For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Anyone else feeling like this? So did you actually do the NIPT test in a lab or was this just sneak peek? If you have ever wondered whether it's possible to be told the wrong gender around the 20-week ultrasound, now you know! We had an elective ultrasound at 16 weeks to see if they could determine the sex yet. Bubs is a little above average growth but sonographer happy. Its worth it! It just can't be done. We will forever ruthlessly tease my son when he's old enough to know we are joking that his penis was too small to be spotted by a doctor. Follow A. Pawlowski on Google+ and Twitter. 20062023 BabyCenter, LLC, a Ziff Davis company. This can actually happen at any gestational age, making a clear image pretty important if you plan to buy non-neutral gender baby goods. I went in for my ultrasound at 17 weeks and 6 days. But factors such as the position of baby, the experience of the sonographer and the quality of the machine can influence the accuracy, she noted. !, and is still a boy! How to tell if it's a girl on an ultrasound. It's a girl! Lol. Much to everyone's bewilderment, she was holding a beautiful bundle of pink when they came to visit her in the hospital. You can do sneak peek as early as 8 weeks but I waited until 10 weeks. Your healthcare provider will use a 2D, 3D or even 4D . It said boy..fast forward to yesterday I went in for my 20 week sonogram and the tech asked me if I knew what I was having..I told her boy & she said how accurate is the testing you did because it looks like a girl to me so Im kinda freaking out. My tech actually refused to tell me and it ruined my gender reveal party. So I'm thinking that the 'boy' prediction at the 20 week scan is probably most accurate. If NIPT, what company did your OB go through? I thought she was just being talkative and when she goes, "well they were wrong. Sneak peak has two options at home or lab which is sneak peak clinical. First let me say EVERYTHING IS WRONG! Dare to disagree and you'll either be instantly blown off or outright told "no". Now im second guessing the girl reveal. We were both pretty devastated. turns out it was a boy. We tested at 10 weeks NIPT and the results came back girl. I had around 10 scans with my last baby. Bubs is a little above average growth but sonographer happy. The test I did was Sneak Peek clinical. There they told us it was a girl. 20052023 BabyCenter, LLC, a Ziff Davis company. Check out our. I know the chances are slim to none. Full on shower with a truckload of pink, and they found out about two weeks before he was born that he was a boy.". ", Then again, that's also a good threat for the parents to use as leverage when the boy is a teenager: "Sneak out one more time and we'll tell your girlfriend about the time that the doctor mistook you for a girl!". From the 15 Good Reasons New Parents Should Be Terrified, all the way to the 14 Things Most Parents Forget To Do Before The Baby Arrives, you then also need to worry about old wives tales. Do you happen to have the ultrasound pic when they told you girl? . There they told us it was a girl. Even though I was told it's a girl at my 19 week anatomy scan and girl again at my 22 week ultrasound, I still get scared that it's going to be a boy. im secretly hoping for this to happen to me haha i have one of each already and had the really strong boy feeling (which i was right for the last two) but bubs is a little girl. I wouldn't even ask at 14. This 20-week scan, posted by forum user SW2, shows a boy. Ring and string said boy (twice!). We have been speaking to the baby by her name and have had girl clothes donated to us and we already want to start buying girl items from our registry. The feels are strong with this one! All rights reserved. We vlogged our 20 week ultrasound :) This is where they do a pretty in-depth anatomy scan! It can pretty much happen any time. Because of some complications she had to have another scan and was told its a boy then ;). Hi I got a NIPT test done at 12 weeks and everything came back normal & my doctor wrote down my gender and gave it to me in an envelope. Anyway she was told at 20 wk scan its a girl. We were told boy at 16 weeks and then girl at 20 we didn't mind either way but I understand the shock you are feeling every picture you had painted in your mind has now changed! Around 20 weeks pregnant, you'll most likely have the most-anticipated screening you'll get during pregnancy. Not sure if that is everywhere. There was 1 test that was contaminated with male dna and the test came back male but the baby was female. Yes I think the at home test has more false positives. Anyone had wrong gender on ultrasound? I had a NIPT done at 12 weeks and the gender came back as boy. I think that emotional and mental strain is a lot more than if we had waited to find out on the baby's delivery date.". It