How early can a baby's gender be identified?

Answer 1

my girlfriend's ultrasound showed we are having a boy..she is now 12 weeks 6 days pregnant

ANSWERgenerally ultrasound techs (even the best) won't give you an answer till you are around the 16 week mark

You can try to determine your baby gender with Chinese Birth Gender chart. This is easy and accurate baby gender prediction.

Answer 2

The gender of a fetus can typically be determined around the 20th week of pregnancy. An ultrasound is preformed by a technician at your 20 week check-up and if you would like to know the sex of your baby you may ask them to tell you then. Anything before this will be inconclusive.

The ultrasound at 20 weeks may be inaccurate if the technician is not able to get a good picture of the baby. Also, the baby's legs may get in the way of determining the sex, however, it is usually possible to get him or her to move.

The earliest an ultrasound can possibly determine the gender of a fetus is 12 weeks. Most doctors won't attempt to determine the gender until 16-20 weeks. Unlike amniocentesis, ultrasound genderizing isn't an exact science. Depending on the way the baby lays, it can be difficult to see the genitals. Some radiologists will influence the baby to move into a different position to catch a glimpse, or you could consume something containing sugar to make the fetus more active. Amniocentesis, if you have to have one done, determines the gender through chromosomal analysis and this is fool-proof.

Other answers from contributors:

• You can probably see the sex of the fetus by three months. By then organs are already developed.

• It seems the common answer on the internet is 16-18 weeks.

• Sometimes you can tell early and sometimes you can't tell until they are born. I found out that my child was a boy at 17 weeks, but my friend didn't find out until when she had hers, and it was a girl. They had taken many ultrasounds but the baby was so lady-like she just didn't want anyone to see!

• I would agree with the last person's answer. It all depends on how modest your baby is, and how he or she likes to lay. If those legs are closed, you may be waiting until delivery! If you have a good radiologist, they may be able to coax the baby into a slightly different position. At my office (I work at an OB/GYN office), we sometimes tell moms to drink a Hi-C juice box (nothing w/ caffeine, just a little dose of sugar) to get the baby nice and active. Check with your doctor on this first, though.

• As the sexual organs are not differentiated until 16-17 weeks (before this boys and girls look the same) this is the earliest an ultrasound can tell you. Chorionic villus sampling and amniocentesis will tell you before this.

• I knew I was having a boy at 14 weeks. It's all dependent on how your baby is positioned. My sister wasn't able to tell what her first kid was because she (the fetus) had her legs crossed during the ultrasound. :-)

• It's also a lot easier (for obvious reasons) to tell if it's a boy than if it's a girl.

• I found out that I was having a girl at 20 weeks! But it just depends on how the baby cooperates with the ultrasound tech.

Answer 3

Currently in the US the earliest expecting parents can learn the gender of their baby is eleven weeks through an unreliable ultrasound investigation. A blood test, which only currently available in Europe, can accurately identify the gender at five weeks. There is hope that this safe, non-invasive procedure will be available in 2010.

Answer 4

1. Ultrasound is used in sonography- looking at human babies in the mother's womb. Ultrasound can be used to work out how old the baby is, determine its location, find the location of the placenta, and determine the sex of the baby (male or female), check for heartbeat, check for normal fetal growth and check for any abnormalities.

Answer 5

At the first ultrasound at 12 weeks, or if you use a gender selection technique, before you even become pregnant... check out http://genderinfluence.com

Answer 6

It's 15 weeks!

Answer 7

20 weeks