All about the SEX (It's a BOY/GIRL!)

brookepdavis · August 2018

Let's see how the numbers shake out. Go ahead and vote when you find out! If you're team green, come back and vote when your baby gets here.

brookepdavis · August 2018

We got our Counsyl results today. It’s a BOY! DD was right. I was convinced it was a girl, but she kept calling him baby brother.

laur84ns · August 2018

@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?)

brookepdavis · August 2018

@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!

bdesterhouse · August 2018

Boys are awesome. Especially the ones who love to cuddle. I’m biased though, I’m a boy mom to an only child. He’s pretty awesome.

indigoheightsblog · August 2018

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!!!

chocolatelemons · August 2018

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

swanbrooner · August 2018

DH and I were surprised and excited to read “It’s a boy!” today!

meggyme · August 2018

@chocolatelemons Yay! Hopefully there won’t be a surprise penis at the next ultrasound. @swanbrooner Yay! I just did my blood draw for NIPT today.

heytherefriend · August 2018

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.

swanbrooner · August 2018

@heytherefriend There are reveal confetti poppers and silly string out there.

chocolatelemons · August 2018

@meggyme I’m good with either

so while it would definitely be surprising, I’m just hoping for a healthy baby.

mill1020 · August 2018

@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.

chocolatelemons · August 2018

@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.

valentynsi · August 2018

Found out a few days ago its a boy!!!

mamakate1616 · August 2018

Suspicions were confirmed this morning... it’s a BOY!

dtspmama · August 2018

It's another girl! We're 3/3!

flyingmombula · August 2018

Boy here. I knew it!!!

meggyme · August 2018

Just got the NIPT results. All healthy and it's another girl! Or at least results are "consistent with a female fetus".

mschanandlerbong1214 · August 2018

Just got my NIPT as well - it’s a healthy baby BOY!!

gowenc · August 2018

Just got the results - it's a girl!

Shelbyville30 · August 2018

Boy!!!! I can’t believe we are going to have two boys running around!!! Preparing for the crazy!

kt2019mom · August 2018

Does anyone know a good cheap test that actually works for telling you gender?
im 13 weeks and so curious

meggyme · August 2018

@kt2019mom depends on your definition of cheap, but I had a friend have good results with Sneak Peek.

ETA: At 16 weeks you can usually go to an ultrasound boutique, although I wouldn't trust that as much as the blood test.

lindseyb918 · August 2018

@kt2019mom I'm getting Sneak Peek off Amazon! It's $80. I have a gift card from work.

Sparkylove · August 2018

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!

lindseyb918 · August 2018

@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!

jenahhusky · August 2018

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.

meggyme · August 2018

@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). "

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%

mschanandlerbong1214 · August 2018

@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

beachmama2019 · August 2018

We found out this week that it's a boy! So excited to have my gut feeling confirmed, and my DH has been finding every excuse to say "our son".

maggiemadeit · August 2018

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!

akiwyn · September 2018

How accurate is it if at my nt scan at 12+3 the tech told me it was most likely a girl ??

maggiemadeit · September 2018

@akiwyn I wouldn’t buy any pink stuff just yet, but she’s probably right. I read that 12-13 weeks is when boys and girls start to look different.

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

akiwyn · September 2018

@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.

maggiemadeit · September 2018

@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.

chocolatelemons · September 2018

@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.

shinyobjects · September 2018

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.

kschyala · September 2018

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.

cdub4292 · September 2018

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!