I'm still debating if we want to go old school or not .. On one hand, I just want to know what we're having (this is our first) and on the other ...I like the old school method of not finding out until birth ... any one else not finding out ?
Absolutely team green. When you think of it really, this is the real surprise left. We have figured out the nursery colours last weekend and am super excited.
We're definitely not finding out. Beside not being overwhelmed by traditionally "boy" or "girl" things/clothes/etc, we only have a few more months of mystery left after years of imagining what it will be like to have a baby. Life goes fast enough as it is--why try to rush it?
Definitely team green with this baby, our second, but we found out with our first! I'm hoping for a VBAC this time around since a c-section wasn't what I had hoped for with our first and would like an element of unknown if that plan doesn't work out.
We are keeping it team green. This is our first and I think I will need the extra motivation of finding out while laboring.
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DD: Aug '16
10/2017: Twins confirmed with TTTS at 22 weeks. 10/10/17 Twin B passed after in utero placenta surgery 11/2/17 Twin A & B born 11/26/17: Twin A passed after 24 days fighting in the NICU Benched 6 months BFP: 6/28/18 MC:7/16/18 BO BFP: 10/2/18 EDD 6/15/18
Team green here! It's hard sometimes, because I see cute some girly or boyish things that I would like to grab, but I've decided that the surprise is worth waiting to buy those things.
I have no idea. This is baby #3. Already have 2 boys. I'd like to think I can make it to birth without finding out, but I know the suspense would drive me nuts!!!
We're waiting too! This is our first, but it is the 4th grandchild on each side. Both sets of our parents already have the first grandson, first granddaughter, but this is the first surprise! I don't want to find out because I really don't care either way - I just want a healthy baby!
We didn't find out with DS. I know some people like the planning, etc, but I loved not knowing who exactly was in there. Of course after he was born DH and I both forgot we didn't know and after a few seconds were like "oh, it's a boy!" I don't want to find out this time either. DH is on the fence but I think I can keep him strong. The nursery is already gender neutral (we'll move DS to a "big boy room" and reuse the nursery for this one) and our newborn clothing is gender neutral enough that I'll be prepared enough either way.
I loved the surprise with our first (a boy!)! It was fun to have something to look forward to. It was fun to see others guess what you're having and to hear crazy theories, but I never had a strong feeling about what I thought it was. We came up with a boy name we loved fairly easily, but never really found a girl at we liked. Nothing seemed right! I think we're going to go team green this time too. If it's another boy we have plenty of clothes, and if it's a girl our mothers will go absolutely nuts buying girl clothes. All our gear and decor is fairly gender neutral which helps.
Totally not finding out until the birth. As my husband says - baby doesn't care! And to baby, clothes are clothes, and the infant is mostly confused by them anyway. Haha. My sisters and coworkers are going nuts already because I told them I have no intention of finding out ahead of time.
Re: Anybody not finding out the sex?
We are undecided this time around - our kids are 7 and 4 so we are debating whether finding out might help prepare them?!? Unsure!
DD: Aug '16
10/2017: Twins confirmed with TTTS at 22 weeks.
10/10/17 Twin B passed after in utero placenta surgery
11/2/17 Twin A & B born
11/26/17: Twin A passed after 24 days fighting in the NICU
Benched 6 months
BFP: 6/28/18 MC:7/16/18 BO
BFP: 10/2/18 EDD 6/15/18
I think we're going to go team green this time too. If it's another boy we have plenty of clothes, and if it's a girl our mothers will go absolutely nuts buying girl clothes. All our gear and decor is fairly gender neutral which helps.