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What Does Diagnostic Mean?
Anything "diagnostic" describes a test performed to try to find a problem. So, diagnostic utrasound is ordered to rule out problems in pregnancy for mom and baby. Most people are very familiar with ultrasound but most consider it a fun and exciting event allowing you to see your baby and determine gender. However, first and foremost, it is a very important diagnostic tool used by your doctor to find structural abnormalities, follow fetal growth, and determine multiples. And this only scratches the surface!
What Do I Really Do When I Scan?
In a nutshell, my job requires me to see what's in there and to make a report about it. More intricately speaking, I have to document with images and measurements everything I can see relative to fetal and maternal anatomy. Of course, what I can see and need to document all depends on how far along you are, in other words, your gestational age. Once I write a detailed report, I can present a complete ultrasound picture of your case to your physician.
What Things Can I See on Mom?
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- Internal organs, depending on age, include the brain, heart, stomach, bladder and kidneys
- Upper and lower extremities (arms and legs), again, depending on age. We try to see fingers and toes on your anatomy screen, but they can be a challenge! ..especially if the fists are closed in a ball.
- Baby's spine
- Baby's umbilical cord
- The placenta and where it's located
- And last but not least! Maybe, possibly, if all the stars align and Baby cooperates, you just might be able to find out fetal sex.
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Ultrasound is just that..sound that is beyond human hearing. Sound waves, much like a fish finder, are sent from crystals in the transducer (the probe placed in the vagina or rubbed on your belly) and transmitted with the help of the ultrasound gel. The waves penetrate the tissues directly below the probe until they reach Baby. They bounce back and create the image you see on the monitor. Things like the size of the patient and fetal position can limit what parts we see and how well we can see them on the examination.
Many other diagnostic ultrasound examinations are performed on many other parts of the body, as well. Ultrasound is THE most technologist-dependent modality there is. This means the machine does nothing without someone operating it. This is precisely why fetal sex is still incorrectly guessed! If the observer, or person holding the probe, is not very experienced at looking at fetal sex..oops!..wrong sex. And we've ALL heard those stories, haven't we?!
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I hope anyone who is searching intently about what is required to see fetal sex will take a minute to read this post and behave accordingly at her future ultrasound appointment. Sonographers the world over will thank me if it results in even one less patient who leaves her department foaming at the mouth.
Firstly, determining fetal sex is not part of a diagnostic examination. Period. It may be information the patient desires but nowhere in any ACOG publication is it written as a requirement. This examination is ordered to rule out structural fetal malformations only. It's a courtesy most practices provide their patients IF it can be seen but is wholly left to the discrimination of the sonographer. This is because we see fetal sex with ultrasound way more often than your physician does and most docs will tell you we are far better at this guess. Also, OB docs are well aware there are a number of variables that prevent good visualization for each and every ultrasound we perform for them. Some of these factors are as follows:
a breech fetus
a fetus with the rear against the uterine wall
a foot or feet in the genital region or crossed feet
closed legs
the umbilical cord between the legs or against the fetal body
body habitus or an overweight patient
uterine fibroids or contraction
a decrease in amniotic fluid
genital malformations
early gestational age
Even one of the above factors can prevent even the most experienced sonographer from determining fetal sex. This is what you want. What you DON'T want is someone who is inexperienced guessing anyway. Many times, it's not just one but several of the above variables that limit what we see and we can't change any of them. We can push around a little or turn a patient on her side but that is it. And, no, jumping jacks won't help.
Another little fact I'll add here is that a non-arguable truth of the modality is the principle of physics that refers to the attenuation of sound. The farther sound has to travel, the weaker the returned signal. The more tissue the sound waves have to penetrate, the worse the image. In other words, the more a patient weighs, the less we can see a fetus. And the worse our visualization of a fetus, the less we can see of important structures much less very small ones like external genitalia. Combine that with some of the other variables listed above and the possibility that fetal sex will be determined for some people at 18-20wks is quite unlikely.
What we cannot do is scan a patient indefinitely in an effort to gain this information. We are on a timed schedule and we work like hell to stick to it. The next patient deserves to have her ultrasound as close to her appointment time as possible, barring an unforeseen medical complication. We are required to scan a patient for only as long as it takes to determine what anatomy we can or cannot document. We also require time prior to a scan to examine a chart for an order and indication for the exam. After the exam we need time to write the report. Most of us are nice enough to take more time with a patient if the schedule allows.
An entirely repulsive action disgruntled patients take these days is to post their rants on social media. This is never okay whether it be a personal beef or not. I would advise against this method of revenge only if one would not want to find a new physician or appear grossly ignorant. If you are unhappy, you have the right to discuss it with the administrative manager but keep in mind that negative press will cost the practice future patients and you run the very real risk of being fired by your doctor. Yes, a patient can be fired. A practice does not have to tolerate any behavior deemed irrational or unreasonable. Just like one can fire an attorney, a plumber or your doctor, a patient can find herself in the same situation.
Being a healthcare provider can be the most rewarding but also the most infuriating of experiences. Our patients who are thankful and appreciative remind us why we chose this profession to begin with while others make us want to throw down the vinyl gloves in submission of a different calling..like a Whole Foods stock girl. Artisan cheese doesn't talk back or complain when fetal sex can't be determined.
Unfortunately, our society has become one of immediate gratification, even demanding it in the face unreasonable and ridiculous circumstances like the spoiled brat, Veruca Salt, of Willy Wonka fame. It's comical to me that these people expect better behavior from their children but, themselves, scream and cry in a public setting, ranting and raving like a lunatic. Or it rather reminds me of the kid who throws a tantrum and holds her breath until she faints because she wants the candy in the grocery store cashier line. In my professional and motherly opinion, both behaviors are well deserving of a spanking and time-out…or a good firing.
I hope patients who have shown their immature side in the past over this same scenario might read this and reevaluate the series of events that led them to exhibit such embarrassing, high school-like behaviors. We cannot walk on water, we cannot move mountains and we cannot see fetal sex on a patient who fits into the above categories. It's not because we're mean or didn't scan long enough, try hard enough, didn't care or are incompetent. I treat all my patients the same and I try to determine sex for all those who want to know. It's just that I cannot change the laws of physics.
On more than a few occasions, some patients mistakenly assumed that if we cannot tell them fetal sex, we must not be able to skillfully perform an ultrasound examination otherwise. It's usually these people who are guilty of the aforementioned bad behavior. I suppose it's too good to be true that those same people who didn't see anything wrong with their actions to begin with might also read this and figure out my post is all about them.
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I've written it a hundred times..or seems like it! Someone sends me an image and wants to know if I can confirm gender. Sometimes I can tell, sometimes it's clear as mud. I usually have to write back and give my spiel about unclear gender on ultrasound and how, because I wasn't the one who scanned, I can't see the whole uterus. Some images are just bad!
