Alison Sweeney Shows Off Beginning Belly

Having recently announced that she’s expecting a daughter, Alison Sweeney attempted to show off the beginnings of her belly at the TCA Press Tour All Star Party on Sunday evening in Beverly Hills. Alison, 31, who stars on Days of Our Lives and hosts The Biggest Loser, expects her little girl on January 20th.

Photo by Ramey.

Comments

If she’s not due until Jan 20 – a week after me – how can she possibly know yet she’s having a girl?? I am finding out right at 18 1/2 weeks and that is still a month away??? Also though, I have a 3 yr old named Ben and I ‘think’ I’m having a girl!! We could be same again!! =)

- Jessica on July 23rd, 2008

Aw she’s adorable! She’s absolutely thrilled about this pregnancy and her daughter. You’d think this was her first baby she’s so elated. LOL The lipstick is far too harsh, but she does look beautiful and she’s positively glowing!

- Grayson's Girl on July 23rd, 2008

Until I looked at the comments, I was wondering the same things as Jessica. How could she possibly know she is having a girl if she is only 12 weeks pregnant? The only thing I can think of is if she possibly had an amnio done to rule out birth defects. They can tell you the sex of the baby and are 100% correct on it.

- Amber on July 23rd, 2008

I’m due on 1/17 and I’m almost 14.5 weeks along, so that would put her at roughly 14 weeks if she’s due on the 20th. They can see the gender on ultrasound at this point, though it’s not as definitive as looking at an ultrasound later on in the pregnancy. She could also have had a CVS test done, which would tell her the sex of the baby.

I think she looks adorable! Her belly looks just like mine.

- Hope on July 23rd, 2008

Alison looks gorgeous as usual. She’s definitely glowing.

- terri on July 23rd, 2008

I agree with Hope. I’ve had friends fine out at 14 & 15 weeks what they were having & it be accurate. Of course, I also know someone who was told a boy at around 13 weeks, only to find out at 20 weeks that it was a little girl. But with a good machine & a good tech or doctor, it’s possible to know with an ultrasound.

- Jess on July 23rd, 2008

I’m trying to get past the bright red lips. But, I can just barely see the bump sprouting through her dress. I just like seeing some so excited over the prospect of a new baby coming along.

- FC on July 23rd, 2008

Allison said in an interview that she was having a high-tech ultrasound (otherwise known as a 4D ultrasound), and you can find out the sex at about 14/15 weeks with that kind of ultrasound. Because insurance companies don’t usually cover 4D ultrasounds, some doctors offices don’t even offer then. I would imagine that doctors in Hollywood are a little more likely to do those kind of ultrasounds since their patients don’t have to worry about financial matters and so can do ultrasounds that aren’t covered by their insurance companies.

- Mackenzie on July 23rd, 2008

Mackenzie, you actually don’t need a 4D ultrasound to find out the sex this early. At 14 weeks, if the baby is positioned at a good angle in utero, you can find out with just a regular ultrasound. My sister found out with my nephew right at 14 weeks–there was definitely something between the legs! And my other sister went in at 14 weeks to find out the sex–they thought girl but with the way she was positioned, they didn’t find out for sure until she was closer to 20 weeks. But anyways, 14 weeks is generally when you can find out the sex of your child if you want and all you need is a regular ultrasound–not a high tech one. Just thought I’d clear that up!

- Melanie on July 23rd, 2008

I’m so jealous!!! I’m due on January 22nd and I have to wait until September 4th for my next ultrasound to find out what I’m having.

- Kristin on July 23rd, 2008

Seeing as tho the male parts don;t drop until 13-15 weeks, it might be interesting to see the accuracy rates for finding out at 14 weeks…after all they have a 50/50 chance of being right…or wrong.

Remember too, some people go by LMP and some use the actual day they got pregnant…LMP is 2 weeks(give or take) “more”.

She is my all time favortite, I remember her when she started on days, when she got married and when she ahd Ben…ahhhh, I feel old…LOL

- Courtney on July 24th, 2008

Melanie: I’m aware that it’s possible to find out at 14 weeks even with a regular ultrasound, but it’s not always completely accurate the way it is with a 4D ultrasound, especially when told it’s a girl, so I don’t think I would completely trust a regular ultrasound telling me it’s a girl at only 14 weeks. I would definitely wait before buying girls clothes.

- Mackenzie on July 25th, 2008

Courtney,

Here’s a link with some accuracy stats:
http://www.baby2see.com/gender/study_ultrasound.html
80% at 12 weeks
85% at 13 weeks
92% at 14 weeks

This link is also interesting http://www.baby2see.com/gender/external_genitals.html

I had no idea about any of this stuff until my 12-week ultrasound. If the doctor hadn’t explained it to me I would have thought I was having a boy b/c I would have assumed the genital tubercle was a penis!

- Sami on July 25th, 2008