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Are you going to find out the sex?

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Re: Are you going to find out the sex?

  • MissLadyTayMissLadyTay member
    We are leaning toward being "Team Green," but our minds may change.  I'm a bit ambivalent at this point.  I can see the benefits of both ways.  I think Team Green may be a better idea because we're going do a neutral-looking nursery anyway (I hate all pink, all blue) and we would prefer to be able to use most of the stuff we buy for later babies anyway.  Plus, I adore surprises, and I can't think of a bigger one than hearing the doctor say "It's a ____!"
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  • LadyXaverianLadyXaverian member

    imageMissLadyTay:
    We are leaning toward being "Team Green," but our minds may change.  I'm a bit ambivalent at this point.  I can see the benefits of both ways.  I think Team Green may be a better idea because we're going do a neutral-looking nursery anyway (I hate all pink, all blue) and we would prefer to be able to use most of the stuff we buy for later babies anyway.  Plus, I adore surprises, and I can't think of a bigger one than hearing the doctor say "It's a ____!"

    I'm not trying to be argumentative because it doesn't matter to me who is Team Green and who plans to find out, but wouldn't it still be as big a surprise to hear the doc say, "It's a ______!" at 20 weeks as it would at 40 weeks? I respect anyone's decision to find out whenever they want. I just don't "get" this particular "reason".

    I hope I'm not offending anyone. Just my thoughts on the main reason people give for wanting to be Team Green.

    Even though we will find out what we are having, I am also doing a neutral nursery and buying the big items in neutral colors/patterns.

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  • Mimi'sAttyMomMimi'sAttyMom
    We're on Team Green.  DH didn't want to find out the gender with DD, but I convinced him that I NEEDED to know for the 1st one.  So the compromise is that we won't find out with this one. 
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  • Disneygeek77Disneygeek77 member
    We found out for our first two so I don't know why we wouldn't do that same for baby #3.  However this time I am thinking about having a gender reveal party.  It just sounds like a lot of fun.
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  • brooketinibrooketini
    imageSarahL77:

    I'm not trying to be argumentative because it doesn't matter to me who is Team Green and who plans to find out, but wouldn't it still be as big a surprise to hear the doc say, "It's a ______!" at 20 weeks as it would at 40 weeks? I respect anyone's decision to find out whenever they want. I just don't "get" this particular "reason".

    Totally lurking, but my BFF just had her third and she's been Team Green and Team Pink/Blue, so I got her opinion. She said that finding out at the u/s was NOTHING like finding out at the birth (for her), and she encourages anyone who is unsure whether they want to find out early to wait. 

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  • jarjules8208jarjules8208 member
    My DH and I are going back and forth on this!  I said I would like to find out, but he would like to wait.  I read a couple of opinions on both decisions and I am now leaning more toward waiting.  I feel like I get to have a lot of special moments during the pregnancy since I'm the one carrying the child and announcing the gender of the baby to the people in the waiting room can be something special he has.  
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  • vilarovilaro member

    We're going to find out the sex, although I respect those who wait to find out.

    We feel that a human being coming out of my vagina is surprise enough for us. Stick out tongue

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    DH: 41 yrs.old
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  • MissLadyTayMissLadyTay member
    imageSarahL77:

    imageMissLadyTay:
    We are leaning toward being "Team Green," but our minds may change.  I'm a bit ambivalent at this point.  I can see the benefits of both ways.  I think Team Green may be a better idea because we're going do a neutral-looking nursery anyway (I hate all pink, all blue) and we would prefer to be able to use most of the stuff we buy for later babies anyway.  Plus, I adore surprises, and I can't think of a bigger one than hearing the doctor say "It's a ____!"

    I'm not trying to be argumentative because it doesn't matter to me who is Team Green and who plans to find out, but wouldn't it still be as big a surprise to hear the doc say, "It's a ______!" at 20 weeks as it would at 40 weeks? I respect anyone's decision to find out whenever they want. I just don't "get" this particular "reason".

    I hope I'm not offending anyone. Just my thoughts on the main reason people give for wanting to be Team Green.

    Even though we will find out what we are having, I am also doing a neutral nursery and buying the big items in neutral colors/patterns.

    I guess I should have added that I can't think of bigger surprise than hearing the doctor say "It's a ____!" right before placing my baby in my arms. 

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  • circe811circe811 member

    imageMrsCali_Bride:
    We'll be finding out at the big u/s.  We figure it is still a surprise either way, just one way you find out a bit earlier.  I'm a planner and need to know how I want the room decorated and what items we'll need to buy.  I also want to know if I need to figure out a boy's name (girl's name is set).

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  • DanceDeva4DanceDeva4 member

    We don't want to find out the sex.  No particular reason why, but we both knew we didn't want to know before baby comes. 

    Part of me would love to know so I can buy gender corresponding items, but we decided last time that we were going to go neutral so we could re-use our stuff if we have another. 

    And, P.S. gender neutral doesn't have to be green and yellow.

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  • May242003May242003
    We will if the u/s tech can figure it out.  I'm a big planner too.  However, I've joked for years that if we find out it's a girl, we're going to tell people that they just couldn't tell for sure.  I really don't like pink and I'm afraid certain family members will go overboard on the pink.  Although, we recently said we could encourage purple. :-)
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  • May242003May242003
    imagevilaro:

    We're going to find out the sex, although I respect those who wait to find out.

    We feel that a human being coming out of my vagina is surprise enough for us. Stick out tongue

    I love this and agree!!

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  • pghctwifepghctwife member

    imageEmandChris08:
    We're not going to find out. DH is adamant about it and I could go either way, so we'll be team green. But I'm a planner, too, so I know it's going to be really, really hard.

    this, exactly word for word!





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  • blugoldqtblugoldqt
    Not 100% sure. I want to find out for sure.... I simply can't wait that long.... but SO does not want to know.... narg... lol
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