I am 28 weeks and my doctor still cant tell if i am having a boy or a girl. She's had other doctors look at the ultrasound and they have debated and not come up with a result. Everything seems perfectly normal and healthy otherwise, but why is it so difficult? My sister was told girl at 12 weeks, why cant they tell with mine? I want to know sooo badly. ↓
That seems ridiculous. Have you gone for a level 2 ultrasound? When they are able to tell early, like 12 weeks it's usually on a very strong machine with very experienced techs and is based on the bone structure ( at least that's what I was told) rather than seeing actual boy or girl parts. Did they say it was b/c the baby was crossing his/her legs? Not facing forward? ↑
Name: sunshine7610 | Date: Aug 25th, 2008 12:11 AM
It's actually not based on bone structure. You either see labia or testicles and a penis. If the baby has it's thighs together than it can be very hard to see that area. Maybe the baby was in a bad position and the tech just couldn't see. ↑
Is level 2 like a 3d ultrasound? Ive only had regular ones. One time she said the cord was in the way, then the next time my doctor and another looked at it, and they just couldnt decide. The baby was moving a lot, and they said sometimes it looked like a penis, and sometimes it looked like labia...? ↑
Name: sunshine7610 | Date: Aug 25th, 2008 10:25 PM
No level 2 is just a detailed anatomy scan. It's not 3D ↑
The anatomy scan is a level 2 scan. Do they plan to give you another? Sunshine- in the early scans it IS based on bone structure (12 week etc) b/c there are no sex organs visable. The 18+ week is based on anatomy, but if they are unable to see it, obviously the bone structure is there. ↑
Actually it's not based on bone structure. At 12 weeks it can be very difficult to distinguish boy and girl parts. Sometimes they can look similar as they are not fully developed yet. On skinny people, it's a bit easier to tell boys and girls apart. That being said, if you have a vaginal u/s and the genitalia is down by the probe it would be easier to tell. There are no bones in labia or testicles so how it could it be based on bone structure? The only bone down there is the pelvis and it's not different from boys to girls. At 18 weeks, it's based on the appearance of labia or a penis and testicles. That's it. ↑
Sunshine- that is what I was told by the tech and doctor at the hospital, whom I tend to trust since they have extensive training and degrees in their respective areas. I am aware that there is no bone structure on the actual sex organs, that was not what I said. I do not know exactly what particular bone it is but if it points more in one direction, that would indictate male and the other direction is female. Regardless, this little debate is pointless. ↑
I agree, it is pointless. I do know what you mean when you say it points more in 1 direction than the other. B/c at 12 weeks there's something that sticks out a bit on girls (maybe the clitoris?) but slightly different direction than the penis does which is why it's sometimes hard to tell. BTW, I'm an ultrasound tech, that's why I was being picky about it. No worries. ↑
