Team green thoughts

SuperFudge00

Just wanted to check in with our team green mommas. Now that those who've had blood tests are learning the sex of their babies, how're y'all holding? Any second thoughts?

SuperFudge00

For me I'm holding out okay, but seeing the announcements has me worried that next month I might cave. I feel safe since I can't learn the sex now.

kayneg924

I have always said I would wait and I definitely plan on sticking to that! There aren't enough surprises in life anymore and in my opinion this is the best surprise of all! Hope you can hold out @kristieandjason2010‌

BRNCLES

Dear lord I don't know how you team green ladies are doing it. Don't you want to make a gender(sex) specific nursery?!!!!!! Ughhhhhh I'm such a ham for caving to society pressure and wanting to control every last item purchased for the baby... I can only consider so many neutral items. Yep, I'm definitely a jerk. I will live vicariously through you all.

70point3

Still team green all around. Reminding every doc and nurse. Will have doc put it in a sealed envelope though since Nan's not doing so good in case we decide to tell her only.

And @BRNCLES‌ that's what neutral colors/themes are for. (p.s. How do you read your SN? I always read Barnacles.)

SuperFudge00

BRNCLES said:

Dear lord I don't know how you team green ladies are doing it. Don't you want to make a gender(sex) specific nursery?!!!!!! Ughhhhhh I'm such a ham for caving to society pressure and wanting to control every last item purchased for the baby... I can only consider so many neutral items. Yep, I'm definitely a jerk. I will live vicariously through you all.

My nursery theme is decided and has been for a year. It'll be celestial/astronomy so I can pretend that I'll be stimulating baby's mind. In addition to the pic I've included, I will be adding a solar system mobile and wall decal.

SuperFudge00

70point3 said:

Still team green all around. Reminding every doc and nurse. Will have doc put it in a sealed envelope though since Nan's not doing so good in case we decide to tell her only.

And @BRNCLES‌ that's what neutral colors/themes are for. (p.s. How do you read your SN? I always read Barnacles.)

I read Brinkles

ChanStew

BRNCLES said:

Dear lord I don't know how you team green ladies are doing it. Don't you want to make a gender(sex) specific nursery?!!!!!! Ughhhhhh I'm such a ham for caving to society pressure and wanting to control every last item purchased for the baby... I can only consider so many neutral items. Yep, I'm definitely a jerk. I will live vicariously through you all.

lol, actually one of the many reasons I DON'T want to find out the sex is because I have no interest in making a gender-specific nursery!  Seems like a lot of work when we'll just have to re-do it years later to fit the kid's interests.  What if I paint the walls purple and the kid hates purple??  My mom and I had all these issues, because she was so excited to have a little girl and I fought the dresses and pinkness with every ounce I had from a very early age.  I'd rather it be pretty neutral, make it easy for swapping rooms around and grow with the kid, etc.

I'm also totally NOT into decorating, as you can probably tell.

Still team green here!  Reserving the right to change my mind in 8.5 weeks 

<:-P

Ncountrygal

Sorry, not team green. I came on here thinking "team green thoughts" was like "happy thoughts. Funny mental image :-)

BRNCLES

@70point3‌ barnacles is the correct way to read it! Our last name (thank goodness for generic so I don't have to worry much about sharing) is Barnes - so we have been lovingly calling the fetusbaby the barnacle. Although I do like brinkles, @krystieandjason2010 and may start working that in because it makes me think of sprinkles which makes me think of ice cream which makes me hungry.

SuperFudge00

CaterinaC said:

@BRNCLES‌ the sex-specific baby items are the exact reason why I want to wait until the last minute to find out the baby's sex.

Personally I hate that girl items are all pinks and purples and the boys get blues and dark tones. Boys also get all the cool animals (dinosaurs, sharks, dogs, etc) whereas the girls are mostly stuck with butterflies, kittens and PRINCESS stuff. I think that society will send enough messages telling my kid what s/he should or shouldn't enjoy, why start at birth?

As for my nursery - I chose the one that I liked the most. I am sure that it's considered a "boy" nursery because it's mostly browns and oranges but who cares?

Do you have a pic or description? This is intriguing

70point3

I'm with @CaterinaC‌ too on the whole not wanting a room full of glitter and princess stuff. Should she choose it on her own later, great! But not influencing that vote if I can help it.

PinkDahLia44

saltbox40 said:

So I am Team Green.... but having a change of heart. I think we might find out at the A/S. I loved being Team Green with #1, and think it's a wonderful experience all around. I just want to have a different experience this time. I am not sure that we will tell the world the sex right away, but tell a few people, yes.

So, I think I'll be finding out.

