Did u find out the sex of ur baby and ur reasons?

Theresa - posted on 08/12/2010

We found out for a couple of reasons. One being that the unisex clothing they have now is mostly ugly. Second was that we had a boys name picked and could not agree on a girls name. Finding out would have either eliminated the disagreement or just get it going. It turned out to be a girl and took us another 2 months to agree. Not sure if I'd find out for the next one though. We'll have to wait and see!

Rebecca - posted on 08/12/2010

I agree with the women who said they didn't. we have 2 beautiful boys and we did not find out with either of them. and after all the work i went through with my first it was a great surprise. So many women told me they felt the labour took a lot longer and hurt more when they knew. AND I didn;t want anything to do with that. plus we waited for a nephew we knew about and there just wasn't that wow moment because we knew that he was a boy and we knew the name choice! so wait and have the one true surprise that you had 9months in the waiting for!!

Becky Lynn - posted on 08/12/2010

I found out beccause my son lay spread eagle for the "camera". But, my hubby didn't want to know. It was kind of funny, EVERYONE knew he was a boy, except my hubby! When he was calling people after James was born he would say "It's a boy" and they would respond "I knew that!" LOL

Donna - posted on 08/11/2010

Now have 2 boys. Found out the sex with with one and let the other be a surprise. If I had it to do over again, I would not find out.

Jen - posted on 08/11/2010

I found out I was having a boy for the simple reason of wanting to be prepared. I was very tired of looking at all baby items in yellow and green - all the cute stuff was either pink or blue.

Annie - posted on 08/11/2010

When I was pregnant, I thought I knew the sex of my baby..When I was five months, I had an ultrasound and the doc told me for certain I was having a girl...I was so excited...Just pink galore....When the time came for me to have my baby, he was breached..So, the doc must have seen a butt crack...lol.....When I went in to have my baby thru C-section, I had a boy...I was hurt because I had to take all that pink stuff back and for some of it, I had to sale..So, make sure your ultrasound is definite..

K - posted on 08/11/2010

I found out because I wouldn't have been able to wait until he was born to find out. I understand how exciting that would have been but I just wouldn't have been able to. Plus, I wanted to be able to pick out the name and call him by that name instead of "it" or "baby". I also wanted to be able to prepare his room and have all his clothes and everything ready for him to just come home and settle in. Congrats on your baby :)

Stephanie - posted on 08/11/2010

I was expecting triplets so I was dying to know if I was having a mix or same sex...I had three boys :)

Kelly - posted on 08/11/2010

Oh yes, I wanted to know the sex of my baby. I wanted to go shopping and buy things. I think it helps be a little more prepared knowing the sex of the baby. I'm sure the surprise is well worth it though. I think whatever is best for you is what you should do.

Marie - posted on 08/11/2010

when i was pregnant with my first baby i didn't want to find out but thought that when i had more children i would. After gettng pregnant with my 2nd, I really wanted to keep it a surprise and I'm glad I did. I'm now on my 3rd pregnancy and my 20 week scan is due in 2 weeks and I've decided to keep it a surprise again. Personally I think once they'd told me I would wish i'd kept it a surprise. Good luck :)

Anna - posted on 08/11/2010

We found out, i was really sick and just wanted to know something nice, i was really hoping for a baby girl (which we had) and it helped me get through the whole 9 months of pregnancy illness. I thought meeting your baby is a big surprise so i did not see it as ruining a surprise but just do what feels right for you

Cheyienne - posted on 08/10/2010

i never found out. i prety much conmvinced myself i was having a boy, and i did.

Phyllis - posted on 08/10/2010

I did for both my kids, because I don't like surprises. I always peeked at my Christmas presents too when I was a kid.

Amber - posted on 08/10/2010

My husband and I wanted to know what we were having so we could have the correct colors. When we found out he was a boy we did not tell anyone what his name was going to be till he came out.

