What do you think about gender reveal parties?

mrsjengle · December 2011

We were team green the first pregnancy. Which was fun, but in some ways we felt like we missed part of the "preparing for baby" aspect. This time we decided that we are going to find out. I don't plan on having another baby, so this is kind of a last time EVER thing for me. I hadn't really heard about gender reveal parties until the past week or two, and I was wondering what people's thoughts were on them.

JulySpark05 · December 2011

I think they are neat and am thinking of perhaps having one when I get pregnant again. I found a lot of neat ideas and pinned them on my pinterest board = )

ETA: I would only invite immediate family to this though.

LadyExtravaganza · December 2011

I wouldn't do it. I was happy that my H and I had the moment to ourselves (and our ultrasound tech haha).

wife1014 · December 2011

I didn't find out the gender with either pregnancy. The gender reveal party is not my thing and I really can't imagine anyone other than grandparents, aunts/uncles really care. But it is all the rage right now.

mrsjengle · December 2011

ashleysynyshyn:
I think it's kind of cute to do something fun with close friends and family. I think it's the most fun when the parents are finding out at the same time as everyone else.

Yes, that's the problem. This is going to be the last time ever and I so desperately want to find out at the u/s, but I don't know if people would consider that super tacky or not, us knowing and telling at the party.

Ds Mama · December 2011

We surprised everyone by turning my shower into one. We lived 3,000 miles away and it was the one thing we got to tell our families in person. We were home for a week from 33-34 weeks. I had a friend make my cake green on the outside and pink on the inside. Next time we probably won't do anything big since we were able to move back home after DD was born.

Mt2G1012 · December 2011

NMS, but whatever floats your boat!

melody921 · December 2011

I think they sound like so much fun. I would want to find out at the u/s though and just reveal it to our parents/siblings at a gathering at home. I don't think it should be a giant bash to which you invite everyone you know, however.

wife1014 · December 2011

mrsjengle:

ashleysynyshyn:
I think it's kind of cute to do something fun with close friends and family. I think it's the most fun when the parents are finding out at the same time as everyone else.

Yes, that's the problem. This is going to be the last time ever and I so desperately want to find out at the u/s, but I don't know if people would consider that super tacky or not, us knowing and telling at the party.

I think that's kind of silly. I think if you're going to do it, at least be surprised with them. Others really don't care as much as we think they should about these things.

RedWingsFan · December 2011

I think they are a bit cheesy and they are NMS. We found out at the u/s and then called our parents/siblings to tell them pretty much right afterwards. I really don't see the need to make a huge deal out of it, but whatever floats your boat.

ali_bl-nov05 · December 2011

I think the concept is cute, but as PP said, I can't imagine people, other than inmediately family caring enough to attend a party. For the next, I plan to break the news with blue or pink frosting filled cupacakes.

And I definitely want to find out like this:

Kitiara5512 · December 2011

ashleysynyshyn:
I think it's kind of cute to do something fun with close friends and family. I think it's the most fun when the parents are finding out at the same time as everyone else.

This, but with the opinion that if you invite tons of people and not just those very close to you, it can come out kind of attention whorish.

wife1014 · December 2011

Ambsies:
At our first a/s DD didn't reveal anything so we rescheduled at a private 3-D u/s place the next day. Our close family and a few friends wanted to be there and it was a lot of fun (and a bit OTT to be perfectly honest). They put me on a hospital bed in the back of a big room, turned off the lights, played some Enya or similar spa-like music and then projected the u/s on a big screen in the front of the room. Our parents and closest friends found out at the same time as us. Afterward we all went out to dinner.

Indifferent

Heather R · December 2011

I think they're tacky and annoying.

Someone I know is putting on her Xmas cards, which I think is a bit clever:

"The stockings were hung by the chimney with care

In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there.

One, two, three... four!

Is that one more?

Love, A, B, C, and baby girl D due in _____"

Ardmhs83 · December 2011

We were team green with DS too...and it was super fun! We have decided that we are going to find out whenever I am pregnant with LO#2. I think it will help us prepare better...if it's another boy, we don't have to buy much, but if a girl...we would have lots of shopping to do.

With all of that being said...I will have a gender reveal party and have my grandmother prepare the cake (either a blue or pink cake) and we will cut into in in front of everyone to find out the sex. Super excited thinking about it! I'd say go for it!!!

blissfullyignorant · December 2011

I think they're fun!

wife1014 · December 2011

Ambsies:
wife1014:

Ha! I know! I admitted it was OTT. I had no idea that they'd do that stuff. I just thought it was a larger room, similar to the one at the hospital where my close family and my best friends (all who wanted to be there) could all find out together. I wasn't expecting the Enya

I think it was the Enya that got me.

LadyExtravaganza · December 2011

Heather R:
I think they're tacky and annoying.

