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[GoBecGo]

I was totally convinced that DD2 was a boy.  Utterly sure.  The moment i began to wonder even a tiny bit was when my MW sent me a text telling me she'd caught a boy (her 4th in a row) the morning of the day i started labour.  We were due 13 days apart but the babies came within 22 hours of one another!  Anyway at that point i thought "hmmm, 5 boys in a row?  Maybe this is a girl!" but i was still pretty sure it was a boy until she was out.  I remember taking her from the mw between my thighs to bring her to my chest for a cuddle (i was on all fours to give birth) and holding with one hand between her legs and one round her chest and thinking THAT'S NOT A BOY!  I wasn't disappointed, though i spent a few hours thinking it over honestly in my head, as i had been really completely convinced it was a boy.  

I'm thinking this one is a boy just now because my sex drive is through the roof (normally i'm totally NOT interested during pregnancy) and i'm wondering if it's extra testosterone circulating...?

[EvaLou32]

We will be finding out. I waited to find out with my third since I already had one boy and one girl. But I was convinced I was having another girl by the way I was carrying. Then, when I found out it was a boy, I was disappointed. So, I don't want to feel that way again. Plus, we'll be buying all new baby stuff, since it's been 9 years since we had a baby in the house, so I want to know if it's a boy or girl. 

About the nursery, I'm also not doing one. I will buy a crib and put it in my room, but that's mainly just for show so my family doesn't give me a hard time about sleeping with the baby. I think I might buy one of those side-sleeper bassinets, though, just to give my husband and I a little space when we want it. Then when the baby is older he/she will go in with one of the other boys or girls. 

[birthjunkiemom]

Eva!  Hey!  I love you! 

~ Your favorite college roomie :)

[hope4light]

We didn't find out the first time, and won't find out this time either.  We love the surprise!  I'm a type A personality, so it surprises everyone that we don't find out.  We had a hard time getting here, so I think that makes a huge difference for us.  Plus, I love telling the hilarious story of DH thinking it was a boy even after the doc announced it was a girl in the delivery room!  Like PP's, it annoys people that we don't find out, and that just cracks me up.

[EvaLou32]

Originally Posted by birthjunkiemom 

Eva!  Hey!  I love you! 

~ Your favorite college roomie :)

You're so funny :)  Thanks for telling me to join this group. I'm enjoying the conversations. I wanted my sister to join the group too, but she's not sure about her due date. It's somewhere between Jan 31st and Feb 6th, so she'll probably join the February group :(

[gentlymade]

We waited for both of our sons and it was a wonderful surprise. This time I want to find out. I think it will make it easier to prepare my older kids. Also I am being pretty closely monitored this time due to complications with my other babes so I figure it is bound to come out before the birth anyway :)

[coconutbroccoli]

My first bio child I def wanted to know gender.  Second I didn't want to know, but the tech at my dating u/s blurted out, "You're 14 weeks and it's DEFINITELY a boy".  Gee, thanks for that.  My last baby I didn't want to know, but DH did, so I caved.  This time I'm not even going in for an u/s (universe willing) so I'm finally going to get my surprise gender reveal at the birth!  I am seriously so excited!

We don't do a nursery.  We do a family bed.  And as far as clothes...I honestly don't care what they look like at this point.  I'll gladly put a daughter in all blue, duckies, or elephants!  :)  And if it's a boy, we are already set.

(By the way, I am really glad I found these forums.  Finally finding like-minded people is such a breath of fresh air!)

[kawa kamuri]

I'm thinking this one is a boy just now because my sex drive is through the roof (normally i'm totally NOT interested during pregnancy) and i'm wondering if it's extra testosterone circulating...?

I've never had that experience. I mean, the sex of my fetus having any influence on my libido. 

[ella'smommy]

Last time I HAD TO KNOW and DD wouldn't cooperate during the scans.They told me they were 60% sure it was a girl, so basically I could flip a coin. This time I'm thinking of letting it be a surprise. DH is on board for the surprise, but my DD is begging to find out. All she wants to know is whether she's going to have a brother or sister, so part of me feels bad making her wait, but this is one of the only great surprises there are! Meanwhile EVERYONE I know is convinced it's a boy. My best friend swears she is 100% accurate with gender prediction, and is convinced it's a boy. Coincidentally her sister is pregnant and due the same week, and has predicted a girl for her. My Dad is also convinced it's a boy, and part of me hopes it is because I want him to share my Dad's middle name. Either way I have to buy new baby clothes because this winter baby won't be wearing DD's newborn summer clothes that I saved!

