To think I'm being too hopeful it's a boy lol

At my 12 week scan the sonographer explained that she would refer to the baby as 'he' regardless what she could see, as she doesn't like calling babies 'it'.

Apparently they say 'he' as default because it means there can be no confusion over whether they're referring to the baby or the mother (who is obviously 'she').

This is literally the first gender preference thread I have ever seen on Mumsnet where the OP wants a boy!

Please be happy for a healthy baby & healthy mum.

Hahah I guess I'm just being daft because I'm hoping it's a boy 😆

Don't assume its gender

They use "he" as a default. It's really quite hard to see what sex a 13 week foetus is most of the time. It doesn't mean anything.

They nearly always refer to the baby at a scan as he. Wouldn’t read anything into it.

I found out my son was a boy at 13.5 weeks. It was pretty clear even then

Became even more clear in later scans.

My fourth, I found out was a girl at 14 weeks. Again, accurate.

I would have had to have ask her why she said ‘he’

Congratulations whatever the gender😊 You'll know soon enough!

Sorry should have been more clear. It was a dating scan so no sex is told but as she used 'he' once and rest of the time 'baby' I was wondering if she had an inkling it was a boy lol

If you went for a sex scan were you not told? At 13 weeks it was surely a dating scan?

I think it was probably a slip of the tongue.