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2nd Trimester
GAWD team greeners are SO annoying!
Well, not all Team Greeners, just ME! My constant obsession with wondering what the sex is and OWT and dream interpretation is really annoying me. My jealousy of all the women finding out right around now at their 20 week anatomy scans, etc. annoy me. The fact that I can't confirm until September annoys me.
Anyways, husband had a dream last night that baby was a boy, and now I'm back in the boy camp, reading - once more - all the OWT about symptoms/signs that you're carrying boy.
ANNOYING.
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Re: GAWD team greeners are SO annoying!
Exactly. Causing yourself enough mental grief to have to vent to board of stranges, when you could change the condition causing you grief, is just not intelligent.
Yeah, being team green is suppose to be something that makes you happy, not gives you anxiety
True that.
OP, then find out the sex. It's a pretty easy problem to solve.
My jealousy of all the women finding out right around now at their 20 week anatomy scans, etc. annoy me. The fact that I can't confirm until September annoys me.
To me, this sounds more than just excitement and being anxious for the day. She's annoyed that she has to wait (and yet it's a choice) and she's jealous and (again) annoyed that women are finding out at their appointments (and yet again it's her choice.) She makes it sound like maybe her DH pushed for them to be Team Green and she decided to go along with it and is now realizing it kinda sucks not knowing.
I agree! I'm super annoyed by being TG...I only am bc H wants to wait, and since we found out last time--its his turn
Whoa, you're pretty much spot on! I was much more 'pro-green' when I first found out I was pregnant, but at some point early on, I asked DH if he had a preference, and he said boy. Prompted me to reevaluate and find out, just so DH would have time to adjust if it wasn't a boy.
Flash forward a month or so, DH's best friend told him about their own Team Green experience and all the reasons they decided not to find out, and DH is officially on board, does not want to find out, and knows he will love and accept the baby. He's excited.
By that point, I had gotten quite used to idea of finding out, but because he was so gung-ho about it now, I agreed to wait.
Prior to pregnancy, I always thought I'd be completely Team Green because I never had a preference and I always preferred gender-neutral clothes/furniture/gear, but now that I am pregnant, I realize there's a lot more to knowing than just preparation and preference. As a matter of fact, I still don't have a preference, but knowing, I realize, helps me picture the baby inside (if that makes sense at all).
So anyways, yes, I know I can find out. It's not a terrible problem to have, I realize this. but ladies, it's all in good fun.
Have a great weekend, everyone!
I'm getting the side eye but isn't that the truth? Not knowing because you're not far enough along is not the same as choosing not to know right? Team Green is when you choose not to find out. Otherwise everyone is TG until 20 weeks and that I've never heard.
Yes, that was why I found out the sex as soon as I could - so I could start calling my baby by her name (it makes me feel more connected to her) and picture her growing in my womb.
Your "issue" may not be a horrible problem (BTW, thank god for that, huh?), but, now that you've explained what's keeping you from solving your problem, I understand your frustration. Can't you find out and not tell your DH? Couldn't you talk about that possibility?
... Could you keep that secret, though? I think I couldn't... hehe
Anyway, hang in there. You'll find out soon enough in any case - strangely, time just flies by even though it sometimes feels like it is dragging along.
And a lovely weekend to you too!
You make it sound like there's a set of official smug-pregnant-woman-certified set of rules on how to join Team Green (TM) that I clearly didn't get yet. Maybe I'll actually get my Team Green card at my anatomy scan.
In my defense, I think the decision to stay Team Green starts early on a woman's pregnancy. Additionally, it sounds like it's quite common for women these days to get an elective u/s to find out sex earlier than 20 weeks, & I've also read posts by women who found out at their NT scans... , so technically, you'd have to make the decision to find out or not prior to 20 weeks...
p.s. my u/s technician had asked at NT scan if I wanted to find out, and I said no.