Hilarious/ridiculous reactions to sex reveal?

crabigator · September 2014

As many of us who have decided to find out the sex of our baby have recently had or will be soon having your A/S, I wanted to hear some of the more insane things that you've ever heard from people when you tell them what you're having. Either from this pregnancy or a previous one.

I found out today that our second (and final!) child will be another girl and we basically told everyone today. Reactions have mostly been mild, ranging from the very true ("hooray! you LOVE braiding hair!") to the just bizarre, from my mom (naturally): "Think of the tea service parties!" (ummm. that's not really a thing my kid is into, nor are we, really. Do little girls still do that?)

But I think the cake was taken by the OB at my A/S today, who is not my normal one. When he asked if we saw the baby's sex clearly when the tech did her scan, my husband said, "yep, the baby was really cooperative and kinda swung her legs apart as soon as we were in that area." The doctor quips, "well, that's the last time you'll be happy as a dad that your daughter's spreading her legs!"

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jennjilljo · September 2014

With DS I was told "Good, you want the boot first". This time people keep saying "well now you've got a full set".

erobbins09 · September 2014

Haha your doctor wins points in my book for the funnies.

dreemkin84 · September 2014

Omg...

Alygohome · September 2014

I didn't find out because baby was modest but my father said...he will be happy as long as its healthy and has a penis. I was like whaaa......

and my friend was all, it better be a girl, I can't imagine EVER having to deal with a little boy, gross. Yeah--considering you are trying for a baby I sure hope you get over your baby penis fear or w.e because you cant choose!

Makes me feel icky because I don't care one iota what is between my babies legs.

Nvywife · September 2014

I was certain #2 was a boy, DH comes from a long line of no girls. So when the tech said it was a girl, I was in shock and demanded she check a second and third time. As if a penis would magically appear. DH was in shock I'm sure the tech thought we had gender disappointment. When really we were just caught off guard.

crabigator · September 2014

jennhillhoite said:

With DS I was told "Good, you want the boot first". This time people keep saying "well now you've got a full set".

Feeling a bit dumb... I don't actually get what this means?

crabigator · September 2014

erobbins09 said: Haha your doctor wins points in my book for the funnies.

We had this doctor for both the first and second trimester screenings with both pregnancies, so this is the fourth time I've seen him, and he does have a very dry sense of humor like that. I don't think he's actually a gross person, but if he was a different type of guy, I'd definitely think it was a highly inappropriate thing to say. As it is, I only think it's slightly inappropriate (but funny, yes.).

mishka29 · September 2014

Omg that is hilarious!

Everyone was excited when we said we were having another girl...however, my mother made the same unhappy groan she made the first time. She was very vocal about wanting a boy - there are zero on my side of the family. This time I told her just to be happy and if she wanted a boy so bad then she could have another.

jmcgra06 · September 2014

We haven't told anyone that we're having a boy, but the ultrasound tech said "Oh great, a boy and a girl - now you can stop!" And my co-worker said, "I'll bet you're really hoping for a boy after what happened last time."

..."Last time" when I gave birth to my daughter, you mean??

Nvywife · September 2014

jmcgra06 said:

We haven't told anyone that we're having a boy, but the ultrasound tech said "Oh great, a boy and a girl - now you can stop!" And my co-worker said, "I'll bet you're really hoping for a boy after what happened last time." ..."Last time" when I gave birth to my daughter, you mean??

Yes because everyone is always trying to have one of each no sense in having anymore beyond that.

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dreemkin84 · September 2014

One reaction was "oh are you (or YH) gonna want to try again for a boy?"

Much to all my co-workers surprise, my DH wanted another girl. So no, we are thrilled to have a second (and most likely, final) girl. Why does everyone assume you want a boy?

WA1215 · September 2014

We did a cupcake reveal for MIL and she swore up and down we were having a boy (I guess that's what she wanted). Her face of disappointment when she bit into the pink filled cupcake was priceless (and I caught it on my camera). She just kept saying over and over....I thought it was going to be a boy. Yeah...She's a major bitch.

twinklymama · September 2014

mishka29 said:
Omg that is hilarious!

Everyone was excited when we said we were having another girl...however, my mother made the same unhappy groan she made the first time. She was very vocal about wanting a boy - there are zero on my side of the family. This time I told her just to be happy and if she wanted a boy so bad then she could have another.

