Baby Gender

Hi all, I am 12 weeks and I’m having my first NHS scan tomorrow (dating Scan) at Calderdale hospital and I was wondering if someone could tell me what to expect? This is my first pregnancy and it is all still new to me. Also I’ve read that some of the midwives/sonographers can guess the baby gender when they see it at 12 weeks. Has anyone been told this early or do they refuse to say anything? I’m proper excited to know what it is.

Thank you x

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I was scanned every 2 weeks due to having twins and at my 18 week scan then still refused to tell me they said it was NHS policy but I think it depends on who your sonographer is as I’ve heard of some people being told around 16 weeks!

it’s not NHS policy, lots of
NHS hospitals will tell you, it is sometimes a particular hospital that has a policy.
I didn’t get offered any info on gender at my 12 week scan but then I didn’t ask! It can’t hurt to ask the question 😊 Enjoy the scan anyway - I remember it well - so magical to see baby wiggling around!

yeah doesn’t surprise me I think I just had a moody sonographer 😂 this was at Calderdale I had loads of scans but different one each time so someone else might have told me

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