Did you find out the sex of your babies?

ktjune06

I had my big ultrasound 2 wks ago but we still hadn't decided if we want to know their sexes.  We keep going back and forth so for now we haven't found out.  Now that I'm starting my registry I feel like it would be so much easier to know.  Do most people pg with twins find out?  Our friends who have twins recommended we find out to make it easier on us to prepare.

PianoPlayingSarah

I found out with my triplets - not really to prepare but for personal reasons.  We also knew that they were identical = all boys or all girls.

gymrat

Yes, we found out but since we have b/g twins everything we bought was pretty gender nuetral. I guess it depends on if you want to get all "boy" stuff or all "girl" stuff.

khertzig

We found out, but I am such a planner - I had to know.  I wanted the nursery to be finished before they arrived and I wanted to dress them in the appropriate colors when they were born.  In retrospect, I am really glad we found out because I couldn't imagine trying to complete a nursery after they were born (which is only an issue if you don't want to do a neutral theme)...I was so exhausted.  But it is really a personal thing.  All of my friends who wavered on whether or not to find out...didn't...and I know they were glad they didn't.

pea-kay

i was the opposite of sarah. we didn't find out, but we did know they'd all be the same. i actually found it made things a bit easier - we didn't get a ton of clothes at my showers, we got useful things!

mrskimmieD

We wanted to be surprised at birth if it was one child but once we found out it was twins we wanted to find out to make life easier.  Plus Marc wouldn't talk about a second girls name because he was convinced that there was no chance of it being 2 girls in there...lol

ncsubride

We did find out, I wanted to know and so did dh.  Since we have one of each it was easier to prepare the nursery knowing that and we didn't get a bunch of clothes that we didn't like (I had a hard time finding anything adorable that was gender neutral) and I knew I wouldn't have time to go out and buy stuff afterwards.  It is def. a personal decision we just were surprised enough to find out it was twins we wanted to know so we could prepare better.

Kerri

soxfan812

I found out with my singleton and my twins... I like to plan things.  I also liked the idea of saying 'him' or 'her' instead of 'it' or 'the baby.'  Also, since we chose names early, we could refer to the babies by their names even before they were born.

I think that with the twins I wanted to know even more because I already had all this girl stuff, so I wanted to know if I needed boy stuff

My best friend did not find out, and it was very exciting for everyone when she delivered.  It's such a personal choice.  GL with your decision!

krstyqt

khertzig:

We found out, but I am such a planner - I had to know.  I wanted the nursery to be finished before they arrived and I wanted to dress them in the appropriate colors when they were born.  In retrospect, I am really glad we found out because I couldn't imagine trying to complete a nursery after they were born (which is only an issue if you don't want to do a neutral theme)...I was so exhausted.  But it is really a personal thing.  All of my friends who wavered on whether or not to find out...didn't...and I know they were glad they didn't.

I am the same way, by nature I am just a planner and I wanted the nursery completed before the babies are born and to start shopping.  It would have been more stressful for me personally if I waited to find out the genders.

Heather.D

Yes, we found out. I was pretty overwhelmed with the prospect of twins. When I thought it was just one, I wasn't planning on finding out. But due to the shock, I felt like I would be more prepared knowing the sexes.

 

FaeryStarGazer

Hell yes. I HAD to know.

quickstepstar

We found out. We found out at 14 weeks, which was about THE longest I could wait. There is NO way I would have waited till 35!!! (Plus I had like a bigillion ultrasounds so I know I wouldn't have been able to NOT ask.) I registered super early, because there was no BRU where we used to live, so I registered when we happened to be in one. So we registered before we knew the genders, and we had SUCH a hard time because I didn't like any of the gender neutral stuff! The shades were just bad! So now our house is an explosion of pink. (And this is compng from a person who hated pink like 4 years ago).

seattlestef

There has never been any question in my mind that I wanted to find out. My DH could have convinced to not find out, but he also wants to know. I am just so excited not only for planning, but so I can connect with them. I want to call them he/she, pick out names (besides A and B, or Left and Right), and mentally prepare for whatever they are! Only 9 more days to go!!

malex

I am a planner by nature too (in fact it's my job... estate planning attorney) but I definitely do NOT want to find out.  Part of the reason is that since I spend so much of my professional and personal life planning for myself and for other people, I want to cherish and relish this mystery for all it's worth. 

The other big reason is that we conceived after a year of infertility treatments, including two IVF cycles.  After so much science and having every part of the reproductive process mapped out and tweaked and altered and prodded, I kind of want to be old-fashioned about this one thing.

blairsgirl

I do want to find out but MH does not.  I am a planner by nature so it will be hard to not find out but I am also warming to the idea of having it be a surprise.

bunny731

We waited to find out. It was exhilarating finding out at birth.

I did not have a shower. We received most gifts after they were born; they were gender appropriate. 

jasonlovessara

We found out at 17 weeks 2 days

sweater

We wanted to know - especially when we found out they were ID twins. We saw what they were before the doc told us - it was THAT obvious. There was NO way we wouldn't have found out by accident since I had SO many u/s. I had one a week from week 14-24, then two a week from week 24-28, then 3 a week till birth. Their junk was flying all over the place on the screen

missuscooley

We did not find out and I don't think anything makes it easier to prepare!! J/K!! I am glad we didn't - just added to the excitement. And I agree w/ peakay - you get a lot more useful stuff at your shower, etc.

I don't really see the difference w/ finding out the sex of a singleton vs multiples.

doubleblessings08

We were going to let it be a surprise when we thought it was only one. When we found out it was two and they were ID I had to know what they were. I thought it would be easier to prepare for them.

MelZull

We found out, but there also was never a doubt in that, I hate surprises.