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3rd Trimester
iarhyme
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Was anyone surprised to find out the sex of the baby
iarhyme
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We didn't want to find out the sex of the baby because we want to be surprised. Its fun to guess though . I feel like I'm going to have a boy and everyone keeps telling me that too....I wanted to see if any of you ladies had that situation where you thought you were having one sex and then ended up with a complete surprise. Id love to hear those stories. 
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Re: Was anyone surprised to find out the sex of the baby
The hb, wanting to eat fruit mostly during first tri, after first tri cravings are combined of sweet & salty. LoL, most of the other owt didn't really apply & the gender chart was off too.
I'm carrying low too
Everyone was telling me that I was definitely having a girl...my husband, my mother, friends, etc. I thought I was having a boy, but was wavering back and forth because they were all so convinced that they began convincing me. We found out that it was obviously a boy, to my husbands shocking reaction. He was actually really happy because he didnt think he'd ever get a boy (I dont know why...this is our first baby so...). Not only was DH shocked, but the whole family couldnt believe it (we have all girls), and still cant. I'm still wondering what the heck I'm going to do with all this blue, since I love girly things, but we're all really happy about the new experience. My sister actually just had her third child, another girl, and was really convinced it was going to be a boy...guess you never know.
BTW, my sister carried low and she had a girl. I was carrying higher, but now I'm very low...so I'm not too sure if there's an actual science to gender and how you carry.
With DD, we were team green but were totally convinced it was a boy. 3 different ultrasound techs used the pronoun "he" over the course of the pregnancy, there are literally no girl babies in DH's family, an NP at my dr.'s office looked at my NST strip and said "oh so you're having a boy", all of the old wives tales/charts said boy, and I just couldn't imagine having a girl for some reason. We were so shocked when she was born, and so glad we remained team green till the end!
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Yep, totally thought #2 was another boy. I was totally wrong. DH and I were shocked! thrilled, but shocked. I really think this one is a girl, so I will be shocked again if it's a boy.
I didn't find out with DD, and I thought she was a boy the whole pregnancy, when DH said we had a girl I could hardly believe it.
We aren't finding out this time either
I'll love you forever,
I'll like you for always,
As long as I'm living my baby you'll be.
- Robert Munsch
I had dreams of giving birth to a girl baby a few times, and sometimes still do. Sono claims he is ALL boy, and we have checked 5 or more times. I never had a gut feeling about it, I guess.
Also, everyone who sees me thinks I am having a girl with how high I am carrying. He is VERY much in my ribs, and boys "tend to be lower," according to OWT. Also, the ring on a string test said girl...
DH and i found out via an ultrasound. We were both dead set that it was a boy. If i had to wager my house on it, i would have. Everyone at work told me i was having a girl but i would not listen to any of them! When the tech said it was a girl...i cried my eyes out. Of course i was excited, i would be excited and would have cried for either one! When i stopped crying i said " A girl, really are you sure?" She was very sure! The whole rest of the day, DH and i kept saying "we're having a girl" or "a girl, i can't believe it". The next day DH told me he secretly wanted a girl and he's so excited!
I'm now due in less than 6 weeks and we can't wait. DH talks about having a "daddy's little girl" all the time! I always thought i wouldn't want to find out the sex before birth but we were just as excited when we found out at the doc's office! Although, it sounds like good motivation to push your baby out!!
With DD#1 I knew we were having a girl. No if, ands, or butts about it. With LO here, I had no idea. No gut feeling. All the OWT's said boy -- heart rate said boy -- everything! After I got an u/s from a friend who is a tech at 13 weeks - I didn't have her take a guess since FI or DD#1 weren't there but just had a feeling that LO was a SHE. STILL every single person in my life boy. Everyone called my belly "Liam" our boy name and I just couldn't do it. I kept telling them it didn't feel like Liam. THEE ONLY PERSON that swore there was a girl in my belly was DD#1!! She had names picked out for a girl -- "Katie, Emma, Jenny..." then when my mom asked her what the name should be if LO was a boy .. her answer: "BUMP" .. She was less than impressed with the thought of a little brother lol I think also because people were making such a big deal about it being a boy.
Fast forward to a/s day. We let DD#1 play hooky and we went to the scan. FI wanted a boy in the worst way! His brother had a boy last April and his sister had a boy last June so he was dead set on a boy for us in May (even with DD#1, he wanted a boy). The scan started. Couldn't get a good look so the tech came back later. Finally got thee most clear money shot for a girl I've ever seen and she said "do you know what that is?" and I said "Ohhh that's a girl!" and DD#1 turned to her dad and said "I told you! I told all of you! I was right all along! I knew it!" )DD will be 6 in August) so she was jumping around like a maniac and Dad's face was priceless, stunned, shocked -- everyone had convinced him he was getting his boy hahaha DD#1 called my mom and said "Nan, we're having a sista!" She was so thrilled. FI turned to me the next day and said "now 3 girls will have me wrapped around their fingers and I can't wait! lets go buy paint and start the nursery."
Took him a day to get used to it lol but now he's so excited! DD#1 and Daddy are glued together. He keeps saying "you better impress this one early on because you know who she's coming to once she's off the breast milk!" hahaha jerk!
Honestly, on some level I was kind of hoping for a girl as was pretty much everyone on both sides of the family. There are no girl children in either of our families and we are only having one child. But I guess just because of the fact that we are surrounded by SO MANY BOYS, I was 100% convinced that I was having one too. And obviously I would have been fine with that. We had a great name picked out and awesome nursery theme that I was stoked to get started on once we knew for sure.
When the tech told us that she was a she, I flipped. Like uncontrollable crying. My husband was crying too. It was really the most awesome surprise I've ever had in my entire life.
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