Do you want to know the gender?

angelaclev · October 2013

We will be finding out BUT I am going to try to convince my husband not to tell people the name until I deliver.

lucyloo10 · October 2013

I don't know if I can do it but I'm hoping to be team green.

Annalouhoo · October 2013

Team green! Even though I want to know I love the surprise in the end.

sparklenshine_89 · October 2013

First Child: found out we were having a boy.

Second Child: DH really wanted to wait until delivery... so we were Team Green. Only downside was that DH wasn't there so I had to call and tell him.

Third Child: I want to find out because I travel and don't want to get boy and girl stuff (also not a fan of only green or yellow). So we will probably find out..

Pepper6 · October 2013

We definitely want to find out. I figure it'll still be a surprise, it'll just be earlier rather than later.

We still want to go gender neutral with the nursery and stroller and stuff because we want another one and don't want to have to re buy everything.

christinemurray91 · October 2013

We're going to find out, but I think we might keep it to ourselves, make it a surprise for when he/she is born

That way we have the fun of the excitement "OMG! ITS A _____!", but I can prepare.

christinemurray91 · October 2013

JenDanKetcham said:

I think we're going to find out the gender, but we are NOT sharing the name with anyone until after the birth.

Same here! Last time it was all "Oh, but ___ is so much prettier/better/etc"...

christinemurray91 · October 2013

mrsdbc said:

We will know but if it's a girl we will be team yellow (we know but not sharing).

Love team yellow! That's us

christinemurray91 · October 2013

curlylocks3 said:

I'm hoping to find out the sex at delivery. We'll learn the gender when our child is old enough to express it.

Aww

Love this

jeepjen20 · October 2013

I want to find out but not at the ultrasound. I want to do a gender party so everyone in our families find out together!!!

MissBHaven1024 · October 2013

We won't be finding out this time. It's our last pregnancy and I like the idea of DH announcing the sex of the baby after I give birth! I think that moment would be really special!

Mrs MacRo · October 2013

We were team green with DS and it was the most wonderful surprise. I was pretty sure I was having a girl my whole pregnancy but I didn't mind either way and when we finally met him it was like we were always having a boy.... I dunno. He wore a lot of white while we were in the hospital for a week but by the time we got home he had plenty of blue.
We will be team green again. You know what I think about sometimes? The OB and nurses. It used to be part of their job to reveal the sex of a baby to the new parents and it must have been a wonderful part of the job and nowadays most people already know. Haha I know it's not about them but I think they must get secretly excited when they realise a patient is team green.

Mrs MacRo · October 2013

I should add that that was definitely not the reason we are team green.... It was because my MIL flat out told me it would be an inconvenience for her if we were to keep it a surprise. So guess what!

hellipink82 · October 2013

With my first I did, my second I wanted to but she was not trying to share so we didn't know until she was born which was exciting!! This one I deff do I have two dtrs ages 11 and 8 at time of delivery. So I will b starting over and I need to buy all new stuff so it's deff a go for us to find out as long as baby will allow!!

diagonalley · October 2013

HAHA MRSMAC! If my MIL mentioned something similar I just might be convinced to go team green too! She lives with us for the time being, but when we buy our new house she is not coming with us (even though my husband currently owns the house we're in) Not sure where she's going but quite frankly it's not my problem!

In all honesty she is a nice lady...just knows how to push buttons...and I swear it's intentional

FutureMrsW9 · October 2013

LoHerrim said:

We didn't want to know with DS. Four weeks before he was born I was having preterm labor and they did an untrasound. As soon as the tech put the Doppler on my belly, an unmistakable penis showed up on the monitor. Front and center. We quickly looked away and the tech says, "wanna know what it is?" We both said. "no!!" We didn't speak to each other for about an hour. I finally looked at him and asked if he saw what I saw and he got all giddy and yelled, "I'm gonna have a son!!" It was the cutest thing ever. But I think we're gonna try not to find out again this time!

LoHerrim I love this story!!!! SO CUTE! :-)

FutureMrsW9 · October 2013

Jennys9 said:

MommyP710 said:

Definitely finding out. I'm not a fan of yellows and greens, especially for girls. Not saying everything would have to be blue or pink, either, but I don't want only 2 color choices! Besides, the way I see it is it is a surprise either way. You either find out the surprise earlier, or later, and this way I can be fully prepared.

Completely agree. I think you're surprised either way- either when you deliver or when you do the ultrasound. None of us knows, so it is still a surprise, you just learn early or late. I want to have everything purchased and ready to go. After years of working retail, it will be completely impossible to find gender specific clothing in the correct season AFTER giving birth. I've seen so many people come in & try, but they have to wait at least a few months for their girl (or boy) to not look gender neutral.

