Hi. I'm Mae and I'm the most impatient pregnant person ever. 
There are elective u/s places here that say they can determine gender as early as 14 weeks but I"m kind of nervous they'd be wrong. Experiences?
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@Mae: I did it with my first two pregnancies at 15-16 weeks & it was accurate. Just did it last week with this pregnancy at 16+3. Tech said she was 100% sure so I'm not worried about accuracy really. My doctor doesn't do anatomy scans til 22 weeks & I'm way too impatient to wait that long!!
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My OB offered to do one at 16 weeks because he likes to do them and find out with the mom / couple.
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I did, at 16 weeks, because we were going to England to visit the in-laws and wanted to tell them in person.
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I've seen photos (illustrations?) of the genitalia at that stage, and it looks soooo similar. I'd be afraid they'd tell us the wrong sex. Do you have the option of a blood test (as it's way more accurate)?
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@littlejoy: no my insurance won't cover it and it is $800 out of pocket.
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@Mae: Gah!!! That's so expensive! I had no idea how much they cost.
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@littlejoy: I'm sure the insurance companies don't pay that. But since it isn't covered I don't get any negotiated rate
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@Mae: Yeah, I didn't think about that. I called to ask our u/s place how much our 1st trimester scan would cost, and they told me $800. We got the final bill for $250. I was waiting for another bill (since our insurance plan doesn't cover u/s), and they told me that's the negotiated rate, and the $800 was if our insurance didn't offer coverage for it at all. CRAZY how different those numbers can be. AMERICA!!
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we did for our first at 15 weeks at an elective place. and our OB did one with our second around the same time frame. girl both times and both correct.
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Yes - we did it at 15 wks for DD3 bc my SIL was getting married and asked us if we wanted to do a gender reveal at one of the events leading up to the wedding (since extended family would be there). It was correct (though they worked for a good 15 mins to get baby into the right position!), as were the guesses at my NT scan for DD1 and DD2 (the tech wouldn't guess for DD3).
ETA: the people at the elective places ARE trained techs, and DO look at ultrasounds all day long, so I would think they'd be able to tell if your doctor's office could!
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I did them around 16 weeks with both pregnancies. Both were confirmed to be correct a few weeks later at my anatomy scan at the OB (#1, boy; #2, girl).
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I had an elective ultrasound at 16+2 to find out the sex and it was a great experience. I don't think I'd feel confident about it much before 16 weeks though, I'd be second guessing until the anatomy scan.
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@Mae: Come to Peoria! My friend just did one at 16 weeks and it was only $200!
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Yes, at 16 weeks. It was pretty obvious by then.
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I did at 14+6 and it was very clearly a girl.
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@Mae: we did at our OB office at 16weeks I wanted to know solo bad....lol
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I did at 16 weeks -- I was also super impatient!! I don't think I'd do earlier than that for fear of it being incorrect, though. But at 16 my little guy was clearly a boy
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@twodoghouse: oh its only like $50 for an elective u/s here. The $800 was for the blood test.
I love that I'm not the only impatient one here! Maybe I'll feel more confident if I just wait a BIT. Like 15 or 16 weeks instead of 14
I have a little time left to decide (12 weeks this week). Just so impatient!
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@Mae: It's DST so obviously my reading comprehension is at an all time low.
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@twodoghouse: #solidarity
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@Mae: Also, I had all the wine for dinner.
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@twodoghouse: bahaha YES. Drink for me too. I keep forgetting I can't drink and then I get sad.
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@Mae: well, if you insist...
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Hahaha this post is amazing. @twodoghouse: @Mae:
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I had an elective ultrasound done when my son was 15 weeks because my 20 week anatomy scan couldn't be scheduled until 22 weeks when my insurance year reset. This place was correct. My doctor said it wasn't a big deal to do once or twice but that you wouldn't want to be doing it every week.
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I had the NT scans at 13w done and my doc gave me a "guess" on sex with my last three kids. He was right every time. So if you want a first guess going at 14 weeks should work out.
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I didn't do an ultrasound but I did do the genetic testing which is the most accurate way to find out the gender. It was a $200 out of pocket but so worth it. I got to find out the gender about a month and a half in advance and testing was correct. Ultrasound confirmed the gender as well.
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My anatomy scan was done on the early side with DD (17-18ish weeks) and they wouldn't confirm sex and we had to come back (for other reasons too) at 20 weeks. I would just be worried they would get it wrong!
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I only know one person who was told the wrong gender. She had an elective scan at 16 weeks and was told boy, then went to her anatomy scan at 18 weeks and it was a girl.
I have my anatomy scans at MFM at 17 weeks and they've always matched my blood test results.
I would personally be too nervous to trust scans before 16 weeks, but I know it works out for lots of people!
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My husband's cousin's wife had an elective scan at 15 weeks and was told girl. Then at 18 weeks she was in a car wreck and found out it was a boy. He's almost 4.
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I had an elective scan done around 15/16 weeks with LO1, was told girl...went to my anatomy scan at 20 weeks and it was definitely a boy.
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