I am 17 weeks and 3 days pregnant. My doc scheduled a well-being and growth ultrasound which was today, and my doc said that i will find out the sex today as well. Well, the tech who did the ultrasoud says that the sex is 95% boy, she would not confirm 100%. we think we saw the "boy parts" four times, but again, not a 100 %. My question is, has anyone ever recieved a 100% before 20 weeks? or at an early ultrasound do you hear this percentage of accuracy, and if you were told that the tech was not 100 % sure, did they end up being right? i do not know if i will have another ultrasound, (my first pregnancy) and im just curious what anyone else has experienced in this situaltion. i am happy no matter what sex, i just wanna go buy baby stuff!!! lol :)
2007-08-01 13:20:46 · 14 answers · asked by Peachy 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
Ultrasound techs look at babies in the womb all day long. If she said it was 95% boy, you are having a boy.
They have to leave a little margin for error just so they don't get sued - congratulations, you are having a son!! Go buy blue to your heart's content.
2007-08-01 13:31:30 · answer #1 · answered by Diaper Cakewalk 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Go buy the boy stuff cause girl you are having a boy. Most of the time they tell you that they cant be a 100% because..really they cant tell a 100% they are wrong all the time! The only way they can be 100 percent about the sex is with an amniocentisis. They told me at 14 weeks I was having twin boys...but they werent 100 percent. I went back every week (because i had a complicated pregnancy) and it was boys. Buy the boy stuff!!! Have fun shopping, that is my fav part!
2007-08-01 15:04:20 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
First off - an ultrasound tech will NEVER guarntee 100% on the sex of the baby. Why? Because if they are wrong - well - you do the math.
17 weeks is still rather early. It's better to wait for 20+ weeks - a 3 week difference in growth is a lot.
I'd hold off on the baby stuff. Until you do another ultrasound. ij ust had a friend have her baby - which they were told 2 times that it was a boy - "he" came out a "she".
2007-08-01 13:27:23 · answer #3 · answered by Meggin M 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
How did they calculate 95%? Was there a math formula they used? Hehe.
But first time the guy who was taking my doctor's place (she was on vacation) said, something like, "If I had to make a guess, it would be a girl. It looks like a girl" and that was at 20 weeks.
Then at 24 weeks my real doctor said that it was a girl.
And the last 2 times she never said otherwise...and I had 3D ultrasounds done 3 times.
So...I'm pretty positive I'm having a girl...she's the expert.
2007-08-01 13:28:17 · answer #4 · answered by Mandiex 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree, maybe not for the legal reasons, but that is an excellent point that they will almost never tell you with 100% accuracy, simply because when you look at the imaging, it is always possible there is some sort of anomaly to make them think it is a boy. I would go ahead and consider that you are having a boy. Heck, it's funny, now that I think about it, I myself am almost always unwilling to say anything with complete certainty (I am in healthcare...).
If you want to hedge your bets you can always buy green or yellow clothes ;)
2007-08-01 13:33:41 · answer #5 · answered by V C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
With my 3rd pregnancy I had an ultrasound done at 17 weeks. She said she was pretty sure , but not positive, it was a girl. After 2 boys I had to be sure. I went and had a 3D us done. She was right , it was a girl. My neighbor had her us done at 20 weeks and both times she was supposed to have boys. She has 2 girls, I guess you never know! Good luck to you!
2007-08-01 13:26:41 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
its probably a boy, but sometimes little girls will put their arm in the way and it can be mistaken as a penis...most times doctors will wait until at least 20 weeks to tell you the sex, because it will be a sure thing by then. By the way, I'm sure you'll get another ultrasound later on.
2007-08-01 13:28:49 · answer #7 · answered by Jess 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Sonogram can be misleading. If you really want to know the babys gender, have amnio. It is much more accurate. The sonogram was wrong in 3 out of me and my wifes 4 pregnancies.
2007-08-01 13:24:53 · answer #8 · answered by mikeae 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they will never gove you a 100% ever its a legal thing so if fpr some reason it was a sadow or a lump in that aria and you go out and buy all boy things you cant sue them for girl things lol funny but serious hehe
2007-08-01 13:26:55 · answer #9 · answered by the_lovely_princess_serena 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think of Noah is gorgeous yet no longer on a woman. They insist on it being a boy's call because of the fact a million. this is Noah women call (see what I did there) and a pair of. they probable trust me that it is not that intense high quality on a woman
2016-10-09 00:36:25 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