had sexing scan.............

[mummy2t]

and they said its a girl! i am 16 weeks +3 and they gave me a 90% - 95% girl. i still dont feel convinced, would u?? we already have boys so a girl would be lovely, although i'd be happy with either, just dont want to get used to the thought of a girl and then be disapointed if it turns out to be a boy.
what do u think?

you'd get a another scan later, so get them to double check. i think if the scan is unsure then your just told they cant tell. just get on and choose your daughters name!congrats!

What was the point of asking if you aren't going to trust what they say??

There will always be cases where they get it wrong - it's not foolproof.

its more accurate if they say a girl than it is if they say boy apparaently.
because if they say boy there's a chance that they have mistaken the cord as his willie. iyswim

I was told at my 20 week it was probably a girl and have had to have another scan recently when the sex was reconfirmed, so it looks like you're going to be having a girl!

I thought they were more likely to get it wrong if they say it is a girl than a boy, but most cases they get it right. 95% sound pretty good odds to me!

Sonographer told us he was 85% sure he'd seen a penis. We can't be sure on that so we've decided to pay for a 4d scan. Scan is on Saturday so we should know for def then

They say 90-95% to cover themselves incase its little wee wee was hiding. I think there were cases where people tried to sue when it was done wrong so they always say 90% to coveer themselves regardless.

it's the testicles that show up, not so much a penis tho!!

My last 2 babies (dad didn't want to know) I watched the scan and saw two White ovals. Testicles not kidneys! It was very obvious to me

Yes it is more likely to be inaccurate if they say it is a girl. If you see the boys bits you can be pretty sure it is a boy, it can't really be anyting else! If you don't see them you are less sure - chances are still good it is a girl but there is always a possibility that the bits could be tucked between the legs and just not visible.

If they really aren't sure they usually won't say though.

I was told at my 20 week scan that I was having a girl (85%), had to have a growth scan at 28 weeks pregnant and they told me 89% chance it was a girl. Baby had its ankles crossed both times and they said because they couldnt see anything there, that it was most likely to be a girl. Baby also had a wee during the scan and the way it trickled down was definitely the way a girl would wee.
And they were right she is a little girl! Apparently somebody was told they were having a girl and it turned out to be a boy so they sued the hospital! Think they have to give you a percentage to safe guard themselves.

I didn't think the testicles were anywhere near descended at 20ish weeks? In fact, doesn't it take up to a year for this to happen in some cases? Just thinking, if thats what you are trying to see, you might not be looking for the right thing...? Sorry if I am wrong though! In our case, it was a little willy the sonographer could see!! In fact, I think I might be right in saying that a girls bits can be that swollen sometimes because of the hormones etc etc that they could be confused with a little scrotum, so therefore a little willy would be more reliable!!

Scan pictures of unborn boys and girls genitals here.