Same here. I loved being team green with my first, but my "neutral" nursery ended up looking a little boyish (green with owls). Turned out okay bc we had a boy, but I want to be able to call this baby by its name and create a very boy or very girl nursery this time around!

ETA: hold strong, team green! It's an amazing experience to have at least once!

Babykells3

Yay for team green! This is the third team green I've been on and have never had any regrets! I wanted to find out this time, mostly because if I'm going to have 3 boys id like to mentally prepare and possibly shed a few tears at the fact that I will never have a little girl, but DH really wants to keep it a surprise so I will go with it. In the moment I will be happy with whatever baby is and just happy that it's over!
Everyone thinks I'm having another boy, but, since the moment I found out, I've thought it is a girl. So we will see what happens.

BRNCLES

Oh, yeah, I can see that. I plan on finding out for our baby but I wouldn't want the nursery to feed into every single stereotype either way. I am planning red and yellow loosely themed for boy (framing DH's old comics as wall art, plus I have a kick ass Basquiat and Warhol poster in those colors that the room would be based around), and considering the same for a girl with maybe with some fun modern prints to add a touch of femininity. I'm kind of loving the coral and aqua combinations I've been seeing on Pinterest, though... And that astronomy theme is kick ass.

SuperFudge00

CaterinaC said:

@kristieandjason2010‌
I would love to! Here it is. My MIL has already told me that it is not appropriate for a girl. Sigh.

That is so appropriate for a girl, I love it!!!

Edited to correct typo

70point3

Swoon13 said:

CaterinaC said:

@kristieandjason2010‌
I would love to! Here it is. My MIL has already told me that it is not appropriate for a girl. Sigh.

Your MIL is nuts, that's adorable for either sex!

This.

BRNCLES

@CaterinaC‌ I agree that's totally cool for a female nursery. I like the earth tones!

Munchkin42015

We are finding out but have decided to do a gender neutral nursery. Elephants, pale yellow, and pale grey. I don't like to whole stereotypical girl and boy colors either. Mostly because I don't like pink and I was not a girly girl by any means. Actually, my favorite color is green. Plus I love the idea of painting and decorating for whatever my child wants/likes in the future so I'm okay with the extra painting that goes into it. But again, I am also envious of those who have the will power to wait it out.

Cali2090

I have always said I'd wait to find out but now that we are actually pregnant we kinda want to know lol! Our nursery is going to be gender-neutral so we don't have anything to worry about in that area but just eager to know

kitc101

ChanStew said:

BRNCLES said:

Dear lord I don't know how you team green ladies are doing it. Don't you want to make a gender(sex) specific nursery?!!!!!! Ughhhhhh I'm such a ham for caving to society pressure and wanting to control every last item purchased for the baby... I can only consider so many neutral items. Yep, I'm definitely a jerk. I will live vicariously through you all.

lol, actually one of the many reasons I DON'T want to find out the sex is because I have no interest in making a gender-specific nursery!  Seems like a lot of work when we'll just have to re-do it years later to fit the kid's interests.  What if I paint the walls purple and the kid hates purple??  My mom and I had all these issues, because she was so excited to have a little girl and I fought the dresses and pinkness with every ounce I had from a very early age.  I'd rather it be pretty neutral, make it easy for swapping rooms around and grow with the kid, etc.

I'm also totally NOT into decorating, as you can probably tell.

Still team green here!  Reserving the right to change my mind in 8.5 weeks 

<:-P

Lurker here. Not team green, but totally for gender neutral decor for the exact reasons you listed! I've already decided that if we are having a girl, she will not be wearing pink/purple constantly. It helps that I'm not a pink fan, though. DH wants to find out the sex but doesn't want to tell anyone. I think that will be too hard for me to do... I will want to buy cute clothes!  @-)

Babykells3

As for nursery theme, this baby is going to be in our room for probably 6 months, or until I'm ready to move my boys into the same room. Then we will do a theme that will work for the baby. (And if it's another boy then the ninja turtles that are already in that room can stay)

CivilMommy

I did Team Green successfully in a pregnancy with over a dozen 2nd&3rd tri ultrasounds.  I can do this again!

Just be firm every time you walk in - "we are waiting for the surprise - please don't show or tell me what the baby is"

bowman958

I did a purple/yellow/aqua monster themed nursery for DD and knew what I was having. You don't have to be pink and princess to be feminine!

And we won't be Team Green this time, I just wanted to say that gender specific can be done without princess barf.

SuperFudge00

@CivilMommy‌ I'm not worried about finding out accidentally, but that I may give in.

