thread: 20 week ultrasound - sonographer slips out the sex!

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  1. #1
    BellyBelly Member

    Jan 2005
    Brisbane
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    I have also had a sonographer refer to bubs at an early ultrasound as being a boy, but like a previous poster said they wouldnt have been able to tell so early into the pregnancy ....but she was correct in referring to bubs as a boy!

  2. #2
    Registered User

    Dec 2005
    5,951

    It's probably just a habit for the sonographer, instead of calling bub 'it'. To find out the gender, the sonographer has to actually look at that part of the body. It's not part of their routine checking, unless parents ask for it.

  3. #3
    BellyBelly Life Subscriber. Love a friend xxx

    Sep 2008
    Melbourne
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    I'm with the others... our sonographer said 'he' a couple of times. I totally missed it, but DH noticed and was left convinced we were having a boy. However, she is most undeniably a girl!

  4. #4
    Registered User

    Apr 2008
    4,427

    Different example but I do the same thing when I am refering to other peoples dogs. I have always had boy dogs so automatically say "oh he's so gorgeous" when I dont even know if its a boy or girl. Just comes out.

    I would just take it as it could be either

  5. #5
    Registered User

    Jun 2007
    Dandenong Ranges, Melbourne.
    5,673

    Yep we had the same thing happen with ds1. the sonographer said 'he' then kind of went 'eerrr, arrrr, ummmm' and then paused....very obvious stuff up.
    and yes...'he' is a boy.

  6. #6
    Registered User

    Feb 2006
    Newcastle, NSW
    4,219

    Most of the ultrasound I have had, the technician has refered to them as either him or her. I have also found when discussing things about the baby, some midwives and Ob's have refered to the baby as he or her too.

  7. #7
    Registered User

    May 2004
    Shepparton
    4,871

    Happend to us at DD#2's u/s, well the sonographer didn't slip, but kept referring to bub as 'he'. We ended up calling him after to see if he did see the gender, but he said the same as your sonographer...