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Re: Ultrasound to determine gender

From: Justine (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 2 Apr 2001 18:26:25 -0500 (CDT)


My friend was always told during 4 u/s's that she was having a girl. The dr said while delivering "here comes your baby girl" and out popped a boy.

At Mon, 2 Apr 2001, Sarah wrote: >
>Here is what my doctor told me.... at 13 weeks you can start to see
>male/female parts if you could see the baby directly but not with
>ultrasound. We did have an ultrasound done by a perinatalogist at 13
>weeks and she showed us what she thought were the faint signs of a boy
>but she says she cannot be sure until after about 17 weeks and then only
>if the baby is in the right position. I had 3 ultrasounds with my first
>(2nd and 3rd trimester) and they could never tell because she was never
>in a good position... so she was a surprise!
>
>At Mon, 2 Apr 2001, Amy wrote:
>>
>>When is the earliest in a pregnancy when an ultrasound will reliably
>>predict gender? My OB/GYN office has a new high-resolution ultrasound
>>machine, at 9 1/2 weeks we could clearly see what was what with the baby
>>(I have seen some ultrasound pictures where I had no idea what anything
>>was). If we want an ultrasound to determine gender, we have to pay for
>>it ourselves, so I want to make sure we can have a good chance of being
>>able to tell. When, in your opinion, is the best time to get this
>>ultrasound?
>>
>>Thank you!
>>
>>--
>>Amy
>>
>--
>Sarah
>

--
Justine



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