Gender reveal parties

melszum · February 2014

Who is having one? My son is only 2 but back then no one was really doing them. It seems like everyone has one now. I wasn't on Pinterest but now I am and I've been pinning ideas for a party. I love party planning and I'm pretty excited to do this even though it's my second . What ideas are you planning if you are having one? The only thing I know is I want to have cupcakes with the filling blue or pink and have everyone bite into their cupcake at the same time for the reveal! DH and I will be finding out the sex then too

KingLED · February 2014

melszum said:

Who is having one? My son is only 2 but back then no one was really doing them. It seems like everyone has one now. I wasn't on Pinterest but now I am and I've been pinning ideas for a party. I love party planning and I'm pretty excited to do this even though it's my second . What ideas are you planning if you are having one? The only thing I know is I want to have cupcakes with the filling blue or pink and have everyone bite into their cupcake at the same time for the reveal! DH and I will be finding out the sex then too

Not it.

12bailey18 · February 2014

I've thought about it but I really loved finding out the sex at the ultrasound with just DH. It's really fun and special. I also don't want to mess with the whole 'have the nurse write it down, don't look' mess. I like to watch at the ultrasound and if you're having a boy it's pretty obvious. Maybe I'm just a party pooper, lol. And who knows, I might change my mind.

GR8TDANEMOM · February 2014

I won't do a party. I will announce to are immediate family in a fun way. My first son was on Easter, the adults always do an egg hunt so we put the ultrasound pic with the sex in one of the eggs. I'm not sure what we will do this year. My DH doesn't even want us to find out, but that's not happening.

imagine7696030614 · February 2014

I think it is a cute idea. When I was pg with my youngest we just brought everyone with us to the u/s for the big reveal, lol.Husband (of course) my two children, my step daughter and my MIL. I'll be getting the Materniti21 genetic test around 10-12 weeks along and I should learn the sex then. I was thinking I'd bake a cake with the pink/blue center and have one of the kids cut it but making cupcakes and having everyone bite in at the same time is an even cuter idea.

AggieBeth06 · February 2014

Nicb13 said:

I'm not into these at all. I think they are over the top. Besides maybe my mom, no one cares what I'm having except DH and I. They will be happy for us, but it's nothing to throw a party about. Unless there's alcohol for the guests....

This.

RMiller25 · February 2014

mcnsher0627 said:

I would like gender neutral gear, so my first choice would be to have a "reveal" at my baby shower. I am much too impatient to wait, so I will already know.

We did a reveal at our baby shower, in part for this reason, with DS. I had the doctor write it on a card and place it in an envelope and we waited until our shower to open it so it was a surprise for us too. I really didn't mind waiting, but my mom was constantly telling me she couldn't believe I hadn't opened it early!

We wouldn't do a specific gender reveal party thing though.

katylady09 · February 2014

I am so tempted to have one

. I love parties too! My best friend had one when she was pregnant and her and her husband knew what it was but no one else did. They gave us confetti poppers. There were about 30 people there and it was so fun to see all the blue confetti! It wasn't anything over the top in my opinion, just a good excuse to get close friends and family together to hang out. This was last winter, so they had a hot chocolate bar and coffee. Very simple! Edit spelling. I swear, I have to edit everything.

Greenmood · February 2014

We're not doing it at all, although I think the idea is a cute double for a baby shower. Separate I don't like it as much, seems like a lot.

kibylou · February 2014

For DD, we made a cheesy video and sent it to our families who all live far away and then posted it to Facebook. I made truffles for everyone at work and stuck a toothpick in each one. I had colored the end of the toothpick pink, so they had to pull it out to reveal the gender. Not a party, just a treat! This time, we wanna be team green! We'll see if I can wait, haha!

ladybug0088 · February 2014

We will probably do something fun with my parents when we tell them. DH and I are both really close to them.

Emerald27 · February 2014

I think reveal parties are SUPER cute, but they're not for me. I might do something cute with just DH and DS, like the cupcake reveal but just for us.

