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
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?
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
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.
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!
They can apparently have a go at 12 weeks, but it's pretty iffy, that why they usually won't tell you then. I do know a couple of people who were told what the sex might be at 12 weeks.
I wouldn't be feeling too confident either way with that response.. with DD we were told it was a 70% chance and this time around the sonographer was very sure and looking at the pics (in my gallery!) we are too. Having said that, I have a little space in the back of my mind open to the fact that scans are not an exact science and that this bubby could surprise us all by being another little girl! I have bought boy stuff and am about to decorate his room etc. but know that all might change in 8 weeks time... It's a tough one but it doesn't sound like he was too sure either way.
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It's a tough one but it doesn't sound like he was too sure either way.
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