A 44-year-old member asked:
When is the earliest a prenatal sonogram can identify the sex of your baby?
1 doctor answer • 5 doctors weighed in
Dr. Arnold Friedmananswered
Radiology 48 years experience
Roughly 16 weeks: About 16 weeks. It's not 100% correct though, so don't paint the room and buy clothes just yet.
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A 34-year-old member asked:
What to do if I have an ultrasound showing the babies head as dolichocephaly?
Dr. Kristi Woodsanswered
Pediatrics 25 years experience
More info: If the brain structure is normal, don't do anything. Wait until the child is born. Dolichocephaly is a head shape description, and nothing more. It do... Read More
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A 25-year-old female asked:
Why do my babies lips look sooo big in the ultrasound at 37 weeks ?
Dr. Nela Corderoanswered
Pediatrics 56 years experience
PREGNANCY: The ultrasound reading will tell you if there is any problem with the baby. Sometimes there is some technical errors.
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A 34-year-old female asked:
Can a transvaginal ultrasound pick up my heartbeat and they think it's the babies heartbeat?
Dr. Philip Schwarzmananswered
Emergency Medicine 46 years experience
NO: A transvaginal ultrasound will actually see the fetus' heartbeat (usually around 6 weeks).
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Dr. James Ferguson commented
Pediatrics 48 years experience
Babies heart also beats a lot faster than a pregnant woman.
Apr 21, 2020
A 56-year-old female asked about a 37-year-old female:
Daughter 8 weeks & ultrasound told babies are not living so DNC is scheduled for Tuesday. Devastated What happens now? Could ultrasound be wrong?
Dr. Elvia Greathouseanswered
Obstetrics and Gynecology 24 years experience
Confirm: I am sorry to hear about your situation. Make sure to confirm that there is no heartbeat by another ultrasound, especially before you have the D&... Read More
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A 40-year-old female asked:
Want to know what kind of ultrasound need to undergo to check my babies features want to make sure that everything is ok i have sle and 25wks. thanks?
A Verified Doctoranswered
33 years experience
Fetal ultrasound: Hi. Do you see an OB/Gyn? She/he will know exactly what is needed. SLE can complicate pregnancy, as I'm sure you are aware. You should be in close con... Read More
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