I'm starting to think I want to wait to find out the sex of this baby until it's born. I'm having a level 2 ultrasound with my perinatologist at 18 weeks, and anatomy scan with my doctor at 20 weeks if necessary.
I'm just curious if someone, like your doctor, nurse or ultrasound tech, would ruin your surprise by saying things like, "OK, 'she' looks absolutely perfect!" or "'He' looks great!" at the end of the ultrasound or at later office visits.
I'm I over thinking it?
TIA!
Re: If you are team green...anyone ruined your surprise?
Yes! I had to have a placenta scan last week, and although we told the doctor right when she was squirting gel on my belly that we didn't want to know, she said "Her head is really low!" I looked at her with laser death eyes, and she said "I just default to she because I don't like saying IT," but she was super weird about it and kept stumbling on her words. Later, the tech that was helping said "she" once, but said "baby" the rest of the time.
Then again, at my A/S, the genetic counselor came in after our scan and made it sound like a boy, so we've had flubs in two opposite directions. I guess that's good because I don't know what to think! Apparently, being team green is super rare? The techs always say that they get maybe 1 or 2 a month who don't want to know, and they are FT OB ultrasound techs. Huh.
ETA: I have ultrasounds all the time because I'm high risk (and was with a reproductive endocrinologist while TTC), and have never had an issue except for these circumstances. I've had well over 10 ultrasounds already, and everyone else has been very accommodating and kept the goods a secret.
we had a good u/s tech! we told her like 5 times & instead of "he" or "she" the tech said "little monster"..
after having 1 babyshower, I do NOT regret being team green!!! We got soo many diapers & wipes (not complaining!!), but I know if they knew the sex then we'd hav TONS of blue or pink!
GL!!!
Aniston Elizabeth, born @37wks, 12-8-11.. 7lbs & 19in.. 100% PERFECT!
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the 3 faces of Aniston @ 6wks...
When I was pg with my DD my OB used pronouns for both genders. She played it off like she was just trying to tease us but I always wondered if the whole thing was to cover up a flub in the first place.
I also kind of knew that it was a girl based on the anatomy scan. We told the tech we were team green and that I was a nurse and knew what to look for. She assured us that she would tell us to look away if she got into "dangerous territory". However she measured LOs femur as we watched so I figured if she didn't make us look away at that point it was because there was nothing to see.
All that being said. Finding out for sure in the delivery room was still amazing. We never even thought about not being team green this time around.
Malakai - 8.3.09
Ezra - 12.1.11 ASD
Clomid Cycle #1: 50mg = BFP
=Beautiful baby girl born May 23, 2009
TTC#2: BFP Cycle #1, no fertility meds!
They still have to look at the bladder and thighs...
Malakai - 8.3.09
Ezra - 12.1.11 ASD