Due in December 2014 - Jan/Feb 2015

[Rosie85]

That is such a girly nub daisy!!! Woohoo! Glad all is looking healthy as well! Bring on all these girlies!

[Sunflower3]

Ah Daisy!!! Complete girly nub. No doubt.
Cute baby sweetdream!!!

[crazycatcouple]

Such a cute scan Daisy! Baby looks like he or she might end up a thumb sucker :-) Our daughter always had her hands near her mouth in ultrasound pics and she's definitely a thumb sucker!

Maybe a dumb question, but what it is about her nub shot that makes it look girly? Is there a thread on here somewhere that talks to the nub shots and what to look for? Is that the "hamburger"? I thought that could only be seen from a different angle, but maybe I'm just confused, lol. Need to learn what to look for!

[FutureMiniMe]

Crazycat - I was feeling really rough this week but I LOVE LOVE LOVE the seabands! They are really working for me so far (and I have worn them for all three pregnancies now). With the first two, I was only just a bit nauseous but with this one it is worse! Have you tried them? I also have ginger soda (I though it was ale when I bought it), and now some really strong ginger candy. So far I have had moments of queasiness but have not gotten sick. I have not taken any Zofran today either!

Wow, we have a lot of scans this week in this group! So much fun :-) Abi, what an awesome first pic! Sweetdreams, so glad the scan put you at ease.

Our first appt is July 22nd, but last time they didn't do anything at that appt except give me another pregnancy test, so I'm not expecting a scan this time either. I'll likely have to wait another month. In the meantime, we have one of those at home doppler things to listen to the heartbeat. A friend gave it to us with our last pregnancy, but we didn't try it out until we first heard the heartbeat at the doctor's office at 12 weeks, so I don't know how sensitive it is. I tried using it the other night at 6 weeks, but couldn't find anything, so I'm thinking it's still too early. I'll probably try each week though because it would be so cool to hear the heartbeat sooner than 12 weeks for sure!

It's just so hard not to be worried these days! They say that once you hear a heartbeat, your chance of miscarriage drops to 5%. Hoping I can convince them to do a scan at the 8 week appt, but probably not. And I'm actually thinking of making an earlier appt to get some zofran since this MS is getting pretty severe :-( Of course it sounds like I don't have it nearly as bad as some of you other ladies! Hope everyone starts feeling better soon!!

[FutureMiniMe]

Daisy - Great Scan!! I was thinking the nub looked girly too but I am far from an expert!

[LilithWiser1979]

Crazycat, we're looking at the genital tuber (referred to as "the nub") and comparing its angle to the spine. Greater than a 15 degree angle generally indicates a boy, parallel indicates girl, and inbetween is a toss-up. There are other factors, too. Judging the nub before 12 weeks is completely inaccurate, and 13 weeks is best. If the baby is particularly arched, curled, or upside down, the nub guess is invalid. Ultrasound techs and studies give nub guesses after 13 weeks over 90% for gender accuracy. Still, there's that 10%, but it's generally a good indication of where things are headed

Potty shots looking for a "turtle" or a "hamburger" come later. I know a lot of women get gender ultrasounds between 15 and 17 weeks, but I personally wouldn't trust one until 18 weeks. A potty shot after 18 weeks (until after 22 weeks) is nearly 100% accurate. Later ultrasounds can be less accurate because girl parts can swell, and boy parts can get squished and "hidden."

I was obsessed with gender ultrasounds for a while. I wanted to see if there was ANY way DS2's 18 week classic turtle could be wrong. There wasn't, LOL!

[hotdogz&boyz]

Yay for two great scans! So glad baby looks good sweetdream!

And I see a girl nub Daisy. I've been guessing for quite sometime and even tend to be cautious if I see any potential angle. It looks girly to me!!

[lala22]

Daisy that looks girly to me too and looks like it forks a bit.

[FutureMiniMe]

Sweetdream - glad to hear you had a great scan, too!

[sweetdream]

Ah Daisy!!! Complete girly nub. No doubt.
Cute baby sweetdream!!!

It looks like an alien! Luckly we know it will turn out just fine! :lol: