"If it's a boy..." Oh heck no!

vic1011

At my appt this week my MW asked if we knew boy or girl, then said "if it ends up being a boy, do you want him circumcised?" I was like, ummmm "if it's a boy?! If it's a boy, he's going to be wearing a whole lot of pink!!!" 

So...DH and I are considering an elective ultrasound to make sure before my shower when we add more to the pink stash.  I know that even with an 19 week ultrasound it's not definite, but man, that question threw me for a loop!  I have an appt on the 7th, I'm going to talk to the MW about it then. 

Anyone else worried about the A/S being wrong? 

paigenicole23

beaubecca:

Sounds to me like they could have just been crossing their t's and dotting their i's in the event of a surprise. Personally, I wouldn't pay for another u/s on that basis - it is a rare occurrence.

This. My doctor asked me "if it was a girl, did you have a name picked?". I took that as he was curious. I wouldn't put much stock in it...or pay for another scan.

GoMaltby18

MH is concerned, but I have growth ultrasounds every 4 weeks so they have checked every time since 19 weeks and they are both still girls.

I will say my friend was told at 20 weeks it was a girl and then at 28 it was a boy.  She had a boy in January.     That is definitely the exception, though.  I know in the past we have been team green and my OBs have always said they don't even write it on the chart, so I'm guessing your midwife was just making sure you  have everything planned just in case. 

Schell2013

I had the A/S they said it was a girl and that was at 18 1/2 weeks. I had a 3D one at 23 weeks and she is for sure a girl no questions there. They are usually right, but just keep reciepts cause you never know.

mandy_marie

I wasn't sure either, since they said "girl" at 19 weeks.  Even though the tech seemed confident, the picture looked really inconclusive to me.  We asked everyone to keep things gender neutral just in case, and of course no one has listened.  I just had a growth scan at 28 weeks, she is definitely still a girl!  If it's driving you both crazy and you can find an elective ultrasound for a reasonable price, then it sounds like it might be worth the peace of mind with your upcoming shower.