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Potty shot 17 weeks

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OneLittleManOneInOven · 14/05/2015 20:31

Hi does anybody know what they are looking for on a potty shot and care to take a guess, think I need reassurance before I buy anything :)

Potty shot 17 weeks
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Thanksforthat · 14/05/2015 21:36

What's a potty shot? I'm presuming it's not a selfie taken while on the loo

MadameJulienBaptiste · 14/05/2015 21:38

I have absolutely no idea what that pic is supposed to be.

thelastflame · 14/05/2015 21:39

Girl! Definitely!!1

Focusfocus · 14/05/2015 21:48

Absolutely girl. Will change my name if not. The same shot of ours has a big thing where yours is flat. Congrats!!

Racheyg · 14/05/2015 21:48

I'm guessing a potty shot is up through the legs?!?! If so I think a girl. I had a similar position of scan and I could Defo see a willy.

onedogatoddlerandababy · 14/05/2015 21:49

Yup girl!

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OneLittleManOneInOven · 15/05/2015 08:13

Thank you very much ;)

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Choccyhobnob · 15/05/2015 09:49

Defo a girl!!

NorahM · 15/05/2015 09:54

It's a sandwich (3 lines), therefore, it's a girl. Grin

Number3cometome · 15/05/2015 10:55

Girl - but didn't they tell you this already when they gave you the scan?

FernGullysWoollyPully · 15/05/2015 10:57

Its a girl!

elQuintoConyo · 15/05/2015 11:11

Crocodile? Can't see a fucking thing! Can't you buy green and yellow until you have the 20wk scan?

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OneLittleManOneInOven · 15/05/2015 11:42

Have bought lots of whites and creams, going to keep it neutral as can't be 100% until the birth, bought a couple of pink sleepers! Yes Number they did, I just keep hearing these stories of ladies who have been told one sex and given birth to another. :)

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OneLittleManOneInOven · 15/05/2015 11:44

El Quinto that is hilarious, I can actually see what you mean by crocodile Grin Google Potty shot scans. It's bacially a shot of the back of the baby's thighs, bottom and genital area

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Grantaire · 15/05/2015 11:47

'Potty shot' is an American term for a scan image of a baby's genital area.

See also 'potty mouth'.

Koalafications · 15/05/2015 11:49

Honestly, I have no idea.

How the hell can anyone tell? Confused

Grantaire · 15/05/2015 11:53

Koala, it's quite easy to see in the op's pic but only if you know what you're looking for (and why would most people tbh?). That picture is a direct shot of in between the baby's legs. On the left of the picture the two big areas which somebody says look like a crocodile's mouth are the backs of the baby's legs/thighs. The rounded bit on the right hand side is the baby's bottom. The whole genital area is on display. The three white lines are characteristic of a girl's genitals. With a boy you can see the scrotum and penis instead.

Grantaire · 15/05/2015 11:55

What a boy "potty shot" looks like for comparison.

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OneLittleManOneInOven · 15/05/2015 11:55

Blimey, there's no mistaking that's a little chap! Blush

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Koalafications · 15/05/2015 11:56

Thanks, Grantaire I can only see two white lines. I would have thought they were bones!

Grantaire · 15/05/2015 11:57

When I had my scan with DS not only could you see very easily that he was a boy, you could see his bladder emptying, the fluid moving through the penis and little bubbles going into the amniotic fluid.

Modern scans are amazing.

Koalafications · 15/05/2015 11:58

I haven't seen anything like that on my scans Grantaire that sounds amazing.

Racheyg · 15/05/2015 12:18

Forgot to add that I'm having a boy. Congratulations are you going to find out for sure? Xx

Racheyg · 15/05/2015 12:20

Grantire.......that's how my sons looked. It was pretty amazing to see

Grantaire · 15/05/2015 13:27

Our hospital had just had brand new machines when I was pregnant with DS. They were 24hrs old when I had my 20 week scan and compared to his big sister's scans a couple of years beforehand, it was incredible.