Anyone feel the need to double check gender??

rapckaschmeisl · February 2011

anyone double checked the gender with a store bought test? They told us girl at our ultrasound, although it didnt seem like they got a super clear shot down there...i'm wondering if i should double check.

JaysonandKristin · February 2011

Store bought test? Like Intelligender?

There's nothing in your urine that indicates boy/girl. I can understand getting an early peek at the angle of the dangle and not being convinced, but I'd follow that up with another u/s.

And, the last pregnancy I had a 17 week u/s and there was NO MISTAKING the penis and scrotum. So, no, I didn't feel compelled to double check.

If they tell me girl this time, I'll probably feel compelled to check at every appt. because DH's side of the family, "just doesn't make girls!"

Habrsk87 · February 2011

Um those expensive ones you can buy at walgreens? lol...I guess if you want. I wouldn't waste my money on those though.I would go get an elective ultrasound or something.

SarahPLiz · February 2011

I'm pretty sure the store bought pee tests are WAY less accurate than an ultrasound. You could go have another elective u/s if you really want to confirm.

wkfouts · February 2011

I am not going to double check because he made it quite obvious at both of our ultrasounds that he's a boy! Haha. But I wouldn't trust an "at home test." My OB told me never to trust those for gender. Plus, I did a couple of those before we found out and every single one told me girl... We're 110% having a boy.

rapckaschmeisl · February 2011

yeah i was referring to the intelligender type test. I figured they were pretty inaccurate...i just have moments of panic that it will turn out to be a boy and we'll have to buy some new stuff. We'll see...maybe we'll decide to do an ellective ultrasound. I"m almost hoping they need a reason to do one more ultrasound at some point and then i can double check, hehe!

1momma · February 2011

rapckaschmeisl:
yeah i was referring to the intelligender type test. I figured they were pretty inaccurate...i just have moments of panic that it will turn out to be a boy and we'll have to buy some new stuff. We'll see...maybe we'll decide to do an ellective ultrasound. I"m almost hoping they need a reason to do one more ultrasound at some point and then i can double check, hehe!

Did you really just say you want a reason to have a U/S done, really. You want to possibly have your baby have complications for a U/S. Go get an elective if you want to double check.

LJR 84 · February 2011

I wouldn't waste your money on one of those tests...they're about 50% accurate.

I was the same way when we were told girl with DD. At my growth u/s around 36 weeks I asked the tech to double check. She said not to worry- they only tell the sex if they're POSITIVE they know what it is.

Now, of course there are going to be situations where they're wrong...but I think this day in age it's extremely rare.

miller4285 · February 2011

rapckaschmeisl:
yeah i was referring to the intelligender type test. I figured they were pretty inaccurate...i just have moments of panic that it will turn out to be a boy and we'll have to buy some new stuff. We'll see...maybe we'll decide to do an ellective ultrasound. I"m almost hoping they need a reason to do one more ultrasound at some point and then i can double check, hehe!

"pretty inaccurate" is not the word for it. They have NO accuracy because there is NOTHING (nada, zip, zero, zilch) in your urine that has anything in it that can tell the gender.

The tests were a clever way to have someone waste their money. It's the same as using a magic 8 ball to find the gender....or flipping a coin (which is free....except for the coin)

duhdaisy86 · February 2011

well did you see a penis?????

I would go by a Techs opinion rather than a $30 test....

JaqiDec04 · February 2011

I will be double checking with an elective 3D/4D ultrasound this week, because baby has been hiding since they guessed girl at my 16 week u/s. However, it wasn't the best shot. And we would like to be a little more certain, our son won't come home to a girly room. :-)

But there is no store bought test that can tell you.

JaqiDec04 · February 2011

rapckaschmeisl:
yeah i was referring to the intelligender type test. I figured they were pretty inaccurate...i just have moments of panic that it will turn out to be a boy and we'll have to buy some new stuff. We'll see...maybe we'll decide to do an ellective ultrasound. I"m almost hoping they need a reason to do one more ultrasound at some point and then i can double check, hehe!

Have you asked about your U/S schedule? I get one at 36 weeks to check to see if the baby is breach, etc.

And sometimes your doctor will do them for a small fee, like $60-100.

rapckaschmeisl · February 2011

i don't WANT complications...i'll just go get en elective if i can't take the wait!

rapckaschmeisl · February 2011

I'm gonna talk to my doctor about it at my appointment this week!

