scan day tomorrow... and so scared

Tomorrow I'm having my dating scan and will be 13+2 so lmow there's a good chance I'll see what this baby is from the nub and I'm pretty sure I'll see that it is DS4 and that my pink dreams will be over forever.

I swayed pink with DS2, DS3 was a surprise and this one was a surprise too (contraception failure). My OH hadn't even wanted another so really I'm lucky to have this one at all and especially lucky as this baby had a twin that didn't make it (from scan at 7 weeks) which has made me slightly higher risk of losing this one.

SO I'm really grateful for this baby yet also terrified that the girl I've wanted my whole life might never join my family. I'm one of 4 girls myself and always hoped for the same.

It's too late to hope and pray as this baby already is whatever he/she is... so feel like worrying is pointless too but can't help it :(

Good luck tomorrow and I hope you hear pink!! Be sure to post your nub pic if you get one!

I’m sure it’s wise to be prepared for another boy, but until you know for certain there’s always hope! I had totally resigned myself to this being a boy and I was wrong! And being an oopsie baby is great for a girl from what I’ve heard. Good luck to you and I hope you have a healthy and happy 9 months!!

Oh Rainbow, I am sending you all my pink dust and no matter what, wishing you peace of mind and joy with your family regardless of gender makeup. :heart:

Heaps of pink dust to you, hope you hear that bub is healthy and that you get that special icing on the cake with a girlie! ;)
It’s heartwarmi for me to see someone that comes from a group of girl only siblings to want that. I hope my three will appreciate it that much one day :)

sonographer confirmed it's a healthy little boy... even did a close up to show us

that's the end of my girl dream then :( 4 boys...

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sonographer confirmed it's a healthy little boy... even did a close up to show us

that's the end of my girl dream then :( 4 boys...

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Hugs! I have 5 boys, so I guess I can say I know the feeling well. I hope the baby is healthy and GD fades fast. Just weird question, how can the sonographer be sure of the gender so early? As a sonographer myself, gender usually isnt confirmed, just guessed, until later gestation. Nub guessing is for the forums. Our job is photography to make sure of health. At 15/16 weeks usually gender is confirmed.

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I should add, I spent much more time in vascular sonography. So obviously I can be wrong about what sonographers are doing nowadays for gender scans. As I'm sure they didn't say it if there was any doubt, but I'm confused about it being this early.

I hope that baby brings you incredible joy. These boys find a way of doing that with no strings attached. [emoji847]

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I'm so sorry we didn't hear what we were all hoping for. I do want to congratulate you on your son though - my 4th son is the child the most like me and he's a dream come true - a dream I didn't even know I had. :heart:

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Hugs! I have 5 boys, so I guess I can say I know the feeling well. I hope the baby is healthy and GD fades fast. Just weird question, how can the sonographer be sure of the gender so early? As a sonographer myself, gender usually isnt confirmed, just guessed, until later gestation. Nub guessing is for the forums. Our job is photography to make sure of health. At 15/16 weeks usually gender is confirmed.

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This. I am an OB sonographer at a high risk office and we would never guess gender that early.

Do you have any pics from your scan? I agree with the other ladies that it's still too early to confirm it.

thank you for all your kind words

the sonographer actually offered out that she knew what we were having without me even asking although wasn't officially allowed to tell us due to hospital policy. on the close up it definitely looked like balls/willy sticking up and she said "for a girl, it goes that way but for a boy it stays sticking up so you can see for yourself and make your own mind up". She said most sonographers haven't been trained in early gender scans so won't guess but because she has had training as she does it privately she can see what she's looking for from 12 weeks. My due date stayed the same so at 13+2 I can't see how it could be wrong when we got such a clear view.

pic here https://ibb.co/ekT15K

So sorry you didn’t hear pink but it sounds like your blue bundle beat the odds and was determined to be part of your family!

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thank you for all your kind words

the sonographer actually offered out that she knew what we were having without me even asking although wasn't officially allowed to tell us due to hospital policy. on the close up it definitely looked like balls/willy sticking up and she said "for a girl, it goes that way but for a boy it stays sticking up so you can see for yourself and make your own mind up". She said most sonographers haven't been trained in early gender scans so won't guess but because she has had training as she does it privately she can see what she's looking for from 12 weeks. My due date stayed the same so at 13+2 I can't see how it could be wrong when we got such a clear view.

pic here https://ibb.co/ekT15K

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That's awesome that she is trained in early gender scanning. And so kind that she shared it with you. I'm sorry that it wasn't what you were dreaming. But this determined baby will hopefully be more than you could have ever dreamed of. Congrats on your healthy bean!

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