Has anyone done a 3-D ultrasound to determine the sex?

briansbride620 · February 2012

Hello All!

So my doc has scheduled our anatomy/gender determination appointment at week 20... on April 3rd. My husband and I have been researching 3-d/4-d ultrasound locations and we have found quite a few that can do gender determination at 16 weeks... has anyone done this (or known anyone) ... and how accurate would an ultrasound be at 16 weeks??

Any advice/opinions/experiences are greatly appreciated!

AngelGirl37351 · February 2012

Those u/s are about 125.00 here which isn't that bad. Having that said. I would wait till about 24 weeks to do one because the baby looks like a little skeleton. I had mine done at 24 weeks and we wished that we would have waited another week or so at that point. As far as gender determination its about the same as a reg u/s the accuracy is better the longer you wait

JulesDiane · February 2012

It doesn't need to be 3d/4d for them to make a gender determination. The 3d/4d is just a bonus. Although, they don't always do those at 16 weeks. With DD we went to one of these places because my a/s appointment wasn't until after Christmas, and I just had to know so I could share with my family. I believe they are pretty reliable. I am hoping to do this again with this baby at 16 weeks because it will be just before we are visiting family for Easter, and I would love to be able to tell them in person. I hope the baby cooperates!

JulesDiane · February 2012

LoisLane23:
16 weeks is still early to determine sex. Why pay money to find out something for free in a month? Plus, if they can't determine the sex, you are out that money. Wait until your baby is cooked more to do a 3d, at this point they just look like aliens. They are not cute yet.

Because I can?

Plus, if they can't determine the sex at that time, almost all places allow you to come back for free and try again. And that is why they don't usually do 3d/4d s at that time.. they just do the regular ultrasound to see the gender.

briansbride620 · February 2012

The package we found includes two 3-d ultrasounds.. six weeks apart:) SO we would have our first one at 16 weeks (where yes - we want to know the gender) and then another at 22 weeks... we are still thinking about it ... but the deal was pretty great $70 for each one! It includes a DVD with all the pictures and a 20 - 25 minute ultrasound for each session... I heard that the 3-D ones are much more clear which is why they say they can determine the gender at that time...

My u/s tech at 12 weeks said that with 85% of her patients she can see the sex at 12 weeks ..but our baby was in a very strange position and she could barely get the NT measurements let alone a peek at the gender parts! ... We are still deciding but appreciate the the help!

jen-and-ryon · February 2012

With my last pregnancy I was 16 weeks and a few days when I found out we were having a boy. It was correct.

mrs.kapow · February 2012

briansbride620:
The package we found includes two 3-d ultrasounds.. six weeks apart:) SO we would have our first one at 16 weeks (where yes - we want to know the gender) and then another at 22 weeks... we are still thinking about it ... but the deal was pretty great $70 for each one! It includes a DVD with all the pictures and a 20 - 25 minute ultrasound for each session... I heard that the 3-D ones are much more clear which is why they say they can determine the gender at that time...

We did this -- the first around 18 wks, though, to be sure.

sarahice · February 2012

Lurker Here--We did one at 16 weeks and they were able to tell us we were having a girl. We got some great pictures and a video and it was worth every penny to us.

Ragdolls · February 2012

With our last, we bought a very reasonable package that included a sex determination at 16w (a boy, clear as day) and a longer 3D/4D at around 29 weeks. Great experience and there was no denying there was a boy in there!!

ETA: And as PP mentioned their policy was that you could come back later if 16w was too early to determine the sex. Think that's pretty standard.

Smcauley7 · February 2012

My sister had a 3D at 20 weeks and I went with her and the baby did not look like a skeleton he was so precious and it was amazing!!!!!

Myreppboys · February 2012

We got a gift certificate for just this with my last pregnancy, it was at 16 weeks and clear as day they could tell what we were having. Before we went in she did tell us that if she couldnt tell today she would continue to bring us back each week until we could tell with NO extra cost. I enjoyed it, it was kind of fun BUT at my NT scan at 13 weeks that tech knew exactly what I was having and was right!! So I think its the machine they are using and how good the tech thats using it in my opinion.

shannond354 · February 2012

We had our a/s with our son at 18 weeks and although he looks alienesque it's not too bad. The third tri ultrasounds are great since they have some fat to fill them out.

judahsmommy1 · February 2012

If you can afford it I say more power to you! I honestly think pictures at nearly every stage are adorable so I think 16 weeks is plenty far enough along. I have a friend who recently did a 3D scan just to see the gender. Like I said, if you can afford it and you want to then go for it. If other people don't want to, they don't need to. It's all about your own preference (and finances!)

tlew12778 · February 2012

Sex can be determined with 90% accuracy at 11w. With DD I had my NT scan done at 11w5d and it was clear she was a girl. But that said, it was a peri doing the scan not a tech. He didn't even go 3/4D during that session.

Cranang · February 2012

Actually, it's not just a skeleton at 16 weeks. Our 4D scan was awesome at 16 weeks and it was NOT too early to determine the sex. It may be for some, but little biscuit cooperated with us just fine.

Here is our pic: (I may be biased but I think she looks really cute here)

briansbride620 · February 2012

THANK YOU FOR SHARING THIS!!!! I think we are going to move forward with the 3d ultrasound at 16 weeks!! Will come back on here and post pics (and hopefully the gender) Thanks again:)

Cranang · February 2012

No problem! I hate people on here slighting other people's wishes. The 16w u/s was one of the best days of my pregnancy. I'd had a loss with my other daughter (see sig) and it was a long haul between the 11w NT scan and the 20w anatomy scan. It brought me some peace and comfort to see her flipping around in there and seeing her sweet little face. And I don't think she looks like an alien or "isn't cute." She looks like a 16 week old fetus, that has a beautiful little face and arms and legs. Yes, our 31w elective u/s showed more detail, and she looked more like she did when she was born, but I get really sick of women making it sound stupid to have this done.

Good luck and I look forward to seeing your pics!

Cranang · February 2012

LoisLane23:
Cranang:

No problem! I hate people on here slighting other people's wishes. The 16w u/s was one of the best days of my pregnancy. I'd had a loss with my other daughter (see sig) and it was a long haul between the 11w NT scan and the 20w anatomy scan. It brought me some peace and comfort to see her flipping around in there and seeing her sweet little face. And I don't think she looks like an alien or "isn't cute." She looks like a 16 week old fetus, that has a beautiful little face and arms and legs. Yes, our 31w elective u/s showed more detail, and she looked more like she did when she was born, but I get really sick of women making it sound stupid to have this done.

Good luck and I look forward to seeing your pics!

I think it is stupid to have it done, so there ya go.

And I think you're a B*TCH, so there YOU go!

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