Revealing Baby's Gender

aemcguire02 · June 2015

We have 3 boys and never found out their gender until they were born. This time, our last baby, we thought it'd be fun to find out. Wondering how everyone else reveals Baby's gender to their family and friends - thx!

DylansCandyBar · June 2015

Usually by phone call or a text.

oneblessedmess · June 2015

Personally, I think it's silly for the parents to find out the SEX (not gender) and have a big reveal for everyone else. Now if it was me, I'd have the tech write the sex on a piece of paper, put it in an envelope, and come up with a way to find out with everyone else. Pinterest is great for ideas. I would do it at your baby shower or something, since I find that parties just to reveal the sex are pretty AW-ish.

Oh, and we told our families and friends through texts and phone calls.

SnarkasaurusRex · June 2015

Sex reveals are the norm in DH's family, so we had a small one with just immediate family when we invited everyone over for a cookout. We had the tech write the sex down and seal it in an envelope, and then a friend looked at it and made confetti poppers with blue confetti inside. We had the grandparents-to-be pull the poppers, and I did think that it was special for us to all get to find out together.

I personally wouldn't have had a sex reveal party if it wasn't a big deal for DH's family; I find them to be a little tacky and AW-ish. Both of my SIL's had parties with 50-100 people and catering and the whole shebang...I rolled my eyes the whole time. I made sure to keep ours small and had it during an event that we would have had normally (we rotate houses for cook outs and potlucks every couple of weeks), instead of making a huge deal about it. Reality is, most people don't care about how your baby will pee.

Close friends we called or texted, and other friends and distant family found out on Facebook.

mrwphillips · June 2015

aemcguire02 said:

We have 3 boys and never found out their gender until they were born. This time, our last baby, we thought it'd be fun to find out. Wondering how everyone else reveals Baby's gender to their family and friends - thx!

We are having a gender reveal with just our immediate family and close friends, maybe 15 people all together. This get-together serves more than one purpose, though, as my husband and I had a courthouse wedding and our families haven't all met each other yet, so we are making it a backyard BBQ. I am making Chocolate Death (a.k.a., Little Sugar-Overloaded-Morsels-of-Heaven lol) cupcakes with pearl candies in them (added after baking) indicating boy (blue) or girl (purple) [I hate pink]. You can do this by simply scooping out the center of the cupcake after baking (just be careful not to go all the way through the bottom), filling with the desired stuff (candies, frosting, etc), and then icing over the top. I wanted to do a cake that said "We're here for the sex!" across the top, but my husband pointed out that my father might have an apoplexy lol I think, when done right and tastefully, these can be fun little family get-togethers that bring everyone in closer. A lot of people think they are snobbish and narcissistic, claiming the parents are acting like attention whores, but I think its fun--especially if it is the first grandchild (like ours) and everyone is already over-the-moon and fidgety with anticipation.

NoSugarCoating · June 2015

@mrwphillips so you'll already know the sex? What's the point of the party, then? The only reason people go is to see the reactions of the parents-to-be.

PugsandKisses · June 2015

Hey mom, guess what?! Baby is a girl/boy! I am so happy!'

PrimRoseMama · June 2015

aemcguire02 said:
We have 3 boys and never found out their gender until they were born. This time, our last baby, we thought it'd be fun to find out. Wondering how everyone else reveals Baby's gender to their family and friends - thx!

I usually just post on Facebook and/or tell them. I don't normally do a cutesie reveal or anything of that nature.

I might do something cute for #3 in the future. I'm still undecided.

MariahOBrien · June 2015

I'm not terribly fond of parties or get-togethers (I'm not even having a baby shower) so I just texted and called close family and a couple of friends. But, if you want to have a nice get together with family and friends, good on ya, and enjoy it!

Ceridwen77 · June 2015

If I was finding out the sex (not gender) I would tell people over the phone. Since we are team green, they will find out after the birth. Not sure how, it's really not something I've put much thought into. I guess either the doctor or my husband and I will just tell people who are there?

mrwphillips · June 2015

@NoSugarCoating
Yes, my husband and I will already know. The reveal of boy/girl, as I said, is not the only reason for this get together, but it is as good a time as any to tell everyone since they will all be in the same place for a family BBQ. The only thing that is going to be different than a regular BBQ is the dessert; it will be cupcakes with a colored center. Thats all. Everything else is for the purpose of our whole families meeting.

