Ruined suprise

Mumof4tobe · June 2015

My husband and I went to my anatomy scan yesterday. We clearly told the ultrasound technician lady that we were keeping the gender as a suprise for at the birth and didn't want to know... she does a brilliant job with the scan and explains everything we are looking at and near the end she says well that's definitely a boy!!! Omg my husband and I just looked at each other and she realised almost instantly what she had done and apologised but it's done now and the suprise is ruined.

My husband and I are so excited as we have 3 girls already and wanted boy but we also wanted the experience of baby being born and then being told it's a boy or girl. Very mixed emotions right now

Has this happened to anyone else??

ashleywuli · June 2015

Omg I am just so sorry for you!!! I have no experience here, but I would be so upset. However at the same time I would be thrilled that you get your boy. I hope you can work thru these emotions and be thrilled with the outcome in the long run. Good luck!

Elyse1384 · June 2015

So sorry! I would be beyond words upset as we love being Team Green. I don't have experience with that happening, but as someone who lives for that moment after birth I can totally feel your pain. Congrats on a healthy little one though!

Mumof4tobe · June 2015

Thank you, we have decided to keep it between us so the rest of our family can enjoy the suprise at the birth. Still feel like I've been robbed but beyond excited that we are going to have a son

elbou · June 2015

I had that happen when DD1 was born. I can't remember if I told her at the beginning, but towards the end, she goes "So you know it's a girl, right?" "Um...no...wasn't planning to either" She looked so mortified that I couldn't even bring myself to be angry at her, but I was soooo disappointed that my surprise had been ruined.

We did the same thing you are planning to do, and kept it to ourselves so that everyone else got to be surprised. In the end, we were happy to have our girl, and once she was in our arms, it didn't matter so much that we knew ahead of time. Now, almost 8 years later, it's become a funny story and it definitely made her a/s more memorable than either of the other kids' scans.

Congrats on your boy! I have always wanted both so I was so happy to find out I had a son last time. He's been such a joy!

kmmelhorn · June 2015

Even though a healthy baby is this best news to receive, I'm still so bummed for you. I'm sorry that happened and I completely understand how you're feeling, but I'm sure in the long run it won't matter once that baby boy is in your arms. Try not to be too upset, everybody makes mistakes and it sounds like an honest one. Chin up Momma! So happy he's healthy and you're family is being blessed with a baby boy!

Ceridwen77 · June 2015

Oh that sucks! We are team green so I couldn't imagine. But most importantly you have a healthy baby!!

helsbels222 · June 2015

Omg! That's awful! So sorry this happened to you. We're team green and I feel like everyone keeps asking over and over if we know and if we want to know. Today at the high risk doctor, she was showing me my chart and discussing blood work then she asks if I want to find out the baby's sex. When I answered she said it's a good thing I told her because she almost showed me... it was right there on the chart. I have a strange feeling some tech or doctor will let it slip. I feel like everyone wants to tell us and it's plastered all over just because we decided not to find out. When we found out with DS, we were only asked once and it was hidden and more secret. What the heck?

Look at it this way, now you can plan a little better and know what colors to go with in the nursery. You probably don't want to hear this now but congrats! Boys are so much fun

lyankowi · June 2015

Congrats on the boy! I would feel little crushed if someone let it slip what I am having. I'm glad your keeping it a secret from the rest of the family it will be your surprise and now you get to pick the perfect name

thefithuntress · June 2015

Blah. That sucks! I'm sorry. On the bright side you've got a great story to tell him when he's older.

GRATS!

Gapeach83 · June 2015

Sorry to here this. Glad you get to have a little healthy boy but that definitely sucks. I am not team green but DH isn't going to be able to make it Monday to my scan. So hopefully they will write it down so we can find out together. I hate to find out before I wanted to.

Crickettt · June 2015

I'm so sorry that happened to you guys. I've been paranoid about it happening during my AS and wondered how often it actually happens. Glad you have a healthy baby boy though!

allrightmeow · June 2015

That stinks. We found out with DD but with #2 DS we were team green. In her defense I think its so uncommon for people to be team green (we got so much shit from people for not finding out) they just kind of go into auto pilot at the scans. The techs at our office would stop talking when they looked at the business end of the baby and would make us turn our heads. And they didn't record the sex anywhere in my file to prevent slips by other employees.

Congrats on your sweet baby boy.

agerstner · June 2015

Maybe he will still be a she and it will be an even BIGGER surprise!! (Truly hope not tho haha).

That really bites but congrats on getting your dream boy

knolliepollie · June 2015

Aww that stinks, I could never wait and have so much respect for the people that are team Green. We have had the sex results for over a month and haven't opened them. But, every time we go to an appointment that's the first thing I say. Luckily we will know by our next appointment. I was always so nervous about them letting it slip.

urby87 · June 2015

I made sure to tell our tech right away and she was cool about it. I confirmed about halfway through as she was doing the other measurements that we would leave with the sex in a sealed envelope, and she was like, 'Oh, yeah. I'll turn off the monitor at the end, so you won't see anything you don't want to. We do it all the time.' I'm guessing your tech just completely forgot and felt awful about it, but that still sucks!

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