Fellow team Greeners!

robsbabygirl08 · November 2014

Anyone else getting super tired of people telling you what you're having?!?! I'm so over it. I'm more over the "let me see your back, turn to the side, pull your shirt tighter"..... Blah blah blah.

jess05445 · November 2014

I had no idea when we decided not to find out would be the big deal that has become in our families.

Josie400 · November 2014

Yes! I've done the spins and different angles for coworkers as they study me and then let me know what I'm having.

I'm most surprised how many people get literally upset when I tell them we are Team Green. Even strangers.

TXUltraRunner · November 2014

People think we are team green because I tell them I don't know. While I've had people make guesses, I've never had them inspect me like you're describing

LooneyLife · November 2014

I've had only one person (my sister) tell me their guess. Most people just ask if I have a guess of my own.

idontevenknow · November 2014

I don't know what I am having, however, my jerk SO and mother were INSISTENT on finding out, and they did during my AS (thanks US tech, for writing it out for them -

Wth! I wrote out this big thing and it erased it

(

Anyways, mom and SO know and the fact that my mom knows pisses me off so badly because she cannot keep her damn mouth shut! The rule was to not let ANYBODY know that u know ESPECIALLY ME! But my mom.... she's had two friends tell her "I think it's a WHATEVER" and she will tell them that they are right!! Like it's not a 50/50 chancee- more like a mega millions lottery draw. Ugh!! Safe to say, I'm not happy with the US tech.

I am not so much annoyed by people asking me to stand so the can see the size of my belly and how it's shaped every-other-day, more so annoyed by people who just don't understand/respect my damn wishes on not knowing.

Also- I'm finding out at a party on the 29th... I'm not even going the distance! Even more reason to be annoyed at everyone freaking out over not knowing.

Team green all the way if we ever have another!

Jen524 · November 2014

Since we have 2 girls a lot of people in DH's family have said more than once "hopefully it is a boy this time". It annoys me because we didn't have a 3rd child to get that boy. We had a 3rd child because we wanted to add to our family. Other than that some people ask but it hasn't been too bad or annoying being team green.

robsbabygirl08 · November 2014

I'm glad I'm not the only one that is aggravated by this. As far as people getting upset over it, I just don't understand it. What I'm carrying has absolutely no bearing on your life. And when people ask me what I'm having I generally just tell them I don't have a clue. Maybe I should start charging poeple to guess, if you get it right then I will give you your $1 back, if not then I get to keep it!!!

) Maybe then poeple would stop "telling" me what I'm having.

Josie400 said:

Yes! I've done the spins and different angles for coworkers as they study me and then let me know what I'm having. I'm most surprised how many people get literally upset when I tell them we are Team Green. Even strangers.

@Josie400 What are we, prized livestock up for auction?!?! Like seriously, people would never ask us to do that if we weren't pregnant.

@mrsDigger10 & @jess05445 Luckily I don't get it too much from my family, probably because they all live 6+ hours away. However, I do get people telling me I need to have a boy so DD will have a brother. Huh? I don't think she will really care. A sibling is somebody to play with regardless of the sex. That seems to be all she cares about.

@babystandish

BabyStandish said:

I think it's funny when people try to guess. Everyone in my family thinks it's going to be a boy, then most strangers guess girl. Whenever people guess though I always secretly hope it's the opposite to prove them wrong. I'm not really bothered by it too much though. I find it amusing when people are bothered by us being team green, like saying things like "I could never do that, I'm such a planner" or "then how are you doing the nursery?!" etc, etc.

Well, I guess I will put a crib in there for starters, or does the color of the wood depend on the sex of the baby? That one drives me nuts too.

@TXUltrarunner You'll have to remind me, are you Team Green because baby is shy?

