Find out the sex before birth?

[ladymelissa]

If you were pregnant would you want to know what sex your baby is before it's born?

[Kacie_bride]

Oh yes because I would want to have things ready for the baby. However, I have known of a couple times when they were wrong. I would defiantely keep the receipts and tags on everything so I could return it all if need be.

[ladymelissa]

I don't want kids, but if I was pregnant I would want to be surprised and keep everyone else in suspense, too!

[MOB Karen]

I wanted to know both times I was pregnant. But I don't think ultrasound was as advanced as it is today (it was 1979 & 1981), because the technician guessed wrong both times.

[AngelinLove]

I voted no, but only because Joel does not want to know...so I don't either, because then I know that it would somehow get to him too!!!

[LaceyinPgh]

No, there are too few surprises in life. Every birth up until about 10-15 years ago was a surprise. I don't see why mine (should we ever have kids) should be any different.

[cowboysbride]

I want to know, I am way to OCD and AR not to know....I have a room to paint, bedding to buy, things to decorate.........................

[SoontobeMrsClark07]

Jonathan and I have talked about it. When I get pregnant we want to know the sex of the baby. Of course no thing is a sure thing until it comes along, so we would probably do a unisex theme in the nursery just in case.

[AllyM1]

No... I love surprises! =)

Now, this is going to sound bad, but if my DH wanted to know the sex, I wouldn't mind him peeking and knowing.. but I don't want to know.

[LizabethDavis]

Yup, I have always wanted to know, because I don't want to buy gender neutral clothes...If I have a little girl, I want to dress her in dresses and whatnot, so I need to know.

[Jenn060306]

I wouldn't want to know.
It's one of the few things in life that can stay a surprise until the very end. Gifts for christmas, birthdays, whatever can be found or accidently leaked. The only person who know's the sex of the baby is the baby.
I love a good surprise everyonce and a while!

[ikkin510]

Normally I hate surprises, but this is one thing that I would want to be a surprise. Steve feels the same way. Add a little excitement to life!! LOL

[Hayz]

We are not going to find out the sex of our Bubs. We want to keep to as a surprise. And the suspense could be fun too. I have a few ideas for the decorating of the babys room. A few years ago I had a calender (one of the long skinny ones) which I kept all the pictures from. The calender is called Farmyard Cuties and there are 12 gorgeous drawings of a Pink pig, grey rabbit, yellow duck, and a black and white cow. I'm going to cut them out nicely and get them laminated and stick them on the wall above the cot. I'm not going to go crazy and decorate the whole room seeing as we only rent the place. These pictures will suit either a little girl or boy.

[StaceyMc]

I want it to be a surprise. There was nothing sweeter than seeing my brother-in-law come through those big hospital doors in the hospital with a huge smile on his face and hearing him say "It's a boy!" We were all sitting on the edge of our seats, waiting to hear what the sweet pea was!!

[SerendipityCrafts]

We didn't find out with either pregnancy. Why ruin a really really REALLY good surprise?!

IMHO - The "preparing" argument doesn't hold any weight with me. If you have a girl for example, the baby's room can be easily converted to a "girls" room with pink accents, or a frilly cannopy over the crib. More often than not, babies will spend the first few weeks in a cradle in their parents bedroom anyway.

Of course it makes sense to buy a few sleepers beforehand but it doesn't take much to head off to the store to buy gender specific clothes after the baby has been born. My ex's job the day after I delivered our first childe, was to head off to the store to buy a pretty dress for my daughter to go home in.

Besides, the moment everyone finds out that you have had a girl or a boy, you will be swamped gender specific stuff and you will be lucky if your baby hasn't outgrown it in 4-6 weeks.

[Valmai]

I didnt want to know on either of mine and if my some odd quirk of nature i got pregnant again then i still wouldnt - the anticipation of what it is keeps u going thru labour lol xxx

[cowboysbride]

IMHO - The "preparing" argument doesn't hold any weight with me. If you have a girl for example, the baby's room can be easily converted to a "girls" room with pink accents, or a frilly cannopy over the crib. More often than not, babies will spend the first few weeks in a cradle in their parents bedroom anyway.


