Older Moms....Gender Reveal?

name1109 · April 2020

I am 38 so naturally geriatric 😂🤣🥰. I took my genetic test at 9 weeks and 1 day. We decided not to tell anyone until 20 weeks so I’m BURSTING to shout it from the tree tops. We’re having our fourth girl!!!! We are so RIDICULOUSLY excited. Our last baby. I can’t wait to hold her. Maybe her name is Vivian? Vivianne? So excited!

Has anyone else found out yet?

moody_mommy · April 2020

I'd tell everyone if I were you, isn't one of the perks of finding out early to share early? Congratulations on your 4th girl! There's just something special about having all one gender! 💕 I don't think I'll have any testing done, am I old enough for them to want me to get it done? I'm 34, will be 35 when baby is born.

crizz13 · April 2020

Congratulations! I go in for all the testing next week and we'll probably tell as soon as we find out. The only thing we keep secret is the name. :-)

Ecat504 · April 2020

Congrats!! I do my testing on May 6 at twelve weeks. I paid baby pros $20 for a prediction and they guessed boy 🤞🏼

potofgolden · April 2020

@Ecat504 I’m really curious to know if it’s right.

Ecat504 · April 2020

potofgolden said:

@Ecat504 I’m really curious to know if it’s right.

So am I, I know it’s just a guess but my mom gut tells me boy but I’m so scared to be wrong 😂 we have 3 girls and idk if our souls could truly handle one more. LOL

ETA: my friend did it for her last 3 kids and it was right with all 3 of them! Makes me hopeful.

antsangel1118 · April 2020

@Ecat504 I hear ya on the soul handling another of the same sex... my oldest, 7, is a girl, but then I had 3 boys in a row! And as sweet as my boys are, I really hope my instinct is right in thinking this one is finally a sister for my big girl! Lol I can't wait to find out if your guess is correct! I've always been intrigued in checking out the Ramzi Theory! I think we will be ordering from sneakpeek.com to find out early with this one! I don't wanna wait another 12 weeks!

36anditsmyfirst · April 2020

I'm 36 and expecting my first. We just found out after NIPT at 10 weeks that we're having a boy!!! I'm delighted but also scared since I grew up with one sister and a single mom and am closest to other women. Thankfully I've got my husband to help raise him!!

JEM525 · April 2020

I agree I love having all one sex! Being an all girl mom or being an all boy mom is just special. I’m a boy mom as of now!!!

When we were trying to have baby number three I made a bold statement to my husband that I didn’t want to find out the sex of baby number three since I found out for the other two. I think I Lied! I love knowing! I love naming my baby and calling him by his name and I love making his quilt and bedding, and buying new clothes! It’s part of the excitement and making the person growing inside me “real”.

With the other two I just found out over the phone or email. How did everyone else get the info? I heard some people have the nurse/midwife/ OBGYN write the sex down and put it in an envelope and then you open it at a later date? How did the details of that all work for you if you did that?

here_we_are_baby_4 · April 2020

Well, I dk if I qualify for the post but I did start my family early and I'm nearing 30.
I'm pregnant with my 4th little one (possibly our last) and I'm anxiously awaiting the gender reveal. I'm not sure, but I may've watched almost every gender reveal on FB and YouTube.
I can't decide what to do either and look forward to seeing some cool ideas. I want to do something super fun/interactive (just not too quick) & something my children can participate in!
Part of me wants to do the more mommy/daddy fun game and play this game I seen played on YouTube.
Basically, there's a board with a row of 4 babies that have a velcro spot on the head or on the neck, 2 rows each containing 4 of each type of baby.
Below those 2 rows, there's a row of gift bags that have velcro spots on each of the 4.
Who ever knows the gender has to place 3 bows of the incorrect gender and 4 bows of the correct gender, into a package & 4 present velcro bows as well.
The parents play a game where someone reads off a question to them about some sort of baby statistic (multiple choice advised) and they have to guess which answer is correct. If they miss, they get another question and if they get it correct, one of the parents draw from the bag without peeking! All bows have to be the same size, same thing but different colors to differentiate what gender or if it's a gift opening.
We'll likely purchase our own gifts or give a family member our money to pick us gifts and just give us the remaining money back (it's our 4th child & most of our family have the mindset that we shouldn't even have parties at this point.. boo.. I know).
This game goes on until one of the genders get to 4 bows first! It's fun, suspenseful and seems like it could make the party last a little instead of just gender revealing straight away!
I don't like that my kiddos can't really join BUT I'm considering making the 4 gifts bags 3 small items identical in each for the kiddos to split so they can open and have the gifts! That would cut our trouble in half!! BUT picking a quiet family member or someone who won't give the gender away even if we show them right before the party starts and they stuff the 1 extra color of the representing gender that it doesn't represent down in their pocket, I'm still worried they will give it away before it's announced!
SOOO... for that reason.. I may go to a random associate somewhere and explain where ever we purchase the kids gifts and then have them pull the extra bow from the incorrect gender color, out of the bag/package and just throw it away hidden from my site, then checkout and leave, hoping they don't slip and say it! 😭🤣 Either way, gender parties are hard to choose! I've been struggling for a while now trying to decide and I'm just about 12 weeks!

mrsbaafa · April 2020

I’m 37 and pregnant with my third child. I have had two girls and I want another girl sooo badly lol my husband of course would love a boy! Either way we know it will a gift but we’re definitely finding out the gender. I didn’t find out with my first and then I did find out the gender with the second and I preferred knowing!!

im in Canada and I don’t qualify for the next level genetic testing (you have to be turning 40) but if they notice anything on the ultrasound, then I can have it done. I wanted the early testing to know the gender haha looks like I’ll have to wait like everyone else.

crystalmir91385 · April 2020

We are pregnant with number 3, 2 DD already. I keep saying I don't want to find out, but I don't know if I'll be able to stick to that. However, IF we find out, I don't think I'm telling anyone. My MIL will probably throw a fit, but oh well.

doublestroller · April 2020

I’m 35 and I think that means genetic testing is covered at 12 weeks? I did the Harmony test at 12 on my first pregnancy, and although I was absolutely convinced I was having a boy, we cut into our cupcake and surprise!

sjomomma · April 2020

I just turned 32 and back when I had my first, gender reveals weren't really a thing yet. I told myself I'd love to try one this time, but I don't think I will be able to keep it a secret from myself long enough to do anything fancy lol

surlyjaneausten · April 2020

@doublestroller that looks so good 😋.

sciencewitch · May 2020

I'm the grandma of the group. Lol 45 yo and pregnant with my fourth. I had one child at 30, and 2 children in my forties. My youngest is 3

I was pretty sure I was in menopausal mode and unable to conceive and then...surprise.

I take the genetics test next week and I'm trying not to think too much about it or allow myself to believe this pregnancy will stick. At my age you hear horrible statistics so your expectations are pretty low. My husband and partner for the last 14 years is 13 years younger than me, so I'm hoping his younger swimmers give us good luck with this final child.

As far as a gender reveal, I've always said healthy matters most, but looking back I was full of it. I wanted a girl and two boys. I got that. Now I kinda want another girl for the ocd factor, but this time I truly hope for healthy and full term. That leaves me uncertain about the gender reveal. Do I wanna make it a thing, or not? I'm so worried to get attached until after 26weeks that I wanna keep it on the down-low. Yet, that has me feeling like my negativity might make it so.

Thanks for listening,
SWaY

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