How accurate is gender at 13 weeks??

[ElmoBumpToBe]

Hope this is ok to post here as isn't a prediction thread, I just wondered has anyone had a sonographer say (after much pestering!) at 13 week scan, that baby's parts are "looking boyish" for it to later turn out to be a girl? Or would you say that it's very likely our baby is a boy? I'm just curious more than anything! I know you can never be certain, but in general? Thanks in advance x

 

[FayDanielle]

I think boys and girls look similar, if not the same, at 13 weeks still xx

 

[bumble b]

Loads of people get boy guesses at 13 weeks if you google it but later go on to find out its a girl. I think they look very alike this early x

 

[ElmoBumpToBe]

That's interesting thank you! To be honest I never really expected that we would have a girl since we have three boys, I just wondered if I could risk buying a few boy bits! Xx

 

[Cupcake1979]

I was told at both my 12 week scans I was likely expecting boys... and right both times... also my scan pics had caught the nub and both were very angled like the boys nub suggests. I think it's easier to be sure about a boy at 12 week scan as it's more pronounced. Good luck xx

 

[lauraairving]

It's the opposite way round but a girl I know had them confirm the baby was a girl as could see 3 lines at 12/13 weeks and at 20 weeks it was a boy!!

 

[3babesforme]

its very accurate! 13 weeks is a very accurate time to determine gender. looks like youll have 4 little boys

 

[campn]

I personally wouldn't trust it, I'd take it as 60% accurate at best. I think 15-16 weeks is a somewhat good time to start really looking. Most private scans don't even do gender prediction until 14 weeks

Congrats!

 

[DannaD]

My doc said girl at 12 weeks, but not to buy pink before the 20 weeks scan!

 

[bumble b]

I have 2 boys and i'm sure this ones a boy too i just wanna buy cute stuff too because unisex bits seem really naff this year! My decision for sticking with team yellow is not looking likely lol xx

 

[ElmoBumpToBe]

Well I googled it and was amazed by just how common it is to be told boy at 12,13,14, even 15 and 16 weeks and later have it turn out to be a girl! I always presumed that it was more common the other way round but apparently not.
I think it's quite likely that we are having a boy but still I shan't be decorating the nursery just yet! Thanks for all your replies X

 

[mum22ttc#3]

I wouldn't trust it at all at 13 weeks, personally I think a good nub picture would give you more of a guess. At 13 weeks potty shots can all look pretty similar as girls still tend to be pretty swollen at that stage, if they can get it wrong at 15/16 weeks when it is pretty accurate usually they certainly can at 13.

 

[Elisheva009]

In my last pregnancy I was told girl at 13 weeks but it turned out to be a boy.

This time, the baby looked clearly like a girl from early on and later scans have confirmed it.

 

[ElmoBumpToBe]

I did see it with my own eyes but obviously I have no idea just how swollen girly bits can get and how much like a little willy they could look lol! X

 

[BunnyN]

At that stage genitals are external on both girls and boys so girls look like they have boy parts.

I think a lot has to do with the skill of the sonagrapher and the quality of their equipment and of course if they get a good look. A good sonagrapher can be close to 100% sure at 16 weeks. Before that thre is always a bit of guess work but some are better at guessing than others. We were told boy at 13 weeks and it was right.

 

[j1405]

We were told boy at 12 weeks from the 3d pic (the one thats my profile pic). You can clearly see a piece sticking out between the legs and the doc told us she would say its a boy.

I will find out in 5 days at my 19 weeks scan. I bought some blue things already. lol. its just unlikely that a boy is guessed wrong so early, but still possible!! I will be SO shocked if my ob/gyn tells me its a girl!

Will keep you updated!

 

[BunnyN]

That does look like bouy bits,lol. The girl bits do stick out to start with too though, they only grow in later on.

 

[sn0wbunnie]

Do you have a pic???

 

[ElmoBumpToBe]

The pics are really poor snow and sonographer told me the nub isn't showing on either of them (if he hadn't have told me it wasn't on the pic then I would have wrongly presumed I could see the nub as there is a white line but he said that's not the nub)

J1405 you would be shocked actually it's SO common for girls to be mistaken for boys in these earlier weeks, I had no idea until I googled it and saw the many many posts from people who where told boy only to find out it was a girl! Xx

I will attach the pics that I have X

 

[ElmoBumpToBe]

Why does bnb sometimes flip a photo on its side and sometimes not?! It's very annoying lol