How many weeks do you have to be to find out if you are having a boy or a girl? Here's my ultrasound from a couple of weeks ago...
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j71/harlieandkevinttc/us.jpg
I am now almost 9 weeks pregnant. I am 8 weeks and 5 days. How much longer do I have to wait?
2006-06-09 01:11:34 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
I got my first ultrasound at about 13 weeks, and my doctor told me I wasnt going to get another one until about 24 weeks, I was able to get mine at 22 weeks, and they saw what the baby was clearly. But it mainly depends on your doctor, they normally wait until you are about 20-26 weeks pregnant, because MOST doctors wont have you get more than 2 ultrasounds while pregnant unless it is for medical reasons. So it is best to wait until your doctor schedules you, or you will have to wait until the baby is born to find out what it is if you get your 2nd ultrasound too early. Plus there are quite a few people who cant find out what their baby is until it is born because of how the baby is positioned, I got lucky and my baby had his legs spread wide open!!
2006-06-09 03:06:19 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 3⤋
You will not be able to decipher the baby's gender until at least 16 weeks, most docs do an ultrasound around 18-20 weeks to check for normal development and they will be able to tell as much as any then. Best wishes
2006-06-09 01:15:49 · answer #2 · answered by colorist 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All doctors are differant. I know that I got one early on in the pregnancy and then another one at 4 months by an ultrasound professional outside my doctors office. He could tell the sex at 4 months. Your regular doctor may or not be able to tell at that point though.
2006-06-09 01:15:13 · answer #3 · answered by KathyS 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Most doctors order the routine ultrasound at about 20 weeks. By then, the baby is big enough and well developed enough that they can see the brain, kidneys, bones, etc.
2006-06-09 02:05:38 · answer #4 · answered by brevejunkie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Usually the doctors wait until you are about 20 weeks. It's much easier to tell the sex then because of the size of the baby.
2006-06-09 01:14:50 · answer #5 · answered by Jenn 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the sex of your baby will not be determined untill at least 20 wks i have acuratly determined the sex of several peoples children one thing i know for sure is if at 20wks they tell you they cant tell for whatever reason the baby has its legs crossed its a Girl. most deffenatly reason for this Girls are said to be more researved than males even in utero the baby will cross her legs at 20 weeks w/ my first i expireanced that problem i looked at my then husband and said its a girl i had to go back 4 wks later for complications and sure enough i was right.
2006-06-09 01:24:08 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
at about 20 weeks they can tell the sex of your baby. so tell your dr you want another ultrasound in 2 months then you can go shopping. Hope you get what you want
2006-06-09 01:18:19 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i had my first ultrasound at 18 weeks and they could tell me what the gender of the baby was. Congrats and wishing you a happy, healthy pregnancy
2006-06-09 01:51:25 · answer #8 · answered by tara t 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you won't know in that picture and you can find the sex out at about 20 weeks which will be when you will probably have another scan it depens on your health and what your doctor wants
2006-06-09 01:36:29 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
normaly by the second trimester they will do another one and you should be able to find out between 3 and 6 months
2006-06-09 01:48:18 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