Hi moms! I had my 2nd sonogram yesterday (I'm 11 weeks, 2 days). The sonographer asked me if I was interested in knowing the sex. I was SHOCKED because I've always heard the earliest you can tell is around 16 weeks. I hesitated a little because my husband couldn't be at this appointment, and I knew he would be disappointed but... there it was! A baby penis on the screen that couldn't be ignored.
I've heard of people getting told they were having a girl then surprise! It's actually a boy (because the penis was hidden on the sono), but never the other way around.
Have any of you had an early prediction sonogram with a gender prediction? Did it turn out to be accurate? Anyone bring a boy home to a pink room or vice versa? I'm a FTM so I'm trying to figure out if I can count on these or not THANKS!!
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Re: Gender from a sonogram - was yours accurate?
Mine was right at 19 weeks. I never had an earlier one with a gender prediction.
HOWEVER - be warned that both BOY and GIRL parts look darn near identical at 11 weeks. They both look like protrusions (aka "nubs") prior to 12 weeks. There is a THEORY that sex can be determined by the "angle of the dangle" (the angle of the nub from the body), but it is not exceptionally accurate.
See this website for more information: https://baby2see.com/gender/external_genitals.html
Mine was correct. It was a boy!!
I wouldn't really go on what the sonographer says till your next appt at 19 weeks or so. Sex organs look similar so early in development
Oh my goodness I would have freaked out if I was that far along and had the baby room done! haha
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