gender?

kim1989

how many weeks can you find out the babys gender?

 Im really hoping for a girl and am really impatient. I live in El Salvador so although I do have dr appointments and have had one scan - I know other people as far along as I am go for way more appointments.

Im only being sent for another scan in may when I will be about 22 weeks, should I not pay attention and just go earlier to find out babys gender? :-p

gymnst1013

Many, many doctors only do one scan in an entire pregnancy.  There is often no need for more.  So it's not unusual that you are only having the 2.  To get a semi-accurate guess at the sex, you need to be at least 18 weeks.  Anything earlier than that is just a guess.

kim1989

Im 18 weeks next week

 Ive just seen it on loads of peoples pages on here that they know the gender when theyre not that far along

pinkpigeon

I found out the gender in my 20th week, and I know someone else who found out in their 19th. In all I'll only receive 3 ultrasounds, and the 2nd was when we found out the gender.

I know how hard it is to wait it out but I think the further along you are the better the odds that they get the gender right. Although I do think having you wait until 22 weeks is a bit much. Maybe you can reschedule it to 20 weeks??

Good luck! 

ashleighlynn0812

A friend of mine found out her 17th week. I have a scan on the first day of my 18th, and the tech said I'd find out then.

sassy1

Hi there,

Most anatomy ultrasounds take place somewhere around 20 weeks & that's when the dr asks if you want to know the gender.  Our anatomy U/S is going to be at 19 weeks. 

The reason people find out the gender at 20 weeks is only because that's when the anatomy U/S is scheduled & if you choose to have an "unnecessary" U/S before that, insurance would probably not cover it.  Technically you could find out a few weeks before that.

There are places in the U.S. that will do ultrasounds for pregnant women at a very low price ($40), so you can find out the gender before the doctor's 20 week U/S.  They say that they can reveal the gender anytime after 15 weeks.  I don't know if they have these places in El Salvador, though.

kimandjared

You can definitely find out this early! I found out at my OB with DS that he was a boy at 17 weeks. It was very obvious!