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If you were team GREEN with previous pgs...

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Anyone find out the sex prior to delivery with subsequent babies? We have 2 little girls (4 and 2yrs) and are expecting #3 this spring - I'm 13weeks. With both girls we waited to be surprised at delivery and loved that excitement, suspense and all the guesses and theories from family and perfect strangers ;)

This time around I'm quite tempted (as is DH) to find out ahead of time so that we have that experience as well. I'm afraid after the initial excitement at 20 weeks we may be a bit disappointed in ourselves for not waiting til delivery as in the past. We truly have no preference B or G so that doesn't really factor in. I think I'm just worried about not having that motivating factor to push through at the end to find out B or G.  This is our caboose either way and I like the idea of knowing how our family will round out ahead of time but I'm curious how others felt if they've been team green in the past and found out the sex ahead of time for a subsuquent pregnancy. Thanks!

 

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  • SweetBaby2004SweetBaby2004

    We found out for DD#1 and DS, because I am a planner and wanted to know. 

    With DD#2, we didn't find out, per DH's wishes - he wanted that delivery room surprise.  I really wanted to know, but went with what he wanted, since he did what I wanted the first two times.  We had all the clothes and gear and stuff so my Type-A self was able to deal better.  And I LOVED that surprise - it was so much fun to have everyone guess about if baby was B or G and to call everyone and announce it. 

    So, this time, we will be Team Green again! 

    DD#1 11/7/04 DS#1 6/24/06 Chemical Pregnancy 6/08 DD#2 1/28/10 after secondary infertility, Clomid, & acupuncture missed m/c 6/2010 at 8 weeks (baby stopped growing @ 5.5) DS born sleeping 1/13/2011 due to cord accident at 22 weeks. DD#3 3/10/2012
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  • MLS0630MLS0630 member
    We are actually going in the opposite direction, we found out with both DS and DD and now my thinking is that since we have a happy healthy boy and girl, it'd be nice to experience things as "Team Green" since we have everything we need (I am also very type A, so I find comfort that everything is done and ready).  My hubby wanted to find out but I swayed the vote this time. Big Smile  It was hard resisting at our anatomy scan last week but I think it will be a wonderful moment DH and I can share in the delivery room!
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  • ghdst1ghdst1 member
    We were team green with DS because that is what I wanted.  DH wanted to find out but I really wanted the suprise.  So this time around DH still wants to find out and I want to be suprised.  But I am leaning towards finding out so to be fair to DH.  I loved the suprise but DH just really wants to know.
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  • treble_cleftreble_clef member

    My friend was in the same situation was you.  She has 2 boys already, and they were team green.  They boys are 6 and 4, and they moved so many times and they didn't think they wanted another baby, so they got rid of all the baby stuff.  Now they decided to have another baby, and this time they found out they are having a girl!  This will definitely be their last baby, so they can get all the girly stuff ready now:) 

    m/c - Dec 2005, DS - March 27, 2007, m/c - Oct 2009, DD - Feb 20, 2012

    Proud mother of two breech babies:)

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  • getnmarried910getnmarried910 member
    imageSweetBaby2004:

    We found out for DD#1 and DS, because I am a planner and wanted to know. 

    With DD#2, we didn't find out, per DH's wishes - he wanted that delivery room surprise.  I really wanted to know, but went with what he wanted, since he did what I wanted the first two times.  We had all the clothes and gear and stuff so my Type-A self was able to deal better.  And I LOVED that surprise - it was so much fun to have everyone guess about if baby was B or G and to call everyone and announce it. 

    So, this time, we will be Team Green again! 

    This...exactly.  Also, if I could go back and undo knowing with my first two, I would.  Having done it both ways, I can say it is not the same finding out at 20 weeks as it is in the delivery room.  It was a very different experience.

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  • jennyenny323jennyenny323 member

    We were team green for 1 and 2 and decided to find out this time. We have a girl and boy and will be having another girl (we just found out on Friday). I had 2 c-sections and requested both times that DH be the one to tell me the sex of the baby during delivery. This time, due to scheduling conflicts, he couldn't make it to the ultrasound. I definitely wasn't finding out without him! I asked the ultrasound tech to write it down. When I got home I asked DH to open the envelope and read it. Maybe if you choose to find out, you can do it in a way that will be special for you and DH. 

     I wasn't sure how I would feel about finding out, but it was nice and I wasn't at all disappointed. Now that I know, the more days that pass the more excited I get. Plus there's still the surprise of seeing who the baby looks like, etc. I say, if you want to, go for it. It's still just as wonderful a surprise :)

    Mama to 4 kids: girl 2009, boy 2010, girl 2012, boy 2014

    www.herenowus.com

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