Boy or girl ? are they right?

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Hannah041006 · 04/06/2006 17:05

Up to our 20 week scan we were convinced we were having a girl beacuse the heart rate had been 155+ and our midwife had made comment - sounds like a girl. Everyone said 'oh you look like your carying a girl' even to the point my dad told a shop assistant he was buying clothes for his grandaughter! At our 20 week scan we had a student synographer and they wouldn't tell us what we were having (hospital policy). We had to go for another scan at 22 weeks to get final measurements and had a different synographer (not a trainee). I asked her if she could hint what we were having and she let us have a look and my husband exclaimed its a boy! The synographer outlined something on the screen (i couldn't see clearly) and continued to say 'he' for the rest of the scan. Has anyone been told they were having a boy and its been wrong? I want to be confident that i am thinking of our baby in the correct way!!!

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Lmccrean · 04/06/2006 17:09

Friends and family all guessed I was having a boy cause of shape etc but I did a reserach thing in the hospital where and got a hour long video - 3 sessions of 20 mins, of the baby, and saw it was def a girl. Didnt tell anyone though. I would believe the scan before old wives tales and hopefully the baby will be lying in a better position in your next scan!

rosebea · 04/06/2006 17:09

We were told that DD2 was a boy, we didn't buy anything blue but we had a real shock when there was nothing between her legs! The best thing is to try not to think about it at all. It'll be a lovely surprise either way.

MamaG · 04/06/2006 17:11

I was told the sex by the hospital with both mine and it turned out to be right both times. I wouldn't believe old wives tales at ALL though.

mears · 04/06/2006 17:16

Sex on scan isn't 100% accurate. I have seen the 'wrong' sex baby be delivered after scan report. Definitely do not believe old wives tales either. The heart rate one is very variable IME

MamaG · 04/06/2006 17:19

At hospital, they said to me that they were 95% certain, but they have been known to be wrong!

I wouldn't take it as read that you are carrying a boy :)

Tiny1 · 08/06/2006 14:40

We had scan yesterday and told it is a boy which I still can't believe as my pregnancy has been so like DD1 - very sick etc whereas with DS felt great. Can they really be wrong?! I thought it was far more likely to get it wrong with a girl, especially if the willy is hiding. Maybe we will be surprised at the end!

apronstrings · 08/06/2006 15:07

I have 2 of each - and only found out last time. No. 4 was a girl and at the scan they showed us anatomy and said there was no doubt at all it was a girl. i was slightly nervous - but did buy pink - and they were right. I was really posting to tell you though that my 1st and 3rd pregnancies were very similar - 1 girl, 1boy, as were my 2nd and 4th - 1 girl one boy. with no 3 - a boy everyone told me it was shaped like a girl etc. I wouldn't necessarily take similar pregnancies as an indicator

yorkshirelass79 · 08/06/2006 15:14

I was strapped up to monitors during early stages of labour with DD and 4 different MWs said I was having a boy because of the low heart rate. They were quite surprise when she came out a girl!

apronstrings · 08/06/2006 15:17

we read some research on the heartrate thing and it is supposedly very unreliable

dewmeadow · 08/06/2006 15:18

in mt last pregnancy, the heartrate was skipping along at a fair rate and he was a boy.

Cadmum · 08/06/2006 19:43

My SIL was told that she was expecting a boy so they refered to the bump as Samuel but when their fourth daughter was born they found a more suitable name...

Sometimes things are not as they appear! I am sure that you will fall in love with your baby regardless of gender. Congratulations and enjoy the next 18 or so weeks.

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