How many of us are finding out the sex?

'm still on the fence as to whether or not to find out the sex, so I'm wondering what everyone else thinks about it.

If you found out/will find out the sex why did you want to?

If you don't want to know, why not?



Originally I didn't want to know b/c I didn't want to be buried in pink or blue, but we're going for gender neutral colors no matter what. But now I'm obsessing about names and I think it would be easier if I knew the sex.

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we are..i cant wait

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I always wanted to know. I am a bit of a control freak and I couldn't imagine waiting until the baby was born. I have to say that I like knowing that he is a he and it helps me bond with him. Plus I always thought I'd have a girl, and for lack of a better expression, this helps me adjust to being the mommy of a boy before I even have a boy.

I just had my shower yesterday, we didn't get buried in blue and personally, I'd rather not be buried in yellow and green, but that is personal preference. We got blues, reds, yellows, greens. Not all just blue.

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I always said I wouldn't but now I can't wait anymore! We find out in about 4 weeks!

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We both wanted to know from the beginning

Why?

- Easier planning (clothes, room set up, etc...)
- I actually feel I bonded more knowing what I was having. We talk about the baby knowing his sex, name, etc. It's like he is already "somebody".

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I sort of want to know, but we decided not to find out bc it's one of the few real surprises you can ever have.

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we are not finding out - so much of the pregnancy is all about the mother and I just love the idea of DH going out to the waiting room and telling our families 'it's a boy!' or 'it's a girl!'

And I prefer the gender neutral stuff anyway.

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Posted by DandN

we are not finding out - so much of the pregnancy is all about the mother and I just love the idea of DH going out to the waiting room and telling our families 'it's a boy!' or 'it's a girl!'

And I prefer the gender neutral stuff anyway.

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I will be the only one finding out and knowing..dh absolutely wants it to be a surprise and says i can find out, but i can't tell a soul, not even my mother! he says it's one of life's surprises and wants to run out of delivery room announcing what it is, and it shouldn't be fair if someone knows what we are having before him (except me)

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I never thought for one second about not finding out and DH was the same way. I couldn't imagine not knowing. It has helped me bond with her to be able to call her by name and know that she is a girl. Plus, I am a huge planner - my nursery was completely done at 26 weeks...I couldn't have it any other way!

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Dh wants to know, and I really don't want to find out. I plan on doing neutrals anyway and I am looking forward to the surprise.

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We are definitely finding out..can't wait. It is going to be just as much of a surprise at 20 weeks as it will be at 40 weeks!! We are like 2year olds over here, the suspense to just get to 20 weeks is killing us!!

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we found out, we are both planners and were also dying to know what we were having, we couldnt have waited

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We both do not want to know. I mean, I want to know but we won't. I think it's so exciting, that feeling of knowing the sex just at the moment he or she is born. All of that emotion. I can't wait. I like yellow and green, those unisex colors anyway.

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i find out in 2 more weeks

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I could give some philosophical reason for wanting to know and I have a few, but the bottom line is that I want to find out because I CAN!!!!!

We are finding out that this pregnanvy was a huge shock to people who never suspected we were trying. So, the pregnancy itself and the baby's name will be the big surprises for us. We won't be discussing names with anyone before the baby arrives.

Message edited 4/15/2007 3:38:39 PM.

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ME ME!!! Tomorrow and I can't wait! I am so excited to be able to start referring to this baby as he or she and its real name instead of "it" or various weird nick names we have come up with

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We did not find out last time or this time...
I LOVE not knowing!!

I know it is exciting no matter what, but the moment we found out it was a girl on delivery day...it was probably the most memorable moment of my life. I also wanted everyone else to be surprised so DH could do the old "It's a girl!!" thing. We also videotaped everyone's predictions during my 9th month--it was great.

For me, there's no benefit in finding out the gender at 20 weeks and it only adds to the excitement now that I'm 3 weeks away.

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We found out we're having a girl and I'm so happy we did.

1. I was SO sure that I was carrying a boy, that I would have been shocked in the delivery room if they announced otherwise.

2. As for the "life's biggest surprise"- I figure that we broke down our pregnancy into TWO big surprises- finding out the sex at 18 weeks- then the surprise of seeing her beautiful face at 40 weeks.

3. I didn't like referring to the baby as "it".

4. I can't believe how much I've bonded with her by calling her by name.

**disclaimer**These are only MY reasons. I know it's a very personal choice for parents to find out the sex of their baby and appreciate their reasons for doing so.....

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always wanted to know.
I think its easier to set up the babies room and prepare for the babies arrival knowing the gender..

I am only 7w, but, can't wait to know!

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We're not finding out mainly to be old fashioned and to really be surprised. I love the idea of waiting and having a big announcement at the end. IMO finding out is like opening Christmas presents early. I'm NOT knocking it though. Many people logistically want to know to decorate and all of that. Its all personal preference.

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I will be finding out next Friday.

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I always knew that I wanted to find out..my DH went from not wanting to, to being on the fence...to basically knowing...we dont have our Level II until May 1st but we've had to Ultrasounds where the Dr. has "oh yeah BOY"...