If I told my mom that she should have another, she would go get another, taking that as permission (she is working on adopting #10).

munchkin8590 · October 2014

I'm having the first girl in 3 generatios for my husbands family so they're all really excited. I also get the "awesome, one of each!" Comment all the time because I already have a boy.

RedGiant · October 2014

On DH's side, his sister is the only girl in that generation. All his other siblings and cousins are boys. So when we told everyone we are having a girl, his aunt and mom were very surprised and excited, and his sister actually said, "Thank goodness!" I know his sister was mostly joking, since she is not a girly-girl - probably from growing up with 3 older rough-and-tumble brothers.

maltwin1 · October 2014

We are having #2, our second boy, and when I told our neighbor she said "Guess its time to get excited about #3 and getting that girl!" I replied that I wasn't done being excited about #2 actually, boy and all.

The other interesting reaction was DH's brother. He and SIL are pregnant also and due in April, so they haven't found out boy or girl yet. They have one girl and BIL REALLY wants a boy. Like seriously wants a boy. When DH called him and told him we were having our second boy I think he had a hard time faking an appropriate reaction. DH got off the phone and I asked "was he excited?" DH's reply "ummm, not really." :-/

crabigator · October 2014

I guess I just don't get why it's supposedly so fulfilling to parent both a boy and a girl? I mean, I would have been just as happy if this was a boy, but honestly, life isn't a damned scorecard from which you check off experiences. And if it was... I honestly don't know... is raising a boy such a very different experience from raising a girl?

crabigator · October 2014

jmcgra06 said:

We haven't told anyone that we're having a boy, but the ultrasound tech said "Oh great, a boy and a girl - now you can stop!" And my co-worker said, "I'll bet you're really hoping for a boy after what happened last time." ..."Last time" when I gave birth to my daughter, you mean??

All of these are a bit head-scratch-inducing, but this one, whooooa. Is your coworker not a native English speaker? That's maybe the only excuse I can think of for referring to having any ostensibly healthy child as "what happened last time"!

crabigator · October 2014

@sugahcookie01 Ha! Have to say, I'm glad to hear at least one reaction that's cute (largely because it's from a kid) to balance all of this WTF-ness!

jennjilljo · October 2014

crabigator said:

jennhillhoite said:

With DS I was told "Good, you want the boot first". This time people keep saying "well now you've got a full set".

Feeling a bit dumb... I don't actually get what this means?

It's a typo. It's supposed to say boy. I was mobile bumping while DS bounced on my lap singing.

crabigator · October 2014

jennhillhoite said:

jennhillhoite said:

With DS I was told "Good, you want the boot first". This time people keep saying "well now you've got a full set".

Feeling a bit dumb... I don't actually get what this means?
It's a typo. It's supposed to say boy. I was mobile bumping while DS bounced on my lap singing.

Aww, a typo by reason of cute.

Too bad though, I was all ready to hear some, like, old English wives tale about boys and boots!

jennjilljo · October 2014

crabigator said:

jennhillhoite said:

crabigator said:

jennhillhoite said:

With DS I was told "Good, you want the boot first". This time people keep saying "well now you've got a full set".

Feeling a bit dumb... I don't actually get what this means?
It's a typo. It's supposed to say boy. I was mobile bumping while DS bounced on my lap singing.

Aww, a typo by reason of cute.

Too bad though, I was all ready to hear some, like, old English wives tale about boys and boots!

The only boots I know of are military noobs.

Meagano19 · October 2014

When we told my dad it was a boy he said he was excited and that he would have been happy with a girl too because he had a girl first. Obviously since he was referring to me...
Then he said "The next one will be a girl" and I reminded him that we don't get to choose those kinds of things to which he replied the next will definitely be a girl and then we're done. I'm so glad he's the one that gets to decide when DH and I are done having children...

crabigator · October 2014

Meagano19 said:

When we told my dad it was a boy he said he was excited and that he would have been happy with a girl too because he had a girl first. Obviously since he was referring to me... Then he said "The next one will be a girl" and I reminded him that we don't get to choose those kinds of things to which he replied the next will definitely be a girl and then we're done. I'm so glad he's the one that gets to decide when DH and I are done having children...

My mom just told me she's really looking forward to new-baby smell, and I said I was glad, but she should savor it, because we're not having any more after this (I'm an only child).

She said, "not my call...

