How early can you detect sex?

[HoneyBlossom]

Just wondering how early you can detect the sex of the baby? Is the earliest the 18 week ultrasound? or could the 12 week scan detect it?

[kristi001]

I am Pretty sure the 12 week One The Outer genitals Arent even formed yet so Its very very Hard to Tell and alot of People Wont even try to Guess it. :p

Its deffinatelly More define at The 18 week one! :yes:

Hope that helps

[Ally Jane]

apparently a really good sonographer can have an educated guess but it wont be very accurate.....some private clinics in adelaide i know will tell you from 16 weeks....

[*~alegna~*]

My SIL had a 4D scan for her 12wk & they told her the sex, Had her 18wk scan 4D too & they were correct. Definately a pink one.

[EcstaticEm]

Im thread Crashing here *sorry* :o We were told def a boy at 14 week scan, but at 20 weeks, surprise surprise Looks like a girl. - Id trust the 20 week scan more (more developed) but am still not so sure with us.. I reckon the earlier scans create a lot of doubt, specailly when the later ones say different. (hence our Sig!)

[~Emmylou~]

Im thread Crashing here *sorry* :o We were told def a boy at 14 week scan, but at 20 weeks, surprise surprise Looks like a girl. - Id trust the 20 week scan more (more developed) but am still not so sure with us.. I reckon the earlier scans create a lot of doubt, specailly when the later ones say different. (hence our Sig!)

Ha ha we had the opposite - we were told DS was a girl at 14 weeks and by 20 weeks it was pretty clear he was a boy.
After that I wouldn't go out painting the nursery or anything based on what I was told before 18-20 weeks.

[hayles07]

I had my scan at 12 weeks and said " Its a shame we can't find out the sex yet" and she said " Well actually, Im pretty certain its a BOY".....

I had my next scan at 19 weeks, and yep... Definately a little boy in there... So I think if they are really skilled, they can tell from as early as 12 weeks... :thumbsup:

[Gizzy]

they can tell at the 12wk scan cause bubs is fully formed then :yes: its just cause bubs is so tiny which makes it hard, if bubs is in a good position, quite often the sonographer is right,

but as we all know, even at the 20wk scan they can get it wrong :yes:

[Angel333]

I heard through the grape vine that there is a blood test you can do as early as 6 weeks to find out the sex of bub.