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Boy ultrasounds and girl ultrasounds - what's what (with a photo slide show)

April 3, 1:12 PMEarly Childhood Parenting ExaminerAngele Sionna
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Ultrasound of a baby's body (no girl or boy parts in this pic)

When you're clinging to the edge of your cold doctor's office table waiting for the ultrasound tech to finally get around to peeking at your baby's private parts - you want to know what you're seeing ASAP.

I know for all my children, I've wanted to see as many ultrasound photos of boys and girls as possible to compare those to what I can make out in mine and "make sure" the ultrasound tech got it right!

Prepare yourself by knowing what to look for. A girl's ultrasound will have three little lines, often referred to as a "hamburger." A boy's ultrasound will have three dots at a very early stage and eventually you'll see the official "turtle head," as it's called.

Check out the photos below to see what's what.

 

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Boy parts and girl parts ultrasounds from 16 weeks and on
These are a series of ultrasound photos from a few different children, showing their obvious girl parts or boy parts. Boy parts are identifiable by looking for the penis, while you look for the labia with girls. Girls generally look like a hamburger and b
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