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Note that once you confirm, this action cannot be undone. . Hi girls, so in total shock right now! Simply the Worlds Most Interesting Travel Site. turns out it was a boy. s. SarahJacks. In this case, it would have been less of a surprise if they had chosen to not know the gender when they went for the ultrasound in the first place! 21 May. It's not always right, says Professor Lees. My friend was told she was having a boy, she had a name and everything. She said she saw "3 lines". A quick look over the surgical screen and yep, that is a boy. NIPT is more accurate than an ultrasound at any point during pregnancy so I'd be really surprised if it was wrong! They had a later scan to check position and it was a boy. She kept asking if everyone was serious. Will see ob on thurs to see his thoughts. A 20-week ultrasound, sometimes called an anatomy scan or anomaly scan, is a prenatal ultrasound performed between 18 and 22 weeks of pregnancy. 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! Yes I think the at home test has more false positives. Bubs is a little above average growth but sonographer happy. I know I was! 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. We are super excited and happy to hear baby is healthy. A Group Leader is a What to Expect community member who has been selected by our staff to help maintain a positive, supportive tone within a group. It's pretty common, sonographer a will always put a disclaimer on boy/girl prediction as it can be difficult to be 100%! can occur to even to the most frugal of mommies. Most future mommies going in for their gender reveal ultrasound are a ball of nerves. It can pretty much happen any time. Help please!! I do know someone who this happened to! This educational content is not medical or diagnostic advice. At this stage, the angle of the genital tubercle can be accurately identified, making it easier to tell the baby's gender. And the vast majority of pregnant women laying in the chair, waiting to find out the gender, will indeed get the correct answer. This ultrasound makes baby look way more developed than my previous pregnany (got ultrasound done at 22.5 weeks with previous) It was like a cartoon willy and balls on the screen lol. So one by one, they let their loved ones in on the surprise at the hospital and filmed their reactions, starting with one of the grandparents: Danielles mother. Check mama's uterus, fluid levels, and placenta. So at 16 weeks this mistake can be and was made!!! Has this happened to anyone else before? My only worry is if we werre to have a boy, we went a tad overboard with pink. Jes Jackson, an Australian birth photographer, snapped this incredibly candid picture of Koto Nakamura. Hopefully I can change them! Peyton, who was expecting a baby sister, is thrilled about her brother, Kyle said. But factors such as the position of baby, the experience of the sonographer and the quality of the machine can influence the accuracy, she noted. I wouldn't even ask at 14. Even though I was told it's a girl at my 19 week anatomy scan and girl again at my 22 week ultrasound, I still get scared that it's going to be a boy. But can you imagine if, in the midst of all your baby planning, you had gone so far as to embroider everything with that perfectly chosen name, only to find out that the baby is actually a "she" and not a "he"? Shock of a lifetime, wouldn't you say? I had a gender scan at 17 weeks and was confident they were right but I still waited to see what was said at 20 weeks before buying anything gender specific. All my family thinks Im having a boy because of the NIPT test! You could be there for 45 minutes . All rights reserved. Please specify a reason for deleting this reply from the community. I'll be having a scan next week to check my placenta and a few other issues. The nurse was so surprised that I had been told by 5 scans and 2 different doctors that I was having a girl! The M.R.I., at Seattle Children's Hospital, confirmed our fears: the organs were pushed up into our boy's chest and not developing properly. She definitely had a daughter now! All rights reserved. Hi I got a NIPT test done at 12 weeks and everything came back normal & my doctor wrote down my gender and gave it to me in an envelope. Every mom wants to be as prepared as possible for baby's arrival. Haha sorry im board hopping but just had to comment lol my parents were told i was a boy then i was born a girl lol, Yeah it's pretty common! I wonder what the false positive rate is on sneak peek? All my pregnancy symptoms point to a boy and me and my husband were always so sure it