[4WD_Baby#1]

I am 15 weeks and have not started stuff at hospital, only just been referred. So just wondering when. I am going for an ultrasound on Thurs so I possibly wont go for the next one til I am 20 weeks. Do they normally find out at 18 weeks or?

[mummame]

You can ask this week but being that its your first they may or may not tell you till 18-20 weeks till they can be sure. I found out with my 3rd at 12 weeks but it was a very skilled sonographer who told me because she knew that it was my 3rd and I was not likely to go out and buy everything in a certain colour. She also said she could be wrong that it was simply an educated guess. She was right though

[4WD_Baby#1]

Thanks if they told us this week i prolly wouldnt believe them until 20 weeks or more anyway lol Pretty certain its a girl but hopeful its a boy.

[Love my 2 babes]

with my first i found out he was most likely a boy at 14 weeks and that was on a poor quality machine that only used to look/see the heart beat. Doctor was right. so if you are 15 weeks and it is a proper scan then they will most likely be able to tell.

[emibt1975]

We found out at our 20 week scan

[*mylittleprince*]

We found out at 15 weeks at our OB office scan and it was confirmed at our 20 weeks at a specialist scan centre.

[carolinej]

For my three, I have found out at 12 weeks each time.

[Etcetera]

It depends on equipment quality and sonographer experience.
Y should be able to find out at the morphology scan (18-20week) if baby cooperates! Mine didn't!

[AvadaKedavra]

Chance of the ultrasonographer being right at 12 weeks -50% (ha ha!)

Chance of the ultrasonographer being right at 20 weeks - about 98%.

In between 12 and 20 weeks it increases incrementally. It's about 95% accurate from about 18 weeks.

Anyone who says "I was told at 12 weeks and they got it right- well when the odds are 50/50, they have to get it right half the time!" I wouldn't trust a 'guess' at 12 weeks any more than anyone off the street, no matter how 'good' the ultrasonographer!

[Stephvfr]

they generally say you find that out at your 20 week scan. They don't even ask if you want to know at the earlier ones