Is it common for the gynecologist to make a mistake in identifying the sex of the baby the first time? Did it happen to you ?

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I had an ultrasound at 13 weeks to rule out malformations, we wanted the gender to be a surprise but my son is an exhibitionist 😂
I know that 13 weeks is quite early to determine the sex of the baby so I have not bought any clothes because I have heard stories of babies who were supposed to be boys and turned out to be girls and vice versa 🤷🏼‍♀️ it’s that common ? 
Here is a photo of my baby’s penis 😂 I think it looks kind of weird, maybe it’s his arm or something?

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I believe it’s more common for girls to be misidentified in the womb than boys. Because you either see something or you don’t.... and that, that is a penis.

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yes it's common. I was told a girl at 13 weeks and then a boy at 19. I do have to say tho, that deff looks like a boy.

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I was told at 14+1 that it’s a girl and I’m so nervous it’s wrong because I want it to be a girl so bad!

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12 pregnancies and hunny that’s a boy!! All the way! No shame in his game 😂

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That was my sons. Definitely was a boy! 😆

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It is rare, but I think the earlier you are told, the more likely it is to be wrong.  There seemed to be a lot of mistakes at early non-medical US in my birth month group when moms were 15 weeks or less pregnant at the time of the US.

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It’s rare, and usually it’s a misgendered girl because apparently when baby boys are super young in the womb the penis can retract? I asked my ultrasound tech about it and that’s what she told me because one of my friends was told she was having a girl and she had a boy. I had them check at every ultrasound because I’m having a girl lol

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A friend of mine was told she was having her second boy - he turned out to be her first daughter. Apparently, the “penis” the ultrasound tech saw was either an arms the umbilical cord, etc. It’s rare, but it happens

Is it common for the gynecologist to make a mistake in identifying the sex of the baby the first time? Did it happen to you ?

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