Gender scan nhs

I’ve heard the same!

My Drs office wrote it down and I had a friend go pick it up! Just ask what ur office’s procedure is!

I asked the hospital to write the gender down for me, the sonographer went and got a piece of paper and stapled it too - this was last May

Thanks everyone, think I maybe just book a private one just incase to save any disappointment 💛

The hospital I went to, the sonographer wrote it down on a piece of paper when we told her we were doing a gender reveal and don’t want to know the gender. I guess it would all depend on where you go. No harm in asking! 😊

I went with a friend and the sonographer told me outside the room. Maybe it just depends on who does the scan?

Wtf? Mine put it in an envelope for us and we gave it to my sister so she could plan a reveal for us

Some sonographers will but most won’t. They also won’t go hunting for the gender. If baby doesn’t make it obviously they won’t tell you as it’s not actually part of the anatomy scan protocol

Ours said it's against hospital policy, they can't write it down anywhere in case a mistake is made and someone had tried to sue! Definitely go private. They said to us they could verbally tell us or just not know, we had to find out and then keep the secret until the party the following week when our families found out.

why is so much pressure put on gender like it’s part of a baby’s personality? what if the baby turns out trans, or a tomboy??

My hospital at my NHS one wrote it down, well they circled a bit of paper and sealed in an envelope for us! I think it varies hospital to hospital but rather than waste money on the private, have the 20 week scan first, asking if they can do it the way you like then if they don’t just say okay, I don’t want to find out the gender today and they can do the rest of the checks! :) xx

At my scan, they had posters up everywhere stating they they won't write the gender down, so please don't ask! It also said it would be verbally shared only and this couldn't be recorded. They also said if both parents are there, it will be shared with both. If one parent leaves the room then they won't share the news with the remaining parent. This was NHS. I had to sign something too to say we were happy for it to be verbally shared and we understood it is never 100% correct.

I think it differs from each hospital and on the sonographer at the time.