@LooneyLife I'm glad you don't have to deal with all that crap, even though I feel like I'm put on the spot if people ask me what my guess is.

robsbabygirl08 · November 2014

idontevenknow said:

I don't know what I am having, however, my jerk SO and mother were INSISTENT on finding out, and they did during my AS (thanks US tech, for writing it out for them - Wth! I wrote out this big thing and it erased it ( Anyways, mom and SO know and the fact that my mom knows pisses me off so badly because she cannot keep her damn mouth shut! The rule was to not let ANYBODY know that u know ESPECIALLY ME! But my mom.... she's had two friends tell her "I think it's a WHATEVER" and she will tell them that they are right!! Like it's not a 50/50 chancee- more like a mega millions lottery draw. Ugh!! Safe to say, I'm not happy with the US tech. I am not so much annoyed by people asking me to stand so the can see the size of my belly and how it's shaped every-other-day, more so annoyed by people who just don't understand/respect my damn wishes on not knowing. Also- I'm finding out at a party on the 29th... I'm not even going the distance! Even more reason to be annoyed at everyone freaking out over not knowing. Team green all the way if we ever have another!

Oh, I would be LIVID at my mother for that, as well as the U/S Tech. That is complete bullshit!

robsbabygirl08 · November 2014

Jen524 said:

Since we have 2 girls a lot of people in DH's family have said more than once "hopefully it is a boy this time". It annoys me because we didn't have a 3rd child to get that boy. We had a 3rd child because we wanted to add to our family. Other than that some people ask but it hasn't been too bad or annoying being team green.

When my cousin found out she was having her 4th boy, poeple actually told her they were sorry. WTH?!? It's another healthy baby, isn't that all that matters! SHe wasn't Team Green, but that made me so mad FOR her.

robsbabygirl08 · November 2014

emmyg65 said:

Nope, I think it's fun to hear all the guesses and old wives' tales. The weirdest thing is that practically everybody thinks we're having a girl. We'll see!

In the end it will be fun to see who got it right, but at this point I'm just over it.

RibbetRibbet · November 2014

emmyg65 said:

Nope, I think it's fun to hear all the guesses and old wives' tales. The weirdest thing is that practically everybody thinks we're having a girl. We'll see!

This 100%. This is my second team green baby. My husband and I love hearing everyone's guesses and why they think that. They also now love to compare this pregnancy to my last to try and tell if it's the same sex or different this time. I haven't had anyone ask me to turn around for them- so maybe if that was the case I would change my mind and be over it.

I have also had pretty much everyone (aside from my sister who gets drove crazy that we don't find out) that they think it is really neat we are waiting.

4littlebears · November 2014

@Robs Baby Girl‌ that is such a good idea to charge $1!

The only people I've gotten annoyed with are MIL and SIL because they refuse to admit this could be a girl! They are SO set that it's a boy. If I'm being 100% honest, I kind of hope for a boy too but ONLY because then I would have 2 of each. But I love girls! I'll be so thankful for a girl or boy. They make me want a girl though just so they'll be wrong. And that's not right either. It takes some of the excitement out of it just because now I'm fixating on THEM and not my new baby. Unfortunately, I think I will have to deal with their smirkiness because the only other pregnancy where my leg hairs have essentially stopped growing was my son's. So I'll be really surprised if it's a girl. But I just don't think about them. All that matters is our family, and I love hearing my daughters hope for another sister and my son hope for his first brother!

snowbaby1214 · November 2014

I was on Team Green with my first three. I remember people saying, "It must be a girl" w/ my 3rd. Why, because I already had two boys?!? It was so frustrating!

DD couldn't wait 9 months to find out if she was finally getting a sister, otherwise I'd totally be on Team Green again! It was so awesome to hear, "It's a …." when the baby arrived!

TiffanyJill · November 2014

I think it is cute when people make their guesses. I know it makes them feel included and I know I always play the guessing game for other people "although my record is around 1/15!" haha So typically whatever my guess is, the baby will be the opposite.

