That's exactly what happened to Lillian's friend: "A girlfriend of mine was told boy. Oh and I found out it was a girl for sure at 16 weeks..thats only a couple weeks off from your 14 week us. Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, 29 other ways to tell if it's boy or girl. My sisters entire baby book is filled with her boy name crossed out for her name. Most future mommies going in for their gender reveal ultrasound are a ball of nerves. It is definitely easier to tell earlier on in a pregnancy than later.. According to this theory, a fetal heart rate above 140 beats per minute (BPM) is likely to be a girl, while a heart rate under that threshold would indicate a boy. And the vast majority of pregnant women laying in the chair, waiting to find out the gender, will indeed get the correct answer. And yes I have an ultrasound at 19 weeks so I dont know when my next scan is? But still thinking of another scan [emoji87] xx, Yeah mine was cross legged to start them he moved! 2005-2023Everyday Health, Inc., a Ziff Davis company. Ultrasound tech who, according to the Dr. is NEVER wrong, said 'Add me to team pink!'". That was my last U/S. lol. Thebaby that came within two hours causing the photographer to barely make it there in time. The earlier your pregnancy is, the less likely you will get an accurate determination on the boy or girl ultrasound. Not sure what the doctors were seeing but it can definetly happen. I think it's pretty rare the other way though because apparently a penis is easy to identify correctly early on. Oops I mean told boy at early ultrasound but had girl **, Apparently if you have two children of the same sex, the change of having a 3rd are 80%! Three little lines of the girly bits - a hamburger she called it! We spent the next 5 minutes double, triple and quadruple checking.". "Also, at the optimum time for 4D at 28 weeks, the genitalia can be difficult to visualise., It is not always possible to see these 3 lines, warns Nigel. It hasn't happened to me but it happened to someone I know. But I have another ultrasound at 36 weeks to check my placenta placement and to estimate LOs size. I told him it was a girl and he said " no , it is most definitely a boy,100%", The midwife told us that sometimes the boy bits are big so they get mistaken for labia, Join this group to meet other parents of October2017 babies and share the joys and challenges as your children grow. If they got a croch shot, take a look at it. With my first daughter, I got an ultrasound at 14 weeks and the doctor told me he was pretty sure it was a girl- and it was! Thank goodness this mommy learned from her first experience- besides gender neutral colors are just as adorable on any baby! Pregnancy is a wonderful and magical moment in any woman's life. A week before his birth I gave them away! We even saw where in the image the girl bits were supposed to be. I have been told by both I'm having a boy! I'm so desperate for a girl, I have twin boys already so feel weird now as this is my last.. I have a girl and was hoping for boy but thought had higher chances at girl. i. ireneg562. I hope its a boy for you and being that it was a tech who has been doing this for a long time i think you can rest comfortabley with that! I was so excited since I already have a 2 year old girl and want nothing more than a little baby boy. The nurse was so surprised that I had been told by 5 scans and 2 different doctors that I was having a girl! This educational content is not medical or diagnostic advice. We caught up with Professor Christoph Lees, Consultant Obstetrician and Spokesperson for the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists on this one, and he told us: The commonest and most reliable way to determine a babys sex during pregnancy is during an ultrasound scan, usually performed from 18-21 weeks on the NHS. :), I agree, chances are high that it will be another boy, especially if it's the same fathersorry I couldn't help with your main question though;(, I was told boy twice at my last elective ultrasound in 2009 and she was all girl. To comment on this thread you need to create a Mumsnet account. 1. The 3 lines are visible from 16 weeks because the baby hasn't got any muscle or fat deposits, explains Jan. As the pregnancy progresses and the baby becomes chubbier, the labia begins to swell and the same 3 lines we see at 16 weeks now swell up from the mid-trimester onwards. 