what do you think he meant?!

I would have assumed he meant that you were having another boy. But I read into things a lot. When I was pregnant with my most recent baby, we had a scan at 18 weeks, and we asked to keep the gender a secret. We had a genetic screening (the baby was fine) but we were talking to the genetic counselor about hereditary things, and she specifically said, "Because of your family's genetics, your baby has a higher chance of being color blind. I mean, IF it's a boy." I was totally sure that she slipped up, and told us we were having a boy (which was what I wanted!) but no. We had a girl.

I hope you get your baby girl, and the tech was just tactless.

I would have felt the same as you! BUT he could be being a plain right ASS and who knows what he really saw on the scan hey ;)

To me it sounds more like someone trying to make conversation.... the "you'll love them no matter what" is one of those things people say to each other about kids... I think he meant more like "you don't want to know, I understand, it doesn't matter cuz you'll love him/her regardless..." I honestly would not read anything into it. The nub looks girly though! :)

Thank you all for your lovely replies. It is hopeful that so many of you think the nub looks girlie, though am very aware they can rise in the 12th week, and it's never 100%.

I am pleased that most of you would have jumped to the same conclusion and that I'm not completely crazy to question what the sonographer was getting at towards the end of the scan. It's also great that many of you think the jury is still out, and that I am facing a surprise, which is what I really wanted. I feel that I personally will cope a lot better with a third boy by finding out at the birth than now....so I guess I'll be letting you all know in September!

If anyone has any further thoughts on what he said, or how the nub looks, I'd really appreciate them...thanks again xxx

Nub looks girly!

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Originally Posted by nuthinbutpink

Gosh, I know I would be like you and assume he meant 3 boys too but who knows really-maybe he I'd one of 3 boys and got his feelings hurt? People say and do things that usually have nothing to do with you and everything to do with themselves.

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Well put :agree:

I would have jumped to the same conclusion as you. We are so sensitive while pregnant. LOL

I have studied A LOT of nub shots online and yours looks VERY girlie. I would guess grl all the way by looking at it.

Can't wait to hear what you have! Must be so fun to have a surprise baby. :)

First, The nub shot looks girly!

Second, if you had your boys with you and the tech saw them he would have figured you wanted a girl. So he most likely wanted to tell you that. Saying 3 kids... sounds to me like he figures you got your girl so you won't have anymore.

Third, There is alwasy a chance you could have another boy so prepare yourself for either gender.

I hope you get your girl!!!

No one can say for sure what he meant by that comment, but I'm sure it was just that, a comment that was meant to be nice during polite conversation. I don't think he was dropping a hint, but I can totally see where it would be easy to try and read into it.

I think your little nub looks very much like a:XX:

Congrats! Have a happy healthy pregnancy.

Brit op, a friend of mine in exactly the same situation was telling me about a virtually identical situation at her scan, she assumed from th reaction she was having a boy but she had a little girl!