finding gender out through blood work.

firsttimemommy62515

I had to get a blood work done today and the doctor asked me if I wanted to know the sex of the baby as well so they tested for that. I've never heard of finding out this way but she said many women have done it. Im 14 wks and still haven't had one ultra sound so I'm excited about this but I feel I should still ask to get a ultra sound to find out as well.

erbear84

With the materniti21/harmony/panorama tests, finding the sex of your baby is a by-product of genetic testing. It's not specifically a test for the sex of your baby. No ultra sounds are specifically to find out the sex either - although the sex is commonly revealed at the 20-ish week anatomy scan, which is meant to make sure your baby's anatomy is looking good.

leenziepops

There's a few blood tests around that look for genetic abnormalities and finding out the sex is meant to be the bonus. I think it is normal to have an ultrasound around 20 weeks which is commonly known as the Anatomy Scan. This is also to find out about the health of your baby, not just the sex. I've had ultrasounds at 8 weeks (for dating) and at 12 weeks for NT. Next one is at 20 weeks. 

mamahawk12

I'm sure they asked just so they would know whether or not to put the sex on your results/paperwork. But these are genetic tests and are generally more than 99% accurate... much more so than an ultrasound. So whatever your results say, you can pretty much bank on it.