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August 2011 Moms
homediva
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Team Green, Come In!
homediva
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Soooooo - how is everyone finding it, not finding out the sex? I am still really happy with our decision, and I haven't been tempted yet. I am a little scared we'll get a full frontal at our next u/s and won't have a choice, LOL! Have you been tempted to change your mind? Have you bought anything gender-neutral yet?
I feel like waiting for the big surprise is like being a kid waiting for Christmas, x 10000000!
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Re: Team Green, Come In!
We have not been tempted at all to find out. We are both very happy with our tem green status. I am a little scared of the full frontal on the next u/s, too. We're just going to tell the tech right away that we don't want to know and hope for the best.
We have not bought anything yet. All we have are gifts from other people. My mom knitted a blanket and she did it in red. She also did a blue one and a pink one, but I told her those stay at her house until after we give birth. My MIL bought us a University of Michigan outfit and a little monkey stuffed animal.
It's actually been easier than I expected. I haven't really been tempted at all. I am just excited to find out on the day I deliver.
We've purchased a couple onesies (just because they were cheap and on sale) and I'm starting to stock up on diapers and wipes, I guess those are considered gender neutral as well.
I've picked out a lot of things online but haven't purchased anything else.
I am so happy we are Team Green! When I first found out I was BFP and I wanted to buy 1 outfit I noticed there were not a lot of neutral clothes and I got a little upset but I have decided that people do not have to buy us clothes they can buy other things for the baby shower.
I also just hope I am not able to see in the u/s but if we do oh well, we just will not let anyone else know.
I'm so glad we are team green!! So far I think mh has been more tempted than I am because he doesn't like surprises very much. But luckily everyone around us is soo excited that we are finding out in August when the LO arrives that it really makes me keep my head and keep being team green!
We have picked up a few gender neutral things and luckily I will have a lot of gender neutral clothing given to me by my sister who didn't find out w/ her first 2 children so it makes it much easier!
I love the idea that people will have to buy us things like diapers or bath things and such instead of clothes and that the clothes will show up later!
Good luck in keeping up with Team Green!!
DH and I have been on the fence about finding out.
I was talking to a family friend a couple nights ago about breastfeeding when she asked if we were finding out the sex. I told her that we weren't sure yet. She told me everyone kept telling her about how you'll get what you need but she didn't think much about it, then her baby shower came along and she got everything she absolutely NEEDED plus giftcards to go buy clothes after her baby was born. She just stuck to solid colored onsies the first couple of weeks.
Definitely easier than I thought it would be! DH is planning to find out, but I convinced him to tell everyone he didn't find out so that they don't harass him.
I was sort of worried about having to shopping for clothes in the first couple weeks (Did I mention I loathe shopping??), I'm going to ask DH to buy a few sleepers beforehand and hide them from me, and DH's family is throwing us a baby shower after the baby is born, so I'm sure we will get stocked up on clothes then!
I am getting excited to find out the gender (in 6 mos), but I'm also loving the stage of not knowing!!
My DH is standing firm about not wanting to find out.
I want to but know I'll be happy in the end when we don't find out. Secretly, I want to find out and keep it between us and not tell anyone!
With DD, I was afraid I would give in but when we got to the u/s, we told the tech right away that we didn't want to find out what we were having and that was it. She even made us look away when she started doing the u/s just in case she would happen to get a full frontal...
We were so happy with our decision not to find out the first time around, it's making staying Team Green now that much easier.
I am currently Team Green, but having trouble with it. I want to be TG but DH does not. The families are also taking DH's side, b/c they want to shop. I have been slowly shopping for things I know we will need this time around and it is getting harder and harder, especially seeing all the cute spring/summer clothes coming out. I have a feeling I may give in, but haven't told that to anyone yet, so I am trying to just hold strong and not give in...Also 3 of my cousins are pregnant and 4 of my friends and they are all due around the same few months as me and they are all finding out....so that doesn't help!
Another thought I am having is that this shouldn't be so stressful and that I am just making it worse for myself.
Sorry this kind of turned into a vent...lol
DH really wants to announce it to me when our LO is born and I am on board.I feel the same way. I am not a huge fan of the obligatory pink/blue outfits (ok I like blue much better than pink), so I am glad we won't be inundated with those beforehand:)I also like that is is something that just DH and I will share at that moment.
Our families REALLY want to know, though and are not too happy!
As far as buying items 1) we are moving and I don't want to have to move all the "extras" and 2) we don't really plan on buying that much before the baby is born. Of course we will get CDs, onesies, carseat and some of the other essentials (I am also getting a ton of hand me downs) but will wait to get the rest once we see what we really need. I don't want to end up with a lot of gimmicky items we will never use.
I am leaning towards a boy as a guess and DH does not have one yet.
I am not having a hard time at all...I genuinely do not want to know until the baby is born. I really really want the surprise. My husband would like to know, and he jokes that we'll be finding out all the time, but he knows this is a decision I will be making.
I know I won't regret it, and I know he won't be disappointed when the baby comes and he gets to announce to people the he has a son or a daughter. It will all be so worth it. It's really only 5 months he has to wait. So worth it.
My doctor didn't find out for either of her two, so she is really supportive and excited and into it that we're team green. That really helps. Her excitement about it at our 11 week appt made my H a lot more excited about it...and now he's wavering again. I'm going to have to have her go ALL OUT in the convincing him at our 16 week, and hopefully he'll stay strong. I don't want it to be a big fight, but we will not be finding out. Period. End of discussion. :P
I agree about it feeling like Christmas! We went for our u/s on Tuesday and the tech was great. She told us before she moved down in that area so we turned our heads. Our doctor's office doesn't even write it in the charts because they don't want some nurse to accidentally slip. My doctor said he was surprise with all five of his kids. I can't wait. I was getting a little unsure hearing everyone writing about finding out the sex, but after going on Tuesday I feel completely convinced. Good luck!!!!!