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Can gender scan be wrong??

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RubyQueen23 · 01/08/2024 16:42

Hi everyone,
I'm wondering if anyone has found out the sex of their baby during a scan to then give birth to the opposite of what they were told?!

Background - I went for a private scan at 16/17wks & the girl spent a bit of time looking at measurements of the baby & explaining that the placenta was sitting at the front - she then told me, quite quickly, that the baby is a boy, however didn’t actually show me anything on the screen & the only images I was sent were of the baby’s head & feet. My husband doesn’t want to know what we’re having this time so I didn’t get it confirmed at my 20wk anomaly scan so I’m now 26wks and wondering “was she right?!”

Am I having a boy or could I infact give birth to a girl?! I feel like I still have a bit of wonder which is nice I guess…. 🩵🩷 all stories appreciated xx

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Bb542 · 01/08/2024 16:43

RubyQueen23 · 01/08/2024 16:42

Hi everyone,
I'm wondering if anyone has found out the sex of their baby during a scan to then give birth to the opposite of what they were told?!

Background - I went for a private scan at 16/17wks & the girl spent a bit of time looking at measurements of the baby & explaining that the placenta was sitting at the front - she then told me, quite quickly, that the baby is a boy, however didn’t actually show me anything on the screen & the only images I was sent were of the baby’s head & feet. My husband doesn’t want to know what we’re having this time so I didn’t get it confirmed at my 20wk anomaly scan so I’m now 26wks and wondering “was she right?!”

Am I having a boy or could I infact give birth to a girl?! I feel like I still have a bit of wonder which is nice I guess…. 🩵🩷 all stories appreciated xx

I know someone who were told they were having a boy and then a couple of months later they discovered it was actually a girl 😅

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RubyQueen23 · 01/08/2024 16:59

Bb542 · 01/08/2024 16:43

I know someone who were told they were having a boy and then a couple of months later they discovered it was actually a girl 😅

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Ahh really!! Did they find out during a scan or when they gave birth? Xx

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namechange1986 · 01/08/2024 18:48

I assume you wanted a girl.

Sunshineandrainbow · 01/08/2024 19:04

I know someone who was told a girl at scan and gave birth to a boy.

FlyingHighFlyingLow · 01/08/2024 19:06

Yes, can be wrong, especially if a single scan early on. In my case I had scans every week and it was very clear he was a boy 🤣

rosiethenplease · 01/08/2024 19:09

I have never known anyone who had it told to them wrongly.

Soitis83 · 01/08/2024 19:09

It's rare they get a boy wrong, especially at 16/17 weeks.

Noonooo · 01/08/2024 19:09

Usually it's the other way round - boys are mistaken for girls as they hide their penis. It's obvious when it's a boy.

GladAllOver · 01/08/2024 19:15

Well someone has to say this. Babies don't have a gender so you can't scan it.
It's the sex you are looking for.

justfornow1 · 01/08/2024 19:17

I didn't really want to find out but my DH is a radiographer (not a sonographer) so we thought he'd probably be able to tell.

It was very apparent it was a boy though, without any training! Usually only wrong the other way round, but you never know!

TheDogIsInCharge · 01/08/2024 19:19

I was told I was having a girl at 20 week scan. My mum bought baby girl clothes and planned, I didn't, I just didn't feel right about it. I had another scan due to a low lying placenta at around 35 weeks. I asked if they could confirm if it was a girl and she said "ummm absolutely not" and then showed me a very clear willy!

Consequently when I was told my second was a girl at the 20w scan I didn't rely on that and had a selection of names ready.

DontCallMeKidDontCallMeBaby · 01/08/2024 19:25

I know/know of 3 people where the first scan suggested the wrong sex (one a friend, one anecdotally, and a stranger who told me themselves when we were chatting). All were told girl and went on to have boys.

MigGril · 01/08/2024 19:28

I worked with a guy who had been told his wife was having a girl they bought all girl things. She gave birth to a boy.

We didn't find out with our first, when I asked with our second I was tentatively told a boy but she didn't seem sure so I did rush out and buy stuff. He did turn out to be a boy though.

PedantScorner · 01/08/2024 19:33

It'll be too early to know whether the baby will identify as male or female.

HamSad · 01/08/2024 19:49

namechange1986 · 01/08/2024 18:48

I assume you wanted a girl.

Sounds that way.

SallyWD · 01/08/2024 19:49

It does sound like you're hoping for a girl. My sonographer told me the vast majority of the times they think it's a boy, it is a boy.
Little boys are lovely by the way.

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RubyQueen23 · 01/08/2024 19:50

namechange1986 · 01/08/2024 18:48

I assume you wanted a girl.

I’m blessed already to have a girl (and a boy!) but I’ve never found out before so it has me wondering how accurate private gender scans are without confirming at 20wk NHS scan

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ViscountDreams · 01/08/2024 19:51

Highly unlikely to be wrong op, no matter how many 'we got told x but it was x' anecdotes you hear.

You get what you get.

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RubyQueen23 · 01/08/2024 19:51

FlyingHighFlyingLow · 01/08/2024 19:06

Yes, can be wrong, especially if a single scan early on. In my case I had scans every week and it was very clear he was a boy 🤣

Haha… I think I’ve id seen “something” on the screen that day I wouldn’t have this doubt… I was more focussed on the placenta being anterior because I wasn’t getting any movement x

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romdowa · 01/08/2024 19:53

My cousins best friend was told she was having a girl. Bought all pink , even the buggy and she had a boy. So it can happen

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RubyQueen23 · 01/08/2024 19:55

TheDogIsInCharge · 01/08/2024 19:19

I was told I was having a girl at 20 week scan. My mum bought baby girl clothes and planned, I didn't, I just didn't feel right about it. I had another scan due to a low lying placenta at around 35 weeks. I asked if they could confirm if it was a girl and she said "ummm absolutely not" and then showed me a very clear willy!

Consequently when I was told my second was a girl at the 20w scan I didn't rely on that and had a selection of names ready.

Yeah I have this weird niggling feeling of doubt… I’ve already got both girl & boy so this just “feels” like a girl pregnancy but I’ve been told boy at that scan… I actually quite like the mystery around it! Did your second turn out to be a girl?! I hope you kept all that stuff if so 💕🤣

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RubyQueen23 · 01/08/2024 19:57

MigGril · 01/08/2024 19:28

I worked with a guy who had been told his wife was having a girl they bought all girl things. She gave birth to a boy.

We didn't find out with our first, when I asked with our second I was tentatively told a boy but she didn't seem sure so I did rush out and buy stuff. He did turn out to be a boy though.

Yeah I’m not buying a thing - I already have pink & blue from my others anyway so will get the white ready & add the colour in when they arrive 🩵🩷

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RubyQueen23 · 01/08/2024 19:59

PedantScorner · 01/08/2024 19:33

It'll be too early to know whether the baby will identify as male or female.

What?! I didn’t ask what my baby will identify as, I asked has anyone been told one sex at scan & baby born the other!!!

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RubyQueen23 · 01/08/2024 20:01

HamSad · 01/08/2024 19:49

Sounds that way.

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How does it sound that way? You’re being very presumptuous…

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