Does this look like a Boy to you?

[franc1s]

At our 20 week scan we decided to find out the sex of our baby - we were told we were having a little boy. This is our first and my biggest relief was that the scan went well and baby appeared to be healthy, but I was also over the moon to be having a little boy! Since then I've seen and heard lots of stories about the sonographer getting it wrong, and whilst I knew that was always a risk and the most important thing is having a healthy baby, I feel like the more I feel bonded to my little man, the more disappointed I will be if they did get the sex wrong. Of course ultimately if the baby is a girl I will still adore her and love her exactly the same, it's just that I've built up a picture in my head. I don't have any potty shots but this scan photo is from 20 weeks (2 images, 1 is flipped) - please tell me that what I'm seeing between his legs is what I think it is, or could it be something else? 😂

You can’t tell from those pictures! You need a shot that shows between the legs.

In my experience, the 20 week scan is pretty accurate. At that point the genitals aren't that mistakable - the risk is more with early scans as female 'parts' can be swollen and therefore can look like a boy.

My BIL asked to find out at their 20 week scan with their first. Baby was being awkward so weren't given an answer. I think, if the nhs aren't confident with what they're seeing, they'll just tell you they aren't sure and to pay for a private scan (which is what BIL had to do) to find out.

Congrats on your boy! 💙

Can you post the 12 week scan picture ?

Many congrats, was told boy at 20wks, with both of my two pregnancies, and I was very lucky to have had two lovely baby boy’s.

Thank you for all the replies so far! @KangarooKenny - the nub isn't visible on the 12 week scan unfortunately

Firstly, it's a baby and not a "little man".

Secondly, it's hard to tell from those pics.

I appreciate your opinion on the images, but I'll refer to my baby how I like, thank you.

Firstly, it's a baby and not a "little man".

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Those scan pictures are beautiful! Congratulations. As others have said, you can't see the genitals on these pics so we can't confirm either way but the sonographer is likely right. Either way you will adore your baby when they are here.

I'm not sure but that is a lovely scan picture.

Congratulations!

Funnily enough my 3yo we were told girl at 20 weeks and he is definitely a boy! We just found it funny though. My other two were accurate at 20 weeks. Congratulations!

Thanks everyone 🙂

20 week genitals should be quite clear. Also, when they do get it wrong it's usually because they've missed seeing the penis - rare for them to say boy and it be wrong because if you've seen a penis, you've seen a penis...

There's a few studies that suggest now second trimester scans have a very high accuracy rate. Found this paper interesting which showed v high accuracy from 13 wks! www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5024945/