I LOVE this idea for revealing to your kids:

https://www.icanteachmychild.com/2013/09/gender-reveal-playdough/

AlliBalleza · February 2014

I wouldn't have one, personally, but I might do the whole "turn your head and look the other way" thing. Go out for dinner that night with the husband and reveal it together.

If I lived close enough to family, they'd be there too and it'd be one big ole showdown.

AlisonPDX · February 2014

I floated the idea of having penis or vagina themed cupcakes for a reveal past DH and he wasn't into it. So we probably won't be doing a reveal...

DiannaVB · February 2014

Not for me. We didn't do one last time and won't this time either. Whatever works for you.

hollybolly13 · February 2014

We are totally doing a "what will it bee" party with bees as the theme and a balloon release as the reveal :-) we plan to find out with our family, so we will plan the party for the same day as the ultrasound, it will be very hard waiting, but worth it, I think ;-)

Runner313 · February 2014

Definitely no gender reveal party here. My family and friends would not be into that.

I figure we will find out in late May and DH probably won't be able to come to the appointment with me because of work. So I was thinking I will find out and wait to tell him until Father's Day by getting him a gift of some kind that reveals the sex. This time around I also don't want to reveal the sex to anyone else and just keep it between DH and me.

AppleGrapeMSTK · February 2014

1) I want to find out with DH at the ultrasound so we can have a special moment. Also, waiting is not my strongest characteristic.

2) I don't have any friends or family within 600mi, so there will be no point.

3) I might do a FB reveal for my distant family/friends by getting Big Sis/Big Bro shirts for the kiddos, then an iron-on Little Sis/Bro on the belly of my shirt and have DH take a picture.

JessAnnJ · February 2014

We didn't last time. I think it is a bit over the top and just not my personality. We went to the mall after our appointment and bought our first girl outfit and then pulled it out of the bag and showed my ILs at dinner that day. During my anatomy scan last time the tech started off by telling us she "thinks" it's a girl and then she's almost positive it's a girl. I left feeling like I wasn't sure if we were even having a girl. It just wasn't the big revelation I was expecting. This time around my goal is to be team green.

LaDyBostonRN · February 2014

Emerald27 said:
I think reveal parties are SUPER cute, but they're not for me. I might do something cute with just DH and DS, like the cupcake reveal but just for us.

I LOVE this idea for revealing to your kids:

https://www.icanteachmychild.com/2013/09/gender-reveal-playdough/

So cute!!

bwo · February 2014

I also don't have friends and family anywhere remotely close, so not even sure if we'll be doing a baby shower, much less a reveal party. I did see these cute scratch-offs on Etsy a while ago I thought would be cute to send out to close friends and family. Not a big fuss, but still a cute way to break the news.

MrsMac613 · February 2014

We weren't going to have a ender reveal party but we are having a bbq this April/May as we haven't had any of our extended family over to see our house since we moved in last April. We were thinking about reveling our pregnancy and the sex of the baby there. Come to our BBQ! Surprise we are pregnant and surprise its a boy/girl. I wouldn't have a whole party for the purpose of revealing the sex but since we are already having this BBQ we would love to tell our family in person.

FireChiefsBride · February 2014

When I think of gender reveal parties my first thought is Giuliana and Bill Rancic's gender reveal party with something like 60 people there and media pictures, and the thought horrifies me. I can't pretend to think that that many people care about my baby's gender, or that I'd like the attention.

But I can see doing a small thing for immediate family. It hand;t occurred to me to tell my sisters in any special way, but now I might do something like the cupcake thing.

One of my close girlfriends had a baby this year and when she found out the gender, she told two other girls and they made a pink cake for book club. It was cute. Not a gender reveal party, though.