PHBBBBTTTTTTTTT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:bbraz z: :bbrazz: :bbrazz: LOL!

[Kacie_bride]

I just want to know because I don't like surprises. I don't care about a true surprise. I would want to know.

[WebLady]

I am not having kids, but if I was I think I'd want to know so that I could prepare, decorate and by clothes and such.

A friend of mine had a baby girl and wanted to be surprised. She got lots of neutral clothes and such at her shower. After the baby was born she took her out wearing something green I think, and she was mistaken for a boy :bbconfused:

[PurpleFlower]

I want a suprise!

[rainbowtreat]

I didn tknow with either of mine. I had my daughter first and every oen even the doctor said it was a boy. The way I was caring it , the doctor said it sounded like a boy ( the heart beat ). I had a feelign in the beginning but wasnt sure until she was born. Like aothers have said it is the one true suprise that can not be ruined for you. I loved not knowing. It is alot more exciting when your handed your baby and they tell you what it is.

Now my son, I didnt find out I just knew it was a boy. My MIL at the time said that I had better be having a boy because that was all I ever looked at was boy things.

The babies room btoh times was set up with pooh thigns. Fit for either boy or girl. I had a few thigns that a boy or girl could wear but I got alot as people came to visit at the hospital. And the part of your baby being pistaken for the wrong gender, my daughter was dressed in a purple dress and some one called her a boy. lol

I will not find out if I am lucky to get pregnant again. I love the suspense and the surprise. My ( now ex ) friend found out with her first. She didnt want to know but the father did. So the nurse told him and he ened up teller her. They found out with the second as well. When she was pregnant with the twins she took my advice and decided not to find out the sex. She knew they were the same sex but not if they were boys or girls. Every one in both their familes were upset because they wanted to buy stuff. Both her kids were not very old and they had every thing from those 2 any way so either boy or girl they had glothes for the babies. She again got pregnant a 4th time an found out what it was and I know for a fact that that was the reason she decided to keep the baby. ( sorry but that is a different story )

When my sister and her husband had their first together he had already ahd 2 from his first marriage so he wanted to know because he didnt with the first 2. My sister didnt want to know becuase this was her first. So my BIL found out but told no one. My sister would ask him what they were having and he would just tell her a perfect little angel.

[SerendipityCrafts]

I am not having kids, but if I was I think I'd want to know so that I could prepare, decorate and by clothes and such.

A friend of mine had a baby girl and wanted to be surprised. She got lots of neutral clothes and such at her shower. After the baby was born she took her out wearing something green I think, and she was mistaken for a boy :bbconfused:

LOL I took my daughter out, she was dressed from head to toe in pink and the cab driver asked me if it was a boy or a girl! Then when I told him it was a girl, he told me I shoud have her ears pierced.

[Hayz]

LOL I took my daughter out, she was dressed from head to toe in pink and the cab driver asked me if it was a boy or a girl! Then when I told him it was a girl, he told me I shoud have her ears pierced.

Whoops - my comment didn't work. It's supposed to read: Only trouble is now parents seem to get their baby boys ears pierced.


One day when Mum had me out someone said "what a lovely wee boy" but I was dressed in a blue dress (pink didn't suit me as a baby - made me look real pale)and frilly tights. Some people just don't think.

[CarlosHoney]

I wanted to know. But not that I didn't know.. I just wanted confirmation! :bbmrgreen:

[mariaandmanish]

I'm pretty sure I want to know, that way I can know more what to buy. I am definitely interested in neutral colors as well, but knowing is something I've always been sure that I wanted.

[WhiskeyGirl]

We want to find out the sex of our first baby but if there happens ot be a second (fingers crossed we can even get pregnant with the first!!!!) we will let that one be a suprise. Matt and I will find out on the first and keep it to ourselves so that it will be a suprise for everyone else but us. We would just like to know what we are getting ourselves into! lol

[70707Bride]

I voted no, but its kinda between both choices.

[ladymelissa]

I voted no, but its kinda between both choices.
What do you mean?