how common is it????
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Topic: how common is it????
Posted By: sonyaw
Subject: how common is it????
Date Posted: 10 June 2008 at 3:20pm
ok so ive been told im having a girl this time to my excitement as i already have 2 very handsome boys but somehow dont think id handle another hehe just my excuse for wanting a princess
how common is it that radiographers get the gender wrong?? do you know of someone or some people who this has happened to or had experience in this yourself?? one of my good friends got told she was having a boy (1st child) and ended up having a girl... i just cant stop thinking about this i think because im still in shock at getting my princess this time round. thaks in advance  ------------- http://lilypie.com">  
SHAY 9 QUIN 7 2 angels @9wk 1 day on 30-04-09 our angel 6-06-07 |
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Posted By: VannesaD
Date Posted: 10 June 2008 at 3:58pm
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I believe that the odds on getting a girl identity wrong are higher than a boy. Eg. if they say you're getting a boy - odds are that you are getting a boy. But with girls - if they say you're getting a girl there's more chance that they can be wrong.
I would suggest another scan further along in your pregnancy for a second 'look' if you really want to be sure. Good luck!  -------------  
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Posted By: aussiegirl
Date Posted: 10 June 2008 at 4:15pm
Ive heard the same as vannesaD...hopefully they got it right with us, as I have a LOT of pink things!  Would be just as happy with a lil boy though -------------  Mum to Hayley **30.6.08
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Posted By: Zebra7
Date Posted: 10 June 2008 at 4:23pm
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I know what you mean about the pink things aussiegirl! My mother went into overdrive with the knitting and buying once we were told it's a girl and now my dad is constantly teasing her that it's going to turn out to be a boy
Interestingly my OB told me that they are more likely to get the gender wrong saying it's a boy and it turns out to be a girl. Doesn't make much sense to me ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 10 June 2008 at 4:30pm
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It depends how good a look they get tho, there was absolutely no mistaking the girly bits on this wee bub, but with the gremlins when I first found out the gender at 17 weeks they could pick Mercedes for certain but couldn't say 100% for Sienna coz of the angle she was on. ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
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The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: sonyaw
Date Posted: 10 June 2008 at 6:20pm
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if i could get another scan i would totally for my own piece of mind nothing wrong with pregnancy to warrant another scan though( very happy about that too,but would have scans everyday if i could) , its strange for me as i never had these doubts with either of the boys and i found out with both of them thats why i think its because i so wanted a girl and now im getting her its all gone to my head IYKWIM... ------------- http://lilypie.com">
SHAY 9 QUIN 7 2 angels @9wk 1 day on 30-04-09 our angel 6-06-07 |
Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 10 June 2008 at 6:23pm
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There was a girl on here who had her bub December 06 that was told it was a girl and out popped a boy. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: caitlynsmygirl
Date Posted: 10 June 2008 at 6:53pm
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When i was 18 weeks the scan person said it was "more likely a girl" ( i thought, ok, as long as thats more likely a HUMAN girl ) then at a scan i had at 30 weeks she showed me Caitlyn's "hamburger" .
Most cases i've heard of when they say its a girl, its a girl . When i was a bethany there was a girl who was told she was having a girl and another who was told she was having a boy and they gave birth a day apart-the girl who was expecting a boy got a girl and vice versa........so they swapped clothes haha. |
Posted By: cuppatea
Date Posted: 10 June 2008 at 7:02pm
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The people I bought my pram off had been told they were having a girl and then a boy popped out and they had to redecorate the babies room and buy some different coloured clothes. ------------- 
 
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Posted By: blondy
Date Posted: 11 June 2008 at 1:49pm
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I'm worried too that our girl will be a boy! We were told 80% chance of a girl, but we did see the 'hamburger' on the scan, and having seen some friends' scans of their boys (where it was VERY obvious it was a boy), I'm pretty convinced she's a girl! Our radiographer tried to "shake-out" any dangly bits to no avail, and both DH and I had strong girl vibes before the scan, so here's hoping!
