Team Green

ve304856 · May 2016

DH and I decided not to find out the sex of baby #3. We already have a boy and a girl. It is going to be so hard not to find out bc I am a planner. Anyone else not finding out the sex?

MamaWino · May 2016

Team green is so much fun!! I'm doing exactly the opposite of what you've done. We didn't find out for our first two and want to find out this time for a change of pace. We truly loved being team green though... to me, it made the pregnancies go more quickly because there was so much anticipation about who was hiding out in there!

Gizmo1231 · May 2016

We were team green with DS and loved it. I want to be TG for this baby but DH wants to find out- so we will see!!

aevan011 · May 2016

I want to be Team Green but I don't know if DH will go along. He is terrible with keeping AND finding out surprises/secrets. I think I can convince him though.

ashcakes921 · May 2016

I can barely stand the wait until 20 weeks haha it makes me feel more real to me to know boy or girl and to call baby by its name. But that's me so no team green here

ArtlessIbex · May 2016

We're team green here and were the first time as well. I love non-gender specific colors and I hate the idea of being gifted a lot of pink sparkly crap or things covered in baseball print and a bunch of sexist sayings if we find out ahead. It's awesome to just build a neutral canvas to bring a baby into.

chrissyl-2 · May 2016

So much fun! We were team green with our son. It was a great distraction for me to think and wonder about, and the moment in the delivery room when my husband said we have a son is one I will never forget. We also did it for practical reasons. Since we were team green we knew all of the big baby items we bought or registered for had to be gender neutral. So now going into pregnancy number two I know I don't need to buy anything really, or redecorate.

TankGirl83 · May 2016

We're team green too! My husband desperately wants to know the sex but is terrible at surprises, so him knowing/me not knowing isn't an option. I love the anticipation of not knowing AND the practicality of shopping/registering for neutral stuff. I've bought a few little baseball themed outfits because any child of ours is bound to love baseball, boy or girl. We're also considering gender neutral names so that we can start calling our baby by its name without knowing the sex.

dmontgo · May 2016

We are going to find out, but everything is going to be gender neautral. We may get a few specific pieces once we find out, but I am not having everything all pink or blue. Ew.

penelope4612 · May 2016

dmontgo said:

We are going to find out, but everything is going to be gender neautral. We may get a few specific pieces once we find out, but I am not having everything all pink or blue. Ew.

Yes. This. I understand being Team Green if you like the surprise, but I never get it when people say they want to be Team Green so they don't get all pink or blue stuff. Around here, most people register for and/or buy all of the big ticket items themselves (stroller, car seat, etc), so it's not that hard to specify that you want gender neutral items, since you're already specifying the exact item you want on the registry. For all the onesies, burp cloths, etc - is it really that big of a deal? After your kid is born people will know the sex of your child and you'll get whatever sex-specific gifts they pick out. So you're basically getting a bunch of gender neutral newborn and 3 month onesies and then most likely sex specific clothes after that. If you really hate it - don't use it, give it away, donate it, or return it.

OliveP27 · May 2016

We found out with #1, team green for #2, found out for #3, I'm hoping for team green for #4. My husband hates team green haha

ashleaf2018 · May 2016

We are planning on finding out but not telling anyone else until the baby is born. We both really want to find out the sex but we want everything to be gender neutral, and it's more fun for us to keep it a secret. We are doing that with baby's name too, we already know what our boy/girl names are and we are keeping those a secret til after baby is born.

dmontgo · May 2016

@penelope4612 For me being a FTM, I like the utility of gender neutral items in case we have more children in the future. Plus, although I like the colors pink and blue, it's not necessary to have everything in the same color. I had a friend who's nursery looked like a tub of bubble gum exploded and that's a bit much for me! But as far as onesies and such, they are going to throw up and poop in them anyway, plus they grow like weeds, so I'm not too worried about that.

PrettyPalomino · May 2016

@ashleaf2018 I think that is our plan too! We are too curious to not find out, but we are going to keep it a secret as well as the name. That way baby shower gifts will be more practical and we can use things for baby #2

ve304856 · May 2016

@ashleaf2018 @PrettyPalomino I don't know how you would be able to know and not tell anyone else! I would totally spill the beans.

LinziLoo09 · May 2016

I'm forever impressed with anyone who has the patience for Team Green. There's already too much mystery with this whole pregnancy thing for me. Apparently I'm busy making vital organs this week, but I have no real insight as to how this is happening inside my body. So yea, if I have the option of more information, I'm taking it! I want to know everything that's going on in my ute the whole time. This baby will have no secrets from me.

I second...or third the gender neutral colors though. DD's room is yellow, and she'll be sharing with the new baby for a few years regardless of the sex.

