Is this really a girl...? (please, please, pretty please!)

[Alsestis]

Ok, got 11 girl guesses over in monkeyland - and 0 boy guesses. Am praying for a little pink bundle so my hopes are WAY up.

:awe::ttcgirl::awe:
http://i1232.photobucket.com/albums/ff371/alsestis/Ultrasound%20Gender%20Prediction/12_week_sm.jpg

[nuthinbutpink]

I think you have a good chance!

[Alsestis]

I thought it was a boy when I left the office but then I read every single thing I could find online and actually measured the angle of the nub and it's pretty classic girl. Plus the tip is very flat. :)

[ELP]

That looks very girly, gl x

[LolaInLove]

Hey Al! Looks pretty girly to me, too....and super cute baby also! Hope you are doing well and feeling good!!!!

[Vendela]

Hi Al! Tried to reply over in monkeyland but impossible tonight... wanted to say it looks very GIRLY! :D

[Alsestis]

Thank you guys!

Lola! Long time no see! Hope you are doing well, hun!

[Chicky]

Looks very girly to me! GL

[Tulips]

I have no idea but I hope it's girly, I am avoiding working out nubs as I don't want to know the sex of mine.

I really hope you get your little girl you worked so hard :)

[TTC5]

Girl!

[Typical_Jules]

to be honest i dont know, to me there is a curl in the tip. i want to guess girl but hestitant cause of the curl

[Babushka]

Hi Al, I think it looks pretty girly! Congratulations! You put in an awesome and very well researched sway, AND you have been more than happy to help others in their swaying adventure too. So I really wish you the best!
While I have your ear, I have read your thread on IG about Ramzis theory. If I understand correctly, if the placenta attaches to the women's left side of uterus, that indicates girl? Now, excuse my ignorance, but is there a correlation between side of ovary that egg is released from (left or right ovary) and sex of baby? I think what I am trying to say is, if the ovum travels down the left fallopian tube, is there more chance of it 'lodging/growing' a placenta on the left side of the uterus, and hence more chance of it being girl? I hope this makes sense to you and I look forward to reading what you have to say about this.
Babushka. xx

[boyjoy]

looks girly to me! hope you have your DG...

[Alsestis]

Hi Al, I think it looks pretty girly! Congratulations! You put in an awesome and very well researched sway, AND you have been more than happy to help others in their swaying adventure too. So I really wish you the best!
While I have your ear, I have read your thread on IG about Ramzis theory. If I understand correctly, if the placenta attaches to the women's left side of uterus, that indicates girl? Now, excuse my ignorance, but is there a correlation between side of ovary that egg is released from (left or right ovary) and sex of baby? I think what I am trying to say is, if the ovum travels down the left fallopian tube, is there more chance of it 'lodging/growing' a placenta on the left side of the uterus, and hence more chance of it being girl? I hope this makes sense to you and I look forward to reading what you have to say about this.
Babushka. xx

Thank you BoyJoy!

Babushka! It's a little more complicated than that. After fertilization, the cells begin to rapidly divide. By the time the cluster reaches the uterus, it is called a blastocyst and it contains many, many cells. When it implants, the cells divide into two distinct functions - half become the embryo and the other half become the placenta. There is a genetic difference between males and females that make the sidedness of the placenta form on opposite sides of the sac. So, if you have a transverse view of the uterus, you can actually see where the placenta is forming using color doppler by locating the chorionic villi - the blood vessels that form attaching the sac to the uterus.

It has nothing to do with the ovary the fertilized cell cluster travels down or where in the uterus the blastocyst implants.

http://i1232.photobucket.com/albums/ff371/alsestis/Ultrasound%20Gender%20Prediction/Image2.gif

[LolaInLove]

Thank you guys!

Lola! Long time no see! Hope you are doing well, hun!

I'm great! Finally got another bun in the over, thinking this one's a sticker. Can't wait to hear what you have confirmed!!! Looks super girly!!!

[Babushka]

Thanks, Al. You explained that really well and it makes perfect sense to me now! Thanks for taking the time to reply. Hope you are feeling well and not too unwell? Do you think you are experiencing worse morning sickness with this one than your previous pregnancy? regards, Babushka. xx

[Alsestis]

Lola! That's such amazing news. So hoping *he's* a sticky healthy bean!

Babushka - no morning sickness with any of my three pregnancies (the first 2 were boys). I have very mild pregnancy symptoms overall. So far, the only difference is that I have hardly gained any weight - up less than 2lbs by 13 weeks. But I had lost about 7 before conceiving on my yogurt diet. I am still wearing my normal jeans too. By this time last pregnancy, I was in maternity pants.

[angel in a pink sky]

Girl! How far along are you?

[Alsestis]

Girl! How far along are you?

I was 12+1 in the shot. 13+1 today. :)

Yeah, so I posted a poll on IG - which seems to be working pretty OK these days, BTW. And now, I'm getting boy votes. Plus one of the girls guessing is an RN and she swears it looks like a boy nub. I am crushed. I am freaking out.

I scheduled an elective tomorrow afternoon. Will get 5 B&W images of nubs only. Will be 13+2 so it should be a little more conclusive.

UG. This so totally sucks. I feel bad for this baby. It's mama is certifiable.

[Coccinelle33]

im guessing boy. i think it looks pointed up.

[Coccinelle33]

im sorry. i do hope you get a girl!

[My Fabulous Children]

GIRL nub ..Good luck. I hope you hear pink in a few weeks.

[LolaInLove]

KFX for you, Al.....can't wait to see those new pics.