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NT scan gender was wrong

haloheathrhaloheathr member
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I don't know how often this happens, but I thought I'd share that the guess the u/s tech made at my NT scan about the baby's gender was wrong. At that time (12.5 weeks) the tech had a pretty good guess that I was having a girl. When I went home and researched the "angle of the dangle" theory, I agreed with her guess. Well yesterday was my big u/s and we were totally surprised to find we're having a boy! Even though I knew the NT scan was an early guess, I had convinced myself I was having a girl. I'm totally excited now about having a boy, but it sure was a surprise at first.

Just wanted to share so that no one paints their nurseries based on an NT scan gender guess :)

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  • BarnesoBarneso

    I've heard that when the predict it's a girl at the NT Scan, the chances of them being incorrect are a lot higher than if they predict it's a boy at the NT Scan.

     

    Glad you found out before painting! 

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  • MhildMhild

    These posts - and there have been a few of them the last few days - make me VERY happy that the tech who did mine wouldn't even take a guess at the gender. I think I would have a very hard time adjusting to the realization that I'm having opposite what I thought I'd be having!

    But super congrats on Team Blue! You must be super excited (after you got over the shock!)

     

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  • shari_rnglesonshari_rngleson member

    thanks for sharing this. (and congrats on your boy!)

    at my 13 weeks u/s tech said boy...although based on the angle of the dangle theory i have read up on on in-gender.com pictures look more like a girl.  

    do you have any photos of you nt scan that you can post?? 

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  • Jasmine1082Jasmine1082 member
    at my nt scan i asked the tech and she said they all look like girls to me at this point and didnt even try. its ok i'll just have to wait a few more weeks Smile
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  • stacieandclintstacieandclint
    My doctor would not even guess at the NT scan. He said they look pretty much the same that early. Congrats on having a boy!
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  • haloheathrhaloheathr member
    imageshari_rngleson:

    thanks for sharing this. (and congrats on your boy!)

    at my 13 weeks u/s tech said boy...although based on the angle of the dangle theory i have read up on on in-gender.com pictures look more like a girl.  

    do you have any photos of you nt scan that you can post?? 

    Sure! It's the same one from my siggy, but here it is bigger. The line just under the leg is the genitals. To me it looked close to parallel with the baby's spine so I thought it was a girl (as did the u/s tech). But not so!

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  • rohansmomrohansmom member
    congrats! boys can be fun too.
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  • shari_rnglesonshari_rngleson member
    imagehaloheathr:
    imageshari_rngleson:

    thanks for sharing this. (and congrats on your boy!)

    at my 13 weeks u/s tech said boy...although based on the angle of the dangle theory i have read up on on in-gender.com pictures look more like a girl.  

    do you have any photos of you nt scan that you can post?? 

    Sure! It's the same one from my siggy, but here it is bigger. The line just under the leg is the genitals. To me it looked close to parallel with the baby's spine so I thought it was a girl (as did the u/s tech). But not so!

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    did you ever post this on the in-gender.com forums?  and if so what were the majority of guesses.   here is my 13 week pic.  (u/s tech said boy, but all the guesses in in-gender.com were for a girl!  i guess only time will tell)

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  • haloheathrhaloheathr member
    imageshari_rngleson:
    imagehaloheathr:
    imageshari_rngleson:

    thanks for sharing this. (and congrats on your boy!)

    at my 13 weeks u/s tech said boy...although based on the angle of the dangle theory i have read up on on in-gender.com pictures look more like a girl.  

    do you have any photos of you nt scan that you can post?? 

    Sure! It's the same one from my siggy, but here it is bigger. The line just under the leg is the genitals. To me it looked close to parallel with the baby's spine so I thought it was a girl (as did the u/s tech). But not so!

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    did you ever post this on the in-gender.com forums?  and if so what were the majority of guesses.   here is my 13 week pic.  (u/s tech said boy, but all the guesses in in-gender.com were for a girl!  i guess only time will tell)

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    I never did post it there, so I'm not sure what the guesses would have been. When I look at yours my guess would be girl. The angle looks exactly parallel to the spine. But I was wrong before so I wouldn't go by that!

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  • shari_rnglesonshari_rngleson member
    imagehaloheathr:
    imageshari_rngleson:
    imagehaloheathr:
    imageshari_rngleson:

    thanks for sharing this. (and congrats on your boy!)

    at my 13 weeks u/s tech said boy...although based on the angle of the dangle theory i have read up on on in-gender.com pictures look more like a girl.  

    do you have any photos of you nt scan that you can post?? 

    Sure! It's the same one from my siggy, but here it is bigger. The line just under the leg is the genitals. To me it looked close to parallel with the baby's spine so I thought it was a girl (as did the u/s tech). But not so!

    image 

    did you ever post this on the in-gender.com forums?  and if so what were the majority of guesses.   here is my 13 week pic.  (u/s tech said boy, but all the guesses in in-gender.com were for a girl!  i guess only time will tell)

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    I never did post it there, so I'm not sure what the guesses would have been. When I look at yours my guess would be girl. The angle looks exactly parallel to the spine. But I was wrong before so I wouldn't go by that!

    you should post your 13 week pic now and see what the guesses are.  see if they are smarter than your u/s tech was! 

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  • araevgaraevg member
    My tech wouldn't even look for girl or boy bits at my NT scan!
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  • NJBride4-8-05NJBride4-8-05 member

    imagevanessaazimi:
    at my nt scan i asked the tech and she said they all look like girls to me at this point and didnt even try. its ok i'll just have to wait a few more weeks Smile

    My Perinatologist says the same thing and he has deliver the most amount of multiples in the US. My point is he has seen a lot.

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  • PSU ExportPSU Export
    My tech and i quote said, "I would focus on girl names and I'm never wrong".  So we will see.  Really trying to remain neutral on this one.  It was fun and exciting at first to have her guess, but now I'm thinking we should have waited.  We will be thrilled either way, but like you probably surprised if it is a boy! lol
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  • HoleyStoryHoleyStory

    I'm sure that was a shock :)

    I don't understand why u/s techs even try to guess the gender at NT scans. It is a known fact that the genitals are still developing usually when most of them occur.

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  • phillipsbabynumerounophillipsbabynumerouno
    I read that typically the genitals don't even start showing till the 14th week or so....so 12 weeks seems a little early. I know when I went in for my last appt. (at nearly 17 weeks) they told me that they wouldn't even do an ultrasound for gender till 20 weeks, because they want the baby to be big enough to show all its parts...I guess it can be easily mistaken before that. A little disappointed after seeing all the ladies who found out early on...but guess I'll find out in two weeks.
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