NOT finding out gender...

Maybe it's a cultural/country thing but those who find out the gender are more of a minority in the UK, if anything I got pressure NOT to find out. Most NHS trusts won't tell you, you have to have a private scan. I chose to do it for my terminally ill father in law who wasn't expected to make it past when she was born. I wanted him to know. Otherwise I wouldn't have.

If we ever get to second time round, we don't really want to know but our daughter is adamant she wants a sister. Depending how she is, we might gender scan, just so we can change her mindset and avoid any unpleasantness if she ends up with a brother.

Most PCT's in England will tell you but will say "it looks like a girl/boy" they cant say 100% in case its wrong.
 
We're not finding out either! Cant wait for the surprise :happydance: I'm in the UK too yet most of my friends find out what they are having so I'm definitely a minority! X

That will be because you are in the same area as your friends! Your hospitals obviously go against NHS England guidelines. They all warn against telling mums to be for all sorts of reasons.
 
We aren't finding out either!!! We were team yellow with my DD also and I absolutely loved the surprise and people trying to guess from my bump. It's soooooo exciting!! Xx
 
team yellow here as well! the only time I wanted to know was at my 20 week ultrasound but my hubby kept me strong. I think it will make for a really exciting surprise when the big day finally comes!
 
We are a definite team yellow here!! I know it's going to kill me at 20 week scan but I want a surprise this time. I loved finding out with dd but just want a different experience and have no preference so hoping I have the willpower not to ask!!!
 
We are finally having our scan this week, and throughout the whole pregnancy OH has said he didnt' want to find out. I kind of did. But since it's his first I felt I'd let him decide.

Well then last week I had my OB appointment where we finally got the scan scheduled for this week, and OH isn't sure now. I told him honestly there is no reason for us to really find out as we aren't doing any type of theme or decorating a nursery, or anything like that.

Now it's the week of, and I'm keep repeating what I told him in my head, and want to stay strong and not find out.

I have no idea one way or the other what we may be having. With my son, I knew he was a boy, no doubt in my mind. This one, I have no clue. My mom is adamant I'm having a girl though.
 
We did with DD but not this time!! I think it's a boy - but desperate for a boy so trying not to set myself up for a fall...we both looked at the scan - I saw nothing!!

In some UK areas you dont find out from the NHS due to the ethnic make up of the area and links to high rates of late female abortions.

However (for UK ladies) my hospital is in Slough - I'm in the minority as a white patient and they offered us to find out at the end of the scan - we didn't even ask. With DD we we're in Central London and the midwife was very sniffy about telling us - said 80 percent girl...
 
We're not finding out either! Cant wait for the surprise :happydance: I'm in the UK too yet most of my friends find out what they are having so I'm definitely a minority! X

That will be because you are in the same area as your friends! Your hospitals obviously go against NHS England guidelines. They all warn against telling mums to be for all sorts of reasons.

I'm in a different area to my previous pregnancy and both times I was asked if I wanted to find out by the sonographer. I think it's much more common to find out than you think!
 
Most people I know find out and I have friends all over the country. Only place they wont tell you is Ireland as far as I'm aware!
 
This is baby number 2 for us and we are having a surprise this time. We found out with our daughter, but I really want the surprise at the end :) x
 
We are finally having our scan this week, and throughout the whole pregnancy OH has said he didnt' want to find out. I kind of did. But since it's his first I felt I'd let him decide.

Well then last week I had my OB appointment where we finally got the scan scheduled for this week, and OH isn't sure now. I told him honestly there is no reason for us to really find out as we aren't doing any type of theme or decorating a nursery, or anything like that.

Now it's the week of, and I'm keep repeating what I told him in my head, and want to stay strong and not find out.

I have no idea one way or the other what we may be having. With my son, I knew he was a boy, no doubt in my mind. This one, I have no clue. My mom is adamant I'm having a girl though.

Well we ended up finding out. Again it was up to OH and before we went to the appointment he said that he wanted to go ahead and find out. We were both hoping for girl, but found out we are going to have a boy. Part me is glad we found out now rather than waiting because now we have time to adjust.
 
Teem Yellow Facebook group anyone??? Hahaha I'm glad I'm not alone!
 

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