In ultrasound, we have either images that are beautiful which belong in a textbook and anyone with an eye for the modality can tell you what is pictured. Then there are terrible images where we just shrug our shoulders and wonder what someone was thinking when she snapped the image.
I'll share this email from a reader and her image and attempt to give you an example here of clear vs not.
unsure mama: Hello! I'm on my 4th pregnancy and my first 3 were clear as day regarding genders, all done after 20 weeks. But this one, however, my sonographer seemed like she was struggling to get a potty shot. I'm not sure of real fetal age due to bleeding the entire time until 14 weeks. My sonographer said the baby was breech and sunny side up? Baby was also measuring at 17weeks 4days. She hesitated but then said girl. I didn't ask questions but I didn't see lines or a turtle. Here's the pic she gave me. What would you say? Any information will be greatly appreciated. I have one girl who is oldest and two sons.
wwavblogger: Thanks for reading and I hope you'll subscribe! So, like I typically say, if it's not a perfect picture, I just can't sign off on gender. That being said, it could very well be a girl and this just isn't a great image. It looks like the view is one of baby crawling away from you, if you can put your imagination to work. Right above the arrow is where you would see the 3 dots, however, the dots can blur together if the image is not entirely clear.
I'll include a link below where I show a baby girl in a similar position, just a little more to the side. Idea is the same. This one is clear and you can clearly see 3 dots here. You can also compare it to the twin brother shot in the same post, too!
I don't see obvious boy stuff hanging down like I would expect to see here!
Good Luck!
So, girl? Maybe! Boy? Sure can't say it's not!
My image in the link above that I sent her of girly parts you'll find below. Which can you see better?
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On July 25 I posted images of twin gender at 16+wks, one a boy and one a girl..we were guessing! I felt pretty sure (or I wouldn't have said a word!) but still wanted to wait a couple of weeks to look again. Babies are 18+wks now. Lo and behold..still one of each! Check out the images below and compare to the last post. I included the link below for you. Enjoy!
This, of course, is a side-by-side of each baby with Baby Boy on the left and Baby Girl on the right. It's an underneath view so all we are seeing are babies' butts and legs to the knees essentially. All parts labeled for better understanding. The "three white lines" for the baby girl are a little harder to see in this image but you'll see it more clearly in the one of her below.
This is the same view and very obviously a proud baby boy!
You can see how much different this baby girl looks compared to her brother. No wee wee here!
These are GREAT images of gender, people! Clear potty shot and no question..just how I like to scan them! Below is the link for the first images at 16+wks.
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I have some great images for you today of male gender. This baby is about 19wks and the images are of the side view of baby and bottom view. See below:
This is a bottom view of baby if you imagine baby sitting on a glass table and you are looking up from underneath. I have all the parts annotated for you. The arrows, of course, are pointing to the wee-wee (my technical term). This is about as straightforward a potty shot as one will find. No guesswork, all boy.
Now this is a side view of baby. The head is not in the picture; imagine it to the left. Again, all parts are labeled. Now the legs are not in this image. Not to be graphic but for demonstrative purposes, imagine slicing the body in half lengthwise; this is the view we have right down the middle of the torso.
The penis and scrotal sac from the side resemble a turtle sticking out of his shell. If you can appreciate the tiny dotted line, you will see it is drawn around the "turtle".
You can see how parts look different from different angles. These, people, are great images of baby boy stuff…no question, no nonsense, no guessing.. Just all boy!!
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Okay now, readers, this is a perfect example of how sometimes I can determine gender < 17wks! Not much less but at 16w4d, it's pretty easy to tell on these twins they are one of each. ..Baby boy AND girl gender images in a side-by-side comparison. These were very easy potty shots..hardly an effort to obtain and you can see the side by side difference. I've even labeled parts for you!
Check them out below!
Happy comparing and have a great day!
wwavblogger 🙂
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I think not. I was mailed a flyer from a 3D ultrasound businesses who offer 3D franchises and ultrasound education in a matter of days for anyone off the street with no prior ultrasound knowledge or training. The goal? To start their own entertainment ultrasound business. Before this, I had no idea such a business was even legal.
Firstly, I don't want anyone to believe this nonsense. As a certified sonographer of over 23 years, I feel confident enough to say that no one can adequately learn ultrasound well enough in days or weeks to be responsible for the moms and babies they scan. And, furthermore, the people "teaching" haven't learned it, either.
To Those Who Are Not Qualified to Scan..
Make no mistake about it. Waiver or not, if you scan a pregnant woman for fun and miss gross pathology, you can still be the subject of a law suit. Contrarily, how would you handle seeing something you feel is abnormal or you cannot explain? What do you say to the patient? Would you even know if a problem existed? If you do not have experience in the medical field, you also have no idea how to address a mother-to-be with a fetal abnormality. Most of us only get slightly better at breaking terrible news, but it is never easy. It is always a sad and difficult scenario. This unfortunate experience will inevitably be yours at some point. How do you explain to your this to your customer when you have no idea what you are seeing yourself?
Moreover, I will also add here that it takes a bit of artistry and (again) proper training and experience in order to obtain good 2D images, which are also needed in order to create good 3D images. Providing sub-standard images takes advantage of the customer paying for it, especially when they assume you know what you are doing. Anyone can set up a 60″ monitor and some comfy seating.
Good Luck Guessing Fetal Sex!
Now, let's address fetal sex. I have what seems like hundreds of posts on this subject! These places market accurate determination of fetal sex guaranteed by refunding your money along with a gift certificate if they are incorrect. This is irresponsible. A guess too early in pregnancy is a toss-up. An expectant mom is better off flipping a coin than to pay these people to casually throw out any guess. For those of you who are entirely out of your realm of expertise, anyone can show you how to press a few buttons. It doesn't mean that you providing a fair service or doing it well. It's unethical, and you shouldn't be doing it at all.
And to patients who utilize these facilities, please be sure to ask if the person scanning you is a certified sonographer with experience and not a former used-car salesman. You are paying someone real money for this service. It's disgraceful enough that some of these places boast they are "mom and pop" shops. In my opinion, this is only a good thing if you are running a restaurant. They either employ those who are right out of school or with no formal training at all. Please do your research. You would be better off with this elective scan at doctor's office instead. A sonographer there is far more likely to detect a problem if one exists. At least your doctor or another physician would be in-house to discuss it with you and answer your questions.
Please Do Your Research!
I've made it no secret in my past posts that I'm not a fan of these cash cows. I believe that non-medical personnel should not be scanning pregnant women or utilizing medical equipment.
Even though this can be a fun experience for the family, the potential for serious issues is real. Please do your homework first, educate yourself, and make an informed decision. Giving these places your hard-earned cash may not be worth your while.