[BumkinsMum]

 We don't do ultrasounds unless there is a possible complication, ( I come from a very green family) so we always get to wait for the birth for the 'big-surprise-gender-wise'. 

I love the look on stranger's faces when I tell them I don't know the gender!

   My hubby quotes "If God wanted us to be able to see that baby inside there, he would have given all moms Tele-tubby tummies with the little T.V.'s on them." LOL

[Caribbeangirl]

Hi, I'm new here and hope you don't  mind if I jump in.I'm also expecting in January...my 5th. I've got four daughters and I waited for each one. There's nothing like the suspense of wondering who that little person is waiting for you. I guess I'm just old fashioned that way. I remember waking up out of surgery (I had c-sections) with the 3rd and my husband saying "Wife, are you trying to give me a harem?"  Then I knew it was a girl again!  My babes wear old fashioned cassacks and chemises in the first couple of months anyway (its hot here in the Caribbean) so I don't have to fuss about clothes and colours too much. I understand why some people want to know because they want to plan the perfect room etc., but you know what, I used pastel colours (including pink) and it worked out beautifully, even if I had had boys. It was like a little pale coloured rainbow and the children all loved the multicoloured ribbons fluttering over their cribs.

Hope this helps...and good luck with waiting!

Blessings

[kawa kamuri]

Originally Posted by Caribbeangirl 

Hi, I'm new here and hope you don't  mind if I jump in.I'm also expecting in January...my 5th. I've got four daughters and I waited for each one. There's nothing like the suspense of wondering who that little person is waiting for you. I guess I'm just old fashioned that way. I remember waking up out of surgery (I had c-sections) with the 3rd and my husband saying "Wife, are you trying to give me a harem?"  Then I knew it was a girl again!  My babes wear old fashioned cassacks and chemises in the first couple of months anyway (its hot here in the Caribbean) so I don't have to fuss about clothes and colours too much. I understand why some people want to know because they want to plan the perfect room etc., but you know what, I used pastel colours (including pink) and it worked out beautifully, even if I had had boys. It was like a little pale coloured rainbow and the children all loved the multicoloured ribbons fluttering over their cribs.

Hope this helps...and good luck with waiting!

Blessings

This is gorgeous. Thanks for jumping in! 

[Caribbeangirl]

Hi Eva

I'm new here too. I just had to respond to you because I also put a crib in my room for all of my first four babes. Ultimately though they ended up in bed with me (still have five year old) as it was just so convenient to breastfeed that way and just doze. I know a lot of people don't go for that but it surely helped me out. Eventually I moved in a junior bed and then they gradually moved into rooms together. My 5 yo daughter is going to have to make that move by later this year. She's ready I think..she'll be sharing with two of her older sisters. 

Nice to meet you!

[Caribbeangirl]

Aw...thank you! 

[Caribbeangirl]

Love that quote from your hubby...also love your bottom tagline!  I usually just tell people "My husband can't keep his hands off me!" that usually either makes them speechless or they start laughing and lay off me.   Brilliant! 

[BumkinsMum]

Thanks so much!           And to the group!

[Ms Rabbit]

This time we will wait. We found out with our first two, mainly because DH really wanted to know. This time we agreed it would be nice to wait until the end, just for something different. Plus, I would kind of like to 'meet' the baby first, before assigning any sort of gender to him/her, if that makes any sense.

We won't be doing a nursery either, we have a family bed. As a pp mentioned, any children's bedrooms in our house are more for show since they don't get used! If baby is a boy; great! We are all set for clothes. If a girl, we'll just have to go shopping after the birth :) We pretty much hibernate during the dead of winter anyways, so even if she has to spend her first few weeks in blue, nobody will see anyways!

[casjie]

I spent a lot of time decorating a nursery for my son that he never slept in.  Murals on all four walls... the whole shebang!  We coslept until earlier this summer, when I decided to night wean.  He's in a toddler bed now (still in my room) and there's room for a cosleeper for the baby whenever he/she makes his/her appearance... although if last time is any indication, the cosleeper will collect stuff and baby will sleep in my bed. :)  We found out last time around but this time we're going to keep it a surprise!

[itsajenism]

Just scheduled my anomaly scan! I only have two weeks left to decide for sure if I want to wait. I'm still really feeling like I want to wait until birth. 

This decision makes me nervous. lol I'm sure it has to do with the fact that I'm not the biggest fan of surprises and I'm a planner.