1erbeb 21/08/13. Babys have only start to develop genitalia at 11 weeks so at 14 weeks things still are not fully developed. I know its extremely uncommon but i am just interested to know if its happened to anyone recently? Aug 24, 2017 at 8:19 PM. "Even during the second trimester routine scan it may not be possible to be fully certain about the babys sex because s/he may be in a position that will make it difficult for the sonographer to be sure.". hey do you have a picture of your sonogram? Interestingly, this theory proved to be correct for me, as it did for "Kari": "At my first ultrasound, I was told I was having a boy. My Blog told boy at ultrasound but had a girl Has this happened to anyone. e ekgold Jan 15, 2016 at 4:16 PM I was told we were having a girl at 21 weeks pregnant. Find advice, support and good company (and some stuff just for fun). You are very kind to share your experiences and opinions. I am so glad I didn't buy anything blue. It's a fact that ultrasounds can be wrong up to 10% of the time. Take the time toabsorb that one for a second. The first time we saw their "boy" it was all dressed in pink. Her husband coming down with two strains of fluwhile she was in labor. I get severe migraines from an accident (nerve damage) and am allergic to most migraine medications (was At 15 weeks pregnant I had a really high white blood cell count in my urine. You can miss the bits and think girl though which is what happened with our 2nd boy. I'm sure it happens but I don't think it likely happens all that often. Yes it is possible to tell and from the pictures I would also guess a boy. My intuition has said girl the entire pregnancy as well. Please specify a reason for deleting this reply from the community. Was a really really awful way to end a pregnancy and was quite hard to deal with. One blessing with the same sex children is the friendship they will have growing up and in adulthood - each child is individual and my two girls are nothing alike and I have now doubt if I have number 3 girl she will also be her own person and not like either of my other two Be happy baby is healthy and the tight knit brothers you will raise X. I have a few friends that found out they were having girls at 12 weeks too. I don't think the penis is big enough to see in most cases when they are that little. DH still thinks there is hope that it will be a boy. The tech told us so quickly at our A/S that it was a girl. I wouldn't even ask at 14. The views expressed in community are solely the opinions of participants, and do not reflect those of What to Expect. Well went to my 18 week ultrasound and it turns out that he is actually a she. We disclaim all responsibility for the professional qualifications and licensing of, and services provided by, any physician or other health providers posting on or otherwise referred to on this Site and/or any Third Party Site. Debra . Despite these percentages, there are stories upon stories on the web of women getting told that their baby would either be a boy or a girl, only to discover the opposite a couple of weeks later or even at birth. I was relieved because I knew it was finally right. Please don't let that get you down! I've had 2 scans, 17 week private gender scan and 21 week nhs scan. During the ultrasound, these shy babies would have their legs crossed or be positioned in such a way that would lead the technician to call out the wrong gender. Intuition said boy. First let me say EVERYTHING IS WRONG! And hopefully this will be clearly seen on the screen when you're having the scan. With my second they told me the same thing only this time I wanted neutral colors instead of pink or blue and sure enough it was a boy again.". We ended up having a boy:) it was a great surprise:) n 00:51. We clearly saw three lines indicating girl and there was nothing dangling. Im praying Im getting a big massive surprise of a little, Boy after two daughters , please tell me this is possible . Within the NHS this method is generally used as part of determining sex at the scan everyone is offered at around 20 weeks. [emoji23] X, This is something that definitely worries me. I'm pregnant and take a med for migraines. But when my mum was pregnant with me and my twin brother, they asked if the babies were the same sex and each time they said yes, two of the same, they didn't want to know if we were two boys or two girls though. It is still very early to be able to tell but my us tech told me at 12 weeks that she thought I was having a girl because she didn't see a penis at all. Get the facts on how twins and multiples are formed and your chance of carrying more than one baby at a time. I had several u/s with my second child and they told me around 14 weeks that she was a girl and continued to confirm it afterward. Eileen's story serves as a great reminder that sometimes mothers "just know": "OMG. I hope lol, If you've had that many scans I highly doubt it will be wrong!! I had an ultrsound around 14 weeks (they thought I was 13 weeks, but they decided the baby was too big to be 13 weeks) and, at the time, my ultrasound tech heppened to tell us she thought we were having a boy. A snowstorm in Raleigh, N.C. the day before she went into