Nicole - posted on 08/10/2010

i found out with all 3 of ours because I don't have easy pregnancies and it helped me bond with Shandril Tessa and Matilda it also helped ease the PND that I was suffering due to the stress of the pregnancies.

NOEMI - posted on 08/10/2010

I wanted to know what my babies where before they were born. Here's my reason why.
When I was a little girl, my dad wanted boys. I guess back then they didn't have sonograms available. Well, my dad thought I was a boy and to turn out at birth, I was a girl. I wore boys clothing for 2 years... how embarrassing.
I wanted to make sure that I had the right sex of clothing and accessories for my babies.

Elizabeth - posted on 08/10/2010

i found out with all 7 of mine just to cut down on donations i had people sending stuff from day 1 of pregnancy at least if they offered something for the wrong sex i could politely decline also with older childern it hepled to make the baby real to the instead of mom's having a baby, i'm going to get a little sister

Jennifer - posted on 08/10/2010

With my first child my husband and I decided we wanted to be surprised with the sex of the baby when he or she was born. Our thinking was, we wanted more than one so we would need things that could go in a girl's room or boy's room. And the firsts couple of months all you need is diapers and formula (or breast milk) and onesies. It was awesome. There aren't enough surprises in life anymore....we are so ahead of the game. When my daughter was born it was so awesome finding out her sex and calling her by her name for the first time. We had names picked out for both sexes.

My second pregnancy, my husband wanted to find out and I guess I kind of did too. (I thought "I have to plan for this one....what if I need all new stuff" because I got so much girl stuff after she was born.) Well we found out, It's a BOY. It was awesome but nothing really changed and it was lacking in the surprise factor. I think if we would have waited with the second one, how much cooler would it have been to not know. We did delay the ultrasound for a couple of weeks because if you wait a little longer the ultrasound has a better look at all the IMPORTANT organs to make sure your baby is perfect.

My opinion is wait and be surprised! It really doesn't matter you are going to love them the same no matter what....we did a jungle themed nursery - so yes you can plan and decorate without knowing the sex.

Sharon - posted on 08/10/2010

We never found out the sex of our son and I'm so glad I didn't. I still remember the feeling when I was told I had a man child(my surgeons words). If you tell the sonographer you don't want to know they will not turn the screen round when the genitals are being checked.

Karen - posted on 08/09/2010

I didn't find out with either of mine - I guess for me it was more or less I wanted it to be a surprise to everyone - they kept saying it was a girl - turns out my first was a boy lol - it was fun to have a baby pool for my friend to guess the gender and so forth - and same with my second - we both could have had a 3d scan done but we thought why not wait - it is the last one I am having and my son is 9 so we waited - and when they told us we were elated to find out it was a girl...now the family is complete :) It is nice to have that elation at the end of the whole thing...

Coreen - posted on 08/09/2010

I was told by the ultrasound technician that I was having a girl when I was 7 mo pregnant, bought girl clothes, and then was told a month later that I was having a boy! Sometimes those private parts can be hard to distinguish - the technicians always say they can't be 100 per cent accurate so please take that into consideration...

Peita - posted on 08/09/2010

We found out for all 3 of our children!! The only reason we found out our babies gender was because we wanted to!! Each to their own! :-)

Ailey - posted on 08/09/2010

I only wanted to know the sex of my baby because it was my first and I wanted to know everything. It didnt help make anything easier but I felt personally that I bonded better with him when he was inside. I called him by his name, sang songs and told stories about what we were going to do when he got older. Sounds crazy, maybe but it helped me get through my pregnancy (I had morning sickness for 20 weeks all day and night). We are thinking of having another and I want to know right away. Not that I care what it is, I just want to have that same experience of talking to him/her and really preparing myself mentally. To each his own though, I think it would be super exciting to not know until it happens but I cant handle that much excitement. It would stress me out ha ha!

