getting gender wrong...
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Topic: getting gender wrong...
Posted By: Bexee
Subject: getting gender wrong...
Date Posted: 15 February 2012 at 5:42pm
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So we had an ultrasound at 22 weeks today and wanted to find out sex. At the end the woman said "that looks like girly bits to me' and then said "three lines" but later went on to say nothing is 100 per cent accurate, which I understand completely.
It sounded like she was pretty certain but just giving the usual speil about how sometimes there are mistakes, but wondering what you think? Would they go as far as saying looks like a girl if they weren't pretty sure? Am I safe to go buy pink? |
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Posted By: EmDee
Date Posted: 15 February 2012 at 6:27pm
The sonographer for both my girls was pretty confident and said that she wouldn't have said girl unless she was pretty certain. I always had that little bit of doubt with both of them until they came out 
And this won't help to set your mind at ease, but I do know someone who recently gave birth to a boy after being told she was having a girl ... ------------- DS 8 DD 6 DS 4 DD 2 |
Posted By: Hadlam
Date Posted: 15 February 2012 at 7:30pm
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I've had a few friends who have been for their scan wanting to find out the sex. And the person doing the scan has said outright they can't see what it is, and have had to go back another time. They have only said when theyre certain even though they can never say they are 100%.
There must be a chance they are wrong though 
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Posted By: Bexee
Date Posted: 15 February 2012 at 7:44pm
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I know of a girl who was told she was having a girl only to have a boy!
Oh well, she seemed to think it had girly bits and three lines but at the end of the day as long as it's happy and healthy that's all that matters. Have got a couple of pink outfits, and have DS newborn stuff so will be sorted either way. |
Posted By: Hopes
Date Posted: 15 February 2012 at 8:07pm
It definitely happens (I know someone who had the 'they said he was a girl' scenario... although I think it's the same person as mummydee mentioned). On the other hand, a huge proportion of the time they're right  -------------   
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Posted By: clover
Date Posted: 15 February 2012 at 8:47pm
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I think usually they are only wrong if they say a girl and it is a boy rather than saying it is a boy and it turns out to be a girl, not that that helps you any! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: AbzandH
Date Posted: 15 February 2012 at 8:48pm
| Our scan lady said the same, said girl and then gave us a big speak about how it's never 100% and that she recently scanned someone who was told at 19 weeks girl and when she scanned her at 24 told her it was a boy. I'm not 100% convinced i'm having a girl haha |
Posted By: minipig
Date Posted: 16 February 2012 at 10:24am
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I'm super paranoid about this too!
We have been given so much girly stuff since we found out we were having a girl (should have kept my mouth shut!) And I don't get any more scans ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: tigger,roo
Date Posted: 16 February 2012 at 2:13pm
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i had a friend who was having twins, baby a -they didnt know and baby b - a boy, turns out baby a boy and baby b a girl. does happen, congrats anyway ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: kiwiking
Date Posted: 20 February 2012 at 4:32pm
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Woman in my antenatal group was told girl at 20 weeks, only to have a growth scan at 37 weeks and find out they had wasted money on pink.
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Posted By: Reffinej
Date Posted: 26 February 2012 at 11:20am
Go gender neutral! All colours should be for boys and girls anyway 
There was a time when pink was a boys colour. But, really, how does a gender 'own' a colour? ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">  http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: koromiko
Date Posted: 27 February 2012 at 11:29am
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Reffinej - totally agree! But we might need to start lobbying for better neutral clothing options. I was quite shocked how hard it was to find stuff (especially affordable stuff) which isn't obviously "gendered". ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">  
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