PrettyPalomino · May 2016

ve304856 said:

@ashleaf2018 @PrettyPalomino I don't know how you would be able to know and not tell anyone else! I would totally spill the beans.

It would definitely be really hard not to use gendered pronouns by accident!! But otherwise I have no problem keeping a secret lol

slartybartfast · May 2016

Def finding out. But if it is a girl, she'll still wear all DS's clothes. Fortunately baby boy clothes aren't super gender specific.
Totally unlikely anyway. The boys in my husbands family generally only shoot Y's. When, early in last pregnancy, they told me it'd definitely be a boy, I resented it. And then researched it. Yep, ratio of x to y spermies does have a genetic component and there hasn't been a female born to any of the men on his side in many generations.

So if they do tell me it's a girl, I guess we'll be team green because we won't believe it til the baby is here

missjen08 · May 2016

I am way too much of a planner! I have to have clothes and stuff ready! I have two girls already so if this baby is a boy, I have some shopping to do!

sourlemon · May 2016

Cant do it. We got all the big items in neutral colors with DD1 even though we knew it was a girl. But I need to know because I want to sew the new baby some stuff. The nursery will be star wars themed regardless but I'd it's a girl, some of the bedding and paintings will have some pink incorporated.

Fwiw, I think it's a boy since this pregnancy has been completely opposite as my DDs was.

phoenix870509 · May 2016

dmontgo said:

We are going to find out, but everything is going to be gender neautral. We may get a few specific pieces once we find out, but I am not having everything all pink or blue. Ew.

Exactly what we're doing. Although I want to be Team Green, DH wants to find out for cultural reasons. We're both hoping for a girl, and the only really girly thing I will get her is something that says Daddys Princess, because that's exactly what she'd be!

emisi · May 2016

We found out the first time, but we're Team Green this time. However, I mostly bought gender neutral stuff for my son the first time around, so this one will just wear all the stuff I bought to begin with, even if it's a girl. I also plan to move my son into his new big boy room and give this one the nursery, and I still love the theme I used so it's all good.

I decorated in the UK/Doctor Who theme for DS.

dmontgo · May 2016

@phoenix870509 I originally wanted to be Team Green and DH wanted to find out, but now I'm really excited to find out. But yeah, I'm not super girly-girl so even if we do have a girl, I would stick with the nursery theme I'm leaning towards: sophisticated Woodland themed! Soft grays and neutrals with pops of color like yellows, blues, and oranges. I don't like super baby cutesy things, but I think it will be a good blend of child-friendly while still looking like part of our house. Win-win! :]

sourlemon · May 2016

dmontgo said:

@phoenix870509 I originally wanted to be Team Green and DH wanted to find out, but now I'm really excited to find out. But yeah, I'm not super girly-girl so even if we do have a girl, I would stick with the nursery theme I'm leaning towards: sophisticated Woodland themed! Soft grays and neutrals with pops of color like yellows, blues, and oranges. I don't like super baby cutesy things, but I think it will be a good blend of child-friendly while still looking like part of our house. Win-win! :]

I'm not girly girl at all...I don't wear fancy clothes or makeup and my hair is usually in a ponytail under a ball cap............my almost 2 year old DD is sooooooooo girly! I don't know where she gets it from but she loves fancy clothes and shoes, fancy headbands and bows, and bracelets. They always have to match or she throws a huge fit! Of course, she also likes to play in dirt...just not when she's wearing pretty clothes.

dmontgo · May 2016

@sourlemon That's so funny! I wear makeup, but I'm definitely comfort over fashion trends. I'm way more comfy in a witty t-shirt and some Van's than heels or certain brands, and I feel like that fits my personality. I would laugh very hard if we have a girly-girl because it would be so unlike me, but I think I would be fun.

sourlemon · May 2016

Yeah I don't know what to do with her half the time! I pick out a tee shirt and she just shakes her head and grabs a dress. I'm scared for when she's older!

aframe77 · May 2016

@slartybartfast - I'm in the same boat. My husband comes from a family of five boys, (and so far only 1 out of 8 of their kids is a girl) so odds for a girl are not in our favor. I'm glad I found out with my first, because I was convinced we were having a girl and it was good to find out early so I could get use to the idea of having a boy. Now that I've had a boy I am excited and feel prepared either way. So for now, we're rocking team green:)

SA0012 · May 2016

I'm really struggling with this. DH wants to be team green and I don't think I can handle it. We found out early for DS because I wanted to. So now I feel like I should let him have this. It's really important to him. He doesn't push much but he's pushing this.

