Surprising SO with sex of baby?

jc_twomamas · December 2016

I thought about just ending the title at "sex" but figured I'd make my discussion a little more clear

Anyways, anyone planning on finding out the baby's sex and surprising their SO? I have an ultrasound next week and can find out the sex, DH won't be with me and doesn't know. Debating on it being written down and opening together on Christmas morning, or finding out at the ultrasound and putting a gift in his stocking.

I already know he's 100% okay with being surprised. I just don't know if I can not look when the tech is seeing the sex! Thoughts or anyone joining me?

mkrel · December 2016

I found out with the NIPT phone call. I didn't tell DH that the doctor had called...so I went to an appointment after work and on the way back picked up two dozen pink balloons and some it's a girl balloons. I crept slowly into the driveway and got out of my car before opening the garage door to put the balloons outside our front door. When I went in I told him there was a package at the front door and was able to get a great photo of his reaction when he opened the door and turned around. I am TERRIBLE at surprises, so we were both pretty excited that I pulled it off. He loved it. We celebrated with some pink cupcakes.
I think both are fun ideas, but I wouldn't have been able to wait either!

jc_twomamas · December 2016

@MKRLTX That's adorable! I'm leaning more towards finding out and having a gift in his stocking that says which sex the baby is...I just can't see myself sitting in the ultrasound and NOT looking!

@Mother0fDragons I was thinking earlier, you surprised your DH right? How long did you know before you told him?

delujm0 · December 2016

@mkrltx @devwow even if I planned to get the ultrasound tech to write it in an envelope and I cheated and looked at the ultrasound, I would have had zero clue what I was looking at. placenta and penis can look the same at some angles, and if it's a girl you basically just see nothing. when the tech told us DD was a girl we were like "if you say so" and made them reconfirm it at any other ultrasound we happened to have haha. my AS was on the early side, 18 weeks, so we just wanted to be sure! sometimes you'll clearly see a penis but sometimes you won't, and not seeing an obvious penis (to you, the untrained observer) doesn't necessarily mean it's a girl!

Xath · December 2016

@delujm0. Truth. My OB guessed girl with every pregnancy at our 14w US. Didn't get the truth until our AS each time.

jc_twomamas · December 2016

@delujm0 @Xath though I'm not an u/s expert, I had about 30 ultrasounds with my son so I'm at least well versed in looking at a penis and placenta

I'll be 17 weeks at this ultrasound so I'm not overly concerned about it being too early to tell. We found out with DS at 18 weeks.
I more so just need to "see" what they are talking about for my own comfort...whether or not I totally get what the tech I showing me. I guess it's my science brain that needs to see the "evidence" haha!

MotherofDragons · December 2016

I got the phone call at 9AM and waited until 6PM at our photo shoot.

I dokt think I could have waited until the next day. I was bursting!!!

jc_twomamas · December 2016

@Mother0fDragons ah! I'm somehow convincing myself I can wait till Christmas morning (2 days after I find out). We will see...

MotherofDragons · December 2016

@devow27 oh, you can do it! They would be an awesome gift! We'll be here for you!

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