The DNA test (verifi, like harmony), at 14 weeks said boy so you can imagine our surprise at 32wks when Dr said its a girl. What was wrong with wanting the girl with long hair, so smart, annoyingly smart, just like her dad. My progenity test said boy! Delivery day for both pregnancies they ended up being girls. This is page 1 of 1 (This thread has 11 messages.). 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. That's what they are there for :). She had the nursery painted all pink and had knitted bonnets and was going girl crazy because everyone said it was a girl at every scan. It has a higher detection rate which means if there is a chromosomal abnormality the Harmony test is more likely to pick it up compared to standard 12 week testing. I had the Harmony test done between 10-11 weeks and as the results had to come from the U.S (not sure if that’s still the norm) I think it took around 10 days. Just out of curiosity, do you already have a son? I wouldn't worry about that (easier said than done, I know). Create an account or log in to participate. I don't think it can detect this disorder, literally the disorder manifests as the child having one x and one Y chromosome, as a boy would, but having female external genitalia, no other accompanying chromosomal abnormalities that I know of. The male did not make it but when they did the NIPT testing there was some of the Y cells floating around so they said it was a boy. My friend had a pregnancy that was clearly a girl on every single ultrasound, including the 3D one (all done by different very experienced techs). I am so confused and frustrated here. The male did not make it but when they did the NIPT testing there was some of the Y cells floating around so they said it was a boy. I think a week or so before I got the Harmony results I had an elective U/S and it also showed boy. But that ultrasound looks like a girl to me too! CrispyFB, if you're still reading, the % was 6.6% so not high but not too low I presume. In all, the research represented 3,524 pregnancies bearing boys and 3,017 pregnancies bearing girls. I have been a strong and independent woman. They can't definitely separate mums dna from foetal so if they say 'girl' it could be mums dna (and so could be a boy). The good news is even if you have a child with his disorder, those children are generally otherwise healthy, typically they have no issues outside of the lack of sexual development. Yeah it was nuts. reviewed by our medical review board and team of experts. Even though I’m now super on board with having a boy, I still have a glimmer of hope that maybe the anatomy scan will reveal that my wish for a girl is going to come true. 16 weeks is too early.b) The finger prick test sounds like "Tell Me Pink or Blue" (or others of that ilk) which have dire reviews online and don't seem to be accurate at all. I'll let you know in a few weeks.. but pretty sure!BUT - I can tell you this. The lab could have messed up or had a contaminant. I thought my test was wrong but the tech refused to say gender. You seem to be an expert. I know a lady on baby bump and she thought she was having her second boy through sneak peek saying so. There's a big difference. The harmony test (or like) is not a gender test but rather a genetic test. The views expressed in community are solely the opinions of participants, and do not reflect those of What to Expect. There is also MaterniT21, Panorama, NIFTY, and Verifi. We recently had it, having been told we were high risk for downs and being needle phobic.We were told it wasn't high risk from the results. Techs are so experienced and so accurate, but every now and then the baby is a ninja! The Harmony Prenatal Test is a non-invasive prenatal test (NIPT) based on cell-free DNA analysis and is considered a prenatal screening test, not a diagnostic test. Yes ..please let people know the harmony test gender was wrong for me .. it said girl..I was so excited and googled as much information as I could bmto see if anyone had incorrect results before announcing .. only one I could find and they thought it was from a lost twin .. so I was very confident in the test .. 19 week scan confirmed boy .. still trying to get answers .. myob thinks thinks not enough y DNA to detect in blood ..but I thought they told u if not enough dna was found ?! Science is so advanced these days isn't it. To use this feature subscribe to Mumsnet Premium - get first access to new features see fewer ads, and support Mumsnet. Can you go for a second opinion anywhere? So today I went for my first midwife appointment at 14 weeks. The harmony test can detect sex chromosome disorders. Though not widely offered by US doctors, gender-detecting blood tests … I am now 15 weeks and went to a local ultrasound place and she said it was a boy. We finally terminated at 17 weeks 3. I think their test is called tell me pink or blue or something similar and google is suggesting a few inaccurate results but they all seem to be when they've said girl and it was actually a boy. Had 2 different sonograms where they said girl, had to get the harmony test done du… A simple blood test in mothers-to-be can answer that question with surprising accuracy at about seven weeks. I wouldn't worry too much and maybe question the accuracy of the blood test?? © 2021 Everyday Health, Inc. I'd say you're having a girl and go crazy with the shopping. Fun. This is very stressful. The harmony test looks directly at the baby's chromosomes. I also found it strange that everyone I personally know that's taken it has been told they're having a boy. Harmony Test for Twins - Male DNA detected - 2 boys or girl and boy? Just here to say that I’m in the exact same boat and the harmony test said we’re having a boy. It was confirmed (again) at my anatomy scan last week. Many expectant parents are impatient to learn if they are having a boy or a girl. I have spent approx $600 extra plus the original harmony test $450 I think because of extra scans ..pead appointments etc already ..the vanishing twin thing I was told would only apply if it said boy and your carting a girl .. and then they would detect the y chromosome ..in my case it doesn't fit because as I'm carrying a boy the y should still be there. One of my good friends twice was told he was gonna be a proud papa of boys. 