Ultrasound at 16 Week

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Hi All,

Dr. Gosh did an Ultrasound yesterday and told me that I am having a girl.
The baby's position was'nt good at first and he asked me to wlak a bit and then had a look at it. he looked comfortable that it was a girl.

I am wondering if there are any chances that his diagonosis might be wrong? Has it ever happened to anyone here before (especially wit Dr. Gosh).

I have a girl and i was hoping this 2nd child to be a boy.

Need your help here.

thanks a lot.
 
With my first pregnancy I was told I was having a girl on four separate scans (it was the normal ultrasounds, not the 3D one) and I had a boy. My second pregnancy, I had the 3D ultrasounds and they told me I was having a girl and they were right.
 
Hi AmyH

Thanks for the reply. do you it was related to the expertise of the people who did the scans?
was there some explanation given to you later for the wrong diagonosis at those 4 scans?

It gives me some hope. My next appointment is on 17 Jan. He had a 2D scan.
The only worrying thing is that I head Dr.Gosh teaches ultrasound at some univ. and is quite good.

thanks again
If anyone else has some experiences to share, please let me know.
 
There was no explanation given for why it happened, but I didn't ask to be honest because he was born very premature so I was just grateful he was alive. With my daughter, on the 16 week scan when the doctor confirmed she was a girl I had explained the previous experience with him and when he checked he said, I think she s a girl but she does have the chord in between her legs so we will check again next time!
 
There's always a chance, however minute, for the doctor to be wrong in determining the gender. But if you want to be extra sure, just get a second or third opinion.

Did you ask for your doctor to tell you the gender or did he/she asked you if you wanted to know? If he/she asked you if you wanted to know without you prompting, then they should be near 100% sure.

My wife and I were (accurately) informed of our twins' gender at 12 weeks. So at 16 weeks, your doctor should be quite certain if he chose to tell you.
 
It depends on the doctor, but it's never 100%. Our Dr. Patrick Chan told us at 13, 16, and then 20 weeks (in my first pregnancy) that we were having a girl. The 20 week scan, he said he was 90% sure and that we could go shopping :) He was right. This time around, he suspected boy at 13 weeks and confirmed again at the 20 week scan that it's a boy. We're going to trust him but you never know...doctors are human too. We are gonna be happy either way as long as the baby is healthy!
 
I went to a very confident doctor to find out. He told me it was a girl, 90%. Then she moved, and he said ok, 99%. I have since seen the evidence on later ultrasounds myself.
If he teaches ultrasound, he should be pretty reliable. You can get a second opinion, but nothing will change between now and your next ultrasound. Maybe you can just wait, and try to come to terms with having another girl.
 
At 16 weeks you can be pretty sure and they rarely mae mistakes.Dr Gosh is a pretty well known expert. I know it's disappointing for you but to be honest there are so many peole around who would do anything to have a baby, a full term, healthy baby wheather a boy or a girl that I find it hard to understand your hopes that it's not a girl.
 
Some people might find it hard to post on this website when they are judged like that. What's there to understand? The poster is just being honest and point blank about her feelings. No need to try to make her feel guilty for those feelings.
 
Fair enough I'm taking it back sorry. To the point I found out the sex at 14 weeks and it was accurate.
 
I read an article last year about some doctors not being totally truthful about their ultrasound qualifications in Hong Kong...of course they don't publish who...but if Dr. Ghosh teaches it, I'm sure he's pretty accurate and reliable. But all doctors are human too and can make mistakes. He's also very well-known so I wouldn't worry too much. But you're the mommy so whatever you can to make yourself feel better, you can always try a second opinion.
 
thanks for all your inputs!
i am trying to get normal .......
its not about not being happy for my baby! i love her more than anything.
but i feel the family might not be complete. we dont have xplat package and schooling is such a big thing for us.

now will have to think about when and if we want a third one. will keep thinking about this in the years to come.
 
I think it's normal to sometimes be "disappointed" in the gender of your child - I have a friend who had four boys and her fifth was a girl, and she freaked out! She said it was a good thing she found out in the pregnancy because she had to take a lot of time to adjust to the idea of having a girl. Of course when you meet your little one, you'll love her and wouldn't be able to imagine her being a boy instead!!

With both of my girls, I never really "believed" it completely until the gender was confirmed two or three times in separate ultrasounds. With my first, he told me at 13 weeks and I thought surely they couldn't be very accurate that early - I asked him how sure he was and he said "I'm very tempted to say 100% sure". With my 2nd, at 13 weeks it wasn't visible but we found out when she was 17 weeks instead.

I think I would need some adjusting time if I had a boy - I love having girls, I've always wanted daughters, and I can't really imagine having a son. I'm sure if I had a boy, of course I would love him and all - but it wouldn't feel so "natural" for me. So I know where you're coming from :)
 
The thing is that I am not sure about having the third kid just because I want to have both genders. If I just have a 3rd child for this, I would have to think about the financials too. Then what if the third one is a girl too....
may be I am just thinking too much... I tried but I can stop thinking about this......
 
am in a similar position as you, but i don't think i want my 3rd child because
1) my #1 is 28mths and #2 6mths, 2 girls, 2 years apart is alot to handle....
2) ideally i would wait till #2 is at least 2 before trying for #3, but even if all goes successfully, i'd be 38 when i had #3, i think it would be hard for me physically to take care of three at that age. i'm a very hands on mom, and 2 girls is already alot of work.
3) if #3 is a girl, it'd in fact be "easy" except for the education fees, because everything (well almost everything) would be hand me downs - with a boy, you'd buy everything new.

i have 2 healthy girls - i think for me personally, i will stop, if i could guarantee a boy for #3 of course I'd have #3 (my husband is the only boy in his generation - the family surname stops with us! ) ha-ha, luckily for my in-laws it doesn't seem to be such a big deal. having 2 girls is good too they can communicate and share many things as they grow up, girlie things etc. my hubby has my sisters 2 boys to play with - he gets his "boys" time. of course he'd like a boy, but he is already feeling the pressure of paying school fees, and our daughter is only going to playgroups! why not spend more time and money on your existing two? having 3 really close together is good for the kids in the long run, but in the meantime you will have a very rowdy household! (my sis has a 5yr old, 4 yr old and 2 yr old)....just for you to think about...
 
Thanks for your reply
Our situation is very similar. my husband is the only son and i had no brother.
so both have a desire of have a boy.
however i waited enought to try for #2, my daughter will be 4.5 years old when #2 would be born
school fees is a big pressure here...i was thinking to just opt fpr public schools (atleast for first 2-3 years)...other than that i have a helper and i think even taking care of 3 will not be so difficult
the thing is that m hubby wanmted boy, he never said so explicitly but i understand his feelings.
I think the real risk for me is the gender of #3.....
anyways ,hoping for a healthy daughter for now................
 
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