Gender Mistakes

So our neighbors had a baby boy a few days ago, however from the time they could determine the sex of the baby they told them that they were having a GIRL!! They had the nursery all ready for a girl, and everything she registered for and received was for a girl!!! Washed clothes, set things up, all ready to go!

How common is it for Dr.'s to make this mistake and when you were told the gender did they give you a % of accuracy???

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I think its very rare, especially nowadays since technology is much better. I know in the 80-90's when sonos weren't that good, it happened to my MIL but that's the only time I've ever heard of it happening.

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one of my friends thought she was having a boy and wound up finding out she was having a girl a couple of weeks before she gave birth. however, they told her at her 20 week sonogram that they were only 60% sure because the baby kept wiggling around--they at least got that warning! i asked my sono tech about it, and she said that they tell people on a daily basis that they can't see the gender if they aren't like 95% sure. that makes me feel secure.

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omg this is my nightmare! I am all prepared for a baby boy

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It happens. When I went for my 20w sono they told me they were 80% sure it was a girl. I had to go back that weekend and they upped it to 90%.

I just had another sono at 34w and was able to get a much better view, def a girl!!

The only time it's 100% is at the birth.

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That happened to my cousin, but she found out a few weeks before she gave birth, she had a girl baby shower, got tons of pink items and girl clothes, she had to return everything pink lol.

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that kinda thing horrifies me. If this ends up being a boy, I sure hope he doesn't mind wearng girl clothes for the first couple months of his life

My sono tech told me at 20wks that she was 90% sure it was a girl. Then when I went back a week later (because baby was hiding her head) the Dr upped it to 95% so I'm pretty sure.

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The told me at 18.5 weeks DD was a girl and every ultrasound i had after i asked them to check and make sure. I watched a baby story once and they told her she was having twin boys and ended up having twin girls.

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my nephew was supposed to be a girl. they told them time and time again it was definitely a girl. All girl things and then at birth it was boy.

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At 20 weeks I went for a Sono and they told me it was a girl. But I had to come back for my Pictures two weeks later found out it was a boy. THey confirmed it at my growth scan it a boy.

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I think it happens, especially when it's early but I don't think it's common. For some reason I had this worry at my last sono but the sono tech checked again and said "No those are def testicles!" If you're concerned just have them look again. .

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i would die but heard it happens

my dr at the 20w sono said he was 110% sure it was a

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With all this Gender Mistake talk I stated getting worried. On Tuesday I had my 20wk Sono and was told I was having a ... But he was moving around A LOT!! So I started fearing that maybe the tech got it wrong. Well fortunately for me I work in the Medical Field in a radiology office, so this morning I came to work all paranoid and had a Sono Tech Scan me to make sure that it was a boy so it can just ease me. And ThankFully Yes it is definitely a boy. I tell you Pregnancy can drive you to go Nuts!! LOL

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It's definitely possible, but not long ago my. dr mentioned that with the technology they have today, it shouldn't happen. I've seen this LO spread his legs more than I can count, he is definitely a boy, I think I might be horrified if it were a girl at this point. I've bonded with him so much and with the fact of having a son I can't imagine him being a she lol....of course as long as the baby is healthy who cares.

Rooms can be painted, clothes can be returned, all that matters is that the baby is ok!

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a friend of ours were told that their baby was a boy!!
had a sono picture with the words penis on it and everything!
then at their next sono, was told they were having a girl!!

they had a girl!

they didnt decorate the nursery or anything yet, but they did receive lots of boy stuff and bought a whole bunch of boy stuff thinking they were having a boy!