Mellisa - posted on 08/09/2010

I wanted to find out but my husband didn't originally. Then during a visit to my ob we saw all the extra bits when he was looking at the ultrasound. We then decided to confim it properly with the 19 wk ultrasound. We both still think it is very exciting regardless of the fact that we know the sex of the baby.

I would do it again in a heartbeat, because it then makes it more real and has helped with the bonding I think.

Tamsin - posted on 08/09/2010

We didn't find out with either of our two children, it's not like you could ever be disappointed!! We love the surprise so we keep it for the end :)

Stephanie - posted on 08/09/2010

I found out with Haley and then with the twins. We chose to find out just because we were impatient and couldn't wait

Jamie - posted on 08/09/2010

I have six kids and only on the last one we did EVEN that was iffy. We werent sure if we really wanted to but after six we thoght OK if we find out I can either get rid of the boys clothes or the girls clothes lingering around. So since we were not sure we had the Tech put it in an envelope we ended up opening it but together. I must say it wasnt as much of a joy cause you already knew you were just waiting to see him/her. If you decide on the envelop and decide to open it you should open it together.

Stina - posted on 08/09/2010

We let our first baby be a surprise and had neutral clothes and two names picked out.

The second and third we found out so we would know if we needed to get girl clothes (first was a boy) We still had two names picked out when the big day came just in case the ultrasound was wrong.

Mary Ann - posted on 08/09/2010

We have 3 children and waited to find out at delivery for all 3. All we wanted as a healthy baby...boy or girl, didn't matter. If we have additional children we would still wait to find out.

Pasha - posted on 08/08/2010

I found out because i wanted to plan ahead. Buy clothing that is for a boy or girl. Todays choices are so wide i felt that keeping it neutral would be boring. My husband and I found out we're having a boy in Dec so we decided to paint his room Blue and start collecting more boyish kids movies rather than the Disney Princess movies.
It's all up to you if you want to know but i like knowing that we could get a jump start of having everything ready and boy friendly.

Amanda - posted on 08/08/2010

We found out by accident with our first son. He was laying on his back and there was no way we could have missed it. With the second one it was a planning thing. If we were having a girl we would need girly things so we decided to find out. Turned out another boy was on the way. I still think it would be a great surprise at delivery though. Good luck!

Amy - posted on 08/07/2010

I found out for bonding and scrapbooking reasons!

Congrats on your sweetie, Nicola!

Kathy - posted on 08/07/2010

When we were expecting I didn't want to at first, but my husband did... luckly at that point she didn't want us to know... eventually he changed my mind but she kept hiding it (crossing her legs and tucking them up under her bum was her fav) BUT I had an extra ultrasound because the one that was supposed to be the last showed low fluids, that was 2 weeks before the due date, so we had pretty much everything and she bared all and let us know she was a girl.... Ironically that was the only one Daddy wasn't there for, almost like she was being shy.

Michelle - posted on 08/07/2010

I did not find out the sex of either of my children. It was so exciting not knowing. Everyone in the delivery room would ask me "what are you having" when I replied I didn't find out because I didn't want to know they were all surprised. My nurse told me that only about 1% of the population does not find out the sex of their baby. It was exciting to my delivery nurse and all others inthe room when my daughter was born and then again 3 years later when my son was born.

Candy - posted on 08/07/2010

With my son, I had to find out. So, I did. haha. But with my next, I think I am going to wait. I am not a fan of unisex things either, so I would wait and have an "arrival party" instead of a "baby shower" so that way everyone knows the sex of your baby to buy for him/her. before you know, just buy a few unisex outfits for the beginning. and another idea is buy a going home outfit for a girl and a boy and after the birth take the other outfit back. (: good luck!

Patti - posted on 08/07/2010

Hi, I guess I am old-fashioned, Nicola, but I wanted it to remain a surprise until they arrived. We have 7 children, ranging in age from 37 to 18, and each time it was a surprise and a delight. I think it takes all 9 months to gear your mind and heart up to yield up new areas of your life and trust in God's goodness to see you through whatever He has in store for you. I wish you well.

