Who is not finding out the gender of their baby?!?

txbride14

We're not finding out either. It drives people crazy and helps you get more things you need at a shower rather than just clothes.

nikkisauro

txbride14 said:

We're not finding out either. It drives people crazy and helps you get more things you need at a shower rather than just clothes.

It really does drive some people crazy. I know they are just excited to know, but some of my in laws seemed pretty upset that we are waiting. I'm not going to find out the sex just to make them happy though.

robbinsroost

We found out with 1 (girl) & 2 (boy). We did not find out with 3 (girl). It was hard not knowing, so we found out with 4 (boy). Even though I struggled not finding out with 3, I plan to do it again this time.

cschissell

We plan to not find out this time around.  We did last time and want to have a different experience.

Mrs.WaterBaby

We're Team Green!

Way back when we thought there was one, I told DH that I didn't care if we found out the sex beforehand or not. I left that choice up to him. He'd decided not to, and let it be a surprise. Neither of our parents did and I think there's a cool sense of tradition there. Well now that there is two, I'm kind of rethinking the decision. It's different now, but I'm not quite sure why it feels that way.

robynnjohnson

None of my siblings found out when they had their children, and I've loved how everyone gets super excited to find out right up until the day of delivery. Also this is our first and we plan to have more, so our nursery and everything will be neutral so that it can be used again by next children.

luckystarr1

I'm a Type A "planner" personality and this is my third Team Green pregnancy.  I feel just as prepared as I could possibly be if I did know the sex.  I'll have a beautiful nursery, clothes hanging up, diapers ready to go, and I know the pink or blue will come rolling in once the baby is born as it did with my last two.  

We also asked for my husband to be the one to announce at the time of birth, and having him look at me with tears in his eyes and say, "It's a girl/ It's a boy!" were the greatest moments of my entire life.  Men don't always feel very connected to the pregnancy or childbirth and I thought him having that role was amazing-- plus he got to walk out to a waiting room full of our anxious relatives and be the proud announcing father, sharing the sex, weight, and name.  I can't imagine doing it any other way!  

Danious

I'm totally on the fence with this. I was on the fence with DS too, up until the day of the u/s when we decided to find out. DH is fine either way. Sometimes he's too easy going.
Pro: This is probably my last baby, so the surprise would be great.
Dumb reason, but I don't want a lot of pink stuff if it's a girl. It's not even that I don't like pink. But there's so much not my style that I know I'll be given by family.
Con: I have zero names. Zero. I'm not even close to picking one for a boy or a girl. Knowing would at least half that.
I really liked knowing DS was a boy. Until recently I said I'd always find out again.

It'll drive people crazy. Especially the in-laws since they're across country. That could be a pro or con!

sarahsairsair

Even our midwives were so excited to see what we would have (looooong induction & labour) one called in on her day off to find out lol. It felt more special hearing DH say it's a boy - I didn't even know he would be the one to announce, but OB said "go on dad turn over baby and tell us" all the medical staff said it was super rare for parents-to-be to not find out at that hospital... We will be team green again

nikkisauro

luckystarr1 said:

I'm a Type A "planner" personality and this is my third Team Green pregnancy.  I feel just as prepared as I could possibly be if I did know the sex.  I'll have a beautiful nursery, clothes hanging up, diapers ready to go, and I know the pink or blue will come rolling in once the baby is born as it did with my last two.  

We also asked for my husband to be the one to announce at the time of birth, and having him look at me with tears in his eyes and say, "It's a girl/ It's a boy!" were the greatest moments of my entire life.  Men don't always feel very connected to the pregnancy or childbirth and I thought him having that role was amazing-- plus he got to walk out to a waiting room full of our anxious relatives and be the proud announcing father, sharing the sex, weight, and name.  I can't imagine doing it any other way!  

This is so sweet! I teared up!

daniellehoying

I am a control freak in most aspects of my life, but this is one thing I've always wanted to be a surprise. My thoughts are that this is a surprise that won't disappoint!
My husband would like to find out, but is leaving it up to me. & I've had a few friends tell me that not knowing got them through labor (HUGE BONUS!) so I think we will stick with our decision.

KKMichie

We won't be finding out the sex this Time and we didn't with our first either. It honestly wasn't a big deal to us. We were just happy to have a healthy baby. I didn't think it interfered withy "bonding process" with the baby at all. It drove our friends crazy not to know, but we aren't having the baby for them! The nice thing was we got stuff we really needed at the baby shower instead of a bunch of clothes. Now we have neutral decor for the nursery, and made our toddler a new room that fits his style.

mommywagner

This is our second baby. We have enough girl stuff for three girls and we have enough boy stuff to get us through the first few weeks/months. I really don't want to find out but my husband does. I'm trying to convince him to wait so we'll see