Several people on 1st tri have been told at their 12 week scans the baby's sex. If it really is possible, I am super excited for them!! But, I am wondering because 12 weeks sounds wayyyyy toooo early to me as they both generally look the same (I have heard of the angle of the dangle indicating a difference though?)
Wondering if any of you had the sex prediction that early and whether it turned out to be true? I don't want to know that early as I really have doubts of the accuracy, but I could be wrong. Maybe things have changed since I had my other two and it is more reliable now.
Re: Is 12 weeks too early to know sex?!
TBH it's better to just wait until the gender scan. I mean if they make a guess and it's correct more power to you. But more often then not those early "guesses" are incorrect, I mean they are guesses after all.
Basically if you are told a sex that early I wouldn't go out and start buying tons of stuff of said sex.
By lilenatalem at 2012-01-28
Surprise BFP# 5 - 9/2/16 - Due 5/13/17
My advice is not to ask. It will drive you crazy, because basically it's a 50/50 guess. It's true that some experienced techs may be able to guess based on the "angle" (or if you have an OB do it, your odds might be better), but for the most part, it's early. Though, I have seen a lot of people on the Bump say they were told correctly at their NT scan.
We asked the tech to guess at our 13 week scan, and at one point she showed us a view and what looked like a boy and said "that looks like an appendage to me!" It did, but it was also a split second look, and at the time I knew nothing about the angle theory. Our big a/s is tomorrow, and it's been driving me nuts over the last 6 weeks wondering if she was correct or not. I wish I hadn't asked.
Thanks. I am with you that I don't think I could possibly ask until they could be very certain as I don't want to start to think one way or the other. I am not interested in finding out for myself until 20 weeks.
I was curious about other's success rate with the NT scan prediction. Its good to know that a lot are correct. There are already a bunch of people who have been told at 12 weeks so I was hoping they weren't getting their hopes up. I'm glad there has been a bit of success that early at least.
An u/s so early is hard to be 100% sure. Yes the u/s are more sophisticated in the last few years (3D etc) but i think its still puts a lot of trust in the technician. usually the ob doesnt do that u/s, just a tech. ANyway, you will find out soon enough!
Good luck
joyce
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkbtU7Yvhvo
Here is an interesting study about the accuracy of "angle of the dangle." For a trained tech, at 12 weeks there is pretty good odds. Lots of people get told wrong information at the 12 week scan, because the tech assumes if there's something there it's a boy when you can't go from "potty shots" at 12 weeks.
https://www.baby2see.com/gender/study_ultrasound.html
FWIW, at the 12w5d scan I had, my tech was very very sure the baby was a boy. Our print out that showed the angle of the dangle couldn't have been more obvious either. A/S confirmed it on Tuesday; he's all boy!
Breastfeeding and pregnant!
9/19/12: Miscarriage at 12wks due to Triploidy, D&C 9/24/12 - I will forever miss you my little angel