Patti Strout

Julie - posted on 08/07/2010

Well it did cross my mind to wait and let it be a suprise, but as time went along I guess the suspense killed me. That and the fact that people kept asking me pink or blue??

Carla - posted on 08/07/2010

When I had my child, nothing was as ever cut and dried as it is now. They 'thought' it might be a girl, but you just were never sure. Actually though it didn't matter. I didn't marry till I was 35 and didn't have her until I was nearly 37. I always wanted to be a wife and mom and never thought I was going to have the chance so It wouldn't have mattered either way, just wanted the baby to be healthy. God gives us the child He wants us to have......that is good enough for me. .

Maryjean - posted on 08/07/2010

I wanted to know with both of my preganancies. would hate not knowing. BUT, I got the best of both worlds because I was told that my first was a girl and I orepared for a girl and when I gave birth I had a beautiful baby BOY,lol. That was a pretty exciting moment to say the least. Everyone was generous though and I ended up with a whole warddrobe for a boy. I made sure when I found out with my daughter that they were pretty sure. They were right that time. I like to know ahead of time so that I can focus on a name and have clothes for that gender. I do not like all green and yellow.

Roseanne - posted on 08/07/2010

i found out what my daughter was as she was my first and i wanted to know what i needed to buy in advance as i wud of been so tired after to rush around for stuff and i didnt have my partner to help me due to stupid law probs

Lisa - posted on 08/06/2010

No, we didn't. There are so few surprises left in life. That's one of the last ones left.

Lisa - posted on 08/06/2010

didn't want to know the sex. wanted a surprise and it sure was!!!

Jennifer - posted on 08/06/2010

When I was preggo, my husband really really wanted to know the gender but I really didn't want to know...I wanted that surprise at the end, one BIG surprise that you can only get one way... sooo, husband gave in to me and we didn't find out and the best moment in my entire life can be pinpointed to the moment my husband was told to stand up and tell every1 in the room the gender of the baby and he stood up and looked and looked down at me and said "it's a boy" with that sparkle of tears-to-come in his eyes... from that moment on I could never ever find out a future child's gender until that moment... makes me smile thinking about it now... hope this helps you in your decision

Karen - posted on 08/06/2010

I found out due to curiosity. I couldn't help it, I just had to know. With my third child, they couldn't tell. It ended up being a girl, but i knew it was anyway in my heart. All of her clothes for the first couple months were green, yellow, and white. Very boring.

Nicole - posted on 08/06/2010

Yes because I am not really big on surprises and I wanted to know how to decorate my babys room before he was born, and didn't want to go with neutral, I wanted it gender specific!!!

Sharon - posted on 08/06/2010

I found out the sex of my daughter when I was given the chance only because I wanted to know and I kind of needed to know for the name thing. I had two boy names narrowed down and my husband wasn't happy with either so we needed to know if it was a boy or girl.

Seema - posted on 08/06/2010

I preferred not to know the sex of my babies..cos i jus wanted to let the xitement of the newborn remain..that feelin is great..wel,its upto u if u wanna know or not..good luck.

Rashmi - posted on 08/05/2010

Nope. Babies sex determination in illegal in India since we have a very high rate of female foeticide. Its an act severely punishable by law

Melanie - posted on 08/05/2010

i choose to know what the sex was because im not good with suprises and i like being prepared. i found out i was having a girl and the next day we had already chose her name and started planning out what the nursery was going to look like. what colors to paint the room and what themes to go with. suprises are always nice but i would have felt unprepared and indecisive when the baby actually came if i didnt already know. im 37 weeks and my babys nursery is completely finished and her dresser is fully stocked. it feels good knowing the only thing you need to fullfill the room is the baby that belongs in it!

Nikki - posted on 08/05/2010

Yes because we wanted to prepare, Im not a fan of yellow everything so we wanted to be able to paint his room, buy clothes, have everything ready so when he came I wasnt running out buying everything, plus Im super impatient lol