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. Sure, it tells the gender but that is not its purpose. Read on another forum that someone had a harmony test, found out the sex and was told boy. Obviously in the past 18 years, the technology and machines has improved. Find advice, support and good company (and some stuff just for fun). She gave birth to a bouncing baby boy! I wasn't trying to scare you, try not to worry too much until you talk to your doc further and have the ultrasound and possibly the blood test redone. : Any info would be greatly appreciated. Help I'm all sorts of confused! I’m really hoping she’s wrong but we’re waiting to … They're not done in professionally accredited labs I suspect.Said business has now disappeared but I don't doubt others (or a "phoenix" version) has taken its place. Here is the ultrasound picture. Is there anyone else who has had the same thing happen? What you said was actually my concern. Sounds like your baby is determined to make his or her gender a surprise! Either the ultrasound or the test was wrong. I did the harmony blood test thru my doc office at 10weeks and knew boy. NIFTY should be more accurate than an ultrasound scan, for the record.Secondly, did you have a loss not long before your current pregnancy? Please whitelist our site to get all the best deals and offers from our partners. If it shows XX girl if it shows XY boy so it's incredibly difficult for that to be wrong. She then had a scan at 16 (ish) weeks and was told girl! Norton et al. Sono said girl harmony test says boy? To think it's very rude to ring somebody at 7.30 in the morning. I vaguely remember being told that if the results said girl, ... but that if it said boy, it was definitely a boy. P.s. As pp. I am not sure how the Harmony test is done, but a recent study showed that some cells from all your babies stay with you after birth. That's what happened to me today. I am glad all is well otherwise though, but can't help feeling a bit disappointed. New England J of Medicine. Did the sonographer see three lines or just the "absence of a penis" ? Hello so I used Natera and it said low risk and I was having a girl. Harmony and similar tests check DNA in mum's blood. When the NIPT screening is done they are looking for the DNA of the baby in your blood... for gender they look for that Y chromosome. She loves her boy but he was quite the surprise! so everyone said by my scan picture that it was a girl and my mams friend is a synographer and she looked at picture yesterday and i said harmony said it was a boy she looked in shock and i would check that. I love genetics. I really don't think it was a proper non invasive test but its got me thinking.So for those of you who had the tests - was it correct? I don't think there's anything to worry about. In the aquarium glow of the ultrasound room, the technician held the wand over my bare stomach and asked if we wanted to find out. There's a few possibilities - Firstly that the scan was wrong. So two babies tried to implant one being male and the male didn't survive and only one baby seen at 8 week ultrasound but still leaving you with Y chromosomes in your blood. a) I was told 80% boy with DD2 at 16 weeks. I wouldn't trust the Harmony test. For example, you have a boy, pregnant again with a girl but harmony test picked up Y chromosome from previous, so test comes back as a boy. I'm in tears. So they may be attracted to new companies, like SneakPeek, which claim to be able to determine your baby's sex with 99% accuracy early in the first trimester, with only a simple blood draw. .. before learning that it wasn't 100% accurate. I was even told almost certainly "boy" for my second and she wasn't.Plus as mentioned there's the intersex issues as well, not impossible.I wonder what sarah2468's baby was in the end? Still making enquiries but please don't announce till after 19 week scan and cause the pain and embarrassment I'm now going through x, I had the Nifty test and was told boy which turned out to be correct (he's asleep on top of me and it was confirmed by scans).There wasn't enough DNA in my first sample BTW and they needed to take more blood from me in order to run the test.HTH. She already had a girl, and I said that she was having another girl. I know someone who had the exact same issue. To think DH should know you don’t wash dirty bed linen at 30 degrees? im not bothered what baby is but it wrecking my brain my lb scan was at 12 2and this baby and the scan was at 12 2 and they look totally different what everyone opinnion … So the vanishing twin who is a male is the weak link in that test! I don't know about blood tests but at 15+5 weeks I was told ds4 was a boy from an us scan. I hope your results get resolved soon! All of these have varying degrees of accuracy as you will see if you … You just may not know for sure until your little one is born. You can have the screening for sex abnormalities done which will of course reveal the gender – I had this done but made sure I was only told if the result was all clear or not but not the gender as I wanted it to be a surprise. she was born at 18 weeks and no doubt she was a girl. I had the cvs testing done but I hear the maternatiy21 test will all tell you gender. But hey sneak peak has a 50 50 of being right. I would trust Harmony over a scan as statistically more mistakes are made with scans than with Harmony (according to the FMC research doctor I saw when I asked!) When the NIPT screening is done they are looking for the DNA of the baby in your blood... for gender they look for that Y chromosome. 