7. Did you find out the gender of your first child? Why or why not?

stephanie says:
yes cause i was broke and in need of a baby shower
Jenifer says:
Yes...due to complications found on the first sono...had to do alot of tests
Molly says:
Oh yes, but i already had a feeling it was a gril.
Keri says:
We tried but he was stubborn lol
Kori says:
Yes, bc i couldn't wait.
Sela says:
Of course but i already knew it was a boy
Crystal says:
Yes! Couldnt wait!!!
Louise says:
we wanted 2 but the hospital said they dont do that,but the woman who done my scan gave us her opionin and she was right :D
Breann says:
Yes...I wanted a gender specific nursery with gender specific clothing...
Janna says:
Yes - Randy really wanted to know so it didn't take much to talk me into it!
Brittany says:
Yes because I didn't want to have to wait
Caris says:
Yes, because I had to go shopping, pick out a name, and all the things that come along with having a baby. Plus I really wanted a boy so I wanted to find out as soon as possible.
Courtney says:
Yes. I didn't think I could stand not knowing!
Rhonda says:
No, Did not want to know. Didn't matter to us
Jo says:
yes i had to find out! i knew i was having a boy and needed to know!!
Amber says:
Yes.. Cause we wanted to no
larenda says:
Yes. I just couldn't wait.
Leslie says:
yes, because i always find out. it tok 2 times thought because she was hidding!!!!!
Geanna says:
definantly....I couldn't wait (even though I knew from the get go, I just had a feeling)
jacqulin says:
Yes,just made it easier
jessica says:
yes. i had to know if it was to be a pink or camo room
Tiffany says:
wanted to, but wouldnt' show it in the sono, though we knew he was a boy
Brittany says:
Yes, I wanted to be ready
Melissa says:
We found out that we were having a girl so that we knew how to decorate her room and so that we could start buying clothes and stuff.
ANGIE says:
NO, MODERN TECH HADNT HIT YET
Adele says:
no because i wanted to be surprised
Jodi says:
Yes we knew she was a girl even when she was still in the womb of her biomom.
Roxanne says:
No.........I think its a lovely suprise at the end of it! you forget all that pain when they anounce "its a boy" or "its a girl".
Jennifer says:
NO..KINDA LIKE CHRISTMAS AT THE TIME, JUST WANTED TO BE SURPRISED
Teresa says:
yes....i can't wait for things
Meghan says:
Yes because I wanted to know what colors to do the bedroom in.
Karen says:
No, I figured the good Lord was going to give what he wanted me to have and it made no difference to me as long as the baby was healthy.
jen says:
see answer 3 years ago they did not to ultra sounds sonograms unless there was a problem with the baby, they believed let mother nature do her job then the doctor would get the credit and cash for a job well done
flora says:
no. didn't do that in the old days
Lindsay says:
no, but my husband did, so we did
Sara says:
Yes. Because the suspence was killing me and it was easier to pick a name and I wanted cute dress and things if it was girl.
Elena says:
no first one should be a surprise
Sarah says:
Yeah to know what colours to buy :-D
Jeri Li says:
no I wanted it to be a suprise!
Kerensa says:
nope, i won't ever find out the sex's i like to have a lovely surprise =]
Alicia says:
We did at 15 weeks and then confirmed again at 19 weeks. I wanted to know because i wanted to start buying stuff and getting nursery ready
andrea says:
yes i did cuz his father wanted to know
Cassandra says:
yes because everyone was asking
Shona says:
yes, because i had complications, i was scared i'd loose him and didnt want to know him as 'it'
Heaven says:
yes, because it was easier for people to buy things for the baby shower
rebecca says:
yes because i wanted to make sure i had the right stuff
Summer says:
Yes, i wanted to know so i could pick out names and clothes and stuff she needed.
Kim says:
no i did not want to know.i stuck it out till i had him.
Korina says:
I tried... 4 times, then I couldn't get anymore ultrasounds unless there was something wrong. So I had to wait until "the baby" was out. First words for me were "Wow, what is it?!" haha
Natalie says:
yes because i am impatient
Joann says:
yes, I have no self control
Jennifer says:
No, I wanted it to be a surprise.
Lisa says:
no I just didnt need to know
Mkenzie says:
Yes. The doctor accidentally told me. We'd wanted to wait & let it be a surprise. It didn't matter what gender the baby was to us, though Charlie wanted a boy and so did I. Each Cornelison has had a boy first, every time.
Maella says:
Heck no. That was back in '79. You know, the dark ages and all that.
Annalisa says:
no, it was such a nice surprise
Ashley says:
Not by choice, Will's mom asked the Ultrasound Tech and she blurted it out without asking.
Katie says:
Yes,
Heather says:
yes. I'm a planner
jessica says:
Yes, he was the first so I needed to get things ready
Keosha says:
yes, the docotor told me during the ultra sound.
Crystal says:
Yup, we wanted to know so we can decide on his name & what to buy for.
Karen says:
At my offical ultrasoud, they couldn't be sure of the sex. I had a scare where I couldn't feel her move a few months after that and the doctor let the cat out the bag...even making me pictures. I wanted to wait...but he ruined it.
Alicia says:
No, we tried but she wouldn't show us. She was being modest.
Erin says:
yes, because we wanted to plan more efficiently and I wouldn't have been able to wait and find out :)

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