Stellasmom · February 2011

I'll be rechecking at a 3D place a few weeks after my anatomy scan. They told us girl at my previous anatomy scan and we found out three days before Ds was born that he was a boy. I don't want to repeat that roller coaster ride!

Mrs.Leah.Maria · February 2011

SarahPLiz:
I'm pretty sure the store bought pee tests are WAY less accurate than an ultrasound. You could go have another elective u/s if you really want to confirm.

This.

Dani0701 · February 2011

I absolutely HAD to! I didn't trust the sono technician when she told us. She said it's a boy and turned the monitor off right away. i didn't get to see anything. Luckily, my best friend is going to school to be a sono technician, so she rescanned me. It was correct, but I couldn't stop thinking she was wrong!

1momma · February 2011

Dani0701:
I absolutely HAD to! I didn't trust the sono technician when she told us. She said it's a boy and turned the monitor off right away. i didn't get to see anything. Luckily, my best friend is going to school to be a sono technician, so she rescanned me. It was correct, but I couldn't stop thinking she was wrong!

so your friend who hasnt made it out of school yet, has a better idea of what to look for?

cburitz · February 2011

rapckaschmeisl:
yeah i was referring to the intelligender type test. I figured they were pretty inaccurate...i just have moments of panic that it will turn out to be a boy and we'll have to buy some new stuff. We'll see...maybe we'll decide to do an ellective ultrasound. I"m almost hoping they need a reason to do one more ultrasound at some point and then i can double check, hehe!

I sure hope that sentence came out wrong.

llcoolay · March 2011

You honestly think an at home test can tell you the sex of your baby?? You serious???

Tomkat8403 · March 2011

Good Lord. What has happened to the bump?

The intelligender tests are just a fun gimmick. They are not "innacurate" so much as they are just a bunch of false advertising. There is absolutely, 100 percent nothing in your urine that can tell you the sex of the baby. The only thing your urine can tell you is whether or not human growth hormone is present which simply means you HAVE a baby inside of you.

Aside from that, if they told you girl and your worried they missed a penis, I can understand, although it's highly unlikely that the tech was wrong. But it HAS been known to happen on occasion.

However, if you saw a penis, I wouldn't worry too much about getting a second opinion. There is no mistaking a penis between the legs.

TommysGirl56 · March 2011

Tomkat8403:

Good Lord. What has happened to the bump?

The intelligender tests are just a fun gimmick. They are not "innacurate" so much as they are just a bunch of false advertising. There is absolutely, 100 percent nothing in your urine that can tell you the sex of the baby. The only thing your urine can tell you is whether or not human growth hormone is present which simply means you HAVE a baby inside of you.

Aside from that, if they told you girl and your worried they missed a penis, I can understand, although it's highly unlikely that the tech was wrong. But it HAS been known to happen on occasion.

However, if you saw a penis, I wouldn't worry too much about getting a second opinion. There is no mistaking a penis between the legs.

Same holds true when assessing the gender of a prostitute Stick out tongue

Tomkat8403 · March 2011

TommysGirl56:
Tomkat8403:

Good Lord. What has happened to the bump?

The intelligender tests are just a fun gimmick. They are not "innacurate" so much as they are just a bunch of false advertising. There is absolutely, 100 percent nothing in your urine that can tell you the sex of the baby. The only thing your urine can tell you is whether or not human growth hormone is present which simply means you HAVE a baby inside of you.

Aside from that, if they told you girl and your worried they missed a penis, I can understand, although it's highly unlikely that the tech was wrong. But it HAS been known to happen on occasion.

However, if you saw a penis, I wouldn't worry too much about getting a second opinion. There is no mistaking a penis between the legs.

Same holds true when assessing the gender of a prostitute

OMG. I heart you TG. Lol.

TommysGirl56 · March 2011

Tomkat8403:
TommysGirl56:
Tomkat8403:

Good Lord. What has happened to the bump?

The intelligender tests are just a fun gimmick. They are not "innacurate" so much as they are just a bunch of false advertising. There is absolutely, 100 percent nothing in your urine that can tell you the sex of the baby. The only thing your urine can tell you is whether or not human growth hormone is present which simply means you HAVE a baby inside of you.

Aside from that, if they told you girl and your worried they missed a penis, I can understand, although it's highly unlikely that the tech was wrong. But it HAS been known to happen on occasion.

However, if you saw a penis, I wouldn't worry too much about getting a second opinion. There is no mistaking a penis between the legs.

Same holds true when assessing the gender of a prostitute

OMG. I heart you TG. Lol.

I heart you too!

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