labor, which caused the familyto lose power. What happened? But I had a harmony and that was right. How early the gender screening is performed, the baby's cooperation, and the expertise of the tech are all tremendously important. When the ultrasound is done after 18 weeks, there is a very high accuracy rate, which ranges from 80 to 99 percent. We too had a shower and everyone got girl stuff for her. A character is conducting a perfectly normal Inner Monologue, usually thinking about how horrible their friend's cooking is or how attractive they find the person across the room from them.. I had no symptoms there Hi, I am 15 weeks pregnant. If you want to know your baby's sex before it's born, the 3 lines method is a tried and tested way sonographers use to tell if you're having a boy or girl. anyone been told that baby has a big tummy, Our week-by-week PREGNANCY emails are a must for parents-to-be. On our forum, HappytoHook shares her experience of the 3 lines method at around 20 weeks. MedHelp is not a medical or healthcare provider and your use of this Site does not create a doctor / patient relationship. Note that once you confirm, this action cannot be undone. Yet, Andrea from Momfessionals, was chill as a cucumber. That said while the 3 lines is definitely a tried and tested method, sonographers themselves will always be a little bit cautious. Winston-Salem birth photographerLauren Jolly captured the moment,and that photohas been shared and liked all over the internet. Having already had three kids, all of which were boys, and with the last six grandchildren being born in the family having already been boys as well, this mommy decided to trick everyone into thinking the the newest addition would be another boy. So yeah, your ultrasound tech has probably been doing this for a while so there is a possibility she could be right. Group Leaders arent expected to spend any additional time in the community, and are not held to a set schedule. Her husband, she said in the post, "proceeded to literally fall on the floor. We ended up having a boy:) it was a great surprise:). how did you tell your parents you were pregnant?????? This is my 3rd, i have 2 girls and am having a boy this time according to the panorama blood test. 14/01/2014 10:08. What to expect during the first hours after delivery. It will definitely be a shock if it's a boy! So I guess we always just expected to have boys, and he always wanted a son, too," she said. My cousin was told she was having a girl up until 24 weeks. But DH is joking that it still could be a boy.Anyone have any good stories? Everybody makes mistakes. and when she got "down there" she asked us again where we had had our earlier ultrasound and confirmed with us that the other tech had said boy. 20052023 BabyCenter, LLC, a Ziff Davis company. These are unavoidable as someone somewhere is bound to bring one of them up. 13/05/2020 14:39. A family that goes to my sitter JUST had this happen. This is mainly due to these scans being done much later in pregnancy when its harder to tell. Some doctors/obgyn offices will order or give more scans and some won't. And while the sonographer might be using it as a method to check, those 3 lines might not be immediately obvious to you. Chances are 50/50 every time no matter what you've had before. A couple of weeks ago, I had my genetic blood draw to test for abnormalities, trismonies, etc. "The picture below is of a 20-week scan of a girl and clearly shows the 3 lines. I got the blood test gender test for closure so that I knew without a doubt that my baby is a boy. It's not always right, says Professor Lees. Same here. A Group Owner is a member that has initiated the creation of a group to connect with other members to share their journey through the same pregnancy & baby stages. Every mom wants to be as prepared as possible for baby's arrival. Girl At my work was told having a girl, baby was a boy! It's not happened to me personally but it is very common. The feels are strong with this one! I don't personally know anyone who has been told the wrong gender but if you are worried then I'd just buy neutral. What's particularly amazing about this video is that it takes some family members a little while to figure it out as mom sits there laughing, holding her new baby girl. they said my Second girl was a boy at about my 14 week ultrasound.. but it was the same doctor who said my first girl was a boy so maybe he was just a dink lol! I delivered in 2014, in the u.s. Baby wanted to keep his hands between his legs for most of the scan, so we were having a hard time seeing anything at first and when we finally got a good look the tech said girl, but didn't really seem sure. With their other two girls, they had always done "gender surprises." Chances are if you've been told you're having a boy his little willy will stay - I'd love to hear otherwise if I'm wrong! We are half girly and half neutral so if there is a surprise wed have to rebuy half lol xx, Can you ask them to give you the picture of the potty shot? And when the miracle finally happens that mom and dad agree on the perfect name for their new addition, it finally feels like the light at the end of the tunnel is approaching! I was 20 weeks when they said girl and 28 weeks when we realized he was actually a boy. She was shocked (as we all were) and even had to buy something from a nearby store for him to wear home, as it didn't seem fitting for him to wear that pretty dress home!!". 