Personally, I want to get to know my unborn baby as best as I can, so for me that means knowing his or her gender. I think it will help me to connect and she him/her as more of a future person to be & not just a baby I have yet to be acquainted. It might affect the way I talk, or my nickname for him/her. I just want to start knowing this little person as soon as possible.

Fun idea: I have a friend who had the us tech write the gender down and then the opened it together as a Christmas present!

I get this, but for me, we did IVF so I've felt a crazy strong connection to this baby since before it was even an embryo. It's a very strange feeling that I don't think you could understand unless you went through it. On the way to our transfer, we only decided to try one embryo our first go-around, I said to DH I really think the one they put back today is going to be a boy. I have such a strong feeling that it's a boy, it's uncanny. My gender feeling aside, I can understand how some people don't feel connected, but for other I really don't think this is the case. The connection is already so strong, I already walk around the house talking to baby and showing him/her the future nursery and saying it'll have to help us pick out a color and furniture...I'm nuts, but I really do talk to it all the time! I even read my belly stories already haha :-)

katekat8721 · October 2013

I have to find out! I plan on having a small reveal get together with out families too. Not really a party, just something simple so we can all be surprised together. It's a win-win for me, we still get to be surprised but I still get to plan. I also have names in mind and I share them with people.

FutureMrsW9 · October 2013

katekat8721 said:

I have to find out! I plan on having a small reveal get together with out families too. Not really a party, just something simple so we can all be surprised together. It's a win-win for me, we still get to be surprised but I still get to plan. I also have names in mind and I share them with people.

IF we do decide to find out, I might wait until my shower to reveal - that way people won't know whether to get pink or blue stuff and it'll be pretty close to the EDD at that point. My biggest "uuuugh" feeling about finding out is getting all pink or blue stuff at my shower, which I do not want. I'm trying to keep everything as gender neutral as it is if/when we have another some day :-) I have a secret pinterest board with all nursery ideas, I can't freaking wait to make it a public board HAHAHA!

rainstar752 · October 2013

We'll find out. We found out with my first and it made me feel more attached to her- plus I loved having pink clothes instead of yellow waiting for her as a newborn.

katekat8721 · October 2013

FutureMrsW9 said:

katekat8721 said:

I have to find out! I plan on having a small reveal get together with out families too. Not really a party, just something simple so we can all be surprised together. It's a win-win for me, we still get to be surprised but I still get to plan. I also have names in mind and I share them with people.

IF we do decide to find out, I might wait until my shower to reveal - that way people won't know whether to get pink or blue stuff and it'll be pretty close to the EDD at that point. My biggest "uuuugh" feeling about finding out is getting all pink or blue stuff at my shower, which I do not want. I'm trying to keep everything as gender neutral as it is if/when we have another some day :-) I have a secret pinterest board with all nursery ideas, I can't freaking wait to make it a public board HAHAHA!

That's a good idea!! Even when we find out the sex we still want gender neutral things, like you said, for future little ones!

Ditto to the Pinterest board!

HollyMarie1984 · October 2013

We found out with DS. I am an impatient person but would love to try and wait to find out. DH is definitely not on board with that (but is willing to do it) and I think for me to be able to wait he would need to be completely sold on the idea. So...I am thinking about finding out and not telling our family and friends until after the birth (this would drive my parents and his sisters crazy I think)! Since I see my parents every Sunday I am not sure I will be able to keep it a secret!

Either way, no matter what we do we will not reveal the name until after he/she is born...just like we did with DS.

diagonalley · October 2013

FutureMrsW9 said:

katekat8721 said:

I have to find out! I plan on having a small reveal get together with out families too. Not really a party, just something simple so we can all be surprised together. It's a win-win for me, we still get to be surprised but I still get to plan. I also have names in mind and I share them with people.

IF we do decide to find out, I might wait until my shower to reveal - that way people won't know whether to get pink or blue stuff and it'll be pretty close to the EDD at that point. My biggest "uuuugh" feeling about finding out is getting all pink or blue stuff at my shower, which I do not want. I'm trying to keep everything as gender neutral as it is if/when we have another some day :-) I have a secret pinterest board with all nursery ideas, I can't freaking wait to make it a public board HAHAHA!

I can't wait to release my pinterest board, too! So good, yet so bad

flerlgirl · October 2013

We will find out.

maggiemuto · October 2013

So far we are team green. I really want to know and my DH wants to wait. I'm loosing my patience though and it is still so early. I want to know for room colors and narrow down name choices.

ItttyBitttys · October 2013

christinemurray91 said:

JenDanKetcham said:

I think we're going to find out the gender, but we are NOT sharing the name with anyone until after the birth.

Same here! Last time it was all "Oh, but ___ is so much prettier/better/etc"...

My friend just shared her girl name with me last night. (She is having a girl in February.) It's the SAME girl name I've had since 2011!!! I told her if I have a girl, they will have the same name. I'm not giving it up. Now she's kind of in a bad situation because she told me.