On a side note, people who I told from the get go have asked again when I'll find out. Are they trying to see if I changed my mind? Are they just dying to know? All three of them couldn't have forgotten.

amandamarie2

We're still committed to not finding out, we're excited about the surprise. We have names picked out for both. I'm planning a Harry Potter themed nursery because I love those books and it works whether we have a boy or a girl. People can just buy neutral clothes/stuff which just means we can use them when we have another whether they're the same sex or not.

jobotrobot

I didn't know you could find out with a blood test. I still want to be team green but my issue is that if the nurses or doctor accidentally slips. I'll probably be upset. I can't do a nursery because we only have one room so the baby will get a whole wall to itself! Plus this will help me save money by not buying cutesy outfits beforehand. Everything will be white, grey, mint, yellow, etc.

taahira

I was team green with my first, it was a wonderful experience. with #2 we found out to be prepared. With #3 we also just found out through the Harmony test. I honestly just couldn't wait, its taking so long to fall pregnant with #3 I'm just to excited to wait.

mrsalvidrez

Props to all you team green members. I definitely do not have the willpower to do that not does DH. And I think I would just drive my mom absolutely nuts if she couldn't shop for baby already. She works at the GAP and she dumped out all the baby clothes on the bed she has already purchased for me and holy shit people. I am so grateful for it, but it was intense! I am also not one to go the generic route I am against all character things (I.e. Pooh bear, princesses, anything else) I might buy the occasional outfit with something slightly cheesy on it but other than that NO, just no. And I will say it again... I do not believe yellow is a gender neutral color.

lmcclure8

I'm gonna try to be team green! I am totally the type of person that wants to know, however I read this interesting article by this couple who chose not to find out during either pregnancy. I was really intrigued and decided that these days we have the ability to prepare an plan most everything, so why not be suprised! I wish I could find that article so I can post it. I will keep looking for it.

dmcox10

All you Team Green moms, HANG IN THERE!!!! DON'T CAVE! You can do it! I will be finding out, as I am a one and done mommy and am DYING to buy cute little clothes and decorate the nursery. 

MitoRachel

I am still enjoying being team green. I was really glad I didn't know ahead of time with my daughter because the poor thing looks terrible in baby pink. Thankfully we only received a few pink items before realizing that was not the way to go. Of course I'm not even 9 weeks yet, so I may be singing a different tune later!

mli85maj

I am still Team Green strong!  I'm enjoying the puzzled responses I'm getting from people when their first question after finding out I'm pregnant is "When are you going to find out what you're having?" and I respond that we aren't.  We really have no preference and just think it will be fun to wait and see.  Nursery will be gray, navy, lime green, and white, in patterns that can go either way.  

kmparker421

Still team green!! 1/4th of the way through the pregnancy today. Only 3/4ths more to go!! I looked forward to my other kids birthdays a lot anyway. But this is a whole new excitement level!!

PinkDahLia44

For those of you who want to be team green but worried about the nursery, you can do what I did, which was have a basic nursery and add boy/girl specific stuff after the baby is born. Pics of DS's nursery before and after:


The ceiling fan is space themed and has rockets on it

bowman958

@kateRN08 did you decide team green or team finding out for this time?

LMurphy207

We are going to find out but we aren't going to tell anyone we know. My family has been known to react to the gender with disappointment and I don't think I can handle that. My family has a ton of girls and is craving boys so when someone announces another girl you hear "Oh, we really wanted a boy!" It upsets me so we aren't telling them. I figure they will be so happy by a healthy baby that the gender won't really matter at that point.

We've decided on a zoo theme room for little one. I'm having so much fun finding stuff.

purple_2012

I'm still trying to convince DH to be Team Green. I so want that experience in the birthing room of him announcing to me what the baby is.

I found a gender neutral bedding set with monkeys on it a consignment sale. It's green so it can go either way.

I still have a few more weeks, so hopefully I can convince him by then.

bowman958

KateRN08 said:

@bowman958‌ I have decided on Team finding out... DH has decided on team green... So we have a bit of an issue.

My aunt and uncle did that for four kids - he knew every time and she didn't. They are still happily married

somewheresublime86

We're going to find out (patience is not a virtue I was blessed with). However, I'm not into super gendered themes. No princesses and footballs for us, at least until Bebe decides they gravitate toward it. We're going to do a children's book themed nursery - neutral and not overly themed. I'm thinking Where the Wild Things Are, Very Hungry Caterpillar, Frog and Toad...

chrisandsarahwedding

We are still unsure about whether to find out the baby's sex or not. Most likely we will probably cave, I know me. But I am adamant about the nursery being gender neutral, like gray, green, and yellow. We plan on having a Totoro themed room, so forest-y type decorations here we come!