We would obviously still love to have a boy, but all the pink stuff would be a bit obselete! -------------  
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Posted By: sonyaw
Date Posted: 11 June 2008 at 2:14pm
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yea im the same blondy lol it not gonna stop me going out and buying lotsa pink stuff hehe i cant wait for that bit!!! if it turns out to be a boy id be just as happy and love him just as much. i also had girl vibes before the scan due to my pregnancy being SO SO different to both the boys ------------- http://lilypie.com">
SHAY 9 QUIN 7 2 angels @9wk 1 day on 30-04-09 our angel 6-06-07 |
Posted By: Red
Date Posted: 11 June 2008 at 2:42pm
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A client of mine had a scan yesterday and they think that her little girl, might now be a little boy! ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: BessieBear
Date Posted: 11 June 2008 at 5:15pm
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my mum keeps teasing me what if it turns out a girl. It'll be quite annoying if he is a she. ------------- Sarah Mum to, Boy 07/2008, Girl 03/2010, Boy 05/2012, Angel 07/08/2014
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Posted By: BessieBear
Date Posted: 11 June 2008 at 5:25pm
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these have got to be boys bits aye.
------------- Sarah Mum to, Boy 07/2008, Girl 03/2010, Boy 05/2012, Angel 07/08/2014
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Posted By: Jennz
Date Posted: 12 June 2008 at 2:32am
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A friend of mines sister was told her little girl was a little boy- the sonographer was so certain, was a hell of a shock for them when she popped out! ------------- Jen, Charlotte 7 & Kate 3 
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Posted By: james
Date Posted: 12 June 2008 at 7:03am
my aunty was told her second was a girl and out poped a boy ------------- <a href="http://lilypie.com"><img src="http://b4.lilypie.com/nLJ5p13.png" alt="Lilypie 4th Birthday Ticker" border="0" /></a> |
Posted By: caitlynsmygirl
Date Posted: 12 June 2008 at 1:16pm
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Well how dumb is this ? when Caitlyn was born i had been told i was having a girl , then i looked down and saw the umbilical cord and in my tired post labour state, i thought it was a penis (a pretty good sized one tho! ) and i just thought "oh dear....i hope you dont mind wearing pink for a few weeks "
then my friend looked at me and said "kel.....it IS a girl " Oh the relief! haha |
Posted By: LittleBug
Date Posted: 12 June 2008 at 4:46pm
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Haha caitlynsmygirl
We were told at the 20 week scan that they couldn't tell, but if they HAD to guess, they would say girl. I had about 6 more scans after that, a couple they wouldn't say, but in the others it was obvious and the sonographer told me she was 100% sure that it was a girl... and it was ------------- Chloe (4 years) and Oliver (3 years). |
Posted By: meow
Date Posted: 12 June 2008 at 4:53pm
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We were told that the guy was 100% certain this time, last time was 80%.
Am still not totally sure though lol The technician told me I can call him if he's wrong, he even bet his job on the fact that we were having a girl, so I hope he's right  ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: caitlynsmygirl
Date Posted: 12 June 2008 at 4:57pm
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haha I hope for HIS sake too, and his jobs sake that he is right !
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Posted By: sonyaw
Date Posted: 21 September 2008 at 9:59pm
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bump ------------- http://lilypie.com">
SHAY 9 QUIN 7 2 angels @9wk 1 day on 30-04-09 our angel 6-06-07 |
Posted By: Nefertiti
Date Posted: 22 September 2008 at 8:54am
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As per the similar thread about this:
I've got a friend who's scan said they were having a girl and it turned out to be a boy. She was devestated at first. Took her awhile to mentally adjust. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: xox6Girls1Boyxox
Date Posted: 22 September 2008 at 1:49pm
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With DD1 I was told boy @ 20 weeks luckily I had to go and have the another scan @ 24 weeks & then the same woman said she was a girl. She showed me the hamburger so It was very obvious, I reminded her that I was in with her just 4 weeks prior and she had told me boy & she just said that she must have mistaken the cord for a penis...
With this baby it was very obvious he was not a girl, as his scrotum and penis were clearly visible.... ------------- http://www.bump-and-beyond.com/"> 
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Posted By: Mel&Kel
Date Posted: 22 September 2008 at 6:27pm
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At our scan we saw a 'hamburger' but now I am thinking what if it was wrong... I have seen scan's of boys and they look way different and bubs had her legs wide open... has anyone actually seen a hamburger on the scan and then had a boy come out, if that makes sense...
I wouldn't mind but we have started buying girly clothes and MIL has been buying dresses etc... maybe we shouldn't buy too many girls things... hee hee ------------- Mummy to Eva born 11 Feburary 2009 and Charlotte born 18 April 2011 |
Posted By: Mel&Kel
Date Posted: 22 September 2008 at 6:29pm
Can someone explain what I am lookng for in this pic... I can't see boy bits but don't know if I am looking at the right thing  ------------- Mummy to Eva born 11 Feburary 2009 and Charlotte born 18 April 2011 |
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