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Q: Is 11 weeks too early to find out sex?

I went to integrated testing ultrasound today and the tech said it looked like a boy but not to buy anything yet because it's still early. What do you all think? too early?

This question was asked Sep. 1, 2011 10:51pm
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Answered by simziboo - Sep. 6, 2011 3:08pm

i was told at my 12 week scan with my son by 2 people, not to be suprised if we have a little boy...but not to buy anything in a rush...jst incase. Told again at my 20 week scan and it turned out they were right!! my son was born 14th jan 2010 (edd 26th/1/2010)

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Answered by simziboo - Sep. 6, 2011 3:08pm

i was told at my 12 week scan with my son by 2 people, not to be suprised if we have a little boy...but not to buy anything in a rush...jst incase. Told again at my 20 week scan and it turned out they were right!! my son was born 14th jan 2010 (edd 26th/1/2010)

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Answered by jkg9510 - Sep. 6, 2011 2:54pm

Everyone, beware when you find out this early!! My sister-in-law found out at 14 weeks that they were going to have a 2nd little boy. Kannon Joshua actually turned out to be Kamryn Lynn, and my niece will turn 1 next month! And she was going to a specialist with the best equipment and techs that knew what to look for. I'm not saying this will always happen, just be sure to double check a little later on, preferrably before you decorate a nursery 8)

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Answered by Mummyto3tobe - Sep. 5, 2011 2:02am

I'm 12 weeks and I'm going to have my NT scan tomorrow and I'm going to ask! I'm pretty sure they can tell at 12 weeks depending on which way the baby is laying.

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Answered by a guest - Sep. 2, 2011 7:53pm

I have to disagree with those that say it is not possible, the sonographer we had at 11 weeks explained to us the new technology that they use to determine gender earlier now and I was surprised since it must be pretty new-I have a 4 and 1 year old that we did not get this done with. The fist answer was right, a baby at this point has a formation that will turn into a "girl" or "boy" part, depending on its angle, they can tell if it is a boy or girl. We found out at 11 weeks that we are having a girl!

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Answered by a member - Sep. 2, 2011 10:27am

Boys and girls both have a protrusion that looks the same that early. If you get a perfect view and you can see the angle it is possible to "guesstimate" the sex by the angle but I would put no stock in it that early. Either way they have a 50/50 chance of being right.

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Answered by octivia - Sep. 2, 2011 12:51am

We were told the earliest is 12 weeks but my midwife won't send me till 18-20 weeks so that we can be as sure as possible.

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Answered by a member - Sep. 2, 2011 12:18am

I found out at 14 weeks I was carrying a boy. You could clearly see a penis. 18-20 weeks is old school, they have clearer, better ultrasound machines now. It is still early though!

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Answered by a guest - Sep. 1, 2011 11:45pm

11 weeks is too early to see gender on ultrasound. I found out with my DD at 14 weeks 1 day that she was a girl. At 14 weeks (pretty much the earliest you can get an idea of gender on U/s), the u/s tech is looking for genital tubercle angle...not actually "hamburger or hotdog" yet- which can be seen around 18 weeks;). This technique for genital tubercle angle is pretty iffy at 14 weeks- the tech has to be really good at it. When I found out @ 14 weeks, I went and registered for baby items- but did mostly gender neutral at that point because I was not sure I could trust the tech (She said I could paint my room after that u/s because she was positive). But by golly- every u/s after that said she was a girl...and she is the prettiest little 1yr old girl I know;)

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Answered by gina0911 - Sep. 1, 2011 11:19pm

yes, you cannot even see the baby's parts let alone determine the sex. You need to wait until at least 18-20 weeks to find out the sex of the baby.

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