October 2013 babies!

I'm pretty nervous for my scan as well!!! A few of my friends are due around the same time and one just found out that she is having another girl in early October. 5 more days and I will know if it is a boy or a girl. Then I can stop obsessing over it!!!

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Originally Posted by motherofboys

Navy was the tech a proper scan tech or someone from er with enough training to check the baby was unharmed?
While its best to keep in mind that its likely to be a boy, its not unheard of for even fully trained techs to get it wrong.
I agree with Katie though, I could really see my baby girl, I really felt it was a girl but convinced myself it was a boy. Even the day before the scan my head said boy but my gut said girl.
I've been OK about my baby being a boy, but even I have a few moments when I feel a bit sad that I didn't get that girl I could see.
But like Katie said, there is a reason that little man has been given to you and it may not become clear just yet but I'm sure that once you lay eyes on him you will know that he was meant for you.

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She was from radiology. She said she was taking anatomy of the baby to make sure the baby was ok. She asked if I felt one way or the other about what the baby was. I lied and said not really. She was like I Think it may be a boy. Shes like I think this may be the head of the penis right there but I could not even see what she was pointing to. In my mind I was like no way, I know this is my girl. Then she said she was almost done and I stupidly asked could we take one more peak in between the legs. She reminded me that this was just to check the health of the baby and I told her i knew that I was just curious now. So she showed me in between the legs and I saw three bright lines but they were farer out, not close in. I honestly still didn't believe it. Again she said yeah think that is a boy, if you buy anything save the receipts though. I am still trying to picture it in my head but I can't I wish I got a picture. I was up all last night looking at boy and girls at 16 weeks. I found out with DS2 at 16 weeks and it looked nothing like I saw yesterday but I know every baby is different and may look different down there.

Now I am just going to try my hardest to wait until my anatomy scan at my doctors to get 100% confirmation. I slept none last night, I still cannot believe it. I still don't feel like it's a boy.

I really hope she was wrong for you and you have your girl!! I hope some of us have our DG! It makes me so sad when we dont. I wish we all can hear that were having our DG! :(

Navy, I think there is a chance that the baby is a girl, so don't lose hope yet. But I can't even imagine the frustration you must feel. Not all radiologists at hospitals scan pregnant women on a daily basis.. so maybe she is just not as experienced and there is always room for error. When is your gender scan?

DH keeps secretly hoping little one's penis will disappear before our scan with the doctor on June 3rd. :-( Most days he's quiet about it, but when he's vocal about his sadness I find it hard to be excited. I hate that he is so devastated. I feel as though I've let him down.

I hear you about feeling like your letting people down. My mil has 7 grandsons and no grand daughters and she lost her only daughter in a car accident when she was 18. SO I feel horrible every time I tell her its a boy, because I know how bad she wants a grand daughter in her life.

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Originally Posted by Navywife620

She was from radiology. She said she was taking anatomy of the baby to make sure the baby was ok. She asked if I felt one way or the other about what the baby was. I lied and said not really. She was like I Think it may be a boy. Shes like I think this may be the head of the penis right there but I could not even see what she was pointing to. In my mind I was like no way, I know this is my girl. Then she said she was almost done and I stupidly asked could we take one more peak in between the legs. She reminded me that this was just to check the health of the baby and I told her i knew that I was just curious now. So she showed me in between the legs and I saw three bright lines but they were farer out, not close in. I honestly still didn't believe it. Again she said yeah think that is a boy, if you buy anything save the receipts though. I am still trying to picture it in my head but I can't I wish I got a picture. I was up all last night looking at boy and girls at 16 weeks. I found out with DS2 at 16 weeks and it looked nothing like I saw yesterday but I know every baby is different and may look different down there.

Now I am just going to try my hardest to wait until my anatomy scan at my doctors to get 100% confirmation. I slept none last night, I still cannot believe it. I still don't feel like it's a boy.

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It sounds strange to me, at 16 weeks they should be able to see clearly and more if its boy. Dont loose hope yet!

At my scan there was a very obvious bulge between the legs and then something poking out a little further that I assume was his penis. Either way it was quite obvious and DH spotted it before the tech even said it was a boy.

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This is the pic from my ultrasound. DH just now watched the DVD that came with the scan and he says he can't ever even see the baby clearly and that their machines must be pretty crappy. He's pretty upset! I'm sure it's a boy though.

I didnt see really clear on my last ultrasound (well I saw something between the legs but the machine was not really good) The doctor was really confident though and I think if its a boy it should be pretty easy to see that week (16-17) I think its strange that the tec says like "maybe boy" but maybe if the machine is really crappy or the baby is in a difficult position is difficult to see.