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I'm like you blondiebee - I think I will make it up in my head one way or the other and then be surprised when the baby isn't what I think. Not that I have a preference for sex but I know I'll convince myself of which it is even if I don't find out so I'd rather just know.
I absolutely do not want to know. I am so scared of a miscarriage and I think I would get too attached if I knew the sex. Also, we are going to have multiple children, so not completely decorating in pink or blue is a good thing. Lastly, I'm a bit old fashioned and just like a good surprise.
We're not expecting a baby but I definitely would want a surprise. Although I completely understand why some people don't...
@troubled- I will do the same thing and it will drive me crazy! haha. I dont have a preference but I do want to doll the room up and dream about it for months. It would give me somethign to do while preggo! We are TTC next month! :)
I'm a few years away from having a baby, but I totally need to know the sex when my time comes!!! And I keep telling FI, it had better be a girl! LOL! I'd want to get the nursery ready, etc. I grew up in a yellow room and I don't want to do that to my kids ;)
I'm with you blondiebee- I wanna know! I wanna buy cute boy or girl things, the gender neutral stuff is cute too, but I prefer going one way or the other. And to me its enough to be surprised when you find out you're pregnant, then to see what he or she looks like.
I would definitely want to know when the time comes. I am just way too impatient to wait and see!
@Blondibee - We are too! We have a trip in the beginning of August and then.....well, we'll see how things work but that's the plan.
The way I see it is that its a surprise either way. (unless you do IVF sex selection for genetic reasons). So you just pick when the surprise will be! Personally I will want it to be a surprise, atleast the first time. Maybe for subsequent babies I'd like to know.
My step mum found out when her and my mum did IVF, and it really helped us all bond to the pregnancy knowing there was a little girl on the way! Also, because they used an anonymous donor, we didn't know much about the donor's physical appearance other than blonde, blue eyed, caucasian, etc. He could have been butt ugly! Luckily my lil sis is as cute as a button. So seeing what she looked like was a big surprise!
We kept it a surprise. Though it is doubtful we'll have another, it's hard to say if we would keep it a surprise the second time around.
@troubled-That's great! We will have to keep eachother updated on how it goes! Is it your first?! I just got off the pill 5 days ago, for the first time! And have been taking Pre Nats the past few days! BTW-I was married 9 months ago today! :)
were about to ttc, and i haven't decided yet.. i think it would be a nice surprise, but also i wanna go shopping!!!
Congrats! We just match a lot. I got married like 9 1/2 months ago. And I'm also a blondie.
I've never been on the pill we just use our own version of NFP. No pre-nats for me just regular vitamins but I will start taking mommy vitamins if I get pregnant.
I'd love to say I could wait for the lovely surprise some day, but let's be real - I peek at gifts, get anxious when I don't plan things out, and I am a designer. I'm gonna need to know the sex of those babies so I can decorate my face off!
I would like our first baby to be a surprise, but I don't know that I could wait! I think we will probably end up doing something fun like have the sonographer write down the sex and open it with family on Christmas, Mother's Day, one of our birthdays, etc. You're pregnant for 9 months, ONE of those has to come during that time, right?!
I definitely found out!! My husband and I really wanted to know. He is in the military and was away alot at that time so we had the 3D ultrasound done and found out together - we started calling our son by his name and I think it really helped bond us all - but sometimes I wonder how cool it would have been if it was a surprise - If I could do it all over again I would still find out lol
@Troubled Not telling you that you should take them, but pre natals are for before you get pregnant. At least the folic acid-that's the super important one...it helps prevent spinal bifida which is during the first few weeks of pregnancy (usually before one knows they are pregnant). Starting pre-natals after you are pregnant won't help with preventing the spinal bifida..That's why it's suggested to start pre-natals a few months before ttc. Just an FYI...I started taking mine last month because we will be ttc in a few more months. :)
I would definitely want to know. I would go insane not being able to baby shop!
However, my parents were sure they were having a boy, had a name picked out, all that jazz. Then out popped little ol' me. Apparely in the womb, my hands were tucked between my legs with my little thumbs sticking out. So they kinda still got a surprise...
I kinda like the idea of a surprise (especially since we'll love the kid no matter what the sex), but Mr. wants to KNOW...when we finally TTC (in 6+ months due to a recommended operation), we'll decide. But right now, I'm pushing for surprise. Plus, as a baby/toddler, my mom had to dress me in pink in order for people to know I was a girl (no hair until I was 2...just peach fuzz)...I grew up HATING pink. So, I LIKE the gender neutral stuff...makes it easier for hand-me-downs, too, as we're hoping to have more than one.
FI and I's opinions on this matter are the exact same: 1) it's not going to be a surprise ever. It's either a boy or a girl. Not many ways to surprise us there. 2) It's going to be a "surprise" regardless of whether we find out the day he/she is born or as soon as we can. That being said, I'm a super Type A planner so we plan on finding out as soon as we can.
The controller side of me will want to know the sex of the baby purely for practical purposes (i.e., decorating and shopping). But I totally understand why others would prefer not to know.
My FI wants to know, just because he likes to plan ahead for as much as he can. Me, I could be swayed either way - there's benefits to both! I think if we did find out though, I may choose to keep it a secret from everyone else until the baby's born.
We want to find out when we're pregnant. I saw a really cute thing on the Today Show where a couple found out by cutting into a cake, and ever since then I've been kinda obsessed with that idea.
@Daniellemybelle-That is so cute! I dont know if I have enough patience for that though! p.s. if its a girl...Danielle is the name! :)
I wanted to know -- at 24 weeks (Christmas Eve 2007) I was told 80 percent chance of a girl. I knew the tech was pretty sure but didn't want to be over confident but you always have that doubt. She was breech and they couldn't be sure....then at my 4-D, still looking like a girl. At my baby shower, everything was girl! haha So now I was really putting my eggs into one basket...well turned out to be a girl! ;-) haha
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Do you (or Did you) want the sex of the Baby to be a surprise? My Hubby wants it to be, but I dont! I wanna know what I will be carrying, and get excited and shop and get the room ready. What it looks like is a surprise enough for me! : )