In your opinion

4EvrYng · March 2011

Is 16 weeks too early for an elective u/s for gender determination?

CHI-06 · March 2011

No...they should be able to tell by then as long as they can get a good look

aggielauren · March 2011

Places will do it that early and some people get their gender determination that early. The only reason that we aren't doing it is because my friend did an elective ultrasound at 16 weeks for gender and was told that, 100%, she was having a boy. At her 20 week ultrasound, the doctor said she was, 100%, having a girl. She had a girl.

For four weeks she had planned on a boy, gotten some things made for him, etc. and then it ended up being a girl. I know that she should've just waited, but the ultrasound tech was absolutely sure it was a boy. It turned out the umbilical cord was in between the baby's legs and that's what the tech saw.

ablane05 · March 2011

I had mine at 18 weeks for DD #2, and that's as early as they would go!

bug81 · March 2011

I would not trust it was right at 16 weeks.

4EvrYng · March 2011

I planned on doing and elective one today. Ill pay out of my pocket my anatomy scan probably wont be for another few weeks. I have a dr appointment next week but I don't think they will try to determine at that time, ill be 17 weeks then.

Baileysmommy2007 · March 2011

I wouldnt want one done at 16 weeks as they are more accurate just to wait another 2-4 weeks.

kim1989 · March 2011

from everything I?ve read so far although you can get told the gender at that stage it?s better to wait a little longer to get a more accurate view of it. I?m really impatcient and want to know asap but I don?t want to go for an unecessary scan when I can wait a little longer and know for definate what i?m having