is there any way you can have another scan and see?

  5. #5
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    Mar 2005
    Sydney, NSW
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    I know someone who got it wrong (at the 12 week) and when they found out at the 20 week my friend was devestated. It's not she wanted one sex more, but she'd bonded and basically planned her future (as you do). She had 20 weeks to adjust, but I can understand her shock.

    I would get another u/s if I was you. To me that is the most unclear thing I've ever heard. Im sorry for you that he didn't spend another few minutes having a good look for the three lines. xo

  6. #6
    Lucy in the sky with diamonds.

    Jan 2005
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    CAn you even see at 12 weeks?? I didn't think they could till about 20...

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    I had issues with gender with DD2.
    I desperately wanted a boy.
    I hoped the whole way through the pregnancy that they were wrong. They weren't.
    I am glad that I knew before hand though. I had the rest of the pregnancy to prepare myself. I had to find out with DS. I don't know what I'd have done if he was another girl. I don't know why, but I needed him.

    Lulu2 & Webmeg - I think 16 weeks is the earliest they cen tell. So they had no chance of knowing at 12 weeks.

  8. #8
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    Aug 2006
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    My sonographer told us at 12 weeks he was 80% sure it was a boy...we took it with a grain of salt and in our minds, we genuinely didn't know what we were having as we thought it was just waaay too early to tell. We just forgot about it after a little while.

    It was only a while after he was born that we thought...hey, he was right!

  9. #9
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    Sep 2005
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    Hi DG, this is a link to a thread I started a couple of months ago.

    https://www.bellybelly.com.au/forums...-sex-baby.html

    hugs xoxo