this has happened to me both pregnancies. I have my 20 week scan next week so will know for sure then but Ive read they cant tell from a scan at 12-14 weeks and the dna result is very accurate. She wants me to potentially repeat the NIPT but Its just so surreal because Ive been planning everything with a girl (FTM) and in a single 15 min appointment its like I have a diff child (SUPER grateful to God baby is healthy obviously gender does not matter its just a been a completely unexpected turn after hearing the initial 99.9% news). She checked over and over because she, nor we had ever heard of this test being incorrect. You would only have Y chromosomes in your blood if you are carrying a baby boy. 20062023 BabyCenter, LLC, a Ziff Davis company. We are super excited and happy to hear baby is healthy. It says 99.3% accuracy in the small text, not really a personal number as you have. well sneak peek is not known for being super accurate lol. This has been asked but only by people worried it was wrong, not someone who actually had it wrong. Since its obtaining a sample of the genetic material directly from placental tissue, its extremely accurate, Schaffir says. I know it's more money but worth doing perhaps if you don't want to wait? The educational health content on What To Expect is reviewed by our medical review board and team of experts to be up-to-date and in line with the latest evidence-based medical information and accepted health guidelines, including the medically reviewed What to Expect books by Heidi Murkoff. Doctors use these tests to diagnose potential chromosomal abnormalities (like Down syndrome) and genetic problems (like cystic fibrosis), often after preliminary results from NIPT or a multiple marker screening call for a more precise assessment. Obviously we are now a bit worried that we have been given false results! Well the thing to keep in mind is that if the test is 99% accurate then when hundred of thousands of women have taken the test does result in a fair number of people who got the wrong result (1000 people for every 100,000). Hello my loves, Welcome backJoin me as I walk down memory lane sharing my very crazy birth story..Incorrect gender given.What is a N.I.P.T Test? We definitely had to rewire our minds to get used to a boy instead of a girl but greatful regardless! I will definitely try to keep this post updated through out and when i give birth to comfirm if it was wrong. Luckily we came back as low risk which was such a relief. My son's ultrasound pics always had very evident testicals. I will try and remember to update after baby is born for the mamas that would like to know. Turns out she actually had both sex chromosomes and she had testes as well and they would have never known so early without the original genetic screening. 3 people I know recently it was wrong. Non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) is an optional blood test you can do in your first trimester (anytime after week 10) that looks for chromosomal abnormalities in baby, like Down syndrome, trisomy 18 and trisomy 13. . . The #1 app for tracking pregnancy and baby growth. But maybe thats false claims as I had an NIPT test thats said allwas fine, a girl, and the baby had actually already passed away when I got the test. at least she knew before delivery! When I went back to the doctor for the results plus scan she said everything was normal but wanted to see me again at 15 weeks because she wanted to see the sex organs (which she normally doesnt do but literally quoted saying it was for her own curiosity to see the sex organs and briefly mentioning how she experienced once in 2014 NIPT were wrong about the sex ). This is why your doctor wanted to check again. This educational content is not medical or diagnostic advice. Hubby dont want me to announce the gender until we get our 20 week ultrasound. Find advice, support and good company (and some stuff just for fun). Good to remember though as I plan to get it done again this time. Im not sure how it would find a Y chromosome though! Do you know how many weeks she was when she did the bloodwork? Hand movements 6 months old. I did Panorama and they did somehow have results for "vanishing twin" (negative for me) so I guess that test at least tries to account for that as much as it can, but the tests are all slightly different. Apparently boys come out and girls can come in so at that stage the scans can look very similar. Your sex chromosome test was inconclusive. 