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We all know that our family and friends can be quite nosy, opinionated and sometimes even rude when it comes to all things pregnancy related. After all, they've been there and done that and they know better than you because this is your first and you know absolutely "nothin' 'bout raisin' them babies!" Hopefully, they don't really speak like that. I'm sorry if they do. That is, sorry if I offend and sorry you have to listen to it. (lol)
In the course of conversation during a scan, especially with my weekly patients, we glide from the political correctness and appropriate medical office pleasantries to cutting up about life happenings. My patients take this opportunity sometimes to vent about just such personal offenses. One of my readers recently did the same! Read on about her dilemma..
irritated mama: Hello! Firstly I would like to say what a great blog you have and I've really enjoyed reading it. Secondly I'm wondering if you can take a look at my scan pic from my 20 week scan. I'm now 25 weeks. We didn't find out the gender as my husband didn't want to but his family are convinced its a boy from the scan pic and are even calling it a he which is quite annoying. I'm just wondering is there anything on this scan pic that confirms the gender? Obviously we didn't get a potty shot. I hope you can help. Thanks
wwavb: This email cracks me up as you are not the first to be annoyed by in-laws who think they are ultrasound aficionados! Everyone is suddenly an expert. You'll be happy to know gender is nowhere to be found on this image! It's a great side shot of Baby but when you get down to baby's bottom, part of the hip is in the pic so it's not a side shot between the legs. So, now you can tell your in-laws to mind their own biz! Ha ha.
Best Wishes!
irritated mama: Brilliant thank you – that settles it I will tell them haha!
So just know, all you pregnant moms out there with in-laws who are driving you to drink..firstly, wait until Baby is born and secondly, you have to stick up for yourself! There are nice ways to say anything so next time your mother-in-law (who doesn't know what a femur is) attempts to read into your ultrasound image, kindly thank her for her oh-so-professional opinion and say something like "Wow, you are so good at this. Maybe they should let you do my next scan."
Yes, I am a smartass at times but I blame it on my brother, the ultimate King of Smartassness, one-liners and wisecracks. It's a crown he wears proudly.
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HAPPY 4TH!!! I hope everyone enjoys some beautiful fireworks this evening to celebrate our freedoms! (aka the ability to write this blog, for example!) Enjoy some watermelon and bar-b-que..a must on the 4th:) Now on to my post of the day…
I have responded to so many emails regarding this problem that I thought I'd address it with my next post!
First, ask yourself these questions. Does an embryo look like a baby? Does an embryonic chick look like a chicken? Of course, it does not. The same applies to fetal parts like the brain which is why we do not perform the screening of anatomy until 18wks or later. This is because the appearance of the brain is ever changing until that time. Even at 17wks, some of the intracranial structures have a slightly different appearance that make it difficult to document the parts we need in the way we need.
The same applies to external genitalia. It's just starting to develop at 12wks so boys and girls can look alike. Over the next month, it is still developing and changing in appearance. That is to say, boy tissue starts to get bigger and girl parts shrink. Eventually, the scrotal sac and penis take a more recognizable shape and the labia and clitoris take on the appearance of three tiny white dots or lines. Every baby is a little different, as all people are different.
Now, have I guessed gender at 16wks? Definitely! But it had to be someone I was scanning personally, baby had to be lying butt-up in a perfect position with legs wide open with perfect visualization otherwise. There are many factors that play into how well we can see at any point in a pregnancy. It just all has to be textbook perfect and not every patient/fetus is a textbook scan. We're all made differently and such is life.
So, please take my word for it. Any guess at 12-14wks is simply a guess..you might as well flip a coin. 15-16wks is still a guess but I didn't scan you so I cannot tell you even with an image if your sonographer was right. I might be able to confirm it if you are 17wks with a perfect potty shot!
Whew! That all being said, PLEASE PLEASE do not send me pics earlier than 17wks!! It's not that I don't want to help you when you have a less-than-pleasant sonographer. It's just that I can't technically provide any helpful information. If your sonographer couldn't tell enough to get a great shot, neither will I.
If you're greater than 17wks and your sonographer has given you a potty shot where she's annotated boy or girl, I'll be happy to try and confirm!
Good luck at your next scan!
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It's all whales, snails and puppy dog tails for the grandma who was so excited to find out pink or blue but was too early. See the link below for the whole story.
Not much question here! Congrats!
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I LOVE IT! What a breath of fresh air I received from a reader…someone who actually doesn't want to know her baby's gender. Now, don't get me wrong! Though I held off on the potty shot for my first, I was a full-time registered sonographer working several years by the time the second came along and personally couldn't wait to see for myself, even scanning myself in the process (we all do that, by the way).
But wouldn't ya know it, someone wants to wait for The Stork but that's just not good enough for everyone else!
Thanks so much for reading and I can't wait to make this a post!! And, yes, the overwhelming desire of patients to know gender as soon as the pee stick shows + is ridiculous anymore. Patients drive all us staff crazy with wanting to know as soon as possible. God forbid if we can't determine this at the anatomy screen. Most people are becoming obsessed and demanding…it makes me crazy! I will not miss this aspect of what I do when I retire from clinical! Some days my job is reduced from pathology finder to glorified photographer.
I'm so glad you are enjoying my blog and thanks for subscribing!!!
Best wishes for a happy and healthy baby!
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A reader asked me recently about a "nub" pointing up or out as a means to determine gender early on in pregnancy around 12 Weeks. You might know it as the Nub Theory.
Yes, there is some school of thought regarding the "angle of the dangle" as she put it! I've said before that both boys and girls each have tissue that protrudes at this gestational age. First, imagine a fetus lying on his or her back. Now if this little bit of tissue is sticking straight up, the thought is boy. If the tissue is sticking straight out, as in parallel with baby's spine, the thought is girl.
I can tell you from personal experience that this little experiment does NOT always..let me repeat..does NOT always turn out to be correct. Sometimes the tissue is equivocal in direction, meaning it doesn't appear up or out but half-way.
As part of early genetic testing, my co-workers and I obtained certification for Nuchal Translucency testing. During our training, the sonographer providing the training stated that sex determination is about 73% accurate when Baby's position is perfect. Hmm, is that really enough of a percentage to rely on to paint a nursery? Not for me.
There was one patient for whom I had scanned all five of her pregnancies. She wanted me to guess at 12 Weeks, and we talked about how it was early and the Up or Out Theory. Baby's "stuff" stuck straight out like a little girl, no question; no equivocal findings, no halfway nub. Just like in the above image! Textbook finding for a baby girl as defined by the above method.
Boy, oh boy! Were we surprised at her anatomy screen! And I mean boy! His parts were very easily seen. No doubt. After this, I never guessed at 12 Weeks again!
My patient didn't really care which sex she had. They had boys and a little girl so they were thrilled either way. But I will caution the patient who is strongly desiring one sex over the other. You do start to become emotionally attached to this "supposed" baby boy or girl and if it's determined later that the info is incorrect, patients tend to be sad for the sex they "lost". So, for this very reason, I'll stick to my guns on gender prediction before 18 Weeks.
