PSA: Careful warning to team pink

JewelzNBean

I know you have probably heard this before, but if it is news to even one person, then it will be worth it!

My DH is a family medicine resident, and was reviewing a 2nd ultrasound the other day for a lady who was very excited about having a daughter. Turns out, the boy was just being shy.

She's really upset now as she has purchased tonnes of girl stuff and already painted the nursery in pinks.

Just a reminder that it's not often that they make this mistake, but it does happen!! Also, it's much easier to make this mistake (thinking it's a girl when it is a boy) than the other way around.

JNicMTek

This happened to my cousin.  It's definitely something to keep in mind.

LillyBug923

People keep telling me this... *sigh* But, we had a perfect shot of her crotch. The camera was underneith, it looked like she was sitting on it, and the 3 white lines were VERY obvious. I'm not too worried.

Temp534591562502098

meh - it all depends on if you get the "money shot" and at what time. We had ours a few days ago and we got the "sitting on the camera" shot and it was like looking at a stuffed animal crotch, lol. I think we are in the clear.

LissaAnn12

I had the similar situation as lilybug.... the tech said it was like our little girl was sitting on a glass table with her legs spread (3 white lines as well).  My husband said he just hopes she keeps her legs close once she is born!! (ha ha).

DarcyLongfellow

This was much more common in the early days of ultrasound where they tended to look for something between the legs to see if it was a boy and to look for the absence of something between the legs to see if it was a girl.

Nowadays, they look for actual girl anatomy.  We were able to see the three lines very clearly on our ultrasound.  Those three lines are the female anatomy.  So, our ultrasound tech didn't just look for something to be missing -- she identified what she was seeing as female parts.

NikkiMarie

I figured this could be possible- when they gave us the printout of the US, they were crappy pics, so I dont know how good the sono-tech was anyway. I am going for a 3D US in a few weeks I think anyway...

SteffaniO

LillyBug923:

People keep telling me this... *sigh* But, we had a perfect shot of her crotch. The camera was underneith, it looked like she was sitting on it, and the 3 white lines were VERY obvious. I'm not too worried.

Ditto. The tech didn't tell me "Well, I don't see a penis - you're having a girl!" She said, "See that? That's what labia look like on an ultrasound."

I don't think I really have to worry about delivering a boy this summer.

AMYfromKY

We are have a neutral nursery so even if they are wrong it will be alright.  The problem will be all of the clothes though.  If we find out we are having a girl, the closet will have a lot of pink in it!

IselaCid

I am SOOO nervous about this and have yet to pull the trigger, so to speak, on any girly shopping yet. 

I'm not a fan of the multiple unneeded U/S but am seriously considering forking over 100 bucks to do one of those 3d things...

JewelzNBean

DarcyLongfellow:

This was much more common in the early days of ultrasound where they tended to look for something between the legs to see if it was a boy and to look for the absence of something between the legs to see if it was a girl.

Nowadays, they look for actual girl anatomy.  We were able to see the three lines very clearly on our ultrasound.  Those three lines are the female anatomy.  So, our ultrasound tech didn't just look for something to be missing -- she identified what she was seeing as female parts.

 

I promise you hun, this just happened last week.

I realize that if you get a good money shot, you're fine, but realize that not everyone does!!! I just want those who didn't get a 100% good look to be careful, that's all.

Texasmommy

There was a girl on the third tri board when I had DS who is 23 months who was expecting a girl.  She had 3 sonos and at the third one the tech said something like "he looks great" and she said  "you mean she?"  The tech said "no, there is his penis right there."  She was about 36 weeks pregnant and they were checking for position.  4 weeks later she delivered a healthy baby boy!!!  I know it's not very common, but it does happen!

LillyBug923

This could also be PSA: Team blue, as the umbilical cord can be mistaken for a penis if you look at it the "right" way....

MrsKorb

This happened to a friend I have known my whole life. She tought she was having a little girl but on Christmas Eve out came a little boy. Mistakes happen!

