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halfpint on "23 weeks and cervix is all ready thinned out 50% nevrous"

halfpint — Wed, 30 May 2007 16:23:28 +0000

i went to the hospital on the 25th bacouse i was cramping real bad and having contractions thay run some test on me and told me i was dehydried and i had a bladder infection that was causing me to do that so thay gave me a i.v. with liquid in it thay said that would help thay all so checked me out and said my cervix was ok then thay cent me home well on sunday i went back again bacouse i was cramping real bad thay said i was still a little dehydraited and still had a infection so thay gave me some mor flouid and some anobiotis but thay said once i get red or all this all of the cramps and contractions will go away but when the doctor checked my cervix she told me thay have thinned out 50% i'm only 23 weeks a lot of people said thay shouldnt have cent me home and this means i could go into labor weth in the next 2 weeks or sonner and i me and my husband could sue the hospital if somthing happins to the baby bacouse of this is this true could i be geting ready to go int preterm labor? should thay kept me and thay also said thay should of put me on bed rest.

littlekiddos on "Is that right?"

littlekiddos — Sat, 24 Feb 2007 23:55:13 +0000

By the way, both our O.B.'s and both of our Perinatologists (ultrasound specialists) were correct in our last two pregnancies. So our experience was 100%.

littlekiddos on "Is that right?"

littlekiddos — Sat, 24 Feb 2007 23:35:22 +0000

This article (below) states that at 20 weeks, the ultrasound should be about 95% accurate or better. Of course, this depends on whether or not the technician is able to get a good clear look at the perineum (private parts). If their conclusion is based on NOT seeing a penis, for instance, then the technician risks a greater degree of inaccuracy.

Here's that link:
http://www.ob-ultrasound.net/genderfaq.html

Here's a more concise yet detailed response with references on google answers, with more conservative numbers around 84-90%:
http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=52

Hope this helps!

P.S. What was the gender?

katecole9 on "Is that right?"

katecole9 — Sat, 24 Feb 2007 21:46:50 +0000

I was a little surprised when the ultrasound tech anounced my babies gender. Is there any chance that she was wrong?