was a boy. I was relieved because I knew it was finally right. Maybe it was on the low side and they just didnt pick up the Y in the blood sample Crazy I hope you get a solid answer soon. Ooooof. Sometimes it can look like a girl but actually just have smaller/swollen boy parts. The tech was very good and said she wouldn't tell us if she wasn't 100% certain. That's so good that bub looks healthy and you are managing your GD well! They were with me. They dont tell you what the fetal fraction was but it says that your sample met the minimal threshold. I'd be inclined to trust the ultrasound in this case, but NIPT will give you an accurate answer. The fact that the tech herself said she wasn't certain would make me a little cautious. I didn't find out until I was around 30 weeks with my daughter, because she just wouldn't show anything. The #1 app for tracking pregnancy and baby growth. Did you do an actual NIPT or did you do sneak peek? She just gave birth this past March so it was recent. We were told boy at 16 weeks and then girl at 20 we didn't mind either way but I understand the shock you are feeling every picture you had painted in your mind has now changed! Makes sense to me, as the sex isn't medically relevant at this point. Some expecting parents would think the nub theory is a failure due to the high possibility of receiving an incorrect result. Now we have 3 boys and 2 girl. This can make getting the wrong gender prediction double the headache, as evidenced by "Elena", whose main request had been that everything be pink: "Yes it's true that they can be wrong. The sonographer said 'looks like a scrotum to me'.. Now I have heard that it is more common for a boy to be mistaken as a girl, than it is for a girl to be mistaken as a boy. Has anyone had any inaccuracies with NIPT testing? I wondered if the test could be wrong as even me and DH thought it looked like a boy on ultrasound, I'm aware they can look similar this early but it was . My boy's potty shot at 20 weeks was alarmingly clear, even OH and I both knew he was a boy before the midwife said so. According to proponents of nub theory, you can crack the code of your baby's sex at a 12-week ultrasound. Sources: Reddit.com, WhatToExpect.com, CircleofMoms.com, BabyCenter.com, Today.com, Momfessionals.com, RookieMoms.com. The absence of the above signs doesn't necessarily guarantee the baby is female. . Were you able to see the actual results page from the company that processed your test? I have since had 5 more ultrasounds and they have . So yeah, your ultrasound tech has probably been doing this for a while so there is a possibility she could be right. 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. The clinical one is when you go to a clinic and they draw your blood into a tube and ship it out. Both a boy and a girl fetus have this fluid-filled space. We too had a shower and everyone got girl stuff for her. 4 months can't stay awake more than 1.5 hours. Since then I've had a couple of dreams of a boy but the last three nights I've . I had around 10 scans with my last baby. Let us know what happens . 2005-2023Everyday Health, Inc., a Ziff Davis company. With my first child they told me 4 times that I was having a girl so I had 2 baby showers and requested that everything be pink. While gender prediction is much more accurate during the 20-week ultrasound, there's still a chance it can be wrong. Also called cell-free DNA testing, the test analyzes a sample of the mom-to-be's blood to look at fragments of fetal DNA that are released from the placenta into Mom's . I'll try to make it short.pretty much we got into a very dumb argument this morning which is nothing new. When I was pregnant for the 2nd time, at my 20 week scan I didn't ask the sex, when the sonographer went down through the body I couldn't see anything down below, so I assumed it was a girl. We were super shocked at the gender reveal. If you have ever wondered whether it's possible to be told the wrong gender around the 20-week ultrasound, now you know! As this couple learned, mistaking a boy for a girl happens quite frequently: "My wife and I were told we had a girl. While there's no mention of her name, this woman kept a major secret from her family. Ultrasound tech who, according to the Dr. is NEVER wrong, said 'Add me to team pink!'". Ah ok. I will never ever ever find out the sex of my child before he/she is born again LOL.". Getting everything ready for baby's arrival is hard enough. I thought a boy result was the iffy one as its possible to have come in contact with male dna when doing the finger pricks. Community Experts online right now. the ultrasound