4D is dependent on foetal position and amniotic volume. Group Leaders arent expected to spend any additional time in the community, and are not held to a set schedule. When she went back in at 20 weeks they told her it's a boy. Getting the gender wrong eight times in one week surely must be some kind of a record, but as it turns out, Amy was right to trust her gut feeling! told boy at ultrasound but had a girl; told boy at ultrasound but had a girl. We went all out girl because our oldest is a boy 6 years ago, a good friend of mine was told she was having a boy but ended up having a girl. While we're on the topic of old wives tales, many will also argue that taking into account the rate of a baby's heartbeat in the womb to determine the gender is also another old wive's tales. Now that's some next level skills. Please select a reason for escalating this post to the WTE moderators: Connect with our community members by starting a discussion. Yes it can happen. For some of our mums, even when it was blatantly obvious in the scan room that they were having a boy, with a willy clearly showing, it didnt come out on the picture at all. And for what it's worth, my son was the 8th wrong gender by ultrasound that week born in that hospital alone.". "And, 'look at all her hair!' The tech confirmed at our 21weeks U/S that it is a little male, and we have the money shot to prove it, but I still have nightmares A friend of mine was told boy at 15weeks, then girl at 20weeks, then boy again at 25weeks And girl again at 30weeks Needless to say, when that little boy came out at 35weeks sharp, she checked twice to make sure it was, indeed, a boy. Before the a/s, DH reminded me that the scans are not always rightbut once he found out LO is a boy, he quit saying that because, although he thinks I'm meant to have a girl, I think he really wants a boy. "Will lovesloves being a girl dad, and our girls adore him. If you have ever wondered whether it's possible to be told the wrong gender around the 20-week ultrasound, now you know! Boy 2 here as well. I just had an ultrasound today at 14 weeks and it was very clear that I am having a boy. If you feel a message or content violates these standards and would like to request its removal please submit the following information and our moderating team will respond shortly. While there's no mention of her name, this woman kept a major secret from her family. They were going to name their baby girl Rosie Zion and brought with them to the birth center a pink, fluffy sleeper to wear home. after delivery you can say she was shocked!". I had a 3D scan at 17 weeks, theres only boys in my family all nephews! I will be happy of course; but was hoping for a little girl this time. Just wondering if that happened to anyone before? Sources: Reddit.com, WhatToExpect.com, CircleofMoms.com, BabyCenter.com, Today.com, Momfessionals.com, RookieMoms.com. I delivered my son in 2014. That's what I did, and sho 'nuff. Simply the Worlds Most Interesting Travel Site. The 32-year-old mom of two girls ages 1 and 3, celebrated with her husband Will as they opened the paper at dinner that night. I got sent home with a cd with about 7 pics on it, monitoring_string = "c48fb0faa520c8dfff8c4deab485d3d2". Percent. Percent. Thinking she already had everything figured out, she casually chatted with her doctor, until her world got turned completely and irrevocably upside down: "At 21 weeks we went in for the anatomy ultrasound at my OB's office and told the tech we already knew the gender. suvival/disabilty rates of babies born at 30 weeks?? We met a lady who had been told girl twice and also ended up having a boy. That is not true! so gone out and bought boy clothes but I'm now scared that it'll be a girl!!! I had the opposite. "It can then become more difficult to be sure because if a little boy has his legs together the testicles can get squeezed and look similar. I look at him often and say, 'It was you all along!' I defo saw the Winkie tho so it's very doubtful, I've had 2 private scans plus my 20 week scan then I recently had a 4d scan and they all said boy so I'm guessing they couldn't all be wrong? There are two ways a girl can be