I find a text to be rather impersonal, and would rather tell people face to face; and since my biological mother would make a (bigger) nuisance of herself if she knew about the pregnancy, we have not put ANYTHING about it on Facebook (another mode of mass communication that I find impersonal and over-done) for privacy reasons alone. There will be a discreet announcement made on Facebook, which people will know to expect ahead of time, but noting direct.

Sewillis8706 · June 2015

This is my first pregnancy and both families are really excited! I can understand why some people may think that gender reveal parties are tacky, but I think it depends on the parents to be and the family members. We are planning on having a get together at our house the weekend after the 4th. I didn't want to go all out, so we decided to have it later at night with just drinks and desserts. We are going to give my dad the envelope, and he is going to set off a firework (pink or blue) depending on our results. I can't wait for the surprise! We will have a fire with smores afterwards and will just spend time with family and close friends who want to stay. If you want a reason to celebrate with those who you are closest with, then go for it!

kababykauai · June 2015

I haven't always been the biggest fan of big gender reveal parties, but I'm certainly not a fan of people trying to make others feel like things that bring them joy are tacky or dumb. If it sounds fun to you, I say go for it.

My husband and I just found out the sex at our 20 week scan and since we were already seeing each of our immediate families in the next two weekends, we thought we'd do something fun like fireworks or silly string to tell them. It's not an elaborate party, just a fun way to share the news.

That said, if you and your people like to have a reason for a party, do it up! Parties are fun.

daylynj · June 2015

I always thought I would do a reveal party, but the more I thought about it, the more I just wanted to find out with DH, especially knowing that most milestones in this child's life will be with everyone else. So we will find out together, and then have our parents over that weekend, cook them dinner and surprise them with Christmas ornaments stating our baby's sex. Close friends we'll call and text, and then announce on FB.

midge519 · June 2015

We had thought of doing a cookout with a few friends and family for everyone to find out and then we quickly realized how big that would be to have those we wanted there (I have a fairly large close family). So we decided to find out at our anatomy scan and we sent ultrasound pictures to our parents and had them guess. The tech typed GENDER (please don't yell at me for what she wrote, I understand the difference) on the one picture but not the actual sex so we sent that picture to see if they could figure it out. After we told our parents and siblings we posted it on Instagram and texted other friends.

I think it is less tacky to most people if you invite people over for a regular cookout and surprise them with a reveal as a bonus. That way there isn't a thought of "oh they just want gifts" or anything crazy like that.

mrwphillips · June 2015

Oh, I did want to point out that my family doesn't *know* they will be getting a boy/girl reveal surprise. They just think we are bringing dessert lol

delujm0 · June 2015

mrwphillips said:
Oh, I did want to point out that my family doesn't *know* they will be getting a boy/girl reveal surprise. They just think we are bringing dessert lol

I think this is fine. Announcing the sex to a group at a previously scheduled event because it's easier that way is acceptable, as long as the previously scheduled event isn't in someone else's honor (like a family member's bday or something). I find events specifically for the purpose of sex reveals tacky, but simply surprising your closest family with the news the next time you see them isn't overly showy in my opinion.

MrsBwIVF · June 2015

We're having set up a reveal for just us and a photographer so we can capture the moment. Then, we'll message a photo to those we want to tell more personally.
Super easy and personal for the 2 of us.

PrimRoseMama · June 2015

I only did a facebook reveal, but if you feel like doing it at a get-together then do what makes you happy.

