Anyone doing a gender reveal party?

Disneygeek77 · September 2010

This might be our last baby and I thought it would be fun to find out the gender with a gender reveal party. We thought it would be a small party ( no gifts) and my BFF has offered to make the cake ( she is a talented cake decorator).

Anyone else thinking of doing this ?

Oh, and for those who don't know, a gender reveal party is where the parents don't know the gender of the baby and the ultrasound tech sends a message to a baker or cake decorator. The baker then makes a cake with pink or blue colored cake and then cover it with neutral icing and decorations. The couple then cut into the cake and they will know the gender if the cake is colored pink or blue.

jazzyag · September 2010

I've never heard of that, but it sounds really neat. I don't think we'd do it though as we can't find out here.

Scout05 · September 2010

No, it's a little too much for me. But if you like it, go for it!

BJKL · September 2010

We will most likely be finding out right around my birthday so I was considering baking a cake for my birthday with my family as a way to tell them.

leneae10 · September 2010

ambrandau2:

No, it's a little too much for me. But if you like it, go for it!

This exactly. Way too much attention on ME. If you like that sort of thing, go for it.

flamingos2010 · September 2010

well, that's definitely a way to find out! not my cup of tea .. but have fun!

BellaKelsey · September 2010

When I first glanced at this post, I immediately imagined some kind of flashing party! Haha! I would personally choose a different name for the party.

flamingos2010 · September 2010

and you'd have to re-name it "Sex Reveal Party"

Disneygeek77 · September 2010

BellaKelsey:
When I first glanced at this post, I immediately imagined some kind of flashing party! Haha! I would personally choose a different name for the party.

Disneygeek77 · September 2010

BellaKelsey:
When I first glanced at this post, I immediately imagined some kind of flashing party! Haha! I would personally choose a different name for the party.

sorry, mulitple posts.

Disneygeek77 · September 2010

BellaKelsey:
When I first glanced at this post, I immediately imagined some kind of flashing party! Haha! I would personally choose a different name for the party.

Ha, true that is just what I heard the parties called.

DesignsOnYou · September 2010

I think it's a cool idea but we would never do it

a) because we're not going to find out the sex and

b) our friends and family would laugh us out of town for having a party for that kind of thing.

It's just kind of....I don't know how to say it but, no.

JacquelineR. · September 2010

We had one a couple years ago when we were pregnant with our first. We invited our immediate family and a couple close friends for dinner and everyone brought a dessert themed boy or girl (depending on what they thought we were having)...we had gingerbread boy cookies, a pumpkin pie with whip cream bow, cupcakes with blue icing, and a few other yummies. We had the ultrasound that morning and the tech just sealed up the money shots in an envelope and we opened them in front of everyone after dinner.

It really was fun. You can make of it whatever you want--I was totally convinced we were having a girl and got to show my complete surprise in front of everyone when we found out we were having a boy. We have some great photos--I'm sure one day Roscoe will love to see the ones of his dad who was just beside himself with glee.

laur2534 · September 2010

Not exactly, but we may not tell the gender of our baby until the shower. I want to find out, but I don't want to receive a ton of gender-specific clothes that the baby may never even wear! DH and I would know as well as our parents, but the people coming to the shower would not know.

Disneygeek77 · September 2010

well crap man, I don't want to come across as an attention wh*re now.

I just saw it on TV and thought it was a special way of revealing the gender/sex of the baby. We are not patient people so waiting till the baby is born isn't going to happen.

Thank you for the opinions though. Keep em coming.

rowanthefrog · September 2010

Probably not, but that's a cute idea. If it could be tied to a baby shower in some way it might be fun.

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laurakaz13 · September 2010

leneae10:
ambrandau2:

No, it's a little too much for me. But if you like it, go for it!

This exactly. Way too much attention on ME. If you like that sort of thing, go for it.

This.

Sunflower730 · September 2010

I had a gender party when I was pregnant with my twins.

But my mom made the cake for us, and we did it on my husbands birthday.

It was so great to find out I was having a boy and girl.

Disneygeek77 · September 2010

It wouldn't be a large party by any means. Just immediate family and a few very close friends.

jwahle · September 2010

I think it's a cute idea and a fun way to tell your family and close friends. I don't think it sounds attention-grabbing at all. Go for it

august06mom · September 2010

No, way too AW for me. Honestly, if I was invited to a party where the sole purpose was to reveal the unborn baby's sex, I'd think it was majorly weird. That kind of thing is best left to a phone call.

Nechie122 · September 2010

Not my thing. I'll find out with DH and it'll be a private moment between us, and then we'll share with others as we feel ready.

My concern about this sort of thing is that it gets to be too much. Like, ok, you're having a baby, but how many times do people have to get together to celebrate you? I can see doing this for a very small number of people (like immediate family) or in conjunction with the baby shower, but honestly, even my own sisters would probably just prefer to hear the gender over the phone rather than drive two hours for yet another party.

Disneygeek77 · September 2010

Nechie122:

Not my thing. I'll find out with DH and it'll be a private moment between us, and then we'll share with others as we feel ready.

