@devilcat139 thanks very much for that info. I'll have to bring it up to my OB. I really feel I get more info from you guys then my Dr, and I ask him a lot of questions! I am seriously considering changing my Dr.
@LadyJ2949 I'm not sure if 13 wks is late for the NIPT. I'm approaching 11 wks and my Dr never even mentioned it yet.
I don't think it will really be my style to do a reveal but I do really love watching other people do them! I can easily watch millions in a row on youtube.
My nephew and niece-in-law are adopting and recently had a gender reveal. The birthmom shipped them a box tied with a blue bow, but when they opened it, it was filled with a dozen pink roses. They were so happy. It was exciting to be a part of it. I was crying lol
Same lines as @babybakie@christycalifornia and @zombiehoohaa We wouldn’t personally do a reveal, but I love when other people do them. However, we are going to do the NIPT test and let my MIL get the results. She’s going to buy the appropriate color tannerite. We’re not inviting anyone but her and FIL. DH will shoot it with a rifle and it’ll blow up and the powder will show us the sex! We think that will be a more fun way for the both of us to share the info and not have to plan a huge party for it. Edited to finish, hit post to quick. Not our photo, just an example.
We also didn’t do a gender reveal but I love seeing them! I was going to have my SIL get us cakes with the genders but ultimately I was too impatient to wait to know so we had our doctor call and just tell us on speaker phone and my husband texted our parents that there were 2 girls like as I was finishing the conversation with my OB. Anticlimactic sure but efficient!
@babybakie@LadyJ2949 I think 13+6 is the cutoff for NIPT. For those interested, this is from the booklet I was given. I did the sequential integrated screening which is 2 blood draws+NT. NT is not covered by Cali, but we confirmed with insurance they cover it.
babybakie My sister and sil are in charge of the gender reveal (long story...my husband's sister wants to do the baby shower...I want no drama...seems to be the easy way out). However, I love the idea of the color bombs! Also, there is a picture I saw on Pinterest (of course now I can't find it), where the couple is standing in the front and all the guests are in the back with confetti bombs blowing in the air. I LOVE LOVE LOVE the excitement on everyone's faces. I may ask my sisters to do this.
@Zombiehoohaa I especially love the ideas that create a cool photo op for the baby book- Confetti is perfect for that! All this inspiration! I may be warming up to the idea of doing something now lol
Hey all. Is NIPT the same as cell free DNA testing? Just did the blood draw today and it’s the materniT plus brand test I think. I know it tells risk factor for 3 of the trisomies and fetal sex. Same thing? Can’t wait to find out!
My NIPT results came back and everything came back normal and healthy, the only downside is that they said I’m in the 2% of women where they couldn’t detect gender from my samples.
I can't find the EXACT picture that actually made me have this overwhelming feeling of excitement and happiness. However, these are pretty close (with the exception of sour puss girl in the top right of the 2nd picture.)
This would make the gender reveal worth it, at least to me.
@wildtot They didn't even say anything about out of pocket. If they did, I would have called insurance to find out how much it would cost. We technically now have to wait until our 16 week appointment. The doctor mentioned that at the NT scan the technician MAY be able to see the gender, however, they may not even tell us if they can. DH and I are both SO eager to find out the gender, that we are thinking of going to the ultrasound place down the street and paying $45 cash to get gender results at 13 weeks.
@zombiehoohaa i feel like im tagging you in every thread right now. I swear im not stalking you. Anyhoo....
My tech said too early to tell at the NT scan which was 12w5d but their equipment was not very advanced compared to what I've seen at my doc. Also NT scan/bloodwork/genetic counseling copay for me was around $150. I have decent insurance (United healthcare PPO) but Kaiser could be completely different.
We went to an elective US at one of the 4d places with DS at 13w. DH is itching to go now but I kind of want to wait a few more weeks. My SIL went at 13w and was told boy then was told girl at her 16w appt. I'm kind of gunshy now because of that chaos.
Had our NT scan a few days ago. I was 13 weeks. My husband asked the gender and the tech said 100% a girl. I had no idea they can tell that early because with DS I didn't find out until 20 weeks! It was a shock for sure! I guess if the baby is in the right position and the machine is good the tech can see clearly.
@emzie54 woohoo! Hopefully we’ll both be getting our results next week then- how exciting is that. Btw how many vials of blood did they take for yours? They only did one for me and I hope that’s right since I always heard there was A LOT taken for cell free.
@kinny512 for my cell-free test they took about 5 vials of blood. There was at least one other non traditional test (thyroid) that they wanted to check on.
