https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 19 Apr 2026 23:42:22 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/can-doctors-make-mistakes#post-115480 Mon, 09 Apr 2012 12:18:51 +0000 banana 115480@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our US tech told us that it's not just the absence of a "penis" that makes it a girl, it's the presence of the "3 lines" (not sure what those 3 lines are). She pointed to that "area" and said "Ok, i don't see a penis and I definitely see the 3 white lines so I'm 99% sure it's a girl". She said that if she didn't see a penis AND didn't see the 3 white lines, she'd only be 60-70% confident in her answer. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/can-doctors-make-mistakes#post-115467 Mon, 09 Apr 2012 12:11:09 +0000 mrs. wagon 115467@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>One of Wagon Sr.'s coworkers was told she was having a girl, and it turned out to be a boy.</p> <p>I've had two ultrasounds around 20 weeks (18 and 20) and they both said it was a girl because they "didn't see anything" down there..... I'm still worried I'll be dressing my boy in pink!! I already gave away all the boy stuff!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/can-doctors-make-mistakes#post-115425 Mon, 09 Apr 2012 11:42:05 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 115425@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My parents were told that my brother was a girl. They were surprised when he was born! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/can-doctors-make-mistakes#post-115415 Mon, 09 Apr 2012 11:35:25 +0000 purrpletulips 115415@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My boy cousin (born on April Fool's day) whose baby shower was all pink-the dad thought the doctor was playing a trick on him. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/can-doctors-make-mistakes#post-58121 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 20:09:00 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 58121@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We had chromosomes done, so I was 100% sure that Little Jacks was a girl (US confirmed it). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/can-doctors-make-mistakes#post-58099 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 19:28:38 +0000 jennylynn 58099@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@skibobrown: that's what I'm hoping too. They told us girl at our 16 week, 18 week, and 20 week u/s so I'm hoping after 3 u/s, 2 techs, and 1 Dr all saying girl, that they have it right! I figure it'd have to be a pretty big coincidence to have it wrong all 3 times, right? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/can-doctors-make-mistakes#post-58019 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 17:48:21 +0000 Alivoo01 58019@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My parents doctor told them I would be a boy... Well, I'm a girl! LOL! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/can-doctors-make-mistakes#post-57979 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 17:08:49 +0000 skibobrown 57979@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm a little bit concerned about this, but I've now had three separate ultrasounds where they told me the baby is a girl. I figure at this point they must have it right... right? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/can-doctors-make-mistakes#post-57921 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 16:11:21 +0000 heffalump 57921@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This is one of the main reasons I agreed to go team green next time. I spent my whole pregnancy worrying that they got it wrong and I'd be dressing my boy in all pink! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/can-doctors-make-mistakes#post-57455 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 09:55:21 +0000 MH.Abroad 57455@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've heard of baby girls being mistaken for boys when they had their hand "down there", haha. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/can-doctors-make-mistakes#post-57452 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 09:52:05 +0000 polkadots 57452@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I know a family who had all girls and on their 4th pregnancy the tech said it was a boy(dad was very excited)... They were going to name him Eli..... When the baby arrived they named her Ellie. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/can-doctors-make-mistakes#post-57434 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 09:41:53 +0000 yoursilverlining 57434@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My ultrasound tech said she wasn't allowed to give a 100% certain answer, but said "I've been doing this for over 30 years, and let's say I'm 99% sure its a girl", which was good enough for me. I know some doctors have better ultrasound equipment than others, so if you think your doc has good equipment and experience, I'd probably trust their opinion. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/can-doctors-make-mistakes#post-57430 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 09:39:21 +0000 Mrs. Bee 57430@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>with olive the ultrasound tech told me she was 85% sure it was a girl -- that's the highest she'll go. she told me she'd be 95% sure if it was a boy. once they see the family jewels, i think it's hard to mistake a boy for a girl!</p> <p>charlie's best friend's mom was told she was having a girl, but it turned out to be a boy... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/can-doctors-make-mistakes#post-57415 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 09:26:20 +0000 mediagirl 57415@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Interesting! A friend of mine is a bit worried they got the gender wrong so she is only investing in gender-neutral clothing and is going to have two names ready to go -a boy name and a girl name. Is it really possible to get it wrong (if it's a girl) if they see those distinct lines that show the labia? Could those three lines be something else on a boy? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/can-doctors-make-mistakes#post-7908 Tue, 01 Nov 2011 21:19:33 +0000 mrbee 7908@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>With our first child, we couldn't get an appointment with a reputable doctor so we got an appointment with a random doctor just to do an ultrasound. Well they also did genetic testing, and they told us in our next appointment that our child was definitely a girl.</p> <p>Later that year, our son Charlie was born! Ultrasounds at the hospital had accurately predicted his sex, but I can't say the experience overall raised my confidence in the accuracy of gender testing! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/can-doctors-make-mistakes#post-7907 Tue, 01 Nov 2011 21:10:21 +0000 leelee 7907@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I agree with the others, I think there's always chance for error. My coworker was told she was having a girl at several ultrasounds (the last one 2 days before she gave birth), however in her dreams the baby was always a boy. Sure enough she had a boy and ended up having to return everything she'd already gotten. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/can-doctors-make-mistakes#post-7881 Tue, 01 Nov 2011 18:33:38 +0000 chopsuey 7881@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Both my OB and technician said they were 95% sure. Neither would give me a 100%. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/can-doctors-make-mistakes#post-7861 Tue, 01 Nov 2011 17:33:41 +0000 BabyBruins 7861@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My niece was supposed to be my nephew. The gender prediction was made at an ultrasound that was done early on (12-14 weeks I think) and they never did another US so perhaps a later one would have changed the prediction. But for most of the pregnancy my family expected a boy and ended up getting a girl. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/can-doctors-make-mistakes#post-7818 Tue, 01 Nov 2011 14:16:44 +0000 Mrs. Sunglasses 7818@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, its easy to make a mistake (less likely then in the past seeing all the technology we have now)... but it happens. you are never 100% sure. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/can-doctors-make-mistakes#post-7814 Tue, 01 Nov 2011 13:48:45 +0000 lavender 7814@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When we had our gender u/s our Doc said it's "99% certain it's a girl and not to invest into too much blue" :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/can-doctors-make-mistakes#post-7805 Tue, 01 Nov 2011 12:54:52 +0000 jennylynn 7805@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Anyone can make a mistake, but I'd say that boys are definitely harder to mistake as a girl. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/can-doctors-make-mistakes#post-7804 Tue, 01 Nov 2011 12:54:44 +0000 MegWag 7804@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When the technician told us we were having a boy she refused to say that it was for certain. I think there's always a chance of error, but she did say "98-99%" so we feel pretty confident. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/can-doctors-make-mistakes#post-7785 Tue, 01 Nov 2011 12:15:48 +0000 tequiero21 7785@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>so the doctor who did the "complete" u/s said i'm definitely having a girl and a boy. i've heard of them getting the girls wrong (stated it was a girl but it's really a boy), but can they get the boys wrong? </p>