It's a Girl...Whoops, it's a boy!

Posted by Daddy T on November 7, 2007

The other day I mentioned we learned that Baby T is a boy.  The doctor gave us the standard disclaimer that the gender is determined based on a visual inspection of the ultrasound images and there is the slight chance of a mis-read.  But I have since learned that a mis-read rarely if ever occurs when the gender is determined to be a boy.  In other words, some times the doctor will say “You’re having a girl” when in fact the baby is a boy.  But rarely if ever does the reverse happen.

Best I can tell this has to do with identifying the scrotum in the ultrasound images.  The doctor cannot find the scrotum and assumes the baby’s gender is a girl.  But surprise you have a baby boy.