But there's a part of me that's almost afraid of it. I feel like when we found out last time that was SUCH a special and beautiful moment and I cried my eyes out for days (out of happiness, and I genuinely didn't have a preference). I felt like I bonded with the baby so much more after that for the rest of the pregnancy and I don't want to miss out on that this time. I don't believe for a second that I'm going to have a moment like that as the baby is born. Delivering the baby was so freaking BEYOND painful, I couldn't have cared less if that baby had two heads when they put him on my chest. I'm going to just be grateful that the baby is out, healthy and on me. I still don't have a preference, I just want to bond with baby as much and as soon as possible.

Has anyone gone team green and regretted it? Or been in so much pain that you really didn't get excited either way about the sex in the moment?

jenlynne0624 · May 2016

Team green with Ds and will be this time too! It's really not so bad. Register for everything neutral anyway so you can use it for future children. Newborn clothes get worn so little that them being neutral isn't a big deal. They'll spend most of their time in sleepers anyway and they grow so fast, that half of your newborn clothes may never get worn. Most people only get one ultrasound, so if you can withhold finding out then, then it's not a big deal.

And I won't lie, I desperately want a girl and feel I would be super disappointed to find out half way through it's another boy. Granted, I'm excited at the prospect of having brothers, which would also be wonderful. Finding out at the birth and being able to hold that squish would get rid of a lot of the negative emotions. Plus, not knowing gender took a little bit of pain out of the labor process. The anticipation was more overwhelming and exciting than contractions sometimes!

mikevania · May 2016

Yes! I definitely want to find out, but I want to keep it a surprise for all of our family and friends. Same with the name because I want to make sure the name fits after baby is born.

H4aPartyof5 · May 2016

@SA0012, my DH and I are in the exact opposite situation...I would like to be team green while he would probably like to find out the sex again. He was the one who pushed to find out during both of my previous pregnancies, but this time I'm really hoping he'll opt for team green. We'll see, I guess.

penelope4612 · May 2016

@sourlemon your daughter sounds like my niece! Her mom is not super girly but she wants to wear pink dresses everyday! And always wants to tell you how beautiful her dress/shoes/jewelry are.

ToBeMiller1921 · May 2016

I am all about team green. We found out with my last 2, who are girls. I'm excited about the excitement in the delivery room. We made a big deal with my girls, when we found out. It was so much fun, but I want a different experience this time. It'll be fun. I'm also pumped about annoying my Inlaws. It will drive them nuts.

aevan011 · May 2016

@ToBeMiller1921 lol! I'm really pumped to annoy my mother if DH will go along with Team Green. It would drive her crazy!

SchruteBucks · May 2016

We're team green! It's so fun to be surprised. My oldest child got to announce the sex to everyone in the room when I had my last baby. My son (second child) wants to be the one to announce it this time.

spruce1978 · May 2016

I really wanted to find out with my first, but my husband wanted to keep it a surprise. This time he said he is ok if I want to find out, but his vote is team green. Right now we're team green.

lyndam1 · May 2016

ve304856 said:

@ashleaf2018 @PrettyPalomino I don't know how you would be able to know and not tell anyone else! I would totally spill the beans.

I totally agree! Our plan is not to find out the sex, but I don't even know if I can handle that! I'm the person shaking the presents underneath the tree! I wouldn't be able to not tell people if I knew!!

Gizmo1231 · May 2016

Maybe it's my UO.... but... I think it's kind of tacky to find out then tell everyone you don't know just because you want "gender neutral gifts". I feel like there is a better way to handle it through your baby shower invites, registry, etc. I understand not telling the name until the birth but the sex? I guess I just don't understand it- (Coming from someone who was truly Team Green last time and will find out this time).

ashleaf2018 · May 2016

If you think about it, pregnancy is such a personal thing but so many details are expected to be shared with the public: when is your EDD/how far along are you, name, sex, etc. FI and I are very private people to begin with, we probably won't be sharing our exact EDD, the name, the sex, any of it. We are not planning on having a baby shower unless anyone offers to throw us one, we are going to be planning our own "sip and see." For everyone to see baby on our terms. That's just the kind of people we are and that just makes us feel more comfortable. Everyone and every pregnancy is different, we don't all have to do things the same way or even do them how others think we should.

jennbaylor12 · May 2016

We were team green with DS but one of the nurses slipped up and told me so DH and I knew.... but we didn't tell anyone we knew bc everyone was excited for a delivery day surprise and would have been disappointed for us that the surprise was ruined.
This time we are going to find out on purpose and don't plan to tell anyone the sex or name. We're certainly not going to lie and say we don't know, simply that we're keeping the info for ourselves until LO arrives. This will be our last baby and we just want to keep the info as close to us as possible for as long as possible :-)

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