And now you know why!
So, I'll say it yet again..NOTHING, absolutely nothing in life or medicine is ever 100%! 😉
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I love my readers!
Thanks for subscribing and emailing, too. It makes my blog appealing and adds interest to be able to post your questions and images. I would love to transform my site into a book one day! I personally love paper or hardbacks and imagine a wall of white shelving loaded with books in my next house. Yeah, I'm a bit old-school, I guess. But for all those who love technology, don't you think it would make a great Kindle read, too?!
Read below for some props (thanks!!) and a gender question from a new reader and subscriber:
reader: Hi! I'm expecting my third little one in October. I just wanted to say, before I ask my question, I've been reading your blog for the past 3 hours while my kids are down for a nap. I love it! I went for a private 3d ultrasound on Monday, and he said it was a girl! We are so excited because we have two little boys already. I've heard so many horror stories since I got it done, and I'm terrified he was wrong. I clearly see 'three lines', but I'm no ultrasound technician. What do you think? Thanks in advance! I've already subscribed, and I'm excited for more!
wwavb: Hi! First, let me say thanks so much for reading and subscribing. I'm so happy you are enjoying my (sometimes) sense of humor! I really am very honored that you spent three hours of your own personal quality time reading my stuff! Very cool.
So, I am going to guess that you are maybe 14wks?? 15? Please write back and let me know. Maybe you have already come across some of my posts and may already be familiar with my opinion of these ultrasound drive-thrus! Baby looks a bit small in these images like you may be a little early to determine gender.
If you are less than 18-20wks, wait to paint! That is really the best time (and later) to determine gender and those images are not proof enough to me to paint pink just yet! Please know I am not telling you he's wrong, I just cannot concur based on these images.
Warm wishes,
reader: You've guessed correctly! I was 14 weeks in this ultrasound. I have, in fact, read your posts about the drive-thrus. I must say, if I'd had know your opinion before, I probably would've waited. He told me he was 75% sure it was a girl and to come back in two weeks for another look for free. I'm definitely not convinced that it is a girl, nor have I bought anything pink. I do hope that it is, though! Thanks for your input!
Feel free to email me again when you go back and then again when you go for your screen, the diagnostic scan with your doctor's office at 18-20wks;)
I'd love to tell you pink, too! Thanks again for reading!
Happy pregnancy,
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..or do you want me to be RIGHT??!"
This is the statement I make to all patients who pressure me for gender way too early in pregnancy. Baby not being in a great position doesn't help, either. Ya know, there's more at stake here than just being "wrong". Parents start to identify with being a mom or dad to a new baby girl. Thoughts jumpstart to dance recitals and her wedding day. Dads immediately daydream of the fishing partner they always wanted or run out to buy his first tiny baseball glove. These are strong emotional ties that often get broken when someone casually throws out the gender card on ultrasound.
Read on to see how this case of "mistaken identity" affected this mom:
reader: This is my second pregnancy and I am 18 weeks. At my 20 week ultrasound of my first pregnancy I was told by the head ultrasound doctor (radiologist?) that it was definitely a girl and picked out a girl's name. I ended up going into labor early at 30 weeks and at the hospital while an ultrasound was being done, I kept asking if she was ok. The poor tech said, "Why do you keep saying she? Were you told it was a girl?" We said yes. She said, "Well, I see a scrotum. I'm going to get the Dr." So it turns out we were the first time this head doctor ever got it wrong and now we are legend at his hospital. We were already calling the baby by the girl's name we picked and I had a really hard time with the news. The only way I can describe it is like I had to grieve this little girl I had in my head that was suddenly gone. I wouldn't change a thing about the amazing toddler boy I have now, but at the time, I was a wreck. Needless to say, I don't want to go through that again. I was told today that the baby is a girl (again) and it is hard for me to believe. So, I just want to see what you think!
wwavblogger: OH MY GOSH! I HAVE to post this email! Your story is EXACTLY the reason I implore sonographers to give careful and cautious consideration when determining gender! This is also why I won't cave to the pressures of patients begging when it's too early. I quit the % thing a long time ago…the I'm 80% sure it's a this or that. No. I learned many years ago that even if I say I am not sure but give a "possibly", parents are already thinking ballet slippers and pink tutus or sailboats and whales! It's so true. It's just an emotional attachment you begin to develop as soon as an inkling of pink or blue is mentioned.
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Let's attempt to clarify what constitutes a GOOD image of little boy or girl fetus parts and delineate from BAD images of said parts. If you guys read my blog on a regular basis, you KNOW how many emails I receive from parents wanting a second opinion on gender images only to get a "huh?" out of me. Most of the time, their sonographer gave the nod for male or female only to follow that up with a snowstorm quasi-leg/cheek shot with a ? in the middle…not quite the validation I can support.
I've posted other great gender shots throughout the site but let me add a couple more.
Hello! Any guesses? I'll give you one..one guess! THIS is the boy shot patient's want to see. This is the holy-cow-look-at-that-wee-wee-he-is-so-proud shot we are after. Is there REALLY any question in anyone's mind here? I didn't think so. This baby boy is about 20wks in this image.
Anybody not see three lines here? There's a little dotted circle around the labia..three lines..girly..enough said. She is about 22wks here. She really didn't want to move her legs for us but I could still see it quite well enough to reconfirm baby girl for this couple.
And this one I've posted before! Labia are much more plump closer to that Estimated Date of Confinement. This baby girl was about 38wks here and probably THE most clear female image I've ever obtained.
See the difference?!! Now compare to some of the images readers have emailed. The only kind of gender images I like to gift to patients are the ones where anyone who reads ultrasound can take one look and say "Oh, yeah! No doubt!" Even the most ultrasound-challenged won't argue with these textbook images of fetal genitalia. In my room, it has to be unequivocally wee wee or three lines/labia or you get the dreaded "I'm sorry but I just can't tell today!" My advice? If you don't have a shot similar to these, hold off painting that nursery!
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Every healthcare provider knows that nothing in medicine is 100%…but somebody forgot to tell this joker.
I still can't believe some of the emails I actually get from expectant moms who've essentially been promised the gender-equivalent of the moon and stars based on crappy images…and I don't mean a little crappy. Who taught these people to scan? One of the things all students should learn in ultrasound training is that any image one takes, another (reading professional) should be able to look at it and know what it is that he or she is seeing. The perfectionist that I am scans (sometimes too long), striving for the perfect shot with just the right magnification, contrast and clarity with a "no question" angle. Often times, it just ain't gonna happen, but this is my goal! It kills me when I see terrible images like these…and I don't mean simply for gender. There are a hundred other fetal parts that deserve the same attention to detail.