2015; 372(17):1589-1597. : Morning um almost 13 weeks and at my 11 week scan they were certain it looked like a boy, I received my harmony test result yesterday and lo and behold they said girl I wondered if the test could be wrong as even me and DH thought it looked like a boy on ultrasound, I'm aware they can look similar this early but it was a surprise … For the op, there is less than 1% chance of the blood test to be wrong. She then had a scan at 16 (ish) weeks and was told girl! As it's possible NIFTY picked up DNA from that.There are other possibilities but they're far less likely than the test being wrong, which is also extremely unlikely. takes a blood sample from the mother as early as 10 weeks and assesses the baby’s DNA through her blood Wouldnt intersex cause a difference between external genitals and dna result from harmony etc.? It turns out by review of 12wk scan where there was a tiny 2nd sac that we had a 'vanishing twin' which would likely have been a boy and explains the XY chromosome the test found. It can get contaminated. To the best of my knowledge, scans can be wrong but the harmony test is pretty damn accurate however she has been talking about possible reasons for it being a girl even though the harmony test said boy (vanishing twin, hormone imbalance due to her autoimmune disease etc.) We respect everyone’s right to express their thoughts and opinions as long as they remain respectful of other community members, and meet What to Expect’s Terms of Use. Thank you all. said, it is either a wrong u/s or a contaminated harmony sample for some reason (vanishing twin, previous unnoticed miscarriage). This action cannot be undone. Can NIPT gender test be incorrect? These new tests rely on what is known… But I have cried few times already in the past day. The love wasn't any different because they tests were wrong. Turned out she is having a girl. I had had the harmony test already done - results are great but I didn’t want to know the gender I had my dr put the results in an envelope for me to give to my midwife. I've done the Chinese prediction calendar, the ring on a strand of hair, the bicarbonate of soda AND the red cabbage test and ALL said boy. One of the things they test for.Although it was a hard time, it made us realise it wasn't right time. It is intended for fun only so do not treat the result too seriously :) Answers. Kinda wishing that I hadn't asked. I had the Harmony test done and it said "with greater than 99% accuracy" that I'm having a boy. If there is even 1 they say boy.. if none then girl. Talk widget showing discussions of the day & trending threads, www.amazon.com/Pink-Blue-Pregnancy-Gender-Collection/product-reviews/B00183UEGS/ref=cm_cr_dp_see_all_btm?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1&sortBy=bySubmissionDateDescending. The Harmony test is not the only test on the market right now but after researching, it's the one I chose because of accuracy. I asked about the blood test everyone is doing to find out the gender early just yesterday and my dr said they're not offering it any longer at my hospital because it's not accurate. and 16 weeks is a bit early for gender unless your pretty good tech. Blood tests are almost never wrong like 0.0005 chance which one did you do ? It's all gonna turn out ok. I got my Harmony results on Weds (thankfully low risk for everything) and fetal sex says "Female" which I'm THRILLED about, but so much so, that … my results came back girl but when I had the scan I swear she looked boy. Nothing is guaranteed until you see that baby in person! I ask because gender is the only part of the test you can confirm via scan before birth.Read on another forum that someone had a harmony test, found out the sex and was told boy. The studies looked at tests of fetal DNA in maternal blood and urine. I've personally had two babies show up as girl on us and born boys. If it says 'boy' then it's deffo a boy. I have also read it can come up boy and be a girl in a vanishing twin case. To comment on this thread you need to create a Mumsnet account. Could go either way. Now I really hope my baby is healthy. This test is not based on any scientific study whatsoever. If I'm not mistaken the Harmony tests also gender related genetic issues - sorry if I'm wrong here, but that's what I thought from reading my results - so I would not worry about this if everything was normal with your test. Even if it seems as clear as day, people get surprises all the time. I had the Nifty test done and was told it was going to be a boy, then I just had my 20 week ultra sound scan and was told it was going to be a girl.I am totally confused, and don't know which to believe. 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