What does annoy me is when people wish a boy or girl on you out of their own malicious preference. My bil and sil have one child, a boy, and that is what they wanted. They were very open about wanting a boy and even saying they would be really disappointed if it was a girl "I know it drives me nuts too" So, of course what do they keep saying to us "Oh, you are having a girl" or "I hope it is a girl"... it get annoying because I know how opposed they were to the thought of having a girl.

We are just so excited for whatever this kid and couldn't possibly think of loving a boy or girl more than the other. Healthy lil babe, that is all I want!

People can be stinkers, just gotta deal!

KnitPixy · November 2014

I'm actually annoyed that people won't tell me their guesses. That being said I've had an overwhelmingly positive reaponse from almost everyone that we are waiting and they have been really respectful. I haven't been inspected like some ladies have said so I think that makes me more tolerant.

After my BIL and SIL came back from their u/s announcing they were having a boy I actually got annoyed. Not because they found out (each to their own thing) but because when I asked if everything looked healthy I got blank looks like they hadn't even considered that there could be anything wrong. That bugged me because it feels like all they care about was what sex baby is.

Josie400 · November 2014

@ACH831‌ I'm right there with you with the "planner" comments. I'm a huge planner, and even though I don't know the sex of my baby I'm still planning plenty of things.

TXUltraRunner · November 2014

Robs Baby Girl No, we know the sex because she wasn't shy at our AS and the tech forgot to ask. The lack of stuff down there was apparent so we just had them confirm it later since we'd already seen it. We have told NO ONE. Everyone still thinks that we don't know because we didn't want people to stereotype or pigeonhole our kid before it even gets here.

luciddreamer106 · November 2014

I haven't had anyone tell me to turn or spin around, but a lot of my coworkers like to guess. Everyone except for my MIL and SIL thinks it's exciting. MIL showed her annoyance that we don't know last night when she was telling me how fun it is to buy boy or girl clothes, that white and green are no fun to buy. It was like she wanted me to apologize for making it difficult for her.

jess05445 · November 2014

@luciddreamer106‌ we've had many people tell us they refuse to buy clothes until after baby born because they won't buy green or yellow. It's like they think they are punishing us for not finding out. Also love the shocked looks of how nursery is cute even though it is yellow and everything is neutral colors.

robsbabygirl08 · November 2014

TXUltraRunner said:

Robs Baby Girl No, we know the sex because she wasn't shy at our AS and the tech forgot to ask. The lack of stuff down there was apparent so we just had them confirm it later since we'd already seen it. We have told NO ONE. Everyone still thinks that we don't know because we didn't want people to stereotype or pigeonhole our kid before it even gets here.

Ha Ha I LOVE IT!!!!

robsbabygirl08 · November 2014

luciddreamer106 said:

I haven't had anyone tell me to turn or spin around, but a lot of my coworkers like to guess. Everyone except for my MIL and SIL thinks it's exciting. MIL showed her annoyance that we don't know last night when she was telling me how fun it is to buy boy or girl clothes, that white and green are no fun to buy. It was like she wanted me to apologize for making it difficult for her.

I have got that "difficult to buy for" as well.. I just remind people that they don't have to buy me anything, but if they REALLY want to, then they can wait until the baby gets here.

robsbabygirl08 · November 2014

jess05445 said:

@luciddreamer106‌ we've had many people tell us they refuse to buy clothes until after baby born because they won't buy green or yellow. It's like they think they are punishing us for not finding out. Also love the shocked looks of how nursery is cute even though it is yellow and everything is neutral colors.

I am so in love with yellow rooms right now. I did my Master in Grey (or is it gray, I can never remember), and yellow. It's so calming. We are doing our Nursery in Dr. Seuss.

bigbobdole · November 2014

We get all the guesses and all the outrage.

Everyone likes to share their guess based on how I'm carrying or whatever other wives tales they have.

Then we have the outraged people who just can't believe we can possibly prepare for a child without knowing the sex.

