Early (14 wk) gender scan experiences?

eightynine

My boyfriend and I are going at just a couple days before 14 weeks to find out our baby's gender. It's $80, and one of those places that does a DVD, 3D sonogram, etc.  

The reason I'm going so early is I'm going on a trip to visit a a very close friend who is living abroad and I'd like to be able to share that I'm pregnant and what I'm having, as this is the only time during my pregnancy that I'll see this friend. (Don't worry, not going to anywhere Zika-prone!) Otherwise, I'd wait til week 16 or so. I do like the idea of going somewhere other than my doctors office for this experience- I feel it'll be more special & comfortable and for $80, why not! It was way less expensive than I expected. 

Anyway, I was assured by the person at the business that they really should have no problem finding out the gender even this early (and that they do it all the time), as long as the baby cooperates, anyway. She suggested orange juice and a small cup of coffee to help.  Do you think this is realistic? It won't be the end of the world if they can't tell, but just wondering if anyone has found out this early. 

Cassandraspregnacy2

At 13 weeks 5 days last pregnancy 3D ultrasound we were told by our tech our baby was a boy. She said that the little stump was a little boy part.

We were shocked because DH doesn't have any boys coming from any of his siblings. 

 Fast forward to our 18 week anatomy scan... And bam! that little boy stump was just a swollen girl part.
The new tech we had that day said normally it's hard to tell before 16 weeks because girl parts are swollen and look like boy parts before then.

i was only disappointment for a few minutes because I seriously thought because of the last US that it was a boy. My husband was so excited to be having a little girl that he picked out my daughters name the same day we found out. 

Just from my experience, I feel it's a much lower % to know what the sex is before 16 weeks. Unless you have the sex gender blood testing done.

618mom22boys

I'm really surprised they will do it at 14 weeks.  Any places around here won't do them till 16 weeks.

camichael84

618mom22boys said:

I'm really surprised they will do it at 14 weeks.  Any places around here won't do them till 16 weeks.

I second this. And even it 16 weeks, they sometimes still get them wrong. On my first BMB, several women were told the wrong sex at an elective u/s before 20 weeks.

tripledaggerWed95976

At 14 weeks a penis and vagina look pretty much identical.  I've never in my life heard of a place that does them before 16 weeks and even right at 16 weeks it can be difficult to see due to baby's position.  I don't know your friend but I'm guessing he/she will just be excited for you that you're pregnant

netsirk2013

At 21 weeks I was told a girl-- I had 2 more ultrasounds after that. 

I ended up giving birth to a boy.

SamiiWaters

I had a 3d scan at 15 weeks and was told baby was a girl. It was correct. 

eightynine

wow! Even at 21 weeks? I guess goes to show you it's never a sure thing. 

My friend will be excited either way, it'd just be extra special to know. 

I do know a couple people who have successfully found out gender from one of these places at 14 weeks. But I wonder if the person I booked the appointment with exaggerated at the likelihood of being able to find out so early. 

Maybe I'll just chalk it up to a nice experience and what happens, happens. I definitely won't start buying gender specific stuff any time soon!

camichael84

lissvarna said:

wow! Even at 21 weeks? I guess goes to show you it's never a sure thing. 

My friend will be excited either way, it'd just be extra special to know. 

I do know a couple people who have successfully found out gender from one of these places at 14 weeks. But I wonder if the person I booked the appointment with exaggerated at the likelihood of being able to find out so early. 

Maybe I'll just chalk it up to a nice experience and what happens, happens. I definitely won't start buying gender specific stuff any time soon!

I mean, it's a 50/50 shot. They're bound to be right sometimes.  

AnnaS930

Just an fyi... you're looking to find out the baby's sex (physical anatomy) not gender. That most certainly won't be on any ultrasound regardless of week!!

eightynine

^right I personally know two and they say friends of theirs had the gender accurately predicted so early. Seems so early though, so maybe those instances were just luck. I think I'll just go for fun and not take the results super seriously; unless they're confirmed at my doc appt several weeks later.

drmh22

Sex=anatomy
gender=how one identifies
You won't know gender for years and years.
Also, at 14 weeks it's a 50/50 shot. I wouldn't go buying all pink/blue based on what they say.

JessTy3

I had a CVS at 10.5 weeks last pregnancy...  They do a scan prior to the procedure and I'm sure that I saw a lil peepee!  Yup, it was a boy!  

mommytimesfour

I wouldn't trust a scan done at 14 weeks. If you're paying money, I'd wait until 16 weeks (when most places guarantee a correct result) to have a better shot at it being right. I wouldn't want to fork out the money just to second guess if it was too early to tell. 

camichael84

JessTy3 said:

I had a CVS at 10.5 weeks last pregnancy...  They do a scan prior to the procedure and I'm sure that I saw a lil peepee!  Yup, it was a boy!  

You definitely did not see a penis at 10.5 weeks. External genitalia does not even start forming until 11 weeks.

eightynine

drmh22 said:

Sex=anatomy
gender=how one identifies
You won't know gender for years and years.
Also, at 14 weeks it's a 50/50 shot. I wouldn't go buying all pink/blue based on what they say.

Thanks; I'm aware that a baby's anatomy at birth is not necessarily indicative as to how they may identify as they grow up.  

TNgoldengirl

No way I would do it. I wouldn't want to be told one thing, start envisioning my life with my son/daughter and then have it change 6 weeks down the road. And it most definitely could happen. 

pattygrazioso

Could guess with the angle of the dangle theory.  Otherwise i agree.  This early anatomy looks the same. 

diagonalley

You're better off doing the genetic testing that also tells the sex.  I would not rely on an ultrasound done in the 13 week range (because you said yourself it's before you're even 14 weeks) let alone at 14 or 15.  

SamiiWaters

Maybe the ramzi theory would be a better shot for you? 

miam4

When I found out that DD was a girl, the tech gave me a u/s picture that looked like a boys part without the balls. So I was confused! She said "it is a girl" and all I see is this little thing that looked like a boy. I sent the u/s to all of my friends who had children and to my obgyn. I got mixed answers with being a boy or a girl from my friends. My obgyn called me laughing saying "It is a girl!!". Every time we had an u/s I would ask them to confirm it was still a girl lol
They did it at 18w. They tried at 16w and she was in a position that they couldn't see it.
At the place where I did, they said they don't do before 16w because it can give a wrong answer.

amaybragg

My SIL had US at 14 weeks with both her babies and they said it was a girl both times, and it was correct both times. 

KimmySchmidt

The low level of confidence you'd be able to have in the results is not worth $80 to me. You're friend will have to wait the extra month to find out like everyone else.

SuperFudge00

A friend of mine got the right answer at 14.5 weeks. I waited until 16 weeks because I got a 3D and they assured me I wouldn't want to see my son any earlier. This company offered a money back guarantee and identified male genitalia correctly. 

I get get why you want to go early, but how would you feel if they were wrong. Not worth it to me.

KarenBeth714

I just had the CVS testing and will get results by 14 weeks, 100% accurate for gender, bc they get the chromosomes, also 100% accurate for Downs.