Am i the only one not obsessed with knowing baby's sex before bith?

[Porgie]

I have lost track of the number of posts about gender scans, gender guessing etc. I read them and marvel at how stressed some women get about this. I am not judging but cant help wondering if i am the only woman who doesnt want to know baby's sex before birth. Hubby and i want it to be a surprise. As for shopping, i will just buy neutral colors. Anyone else feel same way as me?

 

[toria_vin]

Hey,

I'm not wanting to find out! I did do a post asking people to guess (thought it would be interesting as ALL my family think its a girl) but i wouldn't say i'm obsessed or getting stressed over it!

I don't think i've had any surprises in my life which are nice ones and so i'd love this to be one!

My sister made a good point the other day, she was asking if we still dont want to find out and i said yeh we are going to wait and she thought its good, because we know someone who is about 34 weeks now and they found out the sex at 16 weeks and had the name picked the next day and my sister was saying, theres nothing to look forward to now, theres no surprise, all we're waiting for is to find out how much he weighs!!

i CANNOT wait to find out what sex it is, but only because i want to meet him/her :0)

 

[ellemonkey]

Nope, I cant wait for the birth to find out, don't get many surprises in life as big as this.

 

[flippityflop]

I didn't actually care either way. We found out because OH really wanted to and I was a bit blasé about it. It was nice to find out and start thinking about the baby as a little boy, but I would have equally been as happy to not know beforehand. I think there are lots of team yellow on here!

 

[xsadiex]

My reason for finding out was that I wanted to know the sex of the little one I'd be sharing my life with, couldn't wait to find out. Having a baby is such a big thing, I thought it would be amazing to know what it was before I gave birth, so I could think about it, name him etc.

 

[Babyvoisey]

I'm not too bothered about knowing but OH wants to know!! I like the idea of surprises x

 

[weffi82]

I dont, that feelin of lookin for urself when baby is born is amazin! I dont wanna find out this time either but hubby is puttin pressure on!

 

[Porgie]

Hey,


My sister made a good point the other day, she was asking if we still dont want to find out and i said yeh we are going to wait and she thought its good, because we know someone who is about 34 weeks now and they found out the sex at 16 weeks and had the name picked the next day and my sister was saying, theres nothing to look forward to now, theres no surprise, all we're waiting for is to find out how much he weighs!!

Your sister was so right, i dont feel there is much to look forward to. I think there is nothing as exciting as hearing someone you know has a baby and that inevitable first question is it a boy or girl and the reaction that follows. It is intersting how so many people expect you to know the sex of the baby but I love their look of surprise and astonishment when you say you dont know, we will know on the day.

 

[hubblybubbly]

I really wanted to know, just as I didn't want to be disappointed when he/she arrives as we did have a preference (sorry!)

However after having scans and the baby having it's legs crossed on all occasions, we're destined for a surprise. Just really happy our bubba is healthy after lots of scares/bleeds - I now don't think what gender it is, matters as much.

Shopping and decorating in neutral was what we were planning anyway - as we want 3!
Only 16 weeks to go to find out!

 

[Jaysmummy]

Sorry I'm tri hopping here! I don't think I want to find out this time either. I found out with my last 2 and have a boy and a girl so I'm not really fussed either way.


But I just know OH will want to know

xx

 

[Ceejay123]

I disagree but understand where you're coming from I wanted to find out - this baby wasn't planned and me and the OH were still trying to come to terms with it. Although we were excited, it was very hard to get our heads round...

So we booked a scan to find out so that we could choose a name and buy some pieces for him. Now... Im 22 weeks. I don't regret it at all. It's helped me bond with my baby boy, it means I can get his room sorted the way I want it and not have to stick with creams and yellows which I'm not fond of

And as for the 'There's nothing left to look forward to' or 'only surprise is how much he'll weigh' ... I disagree there. The day my baby boy is born I won't need a gender surprise to make it special... xx

 

[hay246]

same, we are having a surprise, not saying its less exciting knowing, but its definitely extremely exciting not knowing and i cant wait to hear the "its a ____" at the end!

 

[x_Carly_x]

I don't want to find out, as much as I would love to bet set on a name, I know my friend found out and picked her boys name, then when he was born, it just didn't suit him, so she changed it anyways! I'll be looking forward to the suprise, and have a handful of names ready for when he/she pops out!

 

[twigpig]

Hubby and I also decided from the start not to find out the sex of our baby. I can see some advantages of finding out the sex, but for us, we'd prefer the surprise and we don't mind that we'll be buying neutral. If we have any more, we can use more of what we have in those early days, as it will suit boy or girl, so we'll save money too

 

[louloubelle76]

Im in 2 minds at the moment lol

 

[BlaireUK]

Ohh I was desperate to find out too and we're glad we did. To me it's a surprise no matter when you find out and I can't imagine the birth being any less exciting because we know his gender. We're going to meet him for the first time - I'm expecting it to be the most overwhelming experience of our life!

While his gender won't be a surprise to us - or at lease we hope not - we haven't told anyone else except the lovely ladies on bnb! So our family and friends will still get a surprise on the day.

 

[swanxxsong]

I admire the ladies who have the ability to resist finding out the sex! I would have loved to do the traditional, "It's a boy/girl!" when the baby is born, but my patience is severely lacking. xDDD But hubby also really wanted to find out as (this is our first) he feels a little 'left out' of things. He can't feel baby kick yet, etc. so he's kind of bummed. I feel guilty about that even though it isn't my fault! lol

But I definitely see both sides of the coin and definitely respect the ability some of you possess to wait. I need to learn some patience!

 

[Pocketmonster]

MMEEEE!!!

I have absolutely no inclination to find out. I am soooo looking forward to our surprise and surprpising our friends and family. We haven't even discussed names with anyone, I really don't agree with forming a personality for someone you haven't even met yet!

I know what name will be right when I see our baby. I can't wait and I think it is totally personal preference but for us we would of gone neutral on most things anyway as we want more than one child so the only thing we can't do is buy outfits/clothes. But I'll be going on a big shopping trip once me and little one are settled!!

x x x

 

[PJ32]

we're on team yellow this time, we have one of each already and found out with both of them, glad we did! but thought this time we would have a surprise. Quite looking forward to finding out now.

 

[Onemoretime5]

I am dying to know what my babies are! Today is my ultrasound and if all goes according to plan I will know what my little darlings are! I like to be super prepared I want everything ready and dont want to settle for nuteral colours. I found out with all my children and it didnt lessen the excitment and surprise at the birth. To those of you who dont want to know you guys are awesome I cant wait and the fact that you can, I find that amazing