Moreover, most are WAY too early in their pregnancies to make such big commitments regarding Baby's sex! We're talking 15-16wks here. No, it's not an impossible task and I've done it myself before but the best of all imaging circumstances must be in order to make such a bold determination.
Read below an email from a reader who has experienced this very situation:
reader: Hi! I just found your site and I love it! I was hoping that you could just reassure me that what we are having is a little girl? My ultrasound tech said that he was 100% sure it's a girl because there were definitely no boy parts. But I just wanted a second opinion! Thank you so much!
I took one look at these images and thought, 'What the..?' Really. Are you serious. No sonographer with any level of adequate experience, especially those who specialize in OB, would ever dare to label this a girl OR a boy MUCH LESS to seal it with a "100%". Maybe this is why the image isn't annotated!
I could tell the fetus looked a little small..aka early gestational age ie, too early to determine gender..of course it was!
wwavb: Holy cow! All I can say is DO NOT paint a nursery based on these images!!! And I would be leery of any sonographer who calls anything 100%! First cardinal rule of ultrasound..nothing in medicine is EVER 100%.. It makes me crazy when patients are given images like this and told it's a definite! This is precisely how mistakes with gender determination are made.
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..This is how you know you should NOT begin decorating Baby's room after your ultrasound.. If your sonographer can't decide whether you are having a boy or a girl like your 3-year-old can't choose between strawberry jam or grape jelly for a pb&j, DON'T PAINT YOUR NURSERY! (No contest..grape, definitely, grape.)
Read on from a patient who experienced just this scenario:
reader: Here is my 17 week ultrasound. The tech went back and forth between boy and girl and finally decided on boy after 10 minutes. She was also still in training. What do you think? Oh and the cord was between the legs. I'm so confused by this image. I go back tomorrow to look again. I love ur blog by the way!
wwavb: Oh, wow. I see why you have to go back! lol There truly is no way to tell from that image what you are having..I can see legs. And I'm doubting tomorrow is going to be any better. First, because you're still early and, second, because the girl in training doesn't have a clue. Anyone who waffles back and forth between gender for any period of time should not guessing to begin with! People like her are precisely why patients drive me crazy questioning my guess a thousand times!!!
"Are you sure?"… "Are you really sure?" … "How sure are you" and my favorite, "What percentage sure are you?"
Tidbit of advice..even if she guesses, hold off on that favorite paint color! Feel free to send me another image tomorrow but hopefully you'll have someone more experienced?? If she is training, there should be someone with more experience there supervising her! Ask for that person.
Thank you so much for reading and subscribing to my blog! I hope you find it fun and informative and thanks for emailing me:) Please pass it along to all your expectant friends and fam!
Wishing you a healthy fetus,
And by the way, readers, when patients ask me this most nagging and utterly exhausting, never-ending line of questioning, I always say "I don't guess! Either I'm sure or I can't tell!"
Holy cow, if I had a dollar for every time I was asked that question, I'd be living somewhere on the Amalfi coast right now and not deciding which scrubs I'm wearing tomorrow..
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For all of you who read the link below and got a kick out of trying to make heads or tails..or a wee wee..out of Giselle's gender pic, read on for her update! For those of you not familiar, click on the link below to see the initial post.
Giselle wrote back with the happy update, and (might I say) a one hundred times better image of her baby boy than that 2D square of visual snowstorm she was initially given as a gender pic! See the recent image below..
Now, that's a proud a little boy and a great ultrasound image to boot!
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Or to many patients..the scan where I can tell the gender. This scan is done typically between 18 and 20wks. I know I have said this in the past but let me clarify! This examination has absolutely, positively nothing to do with any need for determining your baby's sex. People usually want to tie the two together; "I'm having this scan and now we can find out." I have to stress here that you cannot ALWAYS find out gender at this scan and no one will ever guarantee that you can. Most people understand this. If any of you read my rant last week, you get it that some people (God help them) don't.
Let me go back a little bit here. Ultrasound was initially created as a means of complimenting your physician's diagnostic puzzle…a little helper, a way for him/her to see a little of what is going on in there so that he can educate you and so that you can be better prepared to make some important decisions in the unfortunate circumstance that something is not developing properly. Somewhere along the way, ultrasound got better and became the circus that it is today where people show up with herds of family and expect them all to come in for this examination. At the end of the day, this IS still a medical examination; my job is to find problems and, hopefully, to rule them out.
We have a long list of things to document, meaning we have to find them on your fetus and take an adequate representative image of each organ and measurement. Some of the things we look for on a routine scan are as follows:
Cervical length – we measure the length of your cervix.
Placenta – we grade it and tell your doctor where it is located.
Amniotic fluid – we do a subjective assessment, general eye-balling of how much is in there.
We measure your baby:
The head from side to side (BPD or biparietal diameter) and around (the HC or head circumference), around the belly (the AC or abdominal circumference) and the femur length (FL). These measurements estimate a weight which is usually about 8ozs. at about 18wks.
We document internal organs and other structures:
Brain, orbital lenses, face, upper and lower extremities, heart (very basic views), spine, stomach, kidneys, bladder and umbilical cord insertion and vessels. We check to make sure these things are present, located where they are supposed to be and look the way they are supposed to normally look. Yes, we have to know the difference! Some of the changes we are looking for measure literally in the millimeters. If all parts look normal, we assume they are functioning properly.
After we take all these images, we formulate a report for your doctor in great detail regarding the above parts. If something is not well seen or limited because your baby was not in a good position, he/she wants to know that, also. Usually, if your baby doesn't cooperate to allow us to see everything we'd like, your doctor will typically (at least ours do) send you back in about a month to attempt a recheck.
Let me capitalize the following statement. ONLY YOUR DOCTOR CAN DISCUSS THE RESULTS OF THIS SCAN WITH YOU!!!!! NOT me. Never, never, never the sonographer. For those of you who have had the terrible experience when we suspect something is wrong, you have a hundred questions and your doctor is the only one who can answer them for you properly. Your doctor is the one with whom you have the important relationship. He/she wants to be the one to give you unfortunate news about your baby. These patients will usually be referred on to MFM or Maternal Fetal Medicine which are doctors who specialize in high-risk OB. They will scan you again and give your doctor their opinion on what they believe is going on and how your pregnancy should be managed in light of the problem.
So! Nowhere in the report is there a space to include gender. That's because it is not important to the health of your fetus and your doctor doesn't really need this information. We know, however, that it is important to those of you who want to know. And there is nothing wrong with wanting to know!!! Believe me, I couldn't wait to find out myself! I did have to scan myself for 3wks, though, before my own kid would cooperate! True story.
We love a fun family and love being able to give this news when we can. What we don't like are the people who don't care about anything else, are demanding of us to give them gender information and then ask us 400 times if we are sure of what we see. As you can see, we have a big job to do which requires time and focus.
It's okay to find out your baby's sex. It's okay if you don't! It's okay to even have a preference. It's just not okay when that's all that matters.
