All Signs Point to One Gender But Had The Other?

[atomic sagebrush]

12 weeks 3 days is too early for a nub shot. I agree it looks girly but could still rise.

I would just like to reiterate strongly to whoever is out there reading this - just because one person says OWT and feelings were right for them or they are right for you in one pregnancy - it doesn't mean they will be right for you or anyone else or will be right in another pregnancy. Baby's gender is a coin flip so it's possible to have the "signs" point one way and have hte opposite gender.

With my 3rd son I had all the signs and symptoms and feelings and Chinese Gender calendar, etc etc etc were girl, girl, girl and he is a boy. This stuff just doesn't work and I do not want anyone to look at this one thread as any kind of proof or evidence to the contrary because it just isn't the case.

[texasnewbie]

Sorry, I have been so silent - we were just processing that we were likely to have a girl. Anyway, we just had our 20 week anatomy scan and it turns out we are having a BOY!! We are absolutely stunned and over the moon. I am almost having reverse gender disappointment because we had gotten so used to the idea of having two girls. Part of me won't believe it until he is born. Potty shot below! Hope the doctor isn't wrong this time. He was pretty sheepish and said we fell into the 10% late bloomer club where nub theory is just wrong.

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[Quinn31]

Yay!! Congrats. That's great to hear. So happy it all worked out.


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[covered in blue]

Congrats . What an emotional roller coaster xx

[mammacass]

Yup that definitely looks like a boy lol atomic was right when she said it was a bit too early and could still rise! Wow what an emotional time though to go from girl to boy


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[bunnywabbit]

Oh yes, definite boy. Huge congrats! x

[atomic sagebrush]

Nub shots do not work at 11w4 d. Boys and girls are IDENTICAL at that gestation and your OB was wrong to guess because she should know better. I guess she was just humoring you by making a guess??

THe Y chromosome does not start producing testosterone until about the 10th week and only at that point do the male genitals even begin to form. This process takes about 3 weeks to become obvious on an ultrasound and in the 11th week all babies look like girls. This is a fact that will be corroborated by any ultrasound tech.

Symptoms do not predict gender for the same reason. In early pregnancy the Y chromosome is dormant and not even doing anything (no testosterone is being made) and thus your symptoms have nothing to do with your baby's gender.

If the Chinese calendar worked, there would not be orphanages full of unwanted baby girls.

My DS2 and DD were very similar pregnancies. My other three DS were all very different from each other and the other two. So at least for me, the only two similar pregnancies were different genders.

I am quoting myself here not to say I told you so, but for ALL the other people out there who may stumble upon this thread.

11 weeks is TOO EARLY to guess gender. 12 weeks 3 days is TOO EARLY to guess gender. It's not because baby is shy or anything like that, it's because that is how fetuses develop - all babies look girly until at the barest minimum into the 12th week, and late 12th week into 13th/14th is the only reliable time for nubs. 11 weeks is not accurate at all because all babies look like girls. Early 12th week also not accurate because many boys' genitals have not started to develop yet.

[atomic sagebrush]

10% late bloomer club?? These are the statements made by "experts" that make me tear out my hair. They should know better. Nubs are not accurate at 11 weeks ANY OF THEM. Early 12th week, barely accurate (and that is only obvious boys, not a baby that looks like a girl because nub can still rise). Late 12th week, somewhat accurate.

That baby is all boy. Doctor was wrong to say what they said in the first place. Not wrong this time.

[essnce629]

That's definitely a BOY!!! What a roller coaster! Congrats!

[texasnewbie]

Thanks everyone! We feel a bit sheepish because we jumped the gun and told everyone it was a girl (my sister even ordered pink baby shower decorations!).. It honestly feels like God just played divine intervention here. I am glad no one is doubting the boy potty shot though- I look at it all the time just to make sure I am not dreaming this up!