Team Green 20 Week U/S

yella726 · May 2014

Ok, ladies, I have one for you: have any of you been worried that you'll find out the sex accidentally by looking up at the screen during the 20 week anatomy u/s? We really don't want to find out, but knowing that it will be up on the screen for all (well, DH, nurse and I) to see makes me nervous that I'll see it accidentally. They know that we don't want to know (and I'll be sure to remind them again before the u/s) but I feel like I'm going to be concentrating on looking but not looking that I'll end up seeing, haha. Kind of like being asked to "breathe normally" for the doc.

Anyone? Anyone? Bueller??

yella726 · May 2014

@MRSclarke08 Really??? I just don't understand how some people have it in them to spew out such cattiness. Eww. Glad you stood up for yourself and walked away!

yella726 · May 2014

@FamousEa Ahhh, good to know! I was so worried of accidentally seeing something. I hope the u/s tech prompts me to look away before she scans there. I may have to ask her to tell me when, though. Just to be safe!

PBJellyTime · May 2014

Yes I am worried about this! Another pregnant lady at work told me not to look at all the ultra sound pictures on here, otherwise it may be pretty obvious what we are having. DH said last night he is going to ask the ultrasound tech and keep it a secret from me. I think he's just getting anxious. I just want to know that babe is looking good and healthy!

WTH, with the lack of "gender neutral" things available right now? I've been starting to get my registry together and have been having a heck of a time! GRRR...not everyone finds out what they are having!

megaroo64 · May 2014

We are team green and just had our anatomy scan on Monday. Honestly, 90% of the time, I have NO FREAKING CLUE what I am looking at anyway. Of course, we were actually looking at the screen when they were checking all that out - but I still don't even have an educated guess and neither does my husband.

This is our second, and we did find out for the first... but even for that a/s if the tech wouldn't have told me it was a boy, I wouldn't have known. And generally speaking, they are pretty cool about keeping it a secret if that is what you want. It is not their first rodeo.

Good luck! So exciting!

yella726 · May 2014

@PBJellyTime I just want to see my little one also!! I haven't seen it since our 8 week u/s so I'm chomping at the bit!

I agree with the lack of gender neutral stuff. There's actually a bunch of stuff that I registered for that is labeled 'Boy' because it's greens and blues. I don't care. I'm putting it on there anyway!

@MRSclarke08 Good for you! It's totally not worth it!

lrobi13 · May 2014

I had my scan on Monday. We are not Team Green but the tech did ask off before she did anything if we wanted to know. Honestly, if she has not pointed and arrow to the bits no one else could have figured it out. Little Boy was bouncing all over the place it was hard for us to even make most things out without some prompting and guidance from the tech. So I think you should be a-ok staying Team Green!

Sorry @MRSclarke08 about the rude people. Just because we found out doesn't make it weird that you are not. I am glad we can all make that choice for ourseleves!

PBJellyTime · May 2014

yella726 said:

@PBJellyTime I just want to see my little one also!! I haven't seen it since our 8 week u/s so I'm chomping at the bit!

I agree with the lack of gender neutral stuff. There's actually a bunch of stuff that I registered for that is labeled 'Boy' because it's greens and blues. I don't care. I'm putting it on there anyway!

@MRSclarke08 Good for you! It's totally not worth it!

Yes, I've been doing this too, I am just a little worried that people are going to get the idea that we are having a boy and just not telling anyone...

Even the bedding though, it is such a limited selection in gender neutral colors - unless you go with some sort of obnoxious theme...I think I may just sew my own bedding....haven't quite decided yet though.

yella726 · May 2014

@PurpleHippo19 Thanks! Glad to know I'm not being silly!

JessAnnJ · May 2014

megaroo64 said:
We are team green and just had our anatomy scan on Monday. Honestly, 90% of the time, I have NO FREAKING CLUE what I am looking at anyway. Of course, we were actually looking at the screen when they were checking all that out - but I still don't even have an educated guess and neither does my husband.

This is our second, and we did find out for the first... but even for that a/s if the tech wouldn't have told me it was a boy, I wouldn't have known. And generally speaking, they are pretty cool about keeping it a secret if that is what you want. It is not their first rodeo.

Good luck! So exciting!

There is a small part of me that is worried, but this was my experience last time. We found out the sex and I didn't have a clue what I was looking at. Also, the techs do this all of the time so I can definitely see them being able to warn you when they get to that area so you can look away. My bigger concern is it somehow slipping out after. I forgot to ask if my doctors office notes it for their records in situations where the parents do not want to know.

GretchenWeiners7 · May 2014

FamousEa said:

Even though I don't want to know I want to know so bad. It makes no sense at all now that I type it out...I wish I had my husbands resolve. He is adament about not knowing and keeps saying "If you want to find out I won't stop you"

I feel the same way! I don't want to know but maaaan I want to know!! H claims that he doesn't care and will do whatever I want (although he keeps saying he thinks I would feel less stressed if I knew). Maybe we can help each other be strong haha.

yella726 · May 2014

@JessAnnJ This is true. I probably won't be able to tell at all but I feel like it's one of those situations where the more you try NOT to look, the harder you actually look. LOL.

@Nicb13 I'm strangely calm about the whole thing. I honestly don't want to know. Not sure why! Also, I'm sure it'll be that I have no idea what I'm looking at. But someone had posted an u/s photo of a boy on FB and there was absolutely NO denying that it was a boy! I think that's what started me thinking...

Justabean3 · May 2014

I think this would be hard. I sat down for all of 2 seconds today and saw boy bits. He wasn't even at that part

yella726 · May 2014

@Justabean3 That's what I'm talking about!! Did you just come from having your u/s?

Glas43 · May 2014

@MRSclarke08‌ i just had almost the exact same thing happen to me yesterday! And about us wanting to keep name choices secret! It was crazy!
But, yes, im a physical therapist and we learn how to read ultrasounds in school as part of our developmental class and im terrified that i'll see the screen and i'll know and i really do not want to know! We have ours next week. I may ask the tech to scan that area before turning the monitor on for me to see!

[Deleted User] · May 2014

We were team green and had an elective ultrasound done at 14w6d. SO started a new job and he works offshore, will not have a set schedule at first, and can be gone anywhere from 30-60 days at a time. He was gone for my NT scan and will be gone for my A/S. We went just so he could see the baby and experience what I had already. (He sometimes has trouble really realizing there's a baby in my ute.) She knew we didn't want to find out the sex and within the first minute was like, "oops he's a boy!" In her defense, he was moving all around and everything was on full display. We both looked at each other when we saw- before she even said anything.

That being said, I'm not disappointed we found out. We aren't telling anyone IRL and it's really neat to have this secret between the two of us. I also know that it's early still, so it's not 100%. I've also learned that I'll refrain from elective ultrasounds in the future. I'd just rather trust my OB's office then a boutique place, no matter what.

Edit: grammar

Sofia2529 · May 2014

With my last two anatomy scans, I just reiterated that I didn't want to know the sex until birth so when it came time to check the area, he turned the screen away.

MissMandyD · May 2014

I am very concerned about this. There is every possibility with this being ultrasound 17 for us in less than a year that we will be able to see. We are going to have a talk with the tech before we start.

Glas43 · May 2014

@PBJellyTime‌ i found some cute bedding gender neutral online. I ordered mine and got the Kids Line Willow Bedding Collection totally fits our personalities as our home is surrounded by woods!!

Justabean3 · May 2014

yella726 said:
@Justabean3 That's what I'm talking about!! Did you just come from having your u/s?

I did. I was debating finding out. At 12 weeks I went in an immediately saw his nub was up not even questionably flat. I exclaimed oh its a boy. The doctor was like yep it most likely is

Today at 18 weeks he went to just put it on my tummy and baby was head down. We got an immediate potty shot

I suggest not looking unless you know he his heart up for sure

jcsumm0 · May 2014

I think you'll be fine. We were team green last time and plan to be this time. I suggest you look away at the beginning just in case LO is flashing you when they first come on screen. From then on the tech is going to take care of you. Our dr told us if/when we needed to look away. Most of the time you aren't looking at the whole baby on screen, you are just looking at bits and pieces anyway.

We had 5 or 6 ultrasounds in 3rd tri last time (high risk issues) and I never saw a thing. Especially with the later ultrasounds they are all smushed up in there and the tech was looking at things like measuring my fluid, cord flow, baby's breathing movements ect. But at one point in one of the ultrasounds the tech did say, "oh! I know what you're having!" and I had been watching the whole time and had no clue.

PBJellyTime · May 2014

Glas43 said:

@PBJellyTime‌ i found some cute bedding gender neutral online. I ordered mine and got the Kids Line Willow Bedding Collection totally fits our personalities as our home is surrounded by woods!!

This is the EXACT bedding that my sister has for her LO!

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