F/U: nervous about wrong gender from u/s

kammlm

Finally!  We can post again!  I was getting really tired of reading but not being able to "talk" to you ladies.  So glad it's finally fixed.  So a couple of days ago I was having issues and was afraid the u/s tech was wrong when she told us girl because the u/s pic she gave us was HORRIBLE and super close up (so close all you can see is the labia...or so the tech said!)  I had a doctor's appointment on Thursday and the doctor made me mad because she wouldn't confirm one way or the other but said that the tech was usually right (about 95% accuracy) but there was always a chance of being wrong.  I was completely okay until she made the last comment.  Grrrr.  The whole time before we found out I thought it was a girl but for some reason now (I think because I always thought I'd have all sons even though I was feeling that this was a girl) I am afraid that I shouldn't go get pink.  I'm trying to talk DH into getting a 3D/independent u/s but DH doesn't think it's necessary and said that our u/s didn't look anything like DS (which it didn't) but we don't have any pictures for me to look at and make me feel better when I have days that I doubt. 

 ::sigh::  thanks for letting me vent! :-)

someflower6

at my big u/s, the tech said she was "pretty sure" we were having a girl. even though i had had a feeling all along it was a girl, i was hesitant to really jump into the pink thing too. my next u/s was 7 weeks later, and they finally confirmed it was a girl... but until she comes out, i can't help but being skeptical!

so i know how you're feeling! do you have another u/s scheduled later in preg?

kammlm

Unfortunately we don't have another ultrasound unless there are complications, which the doctor said he doesn't foresee.  I "think" it's a girl, but I just can't help but look at the picture and think "what if she's wrong and it's a boy".  I was like this with DS but thank goodness the tech gave us a great picture so I could just look at it whenever I had doubts.  I just wish I'd have known the tech didn't print out a good picture until we were handed the pictures as we were leaving.

vlewis515

I'm there with you! The tech and doctor both said boy and I have been thinking boy all along. Plus before she told me I was looking for the peen and thought I had seen it. But the doctor said the umbilical cord was in the way so they were trying to look at the blood flow function to differentiate. Finally he said he was 99.9% sure it was a boy and that he's never been wrong when he has ventured a guess in 25 years of practice. So I'm hoping he's right! If not I told him I'd call and let him know in another 20 weeks (this was a peri, not my normal doc!).

JamieFL

kammlm:

Unfortunately we don't have another ultrasound unless there are complications, which the doctor said he doesn't foresee.  I "think" it's a girl, but I just can't help but look at the picture and think "what if she's wrong and it's a boy".  I was like this with DS but thank goodness the tech gave us a great picture so I could just look at it whenever I had doubts.  I just wish I'd have known the tech didn't print out a good picture until we were handed the pictures as we were leaving.

We were told by my OB's u/s tech at 16w 6d that it was a girl.  Less than a week later, my mom ships every single dress that she could find in Virginia.  That's when my doubt settled in at that point and I wondered if it could be a boy!  DH was ready to kill me because he saw her labia even though I couldn't differentiate it on the pics.  The tech said she was 110% sure in over 20+ years of experience.

It was reconfirmed at 20w 6d by another u/s.  I literally have 17 u/s pics (about 10 of her genitalia).  I still have moments of skepticism - go figure! 

If I were you and knew that I wouldn't have another u/s, I'd go to an independent place for confirmation.  Do you want to share a pic since I've looked at oodles of them from mine?  Or, I could share one of mine to help you maybe see the area???