My concern about this sort of thing is that it gets to be too much. Like, ok, you're having a baby, but how many times do people have to get together to celebrate you? I can see doing this for a very small number of people (like immediate family) or in conjunction with the baby shower, but honestly, even my own sisters would probably just prefer to hear the gender over the phone rather than drive two hours for yet another party.

I see what you are saying. I really do but it would be small and everyone lives in the same town. Nothing on the same level as a shower. No gifts, no decorations, maybe some food and the cake. I think it might also be around the Thanksgiving holiday so we might all be together anyways.

MG7 · September 2010

We're probably going to have one. I didn't really want to find out at all and since I got my way last time we figured this was a good compromise. I don't know how much of a party we'll make it but we'll have immediate family and a few friends over.

thediarywithin · September 2010

Several of my friends have done a party with just a few friends. They enjoyed it and they will have pictures of their reaction forever.

hf08 · September 2010

I think it's okay since you're just having a few close friends and family members.

When we found out with DD, DH and I made pink cupcakes and brought a plate to each of my bff's houses to share the news. Then we had my parents and brother over for dessert (live in town) and took more to DH's parents over Thanksgiving. Everyone was so excited and couldn't wait to hear. Oh, and my FIL even decided to take pink donuts into work - so unlike him! lol

I've also heard of people having the ultrasound tech write it down and the couple then opens it together later, like at a picnic or something. I say do what you like!

TheMrs923 · September 2010

My sister-in-law suggested this and it is a cute idea, it's just nms. If it's something you'd like to do, go for it! I wouldn't take the opinions of internet strangers to heart. Have fun!

CrunchyMama · September 2010

Go for it!

eowynmn · September 2010

Umm no. You can't get any more AWish than having a party to tell people the gender of your baby...I mean really. Just post it on facebook like a normal person.

HydrangeaSunset · September 2010

I think it's a cute idea. We are going to dinner with our best friend and he is going to read what the tech writes down to us. He also married us last year. He's so excited to do this for us too.

*Scuzzlebutt* · September 2010

That sounds like too much for me. Maybe if it was part of a baby shower, I guess. Not just a random party though.

And who says the ultrasound tech wants to/has time to call a bakery and order a cake for you? Or call a bakery for you for any reason? I think that's a bit demanding.

biblionerd · September 2010

*Scuzzlebutt*:

And who says the ultrasound tech wants to/has time to call a bakery and order a cake for you? Or call a bakery for you for any reason? I think that's a bit demanding.

The u/s tech usually writes it on a piece of paper and puts it in an envelope. The parents then take that to the bakery and order the cake. I don't think it's too demanding to ask them to write it down instead of speaking it.

I think it's all in the way you do it. We always have dinner with our family and we all live close by. It would not be AW in the least to have a normal ol' run of the mill dinner and cut into a darn pink or blue cake for dessert.

03Tanzanite · September 2010

I cant believe how many people wouldnt do it! I think it is a really cute idea! I definetly would do it! Revealing the gender is such an exciting thing and it either happens as word of mouth before the baby is born or when you are in the hospital and cant tell anyone personally. so i like this idea

MG7 · September 2010

03Tanzanite:
I cant believe how many people wouldnt do it! I think it is a really cute idea! I definetly would do it! Revealing the gender is such an exciting thing and it either happens as word of mouth before the baby is born or when you are in the hospital and cant tell anyone personally. so i like this idea

I agree, I don't think it's AWish. If you don't care what I'm having I wouldn't have invited you to share in it at all anyway. Our plan was to have the cake as the dessert after a meal together as a family and I would invite a few close friends. Who doesn't like cake? Especially when the cake is full of a surprise. To each his own though.

*Scuzzlebutt* · September 2010

biblionerd:
*Scuzzlebutt*:

And who says the ultrasound tech wants to/has time to call a bakery and order a cake for you? Or call a bakery for you for any reason? I think that's a bit demanding.

The u/s tech usually writes it on a piece of paper and puts it in an envelope. The parents then take that to the bakery and order the cake. I don't think it's too demanding to ask them to write it down instead of speaking it.
I think it's all in the way you do it. We always have dinner with our family and we all live close by. It would not be AW in the least to have a normal ol' run of the mill dinner and cut into a darn pink or blue cake for dessert.

I get that and I know having the tech write it down is common (and normal, I think) The original post made it sound like the tech was involved in the ordering of the cake, which I think is asking a bit much.

Shozzies · September 2010

I might. I probably wouldn't make a big deal about it. We have a few parties for no reason throughout the year and it would be fun to announce the sex that way.

ilubmybaby · September 2010

I don't know enough people that give a sh*t about the gender for a party.

Holy narcissism!

Sunflower730 · September 2010

ilubmybaby:

I don't know enough people that give a sh*t about the gender for a party.

Holy narcissism!

You might not, but I did. All 30 family memebers were excited to find out that way. It was fun for me and not AWish. I wanted everyone to find out at the same time.

OP have fun doing it. I know I will cherish my memories of it.

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