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!

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.

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

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.

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!

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.

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.

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

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.