GromMom · February 2014

That play doh idea is adorable. I really don't have enough people I know to merit a party, but I keep joking if it's a boy I want to do a what will it be party just so I can get a beehive shaped lemonade dispenser. Maybe I should just go get it anyhow, I really want a bee party but since this is #2, I don't want a shower so perhaps I'll just have to get the dispenser for regular parties :-)

Raesofsunshine1 · February 2014

We did one for DD but DH and I found out together at the US and then made cupcakes with pink filling. We had immediate family only over and did cupcakes and snacks and played corn hole. I loved it and think my family did too.

We wont do one this time. Maybe just send everyone a picture or something. I saw something really cute on Pinterest. It was a black and white photo of the big brother painting two handprints on the moms white tshirt then a color photo under that with the blue paint they used.

Wishing35 · February 2014

We didn't have a big party but did do a cake reveal with our parents. It was a nice way to find out all together and I think I will do it again this time.

bananaelizabeth · February 2014

I want to do something special with immediate family, since it will be the first grandchild. We won't do it with friends because when I was invited to one I didn't really want to go. I love the icing in the cake idea. We will definitely find out at the ultrasound, and then surprise our family at the party.

Runninggal28 · February 2014

If my family was closer, I would do something special just for my immediate family. Since it's just me and my husband, I told him I want to do something special just the two of us. I think we might wait for a special occasion, like our anniversary and open the envelope or something then. For some reason to me it doesn't sound special to hear it with the ultrasound tech in the room. And I honestly don't want to know, husband doe,s so I'm fine waiting!

Runninggal28 · February 2014

Sorry, not sure why it double posted!

katylady09 · February 2014

Emerald27 said:

I LOVE this idea for revealing to your kids: https://www.icanteachmychild.com/2013/09/gender-reveal-playdough/

Oh my gosh. I want to do that. So cute!

ss265 · February 2014

DS was the first boy in both our families (we have 9 nieces between us so plenty of girls and no boys) so we had immediate family over and had them cut a cake with colored icing. Not sure if we would have gone through the trouble if we were having a girl.

With this one, I just feel that we should do something similar so that it's equal. Maybe just have my ILs open a box with colored balloons the next time we are all gathered together. Not necessarily have a party specifically for the occassion.

megaroo64 · February 2014

I have definitely seen some cute ideas out there, but they aren't for us. Sometimes I think Pinterest makes it seem like everyone is doing it- but honestly, about a dozen of my friends have had babies in the past year (myself included) and none of us did one. And this time we are planning to not find out- so I guess our reveal party will be at the birth!

Megz0813 · February 2014

I would never have one, and to be honest, I don't think I would ever attend one either. I don't understand this whole craze.

ch3rry · February 2014

No, just no.

MollyC20 · February 2014

I want to do something -- we have a big family and everyone loves getting together anyway! I'm not planning on going over the top though -- I like the confetti poppers idea for the reveal

lrobi13 · February 2014

I just don't have the energy for all of that. I am hoping to plan a surprise party around that time for my DH's 40th.

I also just got married last year so having too many parties revolving around my life choices makes me uncomfortable. Having all my favorite people in one place is wonderful but was really overwhelming for me.

I think some of the reveals are really cute but we are probably just going to get the news at the as.

eta: I suck at spelling, sorry!

MrsSinner402 · February 2014

Call me an AW, but we're having one with close family and friends. We went to one for our friends and I thought it was fantastic.

raynes · February 2014

I find them very AWish, so no for us. As I've mentioned before, I kinda of want to do the whole "put the sex in an envelope and have a cake made" thing just so that I get to have cake.

lrobi13 · February 2014

raynes said:

I find them very AWish, so no for us. As I've mentioned before, I kinda of want to do the whole "put the sex in an envelope and have a cake made" thing just so that I get to have cake.

Cake is a very good reason for the reveal! Even if said cake is only eaten by one or two people!

11kacey · February 2014

Not so much a party, but if my SIL and her kids want to "do it up" I might make them cupcakes with colored frosting on the inside or that awesome playdough idea that someone linked. We did it for my daughter's reveal (just went to my SIL's house, had the kiddos eat cupcakes, hugged and went home) but I wouldn't do a big party or anything. I want to be team green, but my husband does not....

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