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Telling Your Baby's Sex by Ultrasound - Finding Out the Sex of Your Baby

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The Hamburger Sign (Girl)

It's a girl!  Twin B - 18 Week Ultrasound

18 Week Baby Girl

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When doing an ultrasound to determine the sex of your baby, an ultrasound technician will actually look for girl genitalia - labia and clitoris. When these are seen it is often referred to as the "Hamburger Sign" because the clitoris between the labial lips looks hamburger-like. Where the labia would be the buns of the hamburger and the clitoris would be the meat.
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