During a scan my husband and I saw 3 lines between the legs, meaning a girl but...?

Question

our midwife was looking for testicles closer to the side of a leg, she really wasnt shoore but thought it was a boy. She looked right past the 3 lines. Im 19 weeks. Do I take the 3 lines as a girl or do I assume shes right?

Answer 1

I have a boy and a girl and we found out what we were having both times, with our son it was very obvious - he had his legs wide open and could definatley make out testicles and p***s.  With our daughter they said she was a girl, her legs were closed but could see from underneath and the scan person pointed out the three lines, which I could kind of see but the only reason why I definatley figured it was a girl was because I couldn't see a p***s!  Is your midwife trained at looking at scans, I would figure three lines is a girl, especially if she wasn't sure about it being a boy but maybe have you got any friends scans that you could compare it to, maybe friends that have had boys that found out what they were having, that showed the testicles and p***s so you can see if it was the same as what was in your scan or not.

Answer 2

I wouldn't trust what you saw unless you've been trained in fetal anatomy in a sonography program. I'm not trying to be flip, but there are lots of reasons you could have seen three lines in a sonogram, and the untrained observer could definitely misinterpret what they are seeing.

I'd trust your midwife, and if she wasn't completely sure, then don't assume she was wrong. You're just going to have to wait it out like women have done since the beginning of time before you can find out for sure. Good luck to you!

Answer 3

You take it as an I'm not sure yet.  Don't go out buying all pink or blue just yet.  Wait a few more weeks and try again.  With my son it took us 5 tries before we could completely tell for sure because he wouldn't open his legs.  

My doctor said that the s*****m can also look very close to a "girl part" So that means the three lines could be a boy or girl.  I know how frustrating it is, but just wait a little longer and try to look again.  

Answer 4

if she couldnt find the testes, and you clearly saw the 3 lines, its probably a girl..at 20 weeks males testes become swollen so its obvious at these ultrasounds what s*x they are.