1st Trimester

Anyone NOT finding out baby's gender??!!

We have 2 boys and with both pregnancies, I found out the sex beforehand.  At this point, DH & I are building a new home and it will be done right around the time baby is born (actually probably right after). So, I don't have to do a nursery or anything like that until after baby is here. We decided to wait it out and NOT find out the sex. I would just love to know how that feels, ya know? So far, we have only told our parents and my sis that we are expecting. We want to surprise everyone else after my dr. appt just to be sure everything is A-O-K. MIL asked when we'd find out the sex & when i told her that we were not finding out, she snarled at me and said "oh you'll find out" . . . so sure of herself. She thinks because we found out with the last 2 that we won't be able to stand it. hello??!! are you serious?? then she pretty much told us how wrong it was to torture her just because "I" don't want to know what the sex of the baby is. HAHAHA!!! Thank god I take everything she says with a grain of salt and so does DH.

Re: Anyone NOT finding out baby's gender??!!

  • Good for you, I admire that kind of discipline! Officially, we're undecided on whether or not to find out ahead of time, but I know myself and I think I need to know. :P

    GL!

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  • Oh MIL's ... !!!!!!

    To be quite honest if my second is a boy and we decide to have a third i would LOVE to not find out the sex and just surprise everyone! That would be AWESOME!!!!

    Or, since I'm evil, I would find out only and then keep it from everyone else. Only ?because I don't have too much patience!!!!

    Stick to your guns girl!?

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  • I found out with my DD, but with this one I don't want to.  Most people make comments to me like I won't be able to wait and I won't be as prepared.  I just want a big surprise! =)  GL!
  • I know plenty of people who didn't find out. You will hear lots of whining and get pressured, but do what you want!!
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  • I thought about not finding out but DH said NO WAY... again. We compromised with #1 by sealing the results until Christmas so I still got a cool surprise. We will do the same thing again. (well not on Christmas of course but find out in a fun way other than at the dr)
  • the only decision we've made regarding the baby is that we are not going to find out. both of us agreed immediately. now deciding on names, that's another story...
  • imagethatgirlang:
    We compromised with #1 by sealing the results until Christmas so I still got a cool surprise.

    That's a cool idea!

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  • Never thought of that!!! THAT is an AWESOME idea. Unfortunately my DH would love to find out, but is standing behind me because it's what I really want & after all, I am the one carrying this little peanut.
  • We have not decided whether or not to find out, but we have decided that if we find out we're probably not telling anyone else.  If I'm still undecided for the "big" u/s, I'm going to have them put it on a piece of paper and put it in a manila envelope.  Then, if we want to find out easily, we can.  I was thinking of saving the envelope for our anniversary (mid-July).

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  • We're not going to find out.  I like the anticipation.
  • nope not gonna know! we have the name picked out and it's gender neutral. 
  • We're not going to find out. I'm a redheaded drama queen born on the first day of Virgo but am a total Leo. My husband is also a Leo. Baby Red will be a Leo and has like a 95% chance of being a redhead b/w hubby and I so why on earth would we want to deprive our future Leo to be of his or her first dramatic entrance.

    And Scene.?

  • Look at all you ladies with your mounds of patience.  I personally have no patience, so we will be finding out the sex.  But I give you all a round of applause!
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  • DH was very adamant about not finding out at first, but since we had our second sono the other day, he is getting curious. We'll see! Personally, I hate surprises, so I want to know! But I can see both sides.
  • I want to know, and so does DH. But I admire those of you with the patience to wait! Good luck all!
  • We have decided to not find out..as long as we have a healthy baby, neither of us care to know the sex a head of time..it will be a nice surprise in the delivery room!
  • We found out with DD #1 because DH really wanted to.  This time around I really want that element of surprise (I love surprises) so he's letting me get my way this time and we are NOT finding out!
  • DH is all about the "gender neutral" thing and I'm all about the classic OB yelling out in the delivery room, "It's a ______!"  So we're waiting.  It's gonna be hard, but we figure we'll know soon enough!
  • We didn't find out with DD and we aren't going to find out again. I love the surprise :) Good luck with your decision!
  • We will not be finding out the sex of the baby. 
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  • I'm dying to but DH doesn't want to  :(
  • DH and I could never wait.  We found out with our son, and his birth was so incredibly exciting even knowing he was a little boy :)

    DH's family is giving us a hard time because we plan on finding out telling us it's not exciting if you find out, blah, blah, blah.  That aggravates me because a baby is exciting whether you know what the sex is or not.

    Anyways, I would never be able to hold out.  Good luck to you--and I hope you prove your MIL wrong!!!

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  • i normally hate surprises but DH and I agreed that we are not finding out. I love the shock on peoples faces when we say were not finding out. I am doing our nursery in mint green chocolate brown and yellow. And I think it will be just beautiful. It can be done hang in there if you really feel strongly about it.
  • we're not!  We think its the best surprise you could get.
  • I'm pretty sure we are not going to find out.  Although as soon as my MIL hears this...sh$$ will hit the fan! Can't wait, haha.
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  • Nope not finding out! I've always wanted to wait.... and it might be the one thing that gets me through labor (finally finding out what it is Big Smile

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