sex of the baby?

Question

i recently went to a doc's appointment for a standard testing to see if my baby had down syndrome or some other chromosomal problem. luckily everything turned out well. when i had the ultrasound going, i asked the doc if there was any way to see the sex of the baby. i am currently 14 weeks (not sure if i'm in the beginning, middle or end). she was able to get a pic of the baby's genitalia and what looked like a little penis. honestly, if that's not a penis, then it's . . . i don't even want to know. ahaha. but she said it's not 100% postive, but from what other female friends who have had children recently say it's a def. it is a boy, but i'm just wondering if anyone else has any ideas. i know that checking the sex of the baby isn't usualy done this early on, but i'm just curious.

Answer 1

if you had an amniocentesis than your Dr should know whether it is a boy or a girl. My sister had one done to check for chromosomal problems and they knew that she was having a girl. I don't know what other ways they test for problems like that. I know that the only way to be 100% accurate in the sex of the baby while still in the womb is with an amnio. Congratulations to you and good luck. Hope all goes well!!

Answer 2

Remember that it is not a definite. Especially with a boy, sometimes it is the umbilical cord and not a penis. That mistake occurs more often than not so don't go buying all blue.

Answer 3

you can tell at about 10 to 12 weeks. its very hard but noticable at that age. Girls parts are swollen while in your belly though. and you see what we have inside on them, so it is very easy to mistake. I had 3 boys, but saw at around 20 weeks, so it was def. I would say its probably a boy, but at that early the girls parts are swollen. good luck