Anatomy Scan at 16 weeks?

Natsahni

Is that too early for gender prediction? They said Girl , how accurate is it. Should I wait for my 20 week scan to be sure?

jensavicci

Way too early. You don't find out the gender until after the kid is born

littlemissmarla

did they actually do the anatomy scan at 16 weeks or they just did an ultrasound and gave you a guess? 

Natsahni

They did an anatomy scan at 16 weeks and said it's a girl all is well but they called me again at 20 weeks . That's very normal in New York. Just not sure how accurate they are with gender in 16 weeks

fmb2011

I was going to say most wait until at least 18 weeks for an anatomy scan.

Natsahni

Hmm Thanks Ladies .. She seemed pretty confidant it was a girl!! My gut said a boy!! Anyways I have the second test this Friday to confirm. Just curious if anyone else had their doubts

Friskypuppys

I had the extra special ultrasound due to my age (so they were looking for down syndrome) and the fact that I found out I was fifteen weeks pregnant two weeks ago...mine was very obviously a boy and I was at 15 weeks according to their measurements.  So it could be pretty accurate.

littlemissmarla

Natsahni said:

They did an anatomy scan at 16 weeks and said it's a girl all is well but they called me again at 20 weeks . That's very normal in New York. Just not sure how accurate they are with gender in 16 weeks

i live in the metro area in NJ.. i haven't heard of that being a thing but i think it also depends on age? my doctor said she wouldn't do an A/S until at least 20 weeks... either way i would wait til the 20 week mark just to be on the safe side! best of luck!

Natsahni

Friskypuppys - Thanks good to know:)

snax2012

Gender can be detected beginning at 16 weeks. We had our ultrasound at 16 weeks and it is very obvious it is a boy. Many insurances make you wait till the 20th week to find out when the doctor does the anatomy scan :-)

Natsahni

blushingbride_08

I had an ultrasound today at 15 weeks and my doc was very confident it was a girl. It wasn't an anatomy scan just a regular visit but he said he could check between the legs. I also had an ultrasound at 12 weeks and a different person a tech said girl too. I think it depends on the experience if the tech. But boys are way easier to detect IMO.

Morgieloo

I had an u/s at 14 weeks and tech told us then it was 100% girl. Just depends on position and how much they want to show!

Natsahni

K good to know

Natsahni

I had an anatomy scan at 16 weeks , and they measured everything. It was not an ultra sound. Ultra sounds are conducted by the doctor in their practice . For anatomy scans and other test you go to imaging centers. I am not sure how it works in other states , but I have asked around and it seems pretty normal here to have 2 anatomy scans

Natsahni

Yes , pretty much. Have asked friends around and they seem to have the same experience. It's my first so it's all new to me .

ghostof5letters

Natsahni said:

I had an anatomy scan at 16 weeks , and they measured everything. It was not an ultra sound. Ultra sounds are conducted by the doctor in their practice . For anatomy scans and other test you go to imaging centers. I am not sure how it works in other states , but I have asked around and it seems pretty normal here to have 2 anatomy scans

Strange. I'm from "around here" and the NT scan (at 16 weeks) is done at a facility, and the anatomy scan is done at 20 weeks at the doctor's office.

Me thinks you have this confused. Just like gender.

ETA: realized I screwed up my dates. Not editing, just confessing.

Natsahni

Did my NT scan , followed by blood test. This was anatomy scan!! As the report says that. May be it depends on docs , they all have different approaches . I guess!! But my friends had the same experience

ghostof5letters

To answer your question about the sex of your baby. Yes, at the right angle, you can correctly see the sex of the baby. However the margin for error is much higher. My cousin was incorrectly told at 17 weeks.

Did you get a toilet cam shot of the genitals?

Natsahni

This is what I got

ghostof5letters

That's the shot you want.

It looks girl to me, but it's definitely not as clear as some others I've seen. I'd wait for confirmation at 20 weeks before buying much.

Hold on, I'll upload my kid's vagina.

Natsahni

Yes , I am aware of that . I had the NT scan and then I had the anatomy in my 16 th week , which measured all body parts. I will wait for the second anatomy scan:) thanks

ghostof5letters

Honestly, it's easier for the tech to see in the moment tan to capture an image. I'll grab my cousin's 17 week misread baby girl too.

alyssa719

I'd say girl also from my Bump School of Ultrasound certificate... but the resolution kind of sucks... and also, the pic isn't clear... ours show definite legs and genitalia.

Natsahni

I won't be surprised !! But since it's my first no one I didn't know any better. Asked my friends they seemed to go through the same thing . Oo well!!

cakebatter27

I thought the NT scan had to be between 11 and 13.9 weeks? That's what my office said. If you hit 14 weeks you'd be too far along. I went at 12 weeks and I'm glad I did because baby measured 8 days ahead.

MOST anatomy scans occur between 18 and 22 weeks. My office would laugh if I wanted to do it at 16 weeks and wouldn't write the script. An ultrasound at 16 weeks sounds normal. I called to schedule our anatomy scan and the receptionist asked if I could come at 19+ weeks since that's even better. My DH works swing shift so we need to go at 18w3d.

Hopefully they can tell us the SEX Friday.

Natsahni

Yes I think the other posts created confusion!! I had my NT scan in the 12th week. Then I had my anatomy in the 16th week and now I have another anatomy in the 20th week. It all seems fine. I was just confused if it was to early to figure out the sex. They said it was a girl and seemed pretty confident . That's all

cakebatter27

birthjunkie13 said:

This is mine from DD.  The tech turned on the detector of the cord, so we could see blood in the cord versus parts. 

Well, if we decide to stay team green, I'm pretty sure we could get a straight on shot of the privates and I'd be completely ignorant to what it is. I can't tell that from an arm lol. I wouldn't make it as a tech I guess.

ghostof5letters

Here's my cousin's daughter at 17 weeks misread by the tech "with 100% accuracy for 13 years" as a boy. 

Shelleybell

i had an early partial a/s at 16 weeks due to some medical conditions. I will still be having a full a/s at 20 weeks though because as previous posters stated they simply can't see certain parts needed to do a full a/s at 16 weeks.