Questions?? Great! Email me and I'll answer what I can!
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Read the email below from a reader who was really hoping for some estrogen in the family after two boys! Sometimes, wishful thinking prevents us from seeing what is really there..
kb: At my 17 week ultrasound the tech took a photo saying the baby was a boy pointing to what is clearly the foot in between the legs. She also said the umbilical cord was between the legs. At my 21 week ultrasound the baby was breech with cord between the legs. When asked what we' thought we saw 2 lines and nothing else… Girl we guessed. The next view she said boy. The one photo has two dots next to each other on the top and one dot directly under the second like this . . . I have two boys already and you could see the scotum and tip clearly. I feel different and not even pregnant . The heart rate was 170, 171, 157. I can't shake that it's a girl. Am I wrong and just hoping . What do you think?
wwavb: Thanks for reading my blog and sending your question! Hmm, what do I think.. First of all, I think I have not nearly enough information. Did you mean to upload an image? I can certainly tell you what I think about the photos but without that it's really and truly anybody's guess! I wasn't there, didn't see your scan real-time and don't know anything about who did your scan or how experienced they are.
As far as "feeling" different, each pregnancy is a different universe in and of itself. The way you feel with one has nothing to do with how you "feel" in another. People historically want to contribute that difference to gender but there just is no relevance there. And baby's heart rate can vary quite a bit, just as ours does with respect to activity, so you can't go by that, either.
It's entirely possible that your sonographer could tell it was a boy but it wasn't clear to you because the cord was in the way which made it not a textbook image of boystuff and more difficult for you to appreciate as someone who does not read ultrasound. It's also possible that you just want a girl so much that it's hard for you to really "see" boy parts in the image. If you would like to email me your images, I'd be a happy to try and give you another opinion!
Best Regards,
KB then emails me the images below:
Image 1:
kb: This is the first picture where I saw the dots
wwavb: This is not a great image but consider it sort of like a side view. Baby's boy stuff sort of looks like a snail. Where the arrow is pointing is the tip of the penis which resembles the snail coming out of his "shell", the scrotal sac.
Image 2:
kb: Where the tech pointed as a pee looks like a foot to me
No foot here! Where I have the arrows of the legs you are only seeing part of the thighs; the rest of the legs and feet are not in the image. See edited image below..
wwavb: Holy cow, Krissy, this is totally a boy! I don't see any cord there. All boy! See my edited image attached below..
Congrats;) I always say it takes a special woman to be a mom of all boys! Little boys love their mamas and you have a the perfect opportunity to teach them to be loving, respectful and helpful to their future wives. Your daughters-in-law will thank you!
Best wishes!
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Okay, readers, if you are searching for the perfect shot of female genitalia in the 3rd trimester, check out this photo. This image is shouting "Am I a girl or what?"
This is a great image of labia as seen later in the pregnancy. Baby has more fat in her skin now and looks nothing like the "3 dots or lines" you saw at halftime. Now, granted, not every baby girl looks exactly like this one. We are not all built EXACTLY the same, right? However, I think no one can argue that this looks nothing like any little boy I've ever seen. This mom and dad are so excited for their second precious baby girl and were so happy to share:)
Now, THIS, people, is a GREAT ultrasound image if I do have to say so myself!! Doggies (thanks, Dr.C), I just LOVE a great ultrasound image. I'm such a geek.
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You would vent, too, if it happened to you. I know, I know; I just couldn't resist.
So, it's a RARE occasion that a patient really pisses me off. Yes, I said it. She is about 21wks and she was going on and on about gender after I said I couldn't tell and baby's legs were closed. It was the usual rant..
"You've got to be kidding me I HAVE to know today I've been waiting all this time and I'll just get up and run around or something but I have to know todayCan't you move the baby aroundThis is ridiculous!!" I think she spouted all this in one anxiety-ridden breath without pausing for air…one very looooooooooooong and irritating run-on sentence.
And then I go on MY usual schpiel (correction says this isn't a word) about how determining gender is never a guarantee and we can't always tell at this age and we need total fetal cooperation and we can push around and roll you to your sides but we can't really make baby move and it's not the purpose of the exam anyway.
Her response?? And might I add, the pièce de résistance..
"WELL..(sigh), can you get somebody else??!"
OH.. NO.. SHE.. DIDN'T. Like I didn't know what I was doing and ANYBODY else would have been able to determine what I could not. REALLY??? The sheer audacity. Unbelievable. I'm telling you that NOBODY in the country, right there in that moment, could have told her what she was having. It doesn't take years of experience to determine that the legs are closed, the feet are curled up under the butt and the cord is in the way. The chic is very lucky I didn't just set down my probe right then and there, throwing my hands up with a "DONE!" But I didn't. I scanned her for probably ten minutes that I didn't have to in order to try to find what she so desperately had to know. Alas, I could never tell for sure.
My thanks? ..A bitch "sesh" with the nurse because she still didn't know her baby's sex! (I'm being told sesh isn't a word, either.)
These are the kinds of people I have to deal with from time to time in my line of work. They simply are the ones that no one can make happy…ever, no matter what you do for them. These are the people I will not miss when I finally quit.
Welcome to a day in the life of a sonographer.
And if you like my blog, are a subscriber and avid reader and take my advice to any degree, take this tidbit, too, and PLEASE don't ever be this person!
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Here are two images from a reader who questions if they really represent girl parts..
reader: Hi! I was just reading your blog and though I'd email you to see what your opinion is on my 20 week ultrasound picture. It seems odd to me that her "girl parts" are sticking out a little bit. Could this really be a boy? I already have a bunch of girl things and this picture is just making me second guess myself. Thanks!!
Okay. In all my years of scanning, I have to say this image from a reader takes the cake for awesomely bad ultrasound quality in the most EPIC of proportions. Who taught this person to scan? I'm totally serious. Now, not only will my beloved readers at home appreciate the exquisitely limited value of this image but any sonographer for whom the resolution of an image is important would be absolutely ASTONISHED at how awesomely and epically and entirely bad this image is! Read on from Giselle..
G: First off – loved reading your blog – hilarious!
Seeing as you seem to be exceptionally good at your job, I thought I'd send you the image I received from my gender determination image from an elective u/s. I feel like the image is really confusing because I can see what are clearly legs and feet – and then I see the "penis" that the tech referred to – but it looks like it's in the wrong place. It was a 15 minute scan and that included the 3D sneak peek where my baby looked like an alien lol (I was only anticipating the 2D images). He didn't point out anything that we were looking at other than "100% Baby Boy Pecker" (yes he did indeed use the word pecker – in front of my mom and grandma no less!). I just thought his feet were at the top of the screen and couldn't understand why the penis looked like it was far from where it seemed his legs meet his body lol… Is this even a good image to determine gender? I wish I could've gotten a good ole between the legs shot like the ones on your blog!
wwavb: Holy cow, Giselle!!
