Next week i'm finding out if it's a boy or a girl!!!!

CHRYSOVAS

Next friday i'll be 12 weeks and i'm going to get a 3D u/s. The doctor is going to tell me 80% if it's a boy or a girl. Of course my first concern is that he tells me the baby is in perfect health but I CAN'T WAIT!!!!!!

texasmeg1

Woohooo that's amazing!

Lynball

Wow!  I'm soooo jelly!    That's pretty cool.  I'm guessing your doc does the 3D in their office?  We had to go to a special place and pay for it ourselves, so we get to wait like the other commoners, LOL.

Crossingfingers

They all look the same at 12 weeks. 1st post too. I wish my emoticons worked on my work computer ::insert eye roll here::

klyann

I wouldn't be buying any blue or pink just yet.  The genitalia isn't fully formed for a few more weeks.

babyike

Crossingfingers:

They all look the same at 12 weeks. 1st post too. I wish my emoticons worked on my work computer ::insert eye roll here::

My thoughts exactly...

::facepalm::

::headdesk:: 

ryeleeandrori

babyike:

Crossingfingers:

They all look the same at 12 weeks. 1st post too. I wish my emoticons worked on my work computer ::insert eye roll here::

My thoughts exactly...

::facepalm::

::headdesk:: 

 

This. 

jonesdouglas

Yea OP, my Dr. Refuses to even guess until I'm at least 14 weeks.

GL 

jesslinnn

Crossingfingers:

They all look the same at 12 weeks. 1st post too. I wish my emoticons worked on my work computer ::insert eye roll here::

Let me help you with that.  ..and a few extra from me.

lily225

Isn't it "the way it hangs" at this point? I mean it's there but you have to judge from the angle of it?? I thought I remembered reading about that as an early way to guess the sex of a baby. Of course there is more room for error. 80% seems a little high to me still...

MandeeFoFandee

babyike:

Crossingfingers:

They all look the same at 12 weeks. 1st post too. I wish my emoticons worked on my work computer ::insert eye roll here::

My thoughts exactly...

::facepalm::

::headdesk:: 

ha, yes.  

lily225

https://baby2see.com/gender/external_genitals.html

This is a site I found that explains "the angle of the dangle" of the genital tubercle and how the angle can be used to guess the sex at 12 weeks. 

I still think the dr. is a little sure of himself to give an 80% accuracy rating.

babyike

lily225:

 "the angle of the dangle" 

::gigglesnort::  

Crossingfingers

mel689:

Crossingfingers:

They all look the same at 12 weeks. 1st post too. I wish my emoticons worked on my work computer ::insert eye roll here::

Let me help you with that.  ..and a few extra from me.

 

Thanks! It is exactly what this post called for

 

lily225

babyike:

lily225:

 "the angle of the dangle" 

::gigglesnort::  

 

Exaaactly 

becky679

wow guys really?? Is it really unheard of? I know with my last one they said no way, but my dr said with the level 2 3D scan at 12 weeks they look at a certain bone, not the genitals to figure it out. I assume that is what they are doing with her.

AprilAngie

you do realize at 12 weeks that the baby is way too young to tell right?  that this can be inaccurate? betweeen 12-16 weeks the genitals of a baby are so similar- I would be very very cautious. 

stever

Scout2005:

I...wouldn't get my hopes up, frankly.

MoFree

Sounds like a great scheme on the part of the doctor. The patient pays OOP and if they are wrong, they say it's an 80% chance. 

Tash13

I don't know about finding out the sex earlier but 3d ultrasounds freak me out.  The doctor would switch back and forth with our last pregnancy and I never wanted to see that much detail, especially that early on.  I'm ok with waiting to see who's nose it has until it's  an outside baby.

daniellelovesjacob

My cousin's wife is a ultra sound tech. She has always found out very early what she is having. Their first child is a boy and their second is a girl- with another boy on the way. When she was pregnant with the girl they told everyone that they were having a boy. Well about 4 weeks later they had to tell everyone actually it is a girl. So be prepared that they can be wrong. I am not sure how far along she was but probably 13 weeks or so when she thought she was having another boy.

ufmelissa

I think it is a higher rate than 50% because they can see the way the pelvis is forming at a 12 week level II scan.  Larger pelvic bones usually indicate boys, etc. So maybe 60-70% accuracy.  I've had several AMA friends that have had them done at 12 weeks and the preliminary guesses were all right but of course nothing is as accurate as an anatomy scan at 16+ weeks.

I'm also having my NT scan next week at 13 weeks to check on a possible pregnancy complication and they said they might be able to give me a pretty good guess but don't go out and buy any clothes yet. 

TtotheG

Crossingfingers:

They all look the same at 12 weeks. 1st post too. I wish my emoticons worked on my work computer ::insert eye roll here::

 

This.

TtotheG

lily225:

Isn't it "the way it hangs" at this point? I mean it's there but you have to judge from the angle of it?? I thought I remembered reading about that as an early way to guess the sex of a baby. Of course there is more room for error. 80% seems a little high to me still...

 

More like 50/50?? 

aadewitt

MoFree:

Sounds like a great scheme on the part of the doctor. The patient pays OOP and if they are wrong, they say it's an 80% chance. 

haha this is totally what my DH would say!!!

   if she wants to get excited let her! personally I wouldn't want to know until the typical 20th week anyways- just so they are as sure as they can be- and a co workers friend was told it was a boy and turned out when the baby was born (after buying all boy things) it was a girl...Dr was wrong.

aadewitt

MoFree:

Sounds like a great scheme on the part of the doctor. The patient pays OOP and if they are wrong, they say it's an 80% chance. 

haha this is totally what my DH would say!!!

   if she wants to get excited let her! personally I wouldn't want to know until the typical 20th week anyways- just so they are as sure as they can be- and a co workers friend was told it was a boy and turned out when the baby was born (after buying all boy things) it was a girl...Dr was wrong.

vivianmc

Wow, some people are being pretty harsh. I do agree it's early but I'd still be excited and just know it's not for sure, which you are completely aware of. I know a friend who just found out at 12 weeks also with the same warning to not max out their CC shopping.Have fun at your appt!! I can't wait to see/hear LO's heartbeat next week at our 12 week!

1111skye

1).  I have my 12 week NT scan tomorrow and they guess w/ 80% accuracy too.

2).  I won't put much weight into the guess (although fun) because of this link...  

https://baby2see.com/gender/external_genitals.html

 

linfor2

I wouldn't go buying anything just yet. I didn't even get offered a 3D u/s that early

pinkpepsi

I am having a 3d/4d ultrasound too and they said they couldn't tell me that early . Plus it was smarter to wait to have it for the best picture possibilities.

 

kkidd28

Whoo hoo!  That's awesome!  I'll have to see if my office can do that too!