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Latest post on 09 June 2012 - 20:51

They say they do gender scans from 15 weeks. My mother is coming out this week and I was thinking of booking one when 15w2d so she could be here for it.

Dr. Mizra guessed at the *** at my NT scan but I'm taking that with a grain of salt since it was before 12 weeks and both boys and girls look identical at that point.

Anyone have experiences doing the early scan here? Was he correct? Or do you think it's still to early? I just don't want to waste my money and not find out anything!

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Latest post on 12 June 2012 - 12:41

hi florida girl, the *** of the baby can be seen (the position is allowing) at 15 weeks. as mentioned by CJGH, Dr. Pour Mirza knows his craft and such a perfectionist Specialist would not want to have any mistake. If he says 80%, then it;s 80%! However, we should not ignore the 20% because as mentioned in this thread, at 12 weeks, both *** organs of the fetus would look almost similar. Goodluck and update us

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My uncle is highly trained in fetal medicine and scanning in NZ. When it came to the scans of his twins he said at 12 weeks that one of them was 100% a boy, he couldn't tell with the second as it was facing the other twin. He had two girls! We're all human even a highly trained person can make mistakes. With all three of my kids I waited till after 20 weeks to find out. <em>edited by starsouthern on 11/06/2012</em>

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Sorry, but at 12 weeks you can (but not always) see a willie. I agree you cannot always tell as it will depend on the position of the baby at the time of the scan so I agree that your expectations must be realistic or you could be disappointed. The difference in just a week is vast at this stage (ie between 11 and 12 weeks) It will also depend on the skills on the person scanning. A radiographer trained in obstetric scanning can often mistake female gentialia for a penis in these early stages but the question was specifically about Dr Mirza who is highly trained in fetal medicine and scanning and I believe he is pretty accurate most of the time. As a midwife myself who was trained in obstetric scanning, I am pretty sure I know what I saw on my own scan! I accept the point you are making though and the official guidelines is to find out the *** at the 20 week scan (although even then they can be wrong even then) I think (for what an opinion is worth) it is fine to have a scan at 15 weeks when your Mum is here Flordia Girl, but heed the warnings made by others that noone can be 100% sure on a scan. you can't see a willie at 12 weeks, you can see a knobby thing on either a boy or a girl, if the baby is a girl this becomes the clitoris. They can guess based on the angle of it, if you figure that normally you could guess and have a 50% chance of being right even without an ultraosound, then they have about a 70% chance of being right, so still a 30% chance of being wrong. I would recommend not asking any earlier than 15 weeks, because it can actually affect you more than you'd think if they turn out to be wrong. I've just been through this. At 12 weeks the sonographer was sure it was a boy, at 15 weeks different sonographer was unsure (he had previously been very sure at 15 weeks with my first baby), 18 week scan they said girl, 20 week scan plus 3d/4d very sure girl, last scan 23 weeks again sure its a girl so finally I believe them. I'm thrilled to have a girl as have a son already but now I am actually grieving the boy I was imaging having, really wish we had never asked at 12 weeks. Anyway at 15 weeks pretty much if its a boy then they will probably be able to tell (if position is right to have a look). If its a girl they will be less certain, as it could always be the case of a penis that is hiding somewhat so you might have to wait until 19/20 weeks.

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you can't see a willie at 12 weeks, you can see a knobby thing on either a boy or a girl, if the baby is a girl this becomes the clitoris. They can guess based on the angle of it, if you figure that normally you could guess and have a 50% chance of being right even without an ultraosound, then they have about a 70% chance of being right, so still a 30% chance of being wrong. I would recommend not asking any earlier than 15 weeks, because it can actually affect you more than you'd think if they turn out to be wrong. I've just been through this. At 12 weeks the sonographer was sure it was a boy, at 15 weeks different sonographer was unsure (he had previously been very sure at 15 weeks with my first baby), 18 week scan they said girl, 20 week scan plus 3d/4d very sure girl, last scan 23 weeks again sure its a girl so finally I believe them. I'm thrilled to have a girl as have a son already but now I am actually grieving the boy I was imaging having, really wish we had never asked at 12 weeks. Anyway at 15 weeks pretty much if its a boy then they will probably be able to tell (if position is right to have a look). If its a girl they will be less certain, as it could always be the case of a penis that is hiding somewhat so you might have to wait until 19/20 weeks.

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Latest post on 09 June 2012 - 21:36

I was only 11w3d and this site makes it obvious that it's too early to tell: http://www.baby2see.com/gender/external_genitals.html I can't believe how identical they look at 11 weeks. Makes me wish I had waited until after 12 weeks! I'm glad you were able to tell the *** at 12 weeks... now I feel a little "safer" booking the scan at 15w. :D

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Latest post on 09 June 2012 - 21:15

Dr mirza is excellent and usually right. The *** is determined at conception and the organs are developed by 8 weeks...they are just too small to see on a scan. You can definitely see a willie on a 12 week scan....I did! FMC have best scanning equipment in Dubai. if your baby was facing scan facing forwards and not curled up, dr mirza is probably correct. He usually says "80% chance it's a boy/girl" which means he knows! Congratulations and enjoy!

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