Actually Annoyed :|

JessicaAnne · Dec 19th, 2009, 20:22 PM

Okay so ive got my scan on the 29th ( Yay

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but alot of people said they dont tell you the sex where i live ( when the time comes), so i asked my midwife and she said they didnt either, i got my sister to ask today at her scan and they dont. Which means ive got to go private, which is going to cost a fair amount . I personally think this is totally unfair!

v2007 · Dec 19th, 2009, 20:30 PM

A lot of the time they dont tell you because in certain countries\religions\family traditions babies are terminated because they are the 'wrong' sex.

Team Yellow isnt so bad, it adds to the surprise

V xxxx

Jas029 · Dec 19th, 2009, 20:50 PM

That would drive me nuts!!!
Where do you live? (Just curious)

Also that's horrible they would be terminated just because it's the wrong sex!
You don't even find out til usually 15+ weeks.. I didn't think most places would still do it that far..

That sucks though you couldn't just find out at the doctors!

TattiesMum · Dec 20th, 2009, 05:40 AM

We're in Luton and it's just the same here .... it's not the hospital itself that makes the rules, it's a local bylaw, so we don't even have a private clinic in the town

I'm not sure where you are but if it's near me then we found a private clinic in St Albans which wasn't too expensive (£75).

trashit · Dec 20th, 2009, 06:43 AM

It was the same here in bradford til not long ago.. My mum wasnt able to find out wiv me or my lil brother.. The terminating thing is correct. They dont like it to be a girl.. Sad but true. Where are you btw?x

Windmills · Dec 20th, 2009, 06:49 AM

Where abouts do you live? And I went to BabyBond last week, it was £79 for a gender scan, but there are other places that do it cheaper I think x

purpledaisy2 · Dec 20th, 2009, 06:51 AM

That is abit rubbish, I ended up having a private scan as the sonographer said she couldnt be sure, only cost me £50 and got about 9 pics

x

sara420 · Dec 20th, 2009, 07:02 AM

it's not like you need to know.... you just want to.... in that case theres nothing unfair about having to pay for it

TattiesMum · Dec 20th, 2009, 07:12 AM

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Originally Posted by sara420

it's not like you need to know.... you just want to.... in that case theres nothing unfair about having to pay for it

I see what you're saying Sara, but I think what irritates people in the UK about it is that we're all covered by the same Health Service but that different areas have different rules. If it was the same for absolutely everyone, no matter where they live, I don't think people would mind

AtomicPink · Dec 20th, 2009, 07:41 AM

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Originally Posted by TattiesMum

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Originally Posted by sara420

it's not like you need to know.... you just want to.... in that case theres nothing unfair about having to pay for it

I see what you're saying Sara, but I think what irritates people in the UK about it is that we're all covered by the same Health Service but that different areas have different rules. If it was the same for absolutely everyone, no matter where they live, I don't think people would mind

I agree- the city next to me doesnt tell you, but yet we are covered by nhs scotland.

stupid!

But to the OP - theres no guarantee you'd be told anyay - i was allowed to be told but they couldnt tell because of bubz position.

In the end i had to go private anyway - lets just say im glad i did - so much better experience you wont forget and you wont be rushed out the door!

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JessicaAnne Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 1,396	Actually Annoyed :\| Okay so ive got my scan on the 29th ( Yay ) but alot of people said they dont tell you the sex where i live ( when the time comes), so i asked my midwife and she said they didnt either, i got my sister to ask today at her scan and they dont. Which means ive got to go private, which is going to cost a fair amount . I personally think this is totally unfair!

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Dec 19th, 2009, 20:30 PM	#2
v2007 Mum (Mom) BnB Spammer Elite Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Trendy Morecambe Posts: 24,440	A lot of the time they dont tell you because in certain countries\religions\family traditions babies are terminated because they are the 'wrong' sex. Team Yellow isnt so bad, it adds to the surprise V xxxx

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Dec 19th, 2009, 20:50 PM	#3
Jas029 Mum (Mom) Inactive Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: USA Posts: 2,121	That would drive me nuts!!! Where do you live? (Just curious) Also that's horrible they would be terminated just because it's the wrong sex! You don't even find out til usually 15+ weeks.. I didn't think most places would still do it that far.. That sucks though you couldn't just find out at the doctors!

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TattiesMum Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Bedfordshire Posts: 3,577	We're in Luton and it's just the same here .... it's not the hospital itself that makes the rules, it's a local bylaw, so we don't even have a private clinic in the town I'm not sure where you are but if it's near me then we found a private clinic in St Albans which wasn't too expensive (£75).

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trashit Pregnant (Expecting) Join Date: May 2009 Location: YORKSHIREEE :) Posts: 4,745	It was the same here in bradford til not long ago.. My mum wasnt able to find out wiv me or my lil brother.. The terminating thing is correct. They dont like it to be a girl.. Sad but true. Where are you btw?x

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purpledaisy2 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Up North, UK Posts: 3,654	That is abit rubbish, I ended up having a private scan as the sonographer said she couldnt be sure, only cost me £50 and got about 9 pics x

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sara420 Pregnant (Expecting) Inactive Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: toronto Posts: 32	it's not like you need to know.... you just want to.... in that case theres nothing unfair about having to pay for it

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