Sparkle Peaches
November 28th, 2012, 12:16 AM
So when I went for my first trimester screening (when they test for Down syndrome and spina bifida) I was told that my baby was too big to get an accurate result on the nucchal thickening scan, so my OB had me do a new test called NIPT: it's a maternal blood test that looks at the baby's chromosomes and can check for trisomy 18, 23, and 14. It also can look for an x or y chromosome and therefore tell you the sex. I was so excited that I would be able to know the sex of my baby at 14 weeks! So we did the test and planned a big gender reveal party for Dec 1st (this would give us 3 whole weeks to get the results back: we wanted to error on the side of caution even though the lab told us it would only take 7 days). Well we got our results in 10 days when I was 15 weeks 3 days: everything is perfect except they didn't test the gender! They "forgot": We wanted to have it retested but because the lab is in California (we are on the East Coast) and the Thanksgiving holiday, there wouldn't be enough time. We had already invited our entire family to the gender reveal party and people have purchased plane tickets and rearranged work schedules to come to this so we really can't reschedule.
After a total melt down, I decided to pay for a private ultrasound: According to their website they can tell as early as 16 weeks: I had this sonogram at 16 weeks 4 days. I explained the situation and requested that most senior sonographer do the scan, we had a woman with over 10 years experience: she tells me she is 100% sure that we are having a girl. She pointed out that absolutely nothing is sticking out between the legs and assured me that we got a great "Potty Shot". I see what shes talking about, but I also don't see the "3 lines" that everyone talks about that definetly signifes girl.
Can you please put my fears to rest and let me know what you think? I'm seriously considering having another scan the morning of the party when I'll be 17 weeks 4 days but the sonographer assured me that it would likely be a waste of money because she would come to the same conclusion.
What are your thoughts!
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After a total melt down, I decided to pay for a private ultrasound: According to their website they can tell as early as 16 weeks: I had this sonogram at 16 weeks 4 days. I explained the situation and requested that most senior sonographer do the scan, we had a woman with over 10 years experience: she tells me she is 100% sure that we are having a girl. She pointed out that absolutely nothing is sticking out between the legs and assured me that we got a great "Potty Shot". I see what shes talking about, but I also don't see the "3 lines" that everyone talks about that definetly signifes girl.
Can you please put my fears to rest and let me know what you think? I'm seriously considering having another scan the morning of the party when I'll be 17 weeks 4 days but the sonographer assured me that it would likely be a waste of money because she would come to the same conclusion.
What are your thoughts!
6720