"

Um... right. Because it's mine and my partner's. Like, no need to get cute about it; I'm sharing a factual statement here.

psychobutthead · October 2014

Pretty much the reaction we got was everyone screaming yes when the tech said boy. My FIL kept going on about the family name living on.

Other than that nothing really stands out in my mind. Not a single person ever said to me that they thought this baby was a girl.

mishka29 · October 2014

twinklymama said:

Omg that is hilarious!

Everyone was excited when we said we were having another girl...however, my mother made the same unhappy groan she made the first time. She was very vocal about wanting a boy - there are zero on my side of the family. This time I told her just to be happy and if she wanted a boy so bad then she could have another.
If I told my mom that she should have another, she would go get another, taking that as permission (she is working on adopting #10).

Wow that's a lot of kids!

My mom has her tubes tied so I was being a dick when I said it but so was she with her unhappy groan at DD2!

Dannylion24 · October 2014

Ever since we found out we were team blue I keep getting congratulated for having matching "sets" since my 6 and 5 year old are girl/boy and now my 11 month old and baby in utero are girl/boy. Hmmmm, bc I had so much say in the matter?!? But I guess I'll take credit, lol!

CantoDeAmor259 · October 2014

We have two wonderful boys and so everyone wanted this to be a girl, my mom even went and bought girl stuff. And we are having a boy, which I kinda figured it was since day one. Moms intuition I guess. The look on my moms face was priceless. She then proceeded to say that she was sad but that means we will need to have a fourth one haha. His dad said "good" lol. My brother, who's a personal trainer, stated that he is going to take all three boys to the gym when they are older, I loved that one! I'm excited, my two best friends have only boys as well so we will have 8 boys between the three of us now!

rainbowbrite22 · October 2014

My DH convinced himself we were having a girl. When the ultrasound showed it was obviously a boy he asked if the tech was sure, maybe it was part of the umbilical cord. Lol. He's excited about another boy, but he was so positive he had the intuition haha.

SarahB0427 · October 2014

WA1215 said:
We did a cupcake reveal for MIL and she swore up and down we were having a boy (I guess that's what she wanted). Her face of disappointment when she bit into the pink filled cupcake was priceless (and I caught it on my camera). She just kept saying over and over....I thought it was going to be a boy. Yeah...She's a major bitch.

Most of them are

kefttsc · October 2014

After five years of TTC we are having boy/girl twins and everyone keeps saying "oh good, now you can be done!" I just smile and nod, but what makes them think that having one baby of each sex is a perfect set? The set is complete in different ways for different people.
Now, in all fairness, they are probably right

CutieBug1 · October 2014

Hahahah love doctors with a dry sense of humour!!!

michelle142 · October 2014

We've been getting a lot of "Oh one of each! Now you can be done!" comments.

I mean, we ARE done, but come on.

mommaa1615 · October 2014

Im sure ill have one to add from my MIL after we find out today...she is known for her lovely comments =D>

bhjones1980 · October 2014

I am getting sick of the whole "now you have a full set" thing, like every family is not complete without one of each, in a perfect little nuclear family. Excuse me while we go pose outside our white picket fence.

I actually was leaning toward another boy, I KNOW hard to believe.... the squeals that absolute strangers give me when I say I am having a girl, and yes my toddler is a boy is like nails on a chalk board.

mommie2bof6 · October 2014

My mateniti 21 came back girl. My sis and best friend were calling it from day one. Any how SO has four boys says he don't make girls so has been teasing me saying he's selling her or that its the mail mans baby. Lol what a turd.

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wendy46001 · October 2014

I made DH tell my in-laws because i didnt want to hear MILs reaction, i'm just beyond that type of nonsense. This is the lady who announced the first time - oh dont worry the next will be a boy...ugh.

Still dont know what he said but i think he threatened bodily harm to his side of the family if anyone says anything negative about DD #2.

MIL was nice but you could tell she was checking her speech when she told me congrats.

firelizard83 · October 2014

So far, when people hear boy, they are asking me if DH is over the moon to get a boy, but he was actually thinking girl, and honestly we were both good with whatever. I hate all that "need a male heir" crap.

Cookie0875 · October 2014

I really don't care about the needing a male heir crap either, BUT I'm using that as a reason for trying to get DH to have a second baby. He only wants one and I want two, so now that we know we're having a girl, I play that card. Guilty, but not sorry...I want two babies, don't care if I get to of the same sex or not.

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