@brookepdavis Yay! Congrats! That's so exciting. I have a DD and would love a boy this time (well, who am I kidding, I would LOVE another girl too but I kind of want to experience both, you know?)
@laur84ns Thank you! I feel the same way. I love the idea of experiencing both, but I grew up with sisters, I have a girl, and I feel like I know what I’m doing there so I kind of wanted a girl. There’s a lot more unknown with a boy, but I guess I’ll just learn as I go!
love following this thread and can't wait to contribute to it in about 4 weeks! the voting tally is awesome but we should all comment in boy/girl as well so we know who is voting for what! (like @brookepdavis did!) yay!!!
I voted for girl, but it’s not 100% since the doctor was going off the 13 week ultrasound. That said, she’s pretty confident and there’s nothing in between the legs
Anyone have any long distance gender reveal ideas? We live far away from most of our family and close friends so I want to mail something fun when we find out next week.
@chocolatelemons do you go to an academic medical center or somewhere with really high-resolution u/s?
ETA: I told our oldest two the other night that we’re expecting #6, and they were pretty good with it. My oldest is convinced it’s a girl, because “that’s the pattern”. I had to remind him that um, no, that isn’t how it works, haha.
@mill1020 It’s a teaching hospital and the US machines are really high resolution. It was pretty obvious there was nothing going on between the legs. The doc told me with boys, there’s usually some angle to the “nub” by this point and with females it’s flat or only slightly angled. The closer you get to 13 weeks, the greater the chances are that there will be no surprise penis at the 18 week scan. With that said, there’s definitely a chance they could be wrong because it’s still developing. I was surprised they even told me the gender because usually they just say it’s too early. I won’t know for sure for another month or so.
Suspicions were confirmed this morning... it’s a BOY!
Me: 30 DH: 31 Married: 2012 BFP #1 Sept 2014, MMC Dec 2014 | BFP #2 May 2015, DD Jan 2016 | BFP #3 May 2017, MC July 2017 | BFP #4 Jan 2018, MC Feb 2018 | BFP #5 July 2018, fingers crossed
Sneak peak said boy for me ( I did it by the instructions to a t!) and I definitely had a little girl! Lol. Just letting y’all know, it is fun but just keep in mind it’s not always right, also, @kt2019mom there is a private ultrasound place here that does gender at 14 weeks so maybe look into something like that... best of luck ladies!
@Sparkylove omg that would be a shock! Lol! I want to do it for fun but won't be making any gendered purchases or sharing the news until my 20 week ultrasound. Good to know!
NIPT test came back girl! BUT the fetal fraction was low (6%) so wondering how accurate that is. Either way, we’re ecstatic, but holding off on any big purchases until the 20 week scan.
@jenahusky you got me all worried because my fetal fraction was at 7%, but from reading this it looks like the average fetal fraction at our gestational age is 8%, so it's probably still pretty accurate. If it were below 4% they would have probably rejected it for low fetal fraction.
"The mean gestational age on NIPT samples received
by VCGS is 11 weeks and 3 days, with an average fetal
fraction of 8% (VCGS data n=25,000). Blood collected at
earlier gestations (10-12 weeks) results in many women
having a fetal fraction measurement below 4% (Fig. 1). "
@meggyme I’m jealous. I don’t have access to my results until they give me the hard copy at my next appt. When I talked to the genetics counselor on the phone she said “based on the test it seems your having a boy.” But she didn’t sound super convinced. Either that or she knew how much I wanted a girl either way we’re waiting for us to confirm which is like the opposite of what people usually do lol
I’m not officially voting yet, because this is not confirmed, but at my NT scan this morning at (13+3) the tech said she would put a sizeable amount of money on a boy! I’m so excited!
@maggiemadeit ahahaha I'm not into pink at all I really enjoy neutral stuff. But... I knit and crochet and can't wait to knit some headbands. Also, I like to say my daughter it feels more personal than he/she all the time. We are aware it could change but for now its our baby girl.
@akiwyn So funny, I am holding off on my yarn order for the same reason! I really want to do some baby knitting but I want to know the sex first so I can decide what to knit.
@akiwyn At my 12+6 scan, both the tech and doc said girl. According to them, their guesses are 70-80 % accurate. I'm king of wishing I didn't ask, because I'm starting to now really want a girl and there's still a good chance I'm in for a surprise. So, I'd say with your scan, gender guesses would be very slightly less accurate than mine since you are a few days earlier.
Just got my prelude results and it’s a healthy baby GIRL!! I had strong gut feelings (or maybe just really wanted?) for boy, so I am VERY surprised, but still excited. Not disappointed at all, just surprised.
Healthy baby girl! We have a 3 yo boy and I am so excited to have a girl this time! And all the old wives tales played true for me. I have been much more sick this time and her heartbeat was 170 bpm at 11 weeks.
We just got our blood test back, ITS A GIRL! I am completely in shock! I didn’t even expect for them to know the gender at this visit. We have a 4 yo DS so now we will have one of each! It still doesn’t feel real. Congrats to all of you ladies! Such an exciting time!
Re: All about the SEX (It's a BOY/GIRL!)
Jack gained his wings on 09/02/2016.
Kali gained her wings on 07/28/2015.
They will be forever missed.
ETA: I told our oldest two the other night that we’re expecting #6, and they were pretty good with it. My oldest is convinced it’s a girl, because “that’s the pattern”. I had to remind him that um, no, that isn’t how it works, haha.
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Married: 2012
BFP #1 Sept 2014, MMC Dec 2014 | BFP #2 May 2015, DD Jan 2016 | BFP #3 May 2017, MC July 2017 | BFP #4 Jan 2018, MC Feb 2018 | BFP #5 July 2018, fingers crossed
DS1: 9.6.12**DS2: 12.22.14
CP1: 6/17 @4w4d
CP2: 9/17 @4w3d
CP3: 2/18 @5w
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im 13 weeks and so curious
ETA: At 16 weeks you can usually go to an ultrasound boutique, although I wouldn't trust that as much as the blood test.
"The mean gestational age on NIPT samples received by VCGS is 11 weeks and 3 days, with an average fetal fraction of 8% (VCGS data n=25,000). Blood collected at earlier gestations (10-12 weeks) results in many women having a fetal fraction measurement below 4% (Fig. 1). "
https://www.vcgs.org.au/sites/default/files/general/partum_post_v1i1.pdf
ETA: My results have a line for accuracy and one is Y Chromosome Accuracy: 99.0%-99.6%
DS1: 9.6.12**DS2: 12.22.14
CP1: 6/17 @4w4d
CP2: 9/17 @4w3d
CP3: 2/18 @5w
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For me, I’m not considering it a done deal, but I’m taking a hard look at baby boy names.
Edited becuase spelling is hard