My SIL refuses to buy a present until she knows. I told her she didn't have to buy anything, because we're very prepared for this baby and I don't feel like I needed to find out MY child's sex because other people wanted to know.

Some of the older people I encounter are very happy we're team green. They like the surprise and anticipation.

But I've heard stories from people who do know the sex of their baby who are being chastised for finding out. So I guess it doesn't matter what you do, people are always gonna bitch.

cassied7 · November 2014

There are no granddaughters on either side of our families so everyone is saying that it's a girl. I don't care either way, but I'm secretly hoping for a boy because my kids will be so close in age and I think I'd be cute to have two boys. My MIL is the most annoying because she keeps changing her mind on what she thinks it is so that either way she can say she was right. We were team green last year as well, and I have it say that overall its less annoying this time around.

JMcBick · November 2014

I have only had 3 out of 834828191 people tell me they think it's a girl, so I'm secretly hope it is actually a girl to prove all those people wrong

but we would be happy and in love with either sex!

moonfaerie · November 2014

I've never been team green, but I still got sick of people telling me what I was having! With DD1, I remember some woman in the grocery store told me I was having a boy, and I said no actually it's a girl, and she told me that the doctors were wrong and it was a boy and I'll see when it's born, and she like followed for two aisles talking about how wrong I and my doctor were. Um, crazycakes!

Then with each successive girl, people be like "Maybe they're wrong and hopefully you'll get your boy." Yeah, I really didn't care what the babies were and I quite like being a mom to a bunch of girls, so STFU pleasethanks.

I can imagine it's a hundred times worse for TGers.

storm08 · November 2014

We were team green with DS and I definitely got more guff from my MIL, but she hasn't said a peep this time. I haven't heard as many but I'm such a planner comments either because I normally follow my "I don't know what we're having" answer with,"but we didn't know for our first either so we're all set on neutral clothing and gear!" I actually haven't heard too many guesses this time around either, but most of the guesses came in the last month last time.

Trek3 · November 2014

JMcBick said:

I have only had 3 out of 834828191 people tell me they think it's a girl, so I'm secretly hope it is actually a girl to prove all those people wrong but we would be happy and in love with either sex!

We were team green with our first two. With each one, 99% of people said it was DEFINITELY a boy. Both girls!

jjcruiks · November 2014

I have 3 boys...(found out with my first two, and was team green with my last one and this one) Everyone thinks this one is a girl... But they ONLY guess girl because of the fact I have 3 boys. I think it's another boy, and we didn't find out because it's so fun not knowing! The intense anticipation right before baby comes is the most amazing feeling I've ever felt... I can't wait to feel that again!! Oooh I'm getting so excited!!! Haha!!

SSCmomma · November 2014

I kind of enjoy the guessing. I don't always appreciate the body analysis but I think I like how much it bugs people that they can't KNOW if we won't find out

rdray30 · November 2014

I was annoyed by the clerk at BRU who swore she "knew" what I was having, but wouldn't tell me because she's so accurate and didn't want to ruin my surprise. Oh, okay. I think the OWTs and the guessing are part of the fun of being Team Green. I'm with the PPs who hate the "I'm such a planner" or 'what will I buy" comments. I didn't want a bunch of gender specific clothes, that's part of why we didn't find out the sex. I've started telling people "I'm still planning for my baby."

infinity092813 · November 2014

No, but people are annoyed by us. . .for not finding out the sex. :P

GracefulStar · November 2014

Most people are annoyed when we say we don't want to know, like we ruined their day. Then they'll ask if I will have another (haven't even had this one yet) and if I could please find out then. I don't mind the guessing, most were right with my first but the annoyance with me for not wanting to know or the asking if I will be disappointed if it's another boy is annoying.

houseofthree · November 2014

I like the guesses too! At my shower everyone wrote down their guesses and they were split right down the middle and i get mostly a mix from people I come across.

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