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Let's clear up a little misconception I heard a patient exclaim today..
'If you're told a boy, there's more chance it's really a boy and if you're told girl there's still a chance it could be a boy.'
No, no and no! I'll say it again. If you have an experienced sonographer and if your baby is in a great position and if you are far enough along and if she can see really well, gender should be easily determined. Of course, there's no way for you, as the patient, to know all these things. It's a lot of ifs and no one will tell you to bet the farm.
Unfortunately, until we see the day that no one is ever told incorrectly and novice (or careless experienced) technologists quit doing the quasi sweep of the butt and taking a wild guess, patients will continue to question.
In my mind, I'm looking for mm (millimeter) abnormalities and I consider myself very technical and detail-oriented so if I am so bold as to say pink or blue then commence with the embroidered bloomers or sailboat motif! Nothing gets my goat more than spending several minutes looking for gender, pointing it out with detailed explanation of fetal position and anatomy, marking it with arrows and taking multiple images…only for the patient to say "Yeah, but I guess it could still be a boy." No, in cases like this, unless your baby boy has a micropenis, no scrotal sac and labia, it's a girl. And, no, penises don't automatically sprout at 25wks.
There lies the patient who had her heart set on sailboats. Sorry, lady, I see lots of shoe shopping, tu-tus, truckloads of hair ties and a wedding in your future.
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So here's an update from Kayla! Remember? She sent two pics and I just could not determine pink or blue. Go back to the post entitled "Are You Sure?" dated December 11, 2013 and now check out her most recent email and pic to see what she is having! Drumroll, please………….
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That would be AFTER your sonographer determines your baby's gender..not before. I know parents get excited and family and friends are dying to know what color to buy but does it really make sense to schedule this party for the very night of your ultrasound appointment? I can tell you from experience that it does not..unless you can reschedule it at the last moment.
As I've said a few times in this blog and will, no doubt, at some point express again, gender determination is totally dependent on the cooperation of the fetus. Sure, we can push around on your belly a little. Sometimes a lot. I've even spent as much time as 15 whole minutes just flipping mom around on the table in every position except for all fours or on her head. That, by the way, is waaaaaaay too long for any sonographer to spend trying to determine sex. I think the problem is this.. Americans are a people of choice and "we must have it now". Not everyone, but most patients I have who want to know the sex of their baby want to know yesterday or even better, at conception. They want to schedule their ultrasounds early, as soon as possible. Our schedulers, doctors and nurses get the question all the time, 'Now, how early can we tell the sex?' and 'I want my ultrasound then'.
I know some of you understand. Maybe even most of you understand. But let me clarify that your anatomy scan is no way, no how, under any circumstances in this entire expanse of universe relative to the sex of your baby. It is NOT a routine part of this examination. Nowhere in this report is there even a place to check a box that indicates either gender nor or we required to report such in comments. In other words, it's not important to our scan and it's not why the examination is performed. The ONLY reason the examination is done is to determine whether your fetus appears structurally normal so that your physician can properly educate you in the unfortunate circumstance alternatively, so that you can make informed decisions regarding your pregnancy or so that you can learn what to expect after delivery in the life of your child.
The only thing I really would like to accomplish here is for patients to go into their examination with a different type of expectation. Expect a good examination, a thorough sonographer who guides you anatomically through your fetus and provides an adequate explanation of what she is going to provide for you for your visit. I wouldn't mind anatomy scans today if people didn't come into my room with the entitled mentality of "I have to know today" or "I have all day" or "I'm not getting off this table until we find out". All famous last words. Your sonographer probably has 30 minutes or less before another patient is expected to show for her examination. Your sonographer is not required to spend even one minute determining gender. So if she's spends a few and she still can't tell, believe her. Cartwheels in the hallway won't help.
So, if with your next exam you are hoping to find out the gender of your baby, I hope your technologist can determine this for you. If she can't, please blame your fetus instead and give that baby a smack on its hiney when its born:)
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If I've heard this once, I've heard it a million times. As a matter of fact, I wish I had a dollar for every time I've heard this phrase in my career! For the images below? Heck, no! There is just no way to be sure these images are of a baby boy and I'm totally not convinced! Read on in an email from Kayla..
K: Stumbled upon your site looking for answers of why I had "3 white dots" and told boy and why other moms I knew were told girl. Here is the image taken at 15 weeks 1 day. Was told boy and I believed it till I saw others with similar images and saying they were having a girl. None of my other two boys looked like this so just curious 🙂
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And now about your images..first, 15wks is still a bit early. Not that I've never been able to determine gender at 15wks but sometimes parts can still look a bit equivocal. And since I didn't scan you real-time, I just cannot determine based on these images! Therein lies the problem with trying to guess sex too early and this is where mistakes are made. I've seen the tip of a penis look this way early on and I've also seen the clitoris (middle white dot) still appear a little prominent in females at this gestational age.
My best recommendation is time! Your anatomy screen which is usually performed between 18 and 20wks should reveal much more information PROVIDING baby is in a great position to see between the legs. I hope this helped somewhat and please upload images at that scan to keep me posted on what you find then!
"His Pee Pee" may turn out to be "Her Hoo Hoo"..hoo writes this stuff anyway?
Until next time!
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So below is an email from someone who paid for an elective scan at some ultrasound drive-through (these should be prohibited by state and federal law, in my personal and professional opinion). She was only 16weeks! Even though it is not impossible on every 16 weeker, it is difficult on most that age so my best advice for patients is to just wait for the sake of accuracy. Read why below!
Mom: Got this elective ultrasound done at 16w2d – sonographer said she was 80% sure girl – but had a hard time finding this shot. Just felt like she was throwing something out there for us to go on. She also reminded us that it was early and I should wait until my 20 week scan to be before buying pink. Well, because of the holidays, I can't get in until after New Year's to do my scan at 22+ weeks and it's driving me crazy now. I spent $100 on this for her to tell me 80%. I've been looking at other pictures and reading and just wondering what you think. THANK YOU SO MUCH!
wwavb: Thanks for reading my blog and your question! First of all, and this is just my professional opinion, no one should be offering gender determination scans at 16wks. She's absolutely right..it is early so it would have been better to explain that first and then recommend you wait a couple of weeks more for the best chance of determination. No one can guarantee gender 100% at any gestational age (NOTHING in medicine is 100%) and especially not at 16wks. It's not that you can't ever make a determination at 16wks, but it's definitely harder then than at 20 or 22wks. I never give percentages. Either I can tell or I can't. No guessing! When a patient asks me to guess I always say, "Do you want me to guess or do you want me to be right???"
I can tell you that ultrasound is tricky and trying to determine from someone else's frozen shot without my having scanned you real time is only a guess based on what I see in the image. Your sonographer should probably not have added the annotation of girl and then tell you to wait for the next scan. She probably felt it was a girl and just didn't want to commit due to your gestational age. What the image demonstrates where the arrow is pointed LOOKS like three little white lines and what we would say resembles female genitalia. So based solely on the image I would have to say Team Pink has it.
