I have a decent track record.
My first, I was 100% convinced we were having a boy. I told dh as we walked into the clinic for an U/S at 18 weeks "If they say it's a girl I will probably pass out on the table from shock."
Well, there was absolutely zero doubt, all boy. We already had 4 names picked out, boys and girls, so there was no doubt what names we would use.
#2 I figured was probably a girl. Right again. I thought #3 was a girl, but she was conceived when #2 was only about 4-5 months. I was stressed, sleep deprived, and most of it is still a blur. So I guess that doesn't "count." :) We were still working our way through our pre-chosen names, and yes, we still loved them all. So names were not in question.
#4 I was POSITIVE was a boy from the moment I got a positive HPT. I had the most vivid dream I have ever had before or since while pregnant with him, where I could see into my belly and see him very clearly. We had run out of girl names, but still both determined to use the boy name we had chosen. We went around and around trying to figure out a girl name, but we never did pick one. I said if we ended up with a girl she would just have to wait a while for a name. I even had a silly dream where the baby was born, looked VERY odd, nothing like anyone in our family, and people kept telling me what her name was, and I just kept saying "NO! That can't be her name! I would never name my baby that!"
#5 I thought was probably a girl. I wasn't completely sure. We had run out of names from our "list" but we came up with a boy's name fairly quickly. Again, we had some difficulty coming up with a girl name, I think we did pick one but it was never "Oh my that
s PERFECT" because i can't even remember it. I had several dreams about having a boy while asleep, but while awake I could never "picture" myself with a baby boy. It was bizarre. He passed away at 3 days old, so I never did walk around with my baby boy, but looking back that really odd dream I had where I had given birth to a boy but I was in a room full of old ladies and faded weird (funeral parlor type) decor, and he was wrapped in someone's black shawl suddenly made a lot more sense.
#6 I had a feeling was a girl. I had a girl name picked out before she was even conceived. I never told my kids about my experience of having a name just "come to me" in the middle of the night. But one day while we were driving around, my oldest girl suddenly said out of the blue "I miss Liam" (baby #5) and then I told her we all miss him very much. She got quiet for a minute, and then she said "We will love her." I said "Who sweetie?" And then she said the words that still give me chills "The little baby girl that's going to grow in your tummy. We will love her so much." She said this very earnestly and seriously. And a few seconds later she was back to joking around and saying silly stuff to her siblings, like nothing had happened. I got pregnant a couple months later. And DD was right, we DO love her, immensely. During my pregnancy, we asked each of our kids what I was having. The oldest said 'Boy' the girls said girl, the youngest boy said "Well... I want it to be boy, but it's a girl!" Doesn't that beat all?
This time:
Again, had a sense that this is a boy from the moment I suspected I was pregnant. Dh and I started talking names right away, and immediately we both agreed on a boy name that feels just perfect. We even have a nickname for the boy name that we love. We figured we'd start talking girl names, and again, dead. end. I'd say a name and he'd go "Ew, no" I'd run down a list of names a mile long and one of em would be sort of meh not TOO terrible but nothing I loved. We ended up deciding if the baby is a girl we'll name her the feminine version of the boy name we picked out. Even so, I still sometimes feel meh about the name. I have been craving salty and meaty foods. I have felt a very strong drive to convince DH that if this is a boy he will not be circumcised (our older two are, and I regret it now). I felt similarly about circ while pregnant with #6, but I didn't press the issue like I have this time. I have had a couple dreams about having a boy, and DD1, who had the moment of "clairvoyance" about #6 has also been having dreams that I give birth to a baby boy. We asked our youngest what she thinks. She did the same thing as her older brother did last time. "I wish it was a girl, but it's a boy."
My personal preference is to not find out, but DH has been really wanting to find out, and has been bringing it up frequently. I decided to offer a compromise: I will give up something I feel strongly about (not finding out before the birth) if he will give in to my preferences on something he felt strongly about (circumcision). I didn't spring this on him, he's known I wanted him to re-examine his views for a couple months now, and he ultimately agreed to my compromise. So, hopefully next month we'll see what we can see.
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