Soon to be Mrs. Topper

Yikes....Funny you say this b/c DH said maybe we should come up with a girl and a boy name just in case. Hmmmm... I will keep this in mind. Our Big U/S is Thursday morning!

DanielsWife

This is why EVERYTHING we are getting is gender neutral. ?Once we find out the sex on Thursday we'll get/register for a few token gendered things, but really, babies grow through their clothes fairly fast, so why buy a whole lot of boy or girl things before the kid is here?

afg

It all depends on how good a shot they get.  There was no denying that we are having a girl.  But you are right, it does happen when they get it wrong.

efortune

I'm not worried, even though we had an early u/s.  The tech is amazing, and our little girl is not shy.  We got a great shot, and the tech could clearly identify the labia.  Obviously, I still have another u/s at 22 weeks to confirm, but the tech is 100% sure, and, like I said, it was very obvious. 

I understand there is a risk it could be wrong.  Its never exact until the baby is in your arms.  I do think all these posts about how it could be wrong are not needed.  Yes, it happens occassionally, but a lot of things do.  Give it a rest, and let us enjoy our girls until proven otherwise (if ever).

johnsoar

LillyBug923:

This could also be PSA: Team blue, as the umbilical cord can be mistaken for a penis if you look at it the "right" way....

Not really...when they say boy it's almost alway a boy (I would say always but I'm sure there is a story out there where it was a girl).  The umbilical cord is what makes a boy look like a girl.

Evelynsmom

My GF's son went home in a dress.

heidismith

LillyBug923:

People keep telling me this... *sigh* But, we had a perfect shot of her crotch. The camera was underneith, it looked like she was sitting on it, and the 3 white lines were VERY obvious. I'm not too worried.

This is the same thing with our u/s and the Dr. went back and chek about 4 times just to make sure and he kept getting the same shot! So I am not to worried about it!

johnsoar

When I worked at a return desk many years ago I had a lady come in with all her girl stuff because she ended up with a boy.

I also have a friend who was told she was having twin girls (around 14 weeks which is too early) and when she went in for an u/s at 20 weeks was told they were twin boys!

t.bird

my brother & SIL had a healthy baby girl this past June...after being told 2x that it was a boy.

my poor niece wore boy clothes for the forst 4 months of her life.

Tara&Ryan

This happened to my SIL 2 years ago. She had 3 ultrasounds throughout the pregnancy...it was not a girl after all!!

soontobeahigh

My cousin and his wife were told they were having a girl too, but out came a baby boy, they were so surprised to say the least. It took a bit to get his room changed and all the clothes that were gender specific exchanged, but they say now they couldn't imagine having anything but him. lol.

KaitlynDC6

I have a friend whose u/s tech supposedly pointed out the "three lines," but she delivered a boy

Lacy Lyn

The doctor did my US and he saw the three lines and said 90% sure girl...then about 5 minutes later he found a penis.  So the three lines is not absolute. 

cochranb

This just happened to my friend! Sure enough they had a boy/

SteffaniO

johnsoar:

LillyBug923:

This could also be PSA: Team blue, as the umbilical cord can be mistaken for a penis if you look at it the "right" way....

Not really...when they say boy it's almost alway a boy (I would say always but I'm sure there is a story out there where it was a girl).  The umbilical cord is what makes a boy look like a girl.

::raises hand:: I was Michael T. from the time my mom had her big u/s until I was born and she found out I was actually a girl. This was, however, with u/s machines of the 1980s. Like I said before, I think that now, although there's still a chance of identifying the incorrect sex, the chance is slim either way. U/s technology is better and techs can better identify the anatomy of both sexes, and not just rely on whether there is/isn't something that looks like a penis.

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LissaAnn12:

I had the similar situation as lilybug.... the tech said it was like our little girl was sitting on a glass table with her legs spread (3 white lines as well).  My husband said he just hopes she keeps her legs close once she is born!! (ha ha).

ditto!!   this was ours.   It was so clear that we had a girl.   She had her little legs wide open.   No mistake