Is anyone planning on taking one of these mail-in sex determination tests? Or know someone who has? I've always been one of those people who just HAS to know (no preference except that we don't have any boy names picked out) as soon as possible so I'm tempted despite the price tag.
https://sneakpeektest.com/
Re: Sneak Peek
DH: 30 year old pneumatic electrical engineer
BFP: June 25, 2016 and MC: July 3, 2016
DD2: April 16, 2017
BFP: November 30, 2018 EDD: August 14, 2019
I don't think its available in Canada, but I would probably skip it even if it was. We'll find out in 3 months and that isn't really that long of a wait.
Edit: autocorrect fail
I realize I could google, but let's assume for a moment that other people reading this are in the same boat as me.
Edit; forgot a line.
But im opting out of my dr's 16 week $50 sex scan and waiting for the 20 week anatomy scan, so it's not something I would do personally.
edit: hit post too soon. wording.
We are going to do an early Gender Ultrasound at an elective facility. It offers a package for like less than $200 that will include two 3d/4d ultrasound sessions. The first session is at 15 weeks the second is around 30 weeks. We did it with DD and we loved it. They give you a DVD of each session and you get a ton of pictures. We kept all from DD, and will do the same with Baby #2.
I'm pretty certain my ob office does an early blood test which will tell the sex and screen for abnormalities. I plan to do that because I'm like you @Dannylion24, I want to know ASAP! So I think I'll be able to find out around 10-11 weeks. Fingers crossed!
ETA: In both of my previous pregnancies, I did the traditional first trimester screening with the ultrasound and blood draws. The ultrasound techs wouldn't even venture a guess that early for me. It's funny how some techs will and some techs won't.
Here's a general summary, though it is not primary research: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/babys-cells-can-manipulate-moms-body-decades-180956493/?no-ist
Also, the point of the Maternity21 and other genetic screens is to see if your baby might have some disabilites/issues at birth...and not really for you to find out the gender for funsies.
And nothing begins to develop before 14 weeks at the earliest, so that's why your US techs won't usually make a guess.
Well for my part I didn't mean for this thread to 'call' anyone out as doing that - a few people responded that they wouldn't be interested in this test bc they were already finding out through the screenings ... I truly don't think this was meant to imply that they were using those screenings simply for the purpose of finding out their baby's sex. I mean, the actual purpose of the 20 week anatomy scan is a check for physical abnormalities and growth measurements, not just to find out boy or girl, but it doesn't detract from the importance of that scan if you are excited to find out what you're having, too.
It sounds like you had a poor experience with waiting times during screenings and have been left out on a limb that is truly unfortunate and I'm very sorry that happened to you.
Ps: I also really like your screenname.
I almost added a line at the bottom of my initial post saying that I wasn't trying to be a Debby Downer, and that my opinion was just that - an opinion that you can take or leave. I guess I should have. Oh well.
And thanks. I'm pretty fond of it, too.
My office also offers the FirstTrimesterScreen blood test which tests for Down syndrome, Trisomy 18 and 13. I think my OB said that would be covered by our insurance.