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17 week elective ultrasound

aprylottaprylott
in August 2011 Moms

We are thinking about going to get an elective ultrasound on either friday when i will be 17 wks 3 days or saturday when i will be 17 wks 4 days. Should we be able to get a pretty accurate gender determination at this point or will it change when we go for a/s on april 4.

 

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  • StefaniePaceStefaniePace
    I did an elective ultrasound and I didnt have a good experience.. I do not feel confident in the gender they said. The pictures were not clear either. BUT I know there are a ton of girls on here who have had very positive experiences. My recommendation would be to wait until April 4th. I kick myself in the ass for not being patient and wasting money. I also feel like I made the wait to my 20 week ultrasound more treacherous because I am so on the fence with the gender. I hope that helped and didnt make it worse on deciding...
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  • kjuryflkjuryfl member
    I had an elective u/s at 17 weeks and it was clear as day that it was a girl. This was also confirmed on my 20 week anatomy scan this past Tuesday. DH and I are impatient and had to know as soon as possible!
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  • brandy4nicolebrandy4nicole member

    I have an appointment for this Friday evening and I will be 17 weeks 3 days.  I talked to them about the accuracy, and they said it is very accurate.  If they can't tell you the gender, they will bring you back for free-seemed pretty low risk to me.

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  • jennypenny1014jennypenny1014 member

    I had the elective u/s with my OB's office at 16w5d, and we could tell without a doubt that we're having a little boy...it helped that he was super cooperative and practically flipped his feet over his head to show us his package. lol I dont see why you wouldnt be able to get a definitive picture...as long as the u/s tech knows what to look for, you shouldnt have a problem. We're so happy we did it... :) If anything, at least you'll get the extra chance to see your LO!  GL!

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  • atackatack member

    I thought I was 17 weeks 2 days when I went.  I was measuring 17 weeks exactly.  She thinks girl but was only 80-90% sure.  Needless to say I have to go back anyways for the anatomy scan in two weeks. 

     

    I've been reading and since she said girl it's more likely it could possibly be a boy versus if she had said boy and seen the parts I would have felt more comfortable.  

    Good Luck!

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  • melaniedelmelaniedel member
    imageatack:

    I thought I was 17 weeks 2 days when I went.  I was measuring 17 weeks exactly.  She thinks girl but was only 80-90% sure.  Needless to say I have to go back anyways for the anatomy scan in two weeks. 

     

    I've been reading and since she said girl it's more likely it could possibly be a boy versus if she had said boy and seen the parts I would have felt more comfortable.  

    Good Luck!

    I don't think this is true. A swollen labia can look like a penis and have heard many stories of this (at my OB's most recently, which scares me and can't wait to go back for my anatomy scan to confirm my baby boy). Just make sure they get a good turle shot, and not just a protusion or see the three lines/hamburger for girl.

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  • JaysonandKristinJaysonandKristin member

    The place that I chose will guarantee their sex determinations at 17 weeks.  And, they'll guarantee that they can make that determination at 17 weeks, or they'll bring you back until they can see.

    We're going this Saturday.  I'll be 17w2d at that point.  It's DH's birthday and both sets of grandparents are invited.

    Here's DS' 17 week shot.  You tell me if you think you'll be able to get an accurate shot...

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  • Ryan&Kristin062009Ryan&Kristin062009 member
    We had an U/S at 15wks with our regular doc and clear as day its a boy. So yeah i'd say 17wks is pretty safe! They'll usually do anatomy scans 18-20wks so thats pretty close anyway!
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  • lololocolololoco member
    imageatack:

    I thought I was 17 weeks 2 days when I went.  I was measuring 17 weeks exactly.  She thinks girl but was only 80-90% sure.  Needless to say I have to go back anyways for the anatomy scan in two weeks. 

     

    I've been reading and since she said girl it's more likely it could possibly be a boy versus if she had said boy and seen the parts I would have felt more comfortable.  

    Good Luck!

    I also don't think this is true. I think it's the other way around, since they all start off with what looks like boy parts, then when it's a girl, those retreat :). So it's more likely, that if you see a boy at an early elective u/s and it's actually a girl, it could be that they haven't "retreated" yet. If you see the 3 lines that indicate a girl, most likely, that is accurate.

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