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.
My neighbour was told on I think 8 different occasions that she was having a boy. She had a girl. This was about 10 years ago so I guess the machines are better these days but I still would've thought they would've got it right somewhere along the line. She only found out it was a girl at the birth.
I would never have gone out buying blue clothes for my bub if I hadn't known for sure that it was indeed a he. I knew this as we'd had an amnio. Even so my sonographer told me of an incident where an amnio report said one sex and the ultrasound clearly showed the opposite sex. Turned out the person typing the amnio report and done a typo - the actual results showed it was the sex that matched the scan. Luckily the parents of the bub didn't want to know the sex so there was no disappointment involved.
Thanks guys. Im still not 'sure' if its a boy or girl, but I think its a boy based on the sonographers educated guess. We dont want another scan at this stage because it is kind of 'fun' not really knowing.
We found out our first DS was a boy at 19 weeks and there was never any doubt of this at any one of the 4 scans I had. The sonographers (and my Obs) were always sure and showed me the appropriate 'evidence' then (Ie the view from underneath). I suppose I just expected this time to be the same. I thought it should be pretty obvious if it is a boy, but apparently not. I never knew that they got it wrong so many times.
I was told the gender with my twins, boy & girl, they were correct.
Didn't find out with my next daughter, although I was admitted to hosp at 37 weeks, and the midwife accidently told me, as it was written on my u/s results.
Wanted to find out with my last daughter, but couldn't tell at 20 week scan, asked at 32 weeks, were told it looked like a boy - but she wasn't 100% as what she could see may not be a scrotum at all but a foot!!! Would have preferred not to have been told at all. She was wrong anyway - it was a girl!!!
Don't think I will find out this time.
They got it right for us. The sonographer said she was 100% sure it was a boy. I wouldn't be feeling too confident with the response you were given. Well he got a 50% chance of being right .
Hi,
I'm lucky enough that the songrapher had the sex right with my first two monkeys, this time around I had a scan at 17 weeks, 20 weeks and then a 4d at 24 weeks, all clearly showed the penis. I have heard of wrong predictions through family and friends in most cases they were expecting a girl which turned out to be a boy.
If the scan isn't very clear and the fact that it was clearly changed through the scan I'd wouldn't rely on it being right. I know that some ultrasound 3d and 4d places offer a sex determination scan, the one I went to was about $120 and included photos ect. The 3d scan clearly shows the sex and if your really determined to know it might be a good investment. Otherwise I'd just stick to neutral colours and before you know it your little bundle will be with you and you'll clearly know what sex bubs is!
Best of luck,
Snoopea
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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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