4 / ADD A COMMENT Please specify a reason for deleting this reply from the community. A Group Leader is a What to Expect community member who has been selected by our staff to help maintain a positive, supportive tone within a group. For me this is an IVF baby so we knew it was a girl when she was implanted this was just confirmation (also panorama by Natera). OP to answer your question, I've had NIPT done four times (3/4 of those were done at 10 weeks) and it's never been wrong. Its also possible to determine babys sex through invasive tests like chorionic villus sampling (CVS) and amniocentesis, which take a direct sample of babys genetic material. This is great to hear. I just wanted to post my experience on here for any other mamas that may be stressing out over the NIPT test results. The specialist i went to told my husband and i that it is not uncommon for those NIPT tests to be wrong i believe he meant that towards testing for abnormalities because it is just a screening and the amniocentesis and cvs are the more accurate ones! nipt says boy ultrasound says girl 0 Log in or sign up to post a comment! Ya there is a thread on here with 45 pages of moms who had false gender results. I think so too that it was just too early even when looking up Harmony (the company) for when they mention inconclusive its just that there was not enough data to determine. Xx, I think I agree with the above that NIPT is supposed to be more accurate. Thank you, Hiya, Glad to hear everything else was good though. Wait, what!!!! I had testing done last Tuesday, and was told it would take 1-2 weeks (likely 2 weeks) to get back results for genetics and gender. Our sonographer at the NIPT said pretty much for sure a girl according to the scan and our DNA results came back boy. 14 Funny Gender Predictions to Try at Home. I have always wanted a boy and am excited to a degree. Just wondering if that could have been a reason for the incorrect read. Even early nub pics were girly, but NIPT came back today with Boy! Lol, omggggg. Its very rare theyre false, most of the time when people get a false reading it was because there wasnt enough fetal DNA so it ends up inconclusive. Congrats on a healthy baby boy! Until the doctors tell you the wrong gender of your baby! But my sister in law got me paranoid lol but Im sure its accurate. Thanks. Wow that would really be a shock!! I had the NIPT too and at the bottom of the results it gives an accuracy score on the gender. Nipt was drawn in a total of 4446 pregnancies, with 102. Sorry that was confusing. mgaz 29/08/16. Just thought i would add this photo, its the nub shot and how similar they are in the early stages. It says this all over harmonys website so dont just throw out false facts. I've had the results back today, thankfully with low risk on all factors, but it states the fetus as being female. Even early nub pics were girl, See you had a ultrasound that said girl and your blood work says boy , my blood work says girl , and I need to wait to get my ultrasound done . where do you see girl? . We respect everyones right to express their thoughts and opinions as long as they remain respectful of other community members, and meet What to Expects Terms of Use. Thats why i was so shocked. : Did the NT ultrasound and NIPT the samy day at 12 weeks. this morning before 6am I got a message that results were ready, and of course I quickly opened the report to Hi! e. emlovee. We're still awaiting our nipt results to find out the gender, but we've hit a snag with our original girl name and just don't like it as much. i asked the ultrasound lady "can you look agian"! If I were you I would go for a private ultrasound to get a better look! We had a NIPT blood test around 14 weeks as we were high risk for downs. We already decided we would wait until birth and keep an eye on her through ultrasounds. They really should not even advise testing before 12 weeks. 2005-2023Everyday Health, Inc., a Ziff Davis company. Accuracy is said to be 99.9 percent at 8 weeks pregnant. I think the NIPT test that you do in the clinic is quite accurate, the one where you can get the wrong result sometimes is the sneak peek, specially if you do it at home. Huh. The sonographer showed me the live potty shot, and said she absolutely thought that was a boy, and . Around ten to twelve weeks into pregnancy, your doctor might discuss taking an NIPT (Non-invasive Prenatal Testing) with you. He was also really excited for a boy x, Sorry youre going through this honey. We had this same experience. Wrong NIPT gender results I had my NIPT test done at 11wks 4days with the results of a baby girl! All of these things make sense to result in an incorrect gender result though so its not really surprising. Cross contamination, or barely present y chromosomes. can you use any cleaner in the bissell crosswave? Oh I didnt know this! Youre more likely to get the wrong gender from an ultrasound rather than the NIPT bloodwork test. YEP!!!!! We also opted not to do amnio or cvs. I was convinced I was having a girl and this pregnancy has been so different from my previous two with boys. My husband doesn't know yet as I haven't wanted to tell him other than the risks we're low. 1997-2023 BabyCenter, LLC, a Ziff Davis company. If you feel a message or content violates these standards and would like to request its removal please submit the following information and our moderating team will respond