FutureMrsW9 · October 2013

ItttyBitttys said:

christinemurray91 said:

JenDanKetcham said:

I think we're going to find out the gender, but we are NOT sharing the name with anyone until after the birth.

Same here! Last time it was all "Oh, but ___ is so much prettier/better/etc"...

My friend just shared her girl name with me last night. (She is having a girl in February.) It's the SAME girl name I've had since 2011!!! I told her if I have a girl, they will have the same name. I'm not giving it up. Now she's kind of in a bad situation because she told me.

ItttyBitttys Why is she in a bad situation? I don't see any reason you both can't use the same name, it's not like it's immediate family or something. Just curious.... And I'm with you, I won't give up my girl name, either, even if my sister or SIL used it before me haha!

ItttyBitttys · October 2013

FutureMrsW9 said:

ItttyBitttys said:

christinemurray91 said:

JenDanKetcham said:

I think we're going to find out the gender, but we are NOT sharing the name with anyone until after the birth.

Same here! Last time it was all "Oh, but ___ is so much prettier/better/etc"...

My friend just shared her girl name with me last night. (She is having a girl in February.) It's the SAME girl name I've had since 2011!!! I told her if I have a girl, they will have the same name. I'm not giving it up. Now she's kind of in a bad situation because she told me.

ItttyBitttys Why is she in a bad situation? I don't see any reason you both can't use the same name, it's not like it's immediate family or something. Just curious.... And I'm with you, I won't give up my girl name, either, even if my sister or SIL used it before me haha!

Well she may think I'll be mad if she uses it (I won't be.) And now she has that in the back of her mind when making a decision. If the situation were reversed, I would think twice about the name. And I don't want to influence her decision on what to name her child!

I'm ok with the fact that our kids could possibly have the same name, but it is a little disappointing because we both picked it because it's not really popular. Who knows if I will ever have a girl though!

Lydiaq28 · October 2013

I definitely want to find out. I'm terrible at secrets plus I want to get a jump start of shopping

https://www.facebook.com/groups/JuneBugsBG2014/

MrsCase1 · October 2013

I DID not want to know the first time around but my husband insisted. I still wish we had kept it a surprise.

ItttyBitttys · October 2013

BrightEyes112 said:

U

FutureMrsW9 said:

ItttyBitttys said:

christinemurray91 said:

JenDanKetcham said:

I think we're going to find out the gender, but we are NOT sharing the name with anyone until after the birth.

Same here! Last time it was all "Oh, but ___ is so much prettier/better/etc"...

My friend just shared her girl name with me last night. (She is having a girl in February.) It's the SAME girl name I've had since 2011!!! I told her if I have a girl, they will have the same name. I'm not giving it up. Now she's kind of in a bad situation because she told me.

ItttyBitttys Why is she in a bad situation? I don't see any reason you both can't use the same name, it's not like it's immediate family or something. Just curious.... And I'm with you, I won't give up my girl name, either, even if my sister or SIL used it before me haha!

Well she may think I'll be mad if she uses it (I won't be.) And now she has that in the back of her mind when making a decision. If the situation were reversed, I would think twice about the name. And I don't want to influence her decision on what to name her child!
I'm ok with the fact that our kids could possibly have the same name, but it is a little disappointing because we both picked it because it's not really popular. Who knows if I will ever have a girl though!
----------------- Did she know it was your chosen name ora coincidence? Cuz if it was coincidence, she shouldn't need to think twice. She has a right to the name. But if she took it after hearing it from you, she should be prepared to share.

It was a coincidence. Yes she has a right to the name. I just said if it were ME, I would think twice and I do think she's considering the fact that I also wanted to use the name. I feel like I'm repeating myself. If you read my previous post above, its pretty clear.. Not sure why all the questions!

My whole point was... This is why you shouldn't tell people your name choices! No one wants to name their kid the same name as someone close to them.

Kamiegrace1 · October 2013

susienick24 said:
Team Green this time. DH never wants to find out (pre-birth) and I always do, so we agreed to find out for #1 but be surprised for #2.
I am trying to convince myself that the surprise will be fun....

Ditto.

Bmcmullin01 · October 2013

We are definitely finding out...I'm not that patient

justme04 · October 2013

I want to be team green. DH wants to know. We found out with our last two so I'd like to keep it a surprise at least once. I told DH he could find out but he wasn't allowed to tell me....but I know he would blab right away.

kTedesco10 · October 2013

We are undecided. We have two girls,and hubby is dying for a boy. I think I will feel bad for him if it's another girl. So I might just be suprised the day of, then I will be excited to have a baby to squeeze I won't be thinking about how outnumbered he is if it's another girl Lol

angelavaughan · October 2013

Type A personality that just has to know!

Want a personalized experience?

Do you want to know the gender?

Re: Do you want to know the gender?

Choose Another Board

Search Boards