@zombiehoohaa I had an u/s at 12+3 last week and told the test about sneak peek ( the blood sample I sent in that said we’re having a boy) and she asked if I wanted to take a peek between the legs and as soon as she got there she’s like yeah it’s definitely a boy! Hopefully they can tell for you! I know my last pregnancy she wouldn’t even look between the legs because it’s “too early” but I think she was curious if the blood test was right. Haha.
@kinny512 I had a bunch of tests run, but it was 2 giant vials for MaterniTi. It was a lot. I noticed on the lab request for the test that there are 3 different options for the doc to choose from for what is screened for. Maybe they were screening for different things and that accounts for the difference in our number of vials?
@emzie54 that might be it. I looked up the test info on their website and it did say only 10ml of blood or something like that. And it was only the materniT21 PLUS w SCA (which looks to be the 3 trisomies, fetal sex, and sex chromosome aneuploidies). Definitely not complaining about not taking more blood haha would just be so bummed if I had to go back and do it again.
I did the blood work for the Panorama on Wednesday. I cannot wait to find out the sex and I'm hoping so hard we have a healthy little one. Our results should be here within a week or so. We're not doing a gender reveal but I think something like this would be cute to send to family instead of just telling them on the phone.
The more I think of it, the more I don’t understand how they couldn’t determine sex from my blood test. I am worried that could be a sign of something negative. I’m really happy for everyone finding out though! It’s such an exciting time.
I had the test done with my DS2 Bc we found out our DS1 has a gene that is linked with autism. So we wanted to make sure we knew everything that was going on. Our insurance paid for it. I will most likely do the same for this baby. I want to do something special to announce this baby with my older three. This is our last baby and my daughter prayed for this baby.
Mom of 3 (Ginny 4 yrs old), (Miles 2 yrs old), and (Mason due June 15th)
The more I think of it, the more I don’t understand how they couldn’t determine sex from my blood test. I am worried that could be a sign of something negative. I’m really happy for everyone finding out though! It’s such an exciting time.
How far along were you when you had your test done? My friend had a panorama done right at 10 weeks and they couldn’t determine the sex. She did it again like a week later and the results came back that time.
Really was hoping to join you all today and was excited to get a call from the genetic counselor - who said essentially that the lab messed up and the specimen was too deteriorated to do the test. I can do it again, supposedly for no extra charge (let's hope...), but have to go back today once they can get the form faxed over. Ugh.
I let the doctors office tell DH when the results from our screening came back before Christmas, but I don't want to know. It doesn't matter to me either way, but I don't like reading the last chapter of the book first, so I'll just find out when the baby gets here. We already have our name options and the initials are the same for boy or girl so we just refer to baby by the initials. I really truly hate super gender specific things for kids anyways. So only my DH knows, and we're not letting family or friends know.
DH is having way too much fun with it because he's intentionally changing the pronouns each time he talks to someone and it cracks him up that my mom insists it's a girl and his mom insists it's a boy.
@beanship I completely get it. We live on the west coast, but a lot of my family is deep south and my MIL is from Tokyo, so we already have prepared for the "boys are boys and girls are girls" battle. Not to be all controversial, but whatever part the babe is born with, it
is our intention to allow our kiddo to figure out for them-self what
they are and not force anything one way or the other. Part of it
probably comes from living in Oregon which allows male, female or X on a
driver's license, but mostly it comes from watching my youngest brother
struggle with his identity in our super traditional/conservative
upbringing. Besides, why can't a girl like trucks and why can't a boy like sparkles and pink?
@noideawhatshesdoing Exactly! I know that other people will project their expectations on this child from birth onward. I feel like at least I can protect this baby from that for a few more months by refusing to find out what genitalia are present. If I have a girl who wants to be a pink sparkly princess, great! We will be a pink sparkly princess household. Same with a boy who likes sports - we'll be a rough and tumble sports household. But I want any girl of mine to know that she can like sports and rockets and dirt and any boy of mine to know that he can like ballet and dolls and sparkles and I will be 100% on board with whatever. They're all just different things that different people like. I feel like my parents did a great job of giving me options and going with the flow as I went through different phases of liking different things. It really made me well-rounded and helped me to learn about myself and my likes and dislikes.