I will say I would find it a little weird & attention-hoggish to do a reveal at a family reunion because truthfully-- not everyone gives a care as much as the parents. However, free cupcakes never hurt anyone...:-??

jgrubbs620 · June 2015

My husband and I went back and forth about it. We liked the idea of finding out together personally, but we also like surprises and fun, so we stepped totally outside the box. We had the tech put the picture in an envelope, I handed the envelope off to my best friend who took care of the surprise. We had a cook-out with our family and a few of our closest friends. We had our families and friends squirt us with dye... my husband actually put together a youtube video for our family who lives far away. We have pictures of it for our memories and it ended up being a fabulous memory for everyone. It's also our first baby, first grand baby, etc. We wouldn't have changed it!

jlschifano · June 2015

I've been wanting to do a reveal party too but reading everyone's response has me second guessing myself. I was thinking of doing something simple for the grandparents and close friends. My husband and I would already know. I just thought it would be easier to tell everyone at once since we don't see everyone all the time and my husband doesn't like facebook ( we haven't even posted our pregnancy). Am I stupid for wanting a simple get together?

midge519 · June 2015

jlschifano said:

I've been wanting to do a reveal party too but reading everyone's response has me second guessing myself. I was thinking of doing something simple for the grandparents and close friends. My husband and I would already know. I just thought it would be easier to tell everyone at once since we don't see everyone all the time and my husband doesn't like facebook ( we haven't even posted our pregnancy). Am I stupid for wanting a simple get together?

because you are wanting a small intimate gathering I don't think it would be a problem. But maybe just have a get together to celebrate and then surprising everyone with the baby's sex would seem even better

kabnpauj · June 2015

I didn't do anything special. I sent a mass text to my family...then just tell friends on fb if they ask.

mypeeps27 · June 2015

jlschifano said:

Am I stupid for wanting a simple get together?

No. It's never stupid to want what you want. My husband and I are doing the same thing. We're finding out and then we're having a casual cookout with family and our best friends to tell them. Some people might not care but they're free to not show up if that's the case.

BowWowBowie · July 2015

NO you're not! We're doing a small "gender" reveal, we made sure people knew no pressure to attend and absolutely NO GIFTS. It's going to be my immediate family and my husband's immediate family and maybe a speckle of close friends.

nicolefuentez · July 2015

I'm personally only doing a reveal on FB but thinking about attending one with friends is cute! If a friend or family member wanted to do that, I wouldn't mind. Any excuse to hang out and celebrate babies!!

susanb15 · July 2015

We had family and closest friends over- it was a reveal as well as house warming/thanks since they helped us move a few weeks prior. One of the friends made a pinata for us and it was filled with pink stuff like gum, pencils, bubbles, etc. The rest of the world has just learned as we talk or through a few fb pics from the pinata.

MrsJMBack · July 2015

My husband and I had a gender reveal (or as some say, sex reveal) for both pregnancies. We didn't plan a big party, just added it onto a party that was already planned! The 1st one we did the balloons in a box for just immediate family that were at my nephews birthday party (did the balloons just before his party started). This pregnancy we just did the reveal at the parade since we knew all of my family would be there. We had my cousins mime group spray everyone with silly string with the color gender we are having. During the cookout we had a chalkboard canvas up for everyone to choose boy or girl and then they got to pick a sticker that had "My vote is for Carter Michael or Harper Ann". Nothing big just up in a room! My husband and I knew what we were having but it's more fun for us to already know and see everyone else's reactions!! We used Facebook to announce to all friends and acquaintances that want to know but aren't close enough to call or text (the picture attached is how we announced on Facebook)...

These kinds of things are completely up to you and your husband! It's a fun thing to do and sometimes it's nice to just get family and close friends together

VegetaElPrincipe · July 2015

Well when we got the preliminary thoughts during the NT Scan we told family in person or via phone and text. If you have a shower or sprinkle, you can do the insides of the deserts thing, or balloons out of the box thing and cute stuff like that.

meansallison · July 2015

Since DH and I live in California and my family is in Indiana they are missing a lot of the pregnancy so we are having the tech put the ultrasound picture with the sex in an envelope then mailing it to my sister. My family will buy something probably a dress for girl or a cute pants and vest outfit for boy and then mail that to DH and i. We will open it while on Skype with my family. It's alot of work and waiting but I think it is a great way to get them involved since they are so far away.

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