So we just had a follow-up u/s where we were able to do a 3D picture. Immediately my husband and I saw that the baby's face looked just like his when he was a baby and when we showed his parents, they said the exact same thing. The thing is, we're having a girl - so being the hormonal, emotional 3rd trimester person that I am, I started to worry that she's going to look like a boy. How mean is that?? I feel like the worst mom-to-be ever for even being worried about that. I love and adore her and will think the world of her, so why am I heading towards Vanity Street on this?? Did anyone else run into a similar situation?
Re: Mean Mom Ultrasound
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My DD is an absolute clone of my husband and she doesn't look like a boy. Because she's a girl.
This. Calm down.
I've always looked just like my dad, to this day even. I went to boarding school so most of my parents had never met my parents until they showed up for parent-teach conferences. Well, aparrently my parents would sit down for their meetings and my teachers would all look up and immediately know who's parents they were once they saw my dad. One of my teachers even called it the most shocking parent/child similarity she'd ever seen.
However, I do not see myself as looking masculine at all and my dad isn't feminine looking. We just have the same eye color/shap, nose, etc. Our jaw lines are similar but his is more broad than mine.
So, yeah, don't worry about it! Even if your daughter always looks like your husband that doesn't mean she won't look feminine!
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I thought my son looked like King Tut at the 20 week ultrasound.
And I thought my daughter looked like Spock when I saw an ultrasound close to 18 weeks.
They do look a lot different when they come out. And that first year, they really develop and grow a lot.
Oh my gosh, I laughed out loud!! King Tut!!!
Op, don't worry. I look like my dad and you can see from my avatar that I'm not manly looking. At least I don't think so.
Seems to me that lots of kids look like the parent of opposing gender. I looked just like my dad (and his twin sister) when I was born. As I got older, I am a 50/50 split between my parents, but have never once been accused of looking masculine.
Don't worry about it too much, little mother; the baby will look like a baby first and foremost, and then as she gets older, her features will be more feminine than masculine. How wonderful you got a great look at the baby's face!!! Our 3d was awesome, but the baby spent lots of time covering his/her face with his/her hands. Ah well!
Be well!!!
Same here. You wouldn't even begin to think my mother and I were related. I look exactly like my father.