How often are ultra sound techs wrong about the gender?

Question

I had an ultrasound done at 21 weeks. The tech looked from behind the baby for its gender and told us it was a boy. My motherly instincts tell me other wise so I was wondering if anyone knew how often the techs are wrong ....I've heard they can be from time to time.

Answer 1

Maybe you're having a girl with a p***s - it happens, they're called transgendered individuals.

Answer 2

If they're wrong, it's more common for them to be wrong about the baby being a girl than it being a boy. Mostly because they saw SOMETHING that tipped them off that it's a boy. If they tell you it's a girl, there's always that chance that they missed it. You could ask for another ultrasound a little later and they might be able to see better and ease your mind.

edit: I would be scared if they mistook the umbilical cord for a p***s. Lol. That would be one big wee wee.

Answer 3

They're correct about 90% of the time.  The most common mistake is to be told your baby is a girl when it's really a boy.  Occasionally, a tech may think that because he/she doesn't see a p***s the baby must be a girl. Really, you have to see 'girl parts' to be sure the baby is a girl.  Sometimes, the baby just may not be in a good position for you to see his/her nether-regions, so the tech takes a best guess.  But - in that case the tech should tell you it's a best guess.

Answer 4

My aunt was told she was going to have a girl and it came out a boy.  It happens but not that often.  If she saw a p***s and you saw the p***s.  Then it's probably a boy.

Answer 5

not often but next time you go to have another doctor appt just asked them to look again. Thats what you pay them for.  

Answer 6

Actually, yeah. They can be wrong and at my next ultrasound, I am going to ask them to look at the gender again. They told me my baby was a girl and I'm no expert, but my myself and my fiance really thought we saw a p***s-just a little.."thing" sticking out. I keep having dreams that my baby is really a boy! I had one last night that I had another ultrasound and they said there's a 90% chance I'm having a boy. I would ask for another tech at my next ultrasound, to see what they think.  

Answer 7

I just had my 19 week ultrasound last week and it was obviously a boy. You can tell a big difference between the cord and the p***s. If you saw a p***s then your instincts are wrong. I would trust the tech more than instincts, they do this every day.

Answer 8

I don't know a percentage but they can be wrong from time to time as you say.  If I were you, wait until baby is here to buy any gender specific things, or find a place to have one of the 3D or 4D ultrasounds done.

Good luck!!!

Answer 9

As you can imagine that depends on the age of the baby and of course whether they said they got a good look at it.

It can always be mistaken for the cord too....

I heard that after 5 months there aren't so many mistakes made. Our tech took a guess at about 16 weeks and was right.

Get another ultra sound in a couple of months... it will be sure then!!  Very Visible!

Answer 10

I actually just heard from my aunt that one of her friends planned like crazy for a boy and designed the nursery entirely in blue and it turned out that the utrasound tech mistook the ambilical cord for a boy. Hope her new baby girl likes blue!

Answer 11

My 1st we were told at 20 weeks a boy and I had no doubt in my pregnant mind they were wrong..we rescheduled a couple weeks later and sure enough GIRL. Found ot at 16 weeks with twins they were both boys and my last one a boy at almost 21weeks. There was no doubting any of them though.

Answer 12

Usually when its a boy they can tell this right away if the p***s is sticking out....my first baby I was pregnant with a boy and they knew with in minutes, I am now pregnant with the second and it took them an hour before they could tell me it was a girl...

Answer 13

On the ultra sound papers you can ask them to point out what make them think you have a boy. They also have a 3D one now that can show you just about eveything.