Can you find out sex of baby before 16 weeks?

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Is 16 weeks the earliest you can find out sex of baby?

You can get a blood test from seven weeks apparently. I’m not sure how this is ethical though.

I paid for a blood test at 10 weeks, though it's offered from 8 weeks.

You can opt for an NIPT test (you'll get a scan aswell).

@Moancup

You can get a blood test from seven weeks apparently. I’m not sure how this is ethical though.

How is it any less ethical than finding out the sex of the baby any other way?

Nipt test can be done from 10 weeks. Prices usually start at around £300.

Don't understand why it would be unethical. We found out then.

This is a completely non judgemental question but I'm interested in knowing why people who have found out the sex pre the 20 week scan chose to do that? I'm asking as it is obviously an additional cost when you can find out for free later on. I'm going to find out the sex at the 20 week scan so this isn't because I'm anti knowing or anything, just genuinely interested

@HalfTermHalfTerm I think it's potentially less ethical to find out at that stage of pregnancy in case it influences any decisions that may be made based on sex

@GrowBabyGrow

This is a completely non judgemental question but I'm interested in knowing why people who have found out the sex pre the 20 week scan chose to do that? I'm asking as it is obviously an additional cost when you can find out for free later on. I'm going to find out the sex at the 20 week scan so this isn't because I'm anti knowing or anything, just genuinely interested

I had a mmc before my daughter and I hated that I never knew the sex of that baby. I wanted to know my now daughter's, regardless of the outcome.

It cost me £129, I had it on the Monday evening, it was posted to California and I got the results at 1am on Thursday morning.

@GrowBabyGrow

This is a completely non judgemental question but I'm interested in knowing why people who have found out the sex pre the 20 week scan chose to do that? I'm asking as it is obviously an additional cost when you can find out for free later on. I'm going to find out the sex at the 20 week scan so this isn't because I'm anti knowing or anything, just genuinely interested

Some hospitals do not disclose the sex of baby at any scans. Some areas you have to pay to go private

Our NHS trust has a policy not to tell you the sex.

@GrowBabyGrow

This is a completely non judgemental question but I'm interested in knowing why people who have found out the sex pre the 20 week scan chose to do that? I'm asking as it is obviously an additional cost when you can find out for free later on. I'm going to find out the sex at the 20 week scan so this isn't because I'm anti knowing or anything, just genuinely interested

We had a private scan at 16 weeks and found out the gender, but the scan was because I have severe anxiety and I was having a bad week and wanted to know baby was ok, plus it coincided with my wife's birthday so it was a treat to go and see them. I wouldn't have paid for a scan or blood test specifically to find out the gender as it wasn't that important but it's helped me feel more confident.

All the clinics round here offer scan of sex at 15 weeks

@GrowBabyGrow

This is a completely non judgemental question but I'm interested in knowing why people who have found out the sex pre the 20 week scan chose to do that? I'm asking as it is obviously an additional cost when you can find out for free later on. I'm going to find out the sex at the 20 week scan so this isn't because I'm anti knowing or anything, just genuinely interested

Because people can’t wait that long to find out.....my DD found out at 15 weeks with both her DDs.... she was itching to know....she couldn’t wait until 20 weeks

I had the harmony test so had the option to find out the sex from 10 weeks

Thank you all, I didn't know some hospitals don't tell you the sex - I'd better check if mine does!

My DN in Australia found out at 11 weeks with all hers.....they offer a blood test there which also includes finding out about chromosome disorders I think

@Frederica852

I had the harmony test so had the option to find out the sex from 10 weeks

That’s the one😁.... I couldn’t remember the name

I had a Harmony NIPT with my first, I was anxious about something being wrong with the baby. I primarily had the test to check for chromosomal abnormalities but it was nice to know the sex too.

Sometimes you can’t tell from the scan, NIPT is more accurate.

@GrowBabyGrow

This is a completely non judgemental question but I'm interested in knowing why people who have found out the sex pre the 20 week scan chose to do that? I'm asking as it is obviously an additional cost when you can find out for free later on. I'm going to find out the sex at the 20 week scan so this isn't because I'm anti knowing or anything, just genuinely interested

We did because we wanted a private scan between the two NHS scans to check everything was okay (first pregnancy and we were both keen to check in on the baby!) and the one we picked was a wellbeing scan with the option to find out the gender, and we knew we wanted to know gender in any case so we went for it at 16-17 weeks.

why people who have found out the sex pre the 20 week scan chose to do that?

My DS and his partner found out at 8 weeks though the NIPT test. She had it as an extra screening test because she is 42 and diabetic . So we all knew it was not only healthy, but also that is is a little girl.

@growbabygrow For us we did the nipt test anyway as it was a suprise baby when we had been going through ivf due to my husbands very poor sperm quality from cancer. We wanted something more accurate than the NHS tests so was included.

I debated finding out the sex at all but originally it was twins and we found out we lost the second one at the nipt appt. I hated thst I knew nothing about the lost baby and it was just an it so I wanted to be able to humanise it

We had the harmony test and you can check a box to have them tell you the sex with that. blood test, so accurate.

@GrowBabyGrow

This is a completely non judgemental question but I'm interested in knowing why people who have found out the sex pre the 20 week scan chose to do that? I'm asking as it is obviously an additional cost when you can find out for free later on. I'm going to find out the sex at the 20 week scan so this isn't because I'm anti knowing or anything, just genuinely interested

The scan is not to find out the sex of baby so it's not always looked for or discussed. In some trusts it's policy not to. To protect the individual sonographer and the trust from potential lawsuits if they give the wrong sex, it's very uncommon but not unknown. Most songogs however will give a quick scan over the area and it's often quite obvious what the sex is.

@HalfTermHalfTerm there are ethical concerns as people may choose to abort female foetuses.

In some countries this is a bigger issue than others. In India the birth rate of boys is higher than girls and its estimated that there are 46 million missing women and girls due to abortion of female foetuses (often forced abortion) and preferential treatment being given to male children.

www.theguardian.com/global-development/2021/dec/27/families-want-a-son-at-any-cost-the-women-forced-to-abort-female-foetuses-in-india

@Nookable I understand that in certain countries or cultures there may be an issue with baby girls being aborted, what I specifically meant was that I don’t see how finding out from a blood test very early on is any less ethical than finding out from a scan at 16 weeks.