Sex of Baby
QUESTION
Dear Ms. Ultrasound,
I had a ultrasound and they said I'm having a girl but I'm carrying like I did with my son. With both my girls I carried real high this time real low. They said when they checked the sex of the baby there are two white streaks where they say the labia is. That there is no way it could be a boy. Is that true ? Do those white lines mean a girl?
ANSWER
Hi
When it comes to determining gender with ultrasound, a common description of a female is there are "three white lines" seen. This usually means girl –– except that I have personally seen a boy that I mistakened for a female in the beginning of the exam, because I saw "three white lines". So yes mistakes can be made with or without the white lines.
Please note that the way you carry a baby is not a good indicator of gender, even if you carried your boy differently.
It looks like you may have to wait for delivery when it comes to this baby!!!!!!!
With regards,
-- Jane RDMS
Jane Foley
Jane Foley has worked as a Sonographer (Ultrasound Technologist) since 1979. Jane has lived and worked in many parts of the world including Saudi Arabia. She is a Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer or RDMS. She pulls a wealth of information from her experience in the field of Radiology and her interactions with such a broad cross-section of cultures she has visited. She now makes her home on the island of Maui with her English husband, Michael.
