When can you find out your baby's gender? by: Mary Anne
Now that your pregnancy has been confirmed, your very next questions will likely be, is it a boy or a girl?
All of the old wives tales that have been sworn by for centuries are baloney. There isn't one that is completely foolproof. Though these methods are very entertaining, they are far from accurate.
The truth of the matter is that only an ultra sound, preformed by your doctor, can honestly show whether you are having a boy or a girl.
Somewhere between your sixteenth and twentieth week of pregnancy, your doctor will likely do an ultrasound to check on the baby's progression.
At that time he will probably ask you if you want to know your baby's gender. If you tell them you want to know, the ultra sound technician will explain the details to you.
Now for the down side of all this, the ultra sound is not 100% accurate. Your baby may not want to show his or her private area to the technician.
Sometimes the baby's legs are positioned in such a way that the ultra sound is no help at all. If the technician says it's a boy, they are more likely to be correct than if they say it's a girl. The boy baby's organ may be lying flat and the baby may appear to be a girl.
Often your doctor will do more than one ultra sound during your pregnancy and you may have another chance to find out on the second go round.
At week 18 of pregnancy by: Ellen
Most women can usually find out from having an ultrasound at week 18 or so, around the four-and-a-half month stage of your pregnancy. One way they can tell is by the position of the baby. The position he or she is in gives a good indication of the gender.
If your doctor has the new 4D ultrasound (nuchal translucency) then you might be able to find out as soon as at the 13th week of pregnancy.