shortly. If she happened to have turners, we would love her and give her the extra proper care she needs when she is born. Can you get a gender scan done? Huh. Asking here too since you're all a bit further along than I am, and are having 20week scans now. All rights reserved. Try to find it on yours and it should give you a steer of how accurate it is x, Hiya, The chances of the NIPT being wrong are super slim according to my OB. My husband and I decided to do the NIPT test to learn gender. Also, there is a chance the baby will present physically as female, but be genetically male. So so I got my NIPT results back and they are for a boy.. As far as the gender goes he did tell us that he has seen that be wrong also which is why i didnt go out any plurge on all girl stuff. I'm the type that if I knew the sex, would go out and buy something absurd for the coming home outfit (eg "little brother" or "little sister"). " Non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) is an optional blood test you can do in your first trimester (anytime after week 10) that looks for chromosomal abnormalities in baby, like Down syndrome, trisomy 18 and trisomy 13. Birth update: Gave birth December 15th to a healthy baby boy. Peekaboo. My husband told me he read that if the test is wrong they will do another for free but he didnt state if they include that information in their data. Wow that would really be a shock!! Mine showed boy but then a friend of mine said her relative said boy and ended up being girl. Your post will be hidden and deleted by moderators. I'm calling the genetic counselor. Even though I knew it was a boy my partner and I were still convinced of a little girl due to my pregnancy being the same as with my daughter, I must admit its taken us some time to get used to having a boy! The #1 app for tracking pregnancy and baby growth. Anyway we have our anomaly scan next Friday and I'm . I bet that was very stressful! Maybe a sneak peek or something that has a lower rate of being correct. I have heard a few stories of the gender portion being wrong on the NIPT tests. just immediately from scanning me the first time post results she apparently didnt agree with the NIPT and wanted me back once the sex organs started to develop, I was thinking the same like she already knew something was wrong, One interesting thing is that on your results for sex chromosome aneuploidy it says test inconclusive.. Im curious and following along. NIPT Got My Gender Wrong Lola09 May 16, 2021 at 9:53 AM So I did the NIPT blood test at 10 weeks 5 days (Harmony) and the results came back 10 days later with a 99.9% confirmation of it being a baby girl (Fetal DNA % in my blood was 4.9). A Group Owner is a member that has initiated the creation of a group to connect with other members to share their journey through the same pregnancy & baby stages. We went to a specialist around 14 weeks to do an ultrasound and talk about options. Info have a friend who is in the 7% where NIPT testing just didn't work at all. Congrats though! Thanks for sticking with us for a full year. Yay for healthy babies! The NIPT tests the fetal DNA in the mothers blood so if its done too early you run the risk of an incorrect result which is why most recommend waiting until after 12 weeks to do the test. It was def right on gender, our little guy has not been shy about that during ultrasounds, but we came back with a high risk of Downs Syndrome. Also called cell-free DNA testing, the test analyzes a sample of the mom-to-bes blood to look at fragments of fetal DNA that are released from the placenta into Moms bloodstream. FWIW, I had the NIPT blood draw at 11 weeks and then had an (unrelated) ultrasound at 16 weeks which confirmed it was accurate, but most people will confirm at the 20 week anatomy scan. Its over 99% accurate. I got my results from Natera yesterday and it , Anything greater than 4% is supposed to be 99+% accurate. Now is the perfect time to start your Baby Registry! Top posts of October 14, 2021 . might have been a mix up at the lab? Has anyone gotten a Natera NIPT test back with a low fetal fraction and been told the wrong gender? I also got the sma results but also inconclusive for sex. Twitter Facebook Google plus. We told him about taking the NIPT and it said a girl and our last ultrasound showed it was a boy. What to Expect supports Group Black and its mission to increase greater diversity in media voices and media ownership. crazy though! reasons for inconclusive nipt test 19 3407 . The specia, This is one of the photos that showed babys gender! I dont have my ultrasound to confirm until December 30th Im wondering this too. Group Black's collective includes Essence, The Shade Room and Naturally Curly. Or did she literally give birth expecting a girl and a boy arrived?! We already decided we would wait until birth and keep an eye on her through ultrasounds live potty,! 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