Someone I know is putting on her Xmas cards, which I think is a bit clever:

"The stockings were hung by the chimney with care

In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there.

One, two, three... four!

Is that one more?

Love, A, B, C, and baby girl D due in _____"

That is really cute.

hoping4sticky · December 2011

I'm sort of on the fence, but considering doing one. It wouldn't be anything over the top, just our friends coming over to eat some food and watch football and we would also do the cake.

Two problems - 1. I'm not sure I can hold off on knowing myself and 2. it tough to schedule stuff around the holidays.

Momtobug31 · December 2011

wife1014:
I didn't find out the gender with either pregnancy. The gender reveal party is not my thing and I really can't imagine anyone other than grandparents, aunts/uncles really care. But it is all the rage right now.

This. Why should other people, besides family members, care? And even then, does it really need to be celebrated w/ a party. A FB post or email would be fine IMHO. I think these parties are self indulgant. I would roll my eyes if I got an invite to one.

Tbdempsey · December 2011

I wanted to be alone with my DH when we found out, but thought it would be fun to tell our family members with cupcakes with pink incing inside. Nothing big or planned, we just dropped by with some cupcakes for our families the day of the ultra-sound. I wouldn't personally throw a big party like that for myself and expect anyone other that immediate family members to come (especially because I think most people would bring gifts). But I don't necessarily think it's tacky, just NMS.

lifesadance · December 2011

Personally, I think they're stupid. No offense to those that like them, just NMS.

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Heather R · December 2011

I also think it's grotesque if anyone reveals the gender to others using ultrasound pictures. Genitals are still genitals, people.

RebeccaMichael · December 2011

lifesadance:
Personally, I think they're stupid. No offense to those that like them, just NMS.

Couldn't have said it better myself. Do the cupcakes or Christmas cards, not a party. Everyone's time is so valuable this time of year.

LinZbb · December 2011

I've never been to one but it's a super neat idea. I think it would be a lot of fun for close family and very close friends only.

chach916 · December 2011

NMS. But whatevs. If I didn't have plans and got invited to one, I'd probably go.

I agree with Wife though that most people don't care about it as much as we think they do.

scoutkate · December 2011

Heather R:

I think they're tacky and annoying.

Someone I know is putting on her Xmas cards, which I think is a bit clever:

"The stockings were hung by the chimney with care

In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there.

One, two, three... four!

Is that one more?

Love, A, B, C, and baby girl D due in _____"

That's adorable.

I think gender reveal parties are a little AWish if the parents already know the gender, but would be fun and exciting if everyone is finding out at the same time. We had what amounts to an impromptu party when nine family members showed up at my ultrasound.

hmp1 · December 2011

melody921:
I think they sound like so much fun. I would want to find out at the u/s though and just reveal it to our parents/siblings at a gathering at home. I don't think it should be a giant bash to which you invite everyone you know, however.

This. I would find out at the u/s but have a dinner party for the gender reveal with family and close close friends. I like the idea of both families finding out together. That is how we announced our pregnancy.

FusionLMT · December 2011

AWing, esp those that throw a huge bash.

MrsJakes · December 2011

Heather R:

I also think it's grotesque if anyone reveals the gender to others using ultrasound pictures. Genitals are still genitals, people.

Grotesque? Really? I think that's a little dramatic for blurry black and white pictures that most people can't make out in the first place. I've never seen a crotch shot of a 3-D ultrasound picture, so that might be a little more odd, but still, I woudn't consider it grotesque.

I would do a gender reveal party for my parents, inlaws, and our brothers and sisters. I'd feel a little AWish inviting aunts, uncles, cousins, friends. That being said, I'd be happy to go to one if someone else invited me to theirs. I wouldn't think it was weird. I'd just think they were excited.

pinkiemo · December 2011

MrsJakes:
Heather R:

I also think it's grotesque if anyone reveals the gender to others using ultrasound pictures. Genitals are still genitals, people.

Grotesque? Really? I think that's a little dramatic for blurry black and white pictures that most people can't make out in the first place. I've never seen a crotch shot of a 3-D ultrasound picture, so that might be a little more odd, but still, I woudn't consider it grotesque.

I would do a gender reveal party for my parents, inlaws, and our brothers and sisters. I'd feel a little AWish inviting aunts, uncles, cousins, friends. That being said, I'd be happy to go to one if someone else invited me to theirs. I wouldn't think it was weird. I'd just think they were excited.

Yeah, the ultrasound pics telling us G was a girl was literally three lines. The tech said, see those three lines? it's a girl. I doubt anyone else would know what the heck they were looking at.

As far as the party, I might do something for the grandparents, but a big party is definitely NMS.

JoannaJes · December 2011

I think they are very AW-ish. I can't imagine getting that excited about the gender of babies of even the closest people in my life. As long as the anatomy scan showed a healthy baby, who cares about the rest?

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