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<h1>Am I Having a Boy Or Girl - 6 Things You Should Know About the Ultrasound</h1>

"Am I having a boy or girl?" A popular questions early in
pregnancy. An ultrasound is one the soundest ways to tell you're
baby's sex.
There are many ways of determining if you are having a girl or a
boy. Some are old wives tales, some are partly logical, some are
scientific and some are just silly. Years of research tells us that
an ultrasound is
Many women have an ultrasound exam between the 20th and 24th
week as part of a regular healthy pregnancy screenings. While you
may not be able to find anything recognizable while you watch the
ultrasound on the monitor, a skilled technician knows what to look
for and is often able to tell you if it's a boy or a girl. However,
not every tech is skilled and not every ultrasound scan definitive.
Here are 6 things you should know about the results.
1. The technician should be able to tell the sex of the baby by
about 20 weeks, sometimes as early as week 16. Sometimes, with
modern equipment, the diagnosis can be made even as early as 11 to
12 weeks.
2. On the other hand, if the baby if positioned in a funny way
or the amniotic fluid or abdominal wall is very thick if can be
difficult or impossible to tell for sure (until the baby is born,
of course).
3. The absence of the penis is not enough to tell if the fetus
is a girl. An experienced technician should know to actually look
for the baby's genitalia to tell for sure.
4. You can see the genitalia of a girl. Experienced technicians
can make out the outline of the labia. The 3-lines sign which
denotes the labia in the fetus is a very valid and accurate
indication of the female gender.
5. An ultrasound can be very accurate. Just how accurate is the
diagnosis of fetal gender by ultrasound? At 20 weeks or beyond,
somewhere between 95 and 100%, when the operator can see the baby's
sex. How often can an operator tell the sex at all? Based on one
ultrasound during the pregnancy, this is more in the 70 - 75%
range.
6. A vaginal ultrasound is not necessarily more accurate than an
abdominal ultrasound. With the less-commonly performed transvaginal
ultrasound, a narrow transducer has a protective cover and
lubricant placed in it, and it is inserted in the vagina to scan
the ovaries and uterus. Because the transducer may get closer to
the target area, this scan can provide better detail. But the view
point is more limited than an abdominal scan, so depending on what
the doctor is looking for, this type of scan may or may not provide
information about the sex.
Some parents want to be surprised about the baby's sex and wait
until birth. If you are like me, you are excited to find out ahead
of time and plan a wardrobe and room color. When you have your
ultrasound exam, be patient with your technician! And enjoy your
pregnancy.

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