@beanship Love it! We're all just people and we all like different stuff. I don't care if we have a girl or boy, we'll be doing the same activities as a family regardless. I just don't want to tell family what we're having because I don't want to have people put my baby in a box before he/she/x is born. So me not knowing what we're having solves the accidental pronoun use! Plus it prevents me from letting my imagination getting the better of myself and setting up the box I'm trying to avoid in the first place. My youngest brother was awesome (he passed away in 2016) but growing up was hell for him because all the other guys in our family fit into the "manly man" box, and he just didn't. He loved his sparkles and damn it if he wasn't prettier than me in drag.
I am however very excited and happy for everyone on here that is finding out and is thrilled one way or the other. It is such a fun time! My own personal issues are my issues, and I hope I haven't come off as a jerk.
@noideawhatshesdoing I'm so sorry your brother had so much trouble. I never had someone close to me who had a hard time with gender identity, but I did experience a lot of subtle (and not so subtle) bullying because I was interested in different things than many of my female peers. So that's where I'm coming from with my issues.
I'm a FTM and so antsy to find out gender. My first ultrasound (NT) is next Friday. I can't wait to finally get some reassurance that things are going well - can't help but worry I have an empty womb or something!
Well I was 11 weeks 4 days, but the genetic counselor didnt seem concerned at all. Technically they told me they didn’t expect any results because I am considered obese and it’s harder to get enough fetal dna. It’s possible that they just didn’t have enough and they only tested for the serious issues. I am perfectly fine with waiting to find out gender but or course google made me worry about other possible issues! @hillbillywife
We went and had an elective scan done tonight and ITS A GIRL! Can't believe it and so excited! When I had DS I was concerned I wouldn't know what to do with a boy, now I'm feeling like I'll be in whole new territory with a girl!
Welcome! May I suggest you change your name- it’s impossible to keep track of and tag knotties! (And post a little about yourself in our inro thread if you haven’t already) Search PSA knottie on the July2018 main page and it should bring you to pretty detailed instructions.
Re: I’m just here for the SEX!
@LadyJ2949 I'm not sure if 13 wks is late for the NIPT. I'm approaching 11 wks and my Dr never even mentioned it yet.
@zombiehoohaa how do you plan on doing the reveal?
I don't think it will really be my style to do a reveal but I do really love watching other people do them! I can easily watch millions in a row on youtube.
My nephew and niece-in-law are adopting and recently had a gender reveal. The birthmom shipped them a box tied with a blue bow, but when they opened it, it was filled with a dozen pink roses. They were so happy. It was exciting to be a part of it. I was crying lol
We wouldn’t personally do a reveal, but I love when other people do them.
However, we are going to do the NIPT test and let my MIL get the results. She’s going to buy the appropriate color tannerite. We’re not inviting anyone but her and FIL. DH will shoot it with a rifle and it’ll blow up and the powder will show us the sex! We think that will be a more fun way for the both of us to share the info and not have to plan a huge party for it.
Edited to finish, hit post to quick. Not our photo, just an example.
I can't find the EXACT picture that actually made me have this overwhelming feeling of excitement and happiness. However, these are pretty close (with the exception of sour puss girl in the top right of the 2nd picture.)
This would make the gender reveal worth it, at least to me.
My tech said too early to tell at the NT scan which was 12w5d but their equipment was not very advanced compared to what I've seen at my doc. Also NT scan/bloodwork/genetic counseling copay for me was around $150. I have decent insurance (United healthcare PPO) but Kaiser could be completely different.
We went to an elective US at one of the 4d places with DS at 13w. DH is itching to go now but I kind of want to wait a few more weeks. My SIL went at 13w and was told boy then was told girl at her 16w appt. I'm kind of gunshy now because of that chaos.
I want to do something special to announce this baby with my older three. This is our last baby and my daughter prayed for this baby.
DH is having way too much fun with it because he's intentionally changing the pronouns each time he talks to someone and it cracks him up that my mom insists it's a girl and his mom insists it's a boy.
@beanship I completely get it. We live on the west coast, but a lot of my family is deep south and my MIL is from Tokyo, so we already have prepared for the "boys are boys and girls are girls" battle. Not to be all controversial, but whatever part the babe is born with, it is our intention to allow our kiddo to figure out for them-self what they are and not force anything one way or the other. Part of it probably comes from living in Oregon which allows male, female or X on a driver's license, but mostly it comes from watching my youngest brother struggle with his identity in our super traditional/conservative upbringing. Besides, why can't a girl like trucks and why can't a boy like sparkles and pink?
I am however very excited and happy for everyone on here that is finding out and is thrilled one way or the other. It is such a fun time! My own personal issues are my issues, and I hope I haven't come off as a jerk.
Search PSA knottie on the July2018 main page and it should bring you to pretty detailed instructions.