mistaken for a boy in early ultrasound photos. Just don't do what i did and Wash and put away all the clothes lol.. my poor Daughter wore blue sleepers and baseball onsies til she was almost a year! Lynz_81 shares her advice: Try to have a good look between the legs. what the lumpy thing was and was told that "it's just the umbilical cord between her legs". At my anatomy ultrasound they told me it is definitely a girl. Lost. My daughters looked like 3 lines l l l <<<< and we was worried shed be a boy so had a 3d scan. Yep!!! I'd love a girl but all is good from God. my daughter (born 5 days ago) looked like she had something in between her legs and it kinda freaked me out. But saying that with my triplets i kept dreaming i had 2 boys and girl even though i knew that was impossible as mine were identical and would all be the same sex and i had all boys. It wasn't until 15 minutes later, when she was laying on the bed andhad flipped over so the umbilical chord could be cut, that Ray and her husband discovered that she was ahe. Just ask them to double check the sex. I will never ever ever find out the sex of my child before he/she is born again LOL.". I've heard it's more common that they think it's a girl and it ends up being a boy,than the other way around. I thought she was just being talkative and when she goes, "well they were wrong. "When the sonographer points out why she thinks it is a girl she will use these 3 lines as an illustration.. I have a friend who is 2 weeks ahead of me. Both times with mine it was very obvious. 1. By using this Site you agree to the following, By using this Site you agree to the following. Astomach bug she contracted and still wasn't over when she went into labor. no way ? i had an ultrasound done at 12 weeks and there is an appendage on all babies of that gestation. My moms 4th daughter was supposed to be a son. :(. Is this a boy baby!!?". Needless to say, there's always something to worry about when it comes to pregnancies, so take old wives tales with a grain of salt. which year this happened? 15 Times Ultrasounds Lied About The Baby's Gender, Oh Boy, What A Pretty Dress You Have There. I think that he looks like a boy! My older sister was a "boy"but that was also 32years ago and tech has come along wayI'd be super bummed without my sisterawesome big sis even if we aren't the closest ever we do try being there for each Other and shes great to my son! Throughout her pregnancy, the new mommy had been expecting a beautiful baby girl, only to deliver a beautiful babyboy! To help you get started read the featured. and what did you see on your 21 weeks u/s report ? No one wanted to say for sure even at 36 weeks! So who knows! Fortunately we had all the clothes from his brother and hadnt redone any rooms. I have only been told the sex with certancy once at 20 weeks. From the 15 Good Reasons New Parents Should Be Terrified, all the way to the 14 Things Most Parents Forget To Do Before The Baby Arrives, you then also need to worry about old wives tales. ", Later, Koto concluded, "I was shocked for a few seconds, and then it didn't matter if it was a girl or a boy.". Have you guys heard of anyone that found out it was a boy and had a girl? It was bizarre. I found out on my 34 week 3D ultrasound that he was a boy. She also showed us the difference between girl and boy parts on US. The dad of a white student who was forced to his knees to chant 'Black Lives Matter' by black bullies has said he and his wife were 'livid' after discovering their son's ordeal. No mistaking it, she is very much so a he! I just had an ultrasound at 12 weeks and the doctor said he thinks it's a boy. We have two girls at home and my doctor thought I would have a girl because of the fast heartbeat and although I wanted a boy, I found pros to having all same sex. Make learning about money simple and fun for your kids with these easy tips. I was right! Popping over from the May group. You're Temporarily Blocked. We just had the same US you had and saw the same parts. We give all our parents that come for scans some example potty shot photographs of what we are looking for when we determine sex. I'm just not ready to have a girl, and I've felt all along that this LO is a boy. It's a factthat ultrasounds can be wrong up to 10% of the time. 15/11/2012 22:16. Oh good question. He spent three weeks in NICU, and every diaper change, my friend was there to make sure it was still a boy. Its important to remember that a number of factors come into play with regards to ultrasounds and accurately predicting the gender. We had an elective ultrasound at 16 weeks to see if they could determine the sex yet. Normally if they say boy it's because they've seen something unmistakable between the legs! Serving up the hottest food trends and the inside scoop on restaurants worldwide.