Boy or Girl? When can you know?

seattlemama · Sep 6th, 2007, 19:04 PM

I am just wondering how soon can you find out the sex of your baby? I know it varies depending on the babies mood that day if it wants to show, but usually how soon?

**Wobbles** · Sep 6th, 2007, 19:27 PM

They do say from around 16-17 weeks here but they like to confirm it at a little later stage ... 20 weeks!

Tilly · Sep 6th, 2007, 20:24 PM

20 weeks is most accurate, but before that I think.

luckyme225 · Sep 7th, 2007, 01:21 AM

I'm going to try to see if I can go without finding out. I'm not sure that I can but the families that come in post delivery for their check up seem to say the surprise makes it that much better.

bek74 · Sep 8th, 2007, 23:19 PM

I found out at my 20wk scan with all 3 of my boys. If I manange to conceive again, I don't think I will find out the sex, I will leave it for delivery.

**Wobbles** · Sep 9th, 2007, 05:43 AM

I had to find out it would have drove me mad lol Plus I think I managed to make a better bonding with her somehow ...

J..K · Sep 9th, 2007, 07:30 AM

Strangely enough, I have a family friend who's pregnant with twins after a loooong time of trying to conceive. (Mum is 40 now, but better late than never right?) From what I was told, they did some type of testing and told her she was having two males. Then at the 20 week scan they told her it "looked" like one male and one female. Now she's about 30 weeks or so (I think!) and they've told her it looks like two girls! I'm not sure how accurate that was, but it made it hell during the shopping for baby shower. We had to return the items and get different colours! We kept the receipts though...just in case.

seattlemama · Sep 10th, 2007, 13:01 PM

I could never not find out! I am too big of a shopper first of all, I want to be able to shop and have his or her room all ready when the baby comes. Also I agree that it helps with bonding, you can start calling the baby by name before its born and it would give you a closeness to the baby I think... I am so anxious to know! I am a hairstylist and one of my clients told me she found out she was having a boy at 15 weeks! Thats why I asked, because I thought that was really early.

alicesuckling · Oct 12th, 2007, 10:39 AM

i'll be 19+4 when i have my scan next week and i hop they will be able to tell me then!

Mango · Oct 12th, 2007, 10:59 AM

I had my 20 week scan not to long ago but didn't find out. My OH wants it to be a surprise so we're holding out though I often wonder what I'm having because I'd luv to refer to my lil bub by name even this early. For now their name is "pumpkin" LOL

For those of you that did find out, did you have a sense of what you were having before they told you?

Sep 6th, 2007, 19:04 PM	#1
seattlemama Trying to conceive (TTC) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Washington Posts: 1,718	Boy or Girl? When can you know? I am just wondering how soon can you find out the sex of your baby? I know it varies depending on the babies mood that day if it wants to show, but usually how soon?

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Wobbles Mum (Mom) Administrator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Chester Gal By Heart Posts: 50,081	They do say from around 16-17 weeks here but they like to confirm it at a little later stage ... 20 weeks!
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Tilly Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Guildford Posts: 5,389	20 weeks is most accurate, but before that I think.

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luckyme225 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Washington Posts: 6,111	I'm going to try to see if I can go without finding out. I'm not sure that I can but the families that come in post delivery for their check up seem to say the surprise makes it that much better.

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Sep 8th, 2007, 23:19 PM	#5
bek74 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Brisbane Queensland Australia Posts: 3,656	I found out at my 20wk scan with all 3 of my boys. If I manange to conceive again, I don't think I will find out the sex, I will leave it for delivery.

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Sep 9th, 2007, 05:43 AM	#6
Wobbles Mum (Mom) Administrator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Chester Gal By Heart Posts: 50,081	I had to find out it would have drove me mad lol Plus I think I managed to make a better bonding with her somehow ...
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Sep 9th, 2007, 07:30 AM	#7
J..K Active BnB Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 22	Strangely enough, I have a family friend who's pregnant with twins after a loooong time of trying to conceive. (Mum is 40 now, but better late than never right?) From what I was told, they did some type of testing and told her she was having two males. Then at the 20 week scan they told her it "looked" like one male and one female. Now she's about 30 weeks or so (I think!) and they've told her it looks like two girls! I'm not sure how accurate that was, but it made it hell during the shopping for baby shower. We had to return the items and get different colours! We kept the receipts though...just in case.

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Sep 10th, 2007, 13:01 PM	#8
seattlemama Trying to conceive (TTC) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Washington Posts: 1,718	I could never not find out! I am too big of a shopper first of all, I want to be able to shop and have his or her room all ready when the baby comes. Also I agree that it helps with bonding, you can start calling the baby by name before its born and it would give you a closeness to the baby I think... I am so anxious to know! I am a hairstylist and one of my clients told me she found out she was having a boy at 15 weeks! Thats why I asked, because I thought that was really early.

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Oct 12th, 2007, 10:39 AM	#9
alicesuckling Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 38	i'll be 19+4 when i have my scan next week and i hop they will be able to tell me then!

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Oct 12th, 2007, 10:59 AM	#10
Mango Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 1,352	I had my 20 week scan not to long ago but didn't find out. My OH wants it to be a surprise so we're holding out though I often wonder what I'm having because I'd luv to refer to my lil bub by name even this early. For now their name is "pumpkin" LOL For those of you that did find out, did you have a sense of what you were having before they told you?

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