tech said it was a boy, i recently had a boy in feb. and i was much more further along when i found he was a boy. Spoon, knife and pillow said boy. During the pregnancy, the happy couple had finally settled on naming their baby girl "Charlee", only to discover during her birth that "she" was actually a "he". Im sorry OP. NIPT said girl 20wk scan said BOY. I would think this would be more likely when an ultrasound tech can't get a good look. But she was thrilled when they brought him around to her to see him for the first time. Hi girls, so in total shock right now! If it was just sneak peak the reviews are horrible and I would believe the ultrasound. I read the study for Sneak peak at it was 100% accurate for detecting males. Every time though, my baby heart rate was always high at 176. We were in the 22nd week. Ask for FREE. In truth, ultrasounds have an accuracy rate of 90-95%, with some studies even putting forward a 98% accuracy rate. Uh huh. Have gd so had to have scan at 32 weeks. Kyle and Danielle Williams of Belleville, Michigan, were shocked themselves when the newborn they were told would be their second daughter turned out to be their first son. I had this strange feeling that they were all wrong and that I was having a boy. All kids are embarrassed by their parents, but this story from "scoutyfreeman" is sure to mortify the poor boy for life: "Told girl at anatomy scan (19 weeks). When she heard 'it's a girl!' when i saw the ultrasound, i saw the 3 lines and it did look like a girl but what do i know? Its important to remember that a number of factors come into play with regards to ultrasounds and accurately predicting the gender. congratulations :) hope you havent gone overboard on pink! Ask for FREE. We had our anatomy scan this week, everything looked great, but baby kept legs close together. Please select a reason for escalating this post to the WTE moderators: Connect with our community members by starting a discussion. My son is now 7! Posted 4/8/16. Did you end up having boy or girl? Baby kept her legs crossed the whole time! All I could say was there's a bit of a surprise.. I still get a feeling sometimes its a boy. But since ultrasounds aren't 100% accurate just yet, it might be a good idea to tone it down on going full blue or full pink with your purchases, a lesson that Samantha's sister learned the hard way: "This happened with my nephew. She and her husband had a name picked out and had painted the nursery for a boy when they found out shortly before giving birth that they actually were having a daughter. Even though I was told it's a girl at my 19 week anatomy scan and girl again at my 22 week ultrasound, I still get scared that it's going to be a boy. And so, as our 20-week ultrasound appointment rolled around, I told myself that I didn't care if it was a boy or a girlexcept deep down, I did care. Its the stories of the unlucky few who serve as a great reminder that even though we have made great technological advances in the past century, we still have a long way to go. All my pregnancy symptoms point to a boy and me and my husband were always so sure it was a boy. Im literally going crazy. One week before we are to deliver we had another one just to see how big the baby was and a new ultrasound tech said that we are having a boy. Have gd so had to have scan at 32 weeks. SHOPPING SHIFT. Thank goodness this mommy learned from her first experience- besides gender neutral colors are just as adorable on any baby! The #1 app for tracking pregnancy and baby growth. The #1 app for tracking pregnancy and baby growth. I knew I shouldn't care, that I should be grateful for a healthy baby. Take the time toabsorb that one for a second. The US at 19 weeks said girl turns out it was a boy. You can do sneak peek as early as 8 weeks but I waited until 10 weeks. To my surprise it was a boy. It was so sweet to see his heart, legs, brain, & all of his little. Just to make the transition a bit easier, her parents gave her a baby girl doll in the hospital room and named her Charlee, they name they picked out for her sister. Did the tech happen to show you the money shot? I was told girl at 20 weeks with my second (born in 2011). Mistake happen and its typically girls they get wrong and about 1 in 20 make that mistake. I had my ultrasound at 19 weeks 1 day..and i was told it is a boy. That US does look like a girl.but the NIPT should be more accurate. While some women opt to skip on having a baby shower, others choose to have more than one. When the doctor announced it was a boy, Danielles reaction was total disbelief, Kyle recalled. 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