was like a cartoon willy and balls on the screen lol. So at 16 weeks this mistake can be and was made!!! The ultrasound that had predicted the gender months earlier was wrong very wrong. Meet other parents of November 2018 babies and share the joys and challenges as your children grow. A friend of mine was told girl at several scans . In May 2013 we went to my 20-week ultrasound. I was right! I had my ultrasound at 19 weeks 1 day..and i was told it is a boy. The sonographer said 'looks like a scrotum to me'.. Now I have heard that it is more common for a boy to be mistaken as a girl, than it is for a girl to be mistaken as a boy. It's scary because I'm going to the same hospital for check ups! But i keep having dreams my baby comes out a girl and so has my dh! Its important to remember that a number of factors come into play with regards to ultrasounds and accurately predicting the gender. It doesnt help that I have had all the old wives tales signs for a boy and none for a girl aside an HR in the 140s. Peyton, who was expecting a baby sister, is thrilled about her brother, Kyle said. I have only been told the sex with certancy once at 20 weeks. She had a late ultrasound at 8months, and they found out it was a girl. My baby girl is in the 5%, weighing 12 oz at 21 weeks and measuring a little over a week behind. Create an account or log in to participate. They held off painting the nursery, however, which turned out to be a fortunate turn of events. My son is now 7! I read the study for Sneak peak at it was 100% accurate for detecting males. Has anyone been told it was a girl, and had a boy?? Hi girls, so in total shock right now! Sources: Reddit.com, WhatToExpect.com, CircleofMoms.com, BabyCenter.com, Today.com, Momfessionals.com, RookieMoms.com. Baby kept her legs crossed the whole time! um almost 13 weeks and at my 11 week scan they were certain it looked like a boy, I received my harmony test result yesterday and lo and behold they said girl. I recently had a patient who was expecting a boy. Hi girls, thanks for sharing ur stories! I am part of the other 5%. Did you end up having boy or girl? 13/05/2020 14:39. NIPT said girl 20wk scan said BOY. But can you imagine if, in the midst of all your baby planning, you had gone so far as to embroider everything with that perfectly chosen name, only to find out that the baby is actually a "she" and not a "he"? 20062023 BabyCenter, LLC, a Ziff Davis company. We strive to provide you with a high quality community experience. Ultrasound tech who, according to the Dr. is NEVER wrong, said 'Add me to team pink!'". Interestingly, this theory proved to be correct for me, as it did for "Kari": "At my first ultrasound, I was told I was having a boy. Definitely looks like a girl doesn't look like a questionable ultrasound guess, but NIPT is supposed to be more accurate. 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NIPT test said girl but 20 week ultrasound shows boy?!!! My friend was told she was having a boy, she had a name and everything. And the tech that was wrong got all huffy when I asked if he was surehe was like 'I am a lifetime career sonography and have NEVER been wrong'. I don't have experience, but my sister was also told girl and she had a little boy! the most helpful and trustworthy pregnancy and parenting information. We were super shocked at the gender reveal. Find advice, support and good company (and some stuff just for fun). Subsequent ultrasounds from other doctors were either "not completely sure" (20-28 weeks) or "girl" (after 32 weeks). She definitely had a daughter now! Need help getting started? - BabyCenter Canada My husbands cousin was told she was having a girl at the 20 week ultrasound, painted the nursery pink, and had a name picked out. I knew I wasn't having a girl. I wasn't super nervous about the accuracy because they are more accurate with girl results . I went for the 3d just to be sure. Lost. That US does look like a girl.but the NIPT should be more accurate. Mine said boy. Note that once you confirm, this action cannot be undone. I guess the silver lining here is that they at least had a full two weeks to re-prepare and were hopefully able to either return or sell some of the pink baby clothes. I never really saw it and still can't really see it. i had my anatomy scan last week but they couldn't get all the measurements so they had me come back today. You'd think that surely, by 24 weeks, the baby's private parts would be clear enough to determine the gender and yet, the complete opposite happened to "Kristy": "We had 2 ultrasounds - 1 at 18 and 1 at 24 weeks and the tech both times said that it was a girl. Understandably, she was speechless at the turn in gender, saying, "I thought everyone was joking, I lost words and I couldn't believe it until I saw his bottom. Determine baby's sex. Hi! 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