SOOOOO…buy pink if you want and keep the receipts and hold off on painting a nursery!! Feel free to email me an image of your next scan if you wish! Hope this helped!
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…for gift giving and so in the same spirit do my patients request every year about this time to keep gender under secret wraps until Christmas morning. It's really a cute idea, isn't it? ..Waking up with the same excitement of a child and opening the envelope together to find out whether your future will be filled with sugar and spice or puppy dog tails, as the saying goes.
The parents turn their heads to the wall with great anticipation and wanting to peek so badly..one usually threatens the other not to look. You can imagine, or you have lived, the scenario! Hopefully, I can make the determination, take a pic or two and then wrap it in a little envelope on which congratulations are scribbled. It's really a fun part of what I do.
If you are looking for some clever way to share the surprise, this is a great one! And if I do your scan, don't try to hold it up to the light..it's peek-proof!!
So, if you all refer to the blog I posted with above said name on November 16, you'll see a cute little sprout at 12 wks with mom, Jena, pondering my thoughts on a gender guess! Let's compare images..was I right?
Good thing I did it before the thanksgiving holiday because my second appointment got
Rescheduled now for the beginning of December.
We can tell our families at thanksgiving – yay!! I will email you the updated u/s photos as soon as I possibly can.
Go TEAM Pink!
Thank you,
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My readers are just beginning to send me emails which is fabulous! I love to get feedback. Read Jena's email and my response below:
Hi –
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Holy cow. Another anatomy screen, another request to call someone, text someone or seal in a special envelope the gender of baby! And we, as sonographers, better be able to determine this because our patient has planned a Gender Reveal Party and, by gosh, we simply HAVE to tell! Moreover, your patient wants to do cartwheels in the hallway or have you, otherwise, magically turn baby into a better position. David Copperfield, I am not. And since we can't reach in there and rotate the little sweat pea, sometimes we just can't deliver (no pun intended).
How many of you are familiar with this relatively new event? Gender Reveal parties have apparently become a big new way to celebrate how parents, family and friends find out the sex of their baby. Someone bakes a delicious confection of some sort that when cut into reveals pink or blue cake. I have to admit it's a cute idea and must be totally fun. But a word of caution! Some patients schedule their party for the same night as their ultrasound. I'm sure I have addressed this somewhere in this blog at some point in the past but gender cannot always be determined at the 18-20wk scan!
Being able to determine the gender should never be a guess. We've all heard the stories from our patients..my cousin Martha was told 5 times it was a boy until a girl popped out..it must have been the thumb or the cord in the way. I can promise you that if I can differentiate brain structures for my doc, I can tell the difference between a thumb and a penis. I always tell patients either I'm sure or I just don't know. I won't guess! Guessing leads to a return of the dearly beloved tu-tu for a football jersey. I simply do not want to be the reason for that!
I will say I have enjoyed taking a picture of cleverly-annotated gender and wrapping it up in a peek-proof envelope for my patients. It's a bit time-consuming in this age of electronic medical records but we do understand the excitement that goes along with that visit and we share that with you. HOWEVER! The point I'd like to get across to all readers is that firstly and most importantly, we have a very important job to do for you, as a patient, and for your doctor. We have a hundred fetal and maternal parts to identify and accurately measure or otherwise document. Please understand that this is first a medical examination that we must complete which requires a good bit of concentration. I hope all sonographers do their best to give their patients gender information accurately, but in the event we can't make this determination..don't shoot the messenger!! Maybe you'll have to reschedule your party until next visit..apparently, nobody likes yellow cake anymore 🙁
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Sorry I've been away soooo long but I've been oh so busy with mom and work stuff and I finally have a minute to write a little!
Two weeks later, we are now 14w1d. Moms and dads start to ask the question of "when" now. "WHEN" will we be able to determine gender???!! Well, truth is, if your sonographer can see VERY well, now is not too early for a guess. In these images you'll see our twins and what I guessed their gender to be at this point. I'll give you a hint..I was right! Did you doubt me? Take a close look at these images and you'll see the difference for yourself. This is a shot of each baby's bottom so this is all you can see on the image. On Baby A, you see three little white lines. On Baby B, you can see a little something sticking out. So, what is YOUR baby?? Pink or Blue? Upload your images to share!!
Both babies..can you guess?
Look below..did you guess correctly?
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One of the things I love the most about this time of year and my job is how people come up with inventive ways of finding out their baby's gender around Christmas. Of course, most people who want this surprise will have me determine gender as they look away and then have me write it down for them enclosed in a sealed envelope. They wrap it like a gift and place it under the tree to open Christmas morning!
What's fun about this is that usually the couple is so excited and the anticipation is almost too much to bear, just like a kid who can't wait to find out if Santa is bringing his favorite toy or game. These parents could care less if they get anything material this year.. In my opinion it is the greatest gift they could give one another and share together during this holiday season!
Happy Holidays!
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Sometimes, the answer to that question is a big fat no. It's actually a little condescending to us sonographers who always try to give a patient great ultrasound pictures and will usually give MANY images if baby is cooperating so it implies that we are not TRYING to give you great pics. I know that some sonographers are just downright unfriendly and unhappy in their hospital jobs (prey tell, why?) so I cannot say this is not sometimes the case, unfortunately. In ultrasound, fetal cooperation IS the name of the game. If baby doesn't cooperate, cute pictures simply are not gonna happen. Especially when baby is facing mom's back, it then becomes very difficult for me to see the specific organs and structures that I need to document much less to be able to get cute pics of the face. Because of the way ultrasound works, baby needs to be facing upward toward mom's belly in order to see the face well. Usually, if baby is in this position without limbs or the cord in the way, we can typically get some really great shots of the fetal facial profile. The feet and hands are cute but it is seeing that face that identifies us with another person. Without this shot, the patient usually leaves feeling a little empty-handed. Poo. I hate when this happens. I usually apologize profusely and just say that their baby simply did not want to cooperate that day.
Also, the one major thing that can hamper images..weight. I will never say this to a patient when she asks the above question but it is truth. The more tissue the sound waves have to penetrate, the worse the image will be on the monitor…Ultrasound Physics 101. So, unfortunately, the more a patient weighs, the less likely it will be that I can get good pictures no matter what position baby is in. Same for 3D. We cannot tell a patient who weighs 300lbs that she cannot have a 3D scan, but we know it will simply not be a good one and we just try to get her the best images we can.
So, at the end of the day, we can jiggle all we want, we can poke at the belly and we can stand mom on her head but sometimes those babies just won't budge. "Can't you get me better pictures?" For the 20th time this week, I'll just smile , apologize and hand her an image of a penis and a foot.
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