Gender Reveals
babyginjuly
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I wanted to get an Elective Gender Ultrasound at 13 weeks which is December 30th. My husband's family is Russian and they celebrate Christmas on NYE and it's a huge celebrating with the whole family. We told them we were pregnant during family Thanksgiving dinner and I think it'd be super cute if we all found out the gender together at NYE dinner. The next time we will see them will probably not be until April or May 
I was thinking of getting the Ultrasound and letting the tech know I don't want to know the gender and to write it down and then I was thinking of taking that piece of paper to this cute bakery next to my In-laws and telling them to make me an assortment of pastries/sweets with either a pink or blue in the middle. This way everyone will find out at once when we serve desert and no one will have the pressure of doing anything for us.
Anyone have any other ideas of how I can do this? I also want to hear how you ladies plan on revealing the baby's gender?
Re: Gender Reveals
One thing DH and I want to do just for fun is see if our cat can guess the baby's sex. We'll set up two cups each with a treat inside and label them "boy" and "girl" and see which one she picks first. If an octopus can predict the World Cup winner, why can't a cat predict her human sibling's sex?
I would also talk to your Dr about doing the genetic blood test that tells you the sex and see if your insurance covers it. Much more reliable that early.
Definitely a cute idea!
ETA we don't have family or a lot of close friends close to us so we just do a quick picture text to family and close friends first and then post the same pic on FB for everyone else once they all know. This is the picture I posted last time.
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@ameliabedelia-2 I was pretty surprised to know they do it at 13 weeks too! It seems so early to know! Your outfit idea is so cute.
@foodislove I've heard of some horror stories where the gender was wrong in some instances but the good news is that they have a sale for $59 right now.
@ketomommy I wonder if one day is enough time for a bakery to make a cake especially on NYE
@hestia14 I'm waiting for pictures haha I better see this on the boards soon from you.
@nopegoat I've definitely researched the time line, many many places start at 13 weeks. I love that photo of your boys!! it's so cute.
This time we should have our NIPT results back by Xmas. SO has no idea when I'm getting the testing done so I'll probably slip a gift under the tree for him that should hopefully be a surprise. I'll see how long it takes him to catch on and figure out what the gift means:)
@ameliabedelia-2 I wanted to tell you I'm love with the name Amelia
and that's a hilarious story to someday tell your son.
@Panaceia My husband really wants a boy and I feel like it's a girl lol I don't if it's because it's opposite of what he wants and its the stubbornness in me or what..
Side note, Amelia is on my short list of girl names too
@babyginjuly Thanks! Definitely gonna wait until after the first ultrasound to see what my cat says. I'll be sure to post pictures!
I’m not sure what we’ll do yet, I love reading everyone’s ideas though!
DH and I plan to find out ourselves first. Not sure if we'll do it right there in the Dr. Office or afterward with a note in an envelope. I want that special moment with just him so we can celebrate our son or daughter in private. After our private celebration, since all family lives far away, I plan to send a pink or blue bouquet to parents and siblings (only 4 bouquets needed) and have the card say "from your niece/neohew/granddaughter/grandson". No plans for social media since that's not an important part of our lives.
With my second I had my first finger paint a canvas with blue and pink finger paint. I had written the sex in tape and then pulled it off. I sent progression pics to our friends and family @hestia14 so I think sending some kind of cute pic is fun too! This time I think we will be team green.
@nopegoat for some reason that pic looks super familiar... did you have an August16 baby?
ETA I also had a different username then. I was kdm06c.
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@babyginjuly When I was pregnant with DD SO definitely wanted a boy. He actually almost cried when he found out it was a girl (in his defence he had recently lost his father who he was very close to and I think he was hoping to recreate a little of that bond) but since we've had DD he has been very vocal about hoping we have another girl. I think once daddys see their daughters start growing up they just fall totally in love. DD has him wrapped around her little finger and I love it. You'd be surprised how quickly he'll come around if it does end up being a girl:)
I'm pretty sure we're all guilty of it!!
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With our first we found out but kept it a secret and had a party to reveal it to friends and family. We just had a box of pink balloons. The best part though was my best friend stayed up really late the night before the party helping me prepare and we spent hours making this blue centerpiece (pink one was already done) the next day she was so mad we stayed up so late when it turned out I was having a girl. It was fun just the two of us knowing for a few days and listening to everyone guess.
I would love to do something fun with my girls again this time.. just the four of us but haven't figured out what. Then we'll announce to everyone else.
@Panaceia I'm hoping my husband feels the same way. I think he just wants to be a boy dad because he always talks about biking with his son, teaching him to fish, all that boy stuff. I keep reminding him he can do that stuff with girls too!
@Bear14+ haha that's what I keep reminding him, that not all girls are this fragile thing you won't relate to.
@cindler totally agree!
@Panaceia yup that's how I see it!
I know some will disagree, but I believe gender is not a binary thing (although DH and I are both cisgender) and it seems counterintuitive in our gender fluid world that so much focus is on a unborn child's "gender".
Just a random musing for your thoughts...
Thank you for your thoughts @ameliabedelia-2 and @babyginjuly.