Do you wanna know the sex??

[apparitions]

When the time comes, do you want to find out the sex of your baby?

I don't, DH does. I don't know who will win out!

[surprisedmama]

This little surprise will be my third and my kids are big 7 and 4.5 so I think this time I will find out. It will give them something to hold onto during this long wait. They each want the same sex as themselves so this will also help with any disappointment.

[no5no5]

I sort of figure if he or she wants to keep it a secret, he or she will just cross his or her legs.

[Carlin]

Grrr, Mothering just ate my reply :

I said no. I'll be equally happy with a boy or girl, and I think this is one of the few mysteries left in life...
I'm actually not even sure I'm going to get an ultrasound unless there is a good reason for it.

[groovynaturemama]

i voted 'no', but i already know it's a boy i knew with dd too. if, by chance (50% to be exact), i'm wrong we have some girly clothes from dd that we saved

[maxwill129]

I want to know! I think it will help my kids (5,3,and 2) and I have no baby clothes!!! We got rid of them all.

[2in09]

i want to know!! i am so excited to find out, i woud tomorrow if it was possible.

[sonuptosondown]

I voted yes because:
1. We get a lot of u/s in the 2nd half of the pgcy, and I can't resist that temptation.
2. We have 2 boys and a girl and if this one's a boy, I'm not sure where we're going to put him!:

[evanleighorion]

I voted no because I like the idea of the surprise. I'm also hoping to avoid an U/S if possible.

[channelofpeace]

I don't know

With dd (our first pg, low-risk) we didn't find out. It was such a great surprise. I had convinced myself she was a boy and when they told me she was a girl I just kept saying, "It's a girl, I have a daughter, I am a mama"

Our boys have both been high risk pgs, 20+ ultrasounds a piece, so we found out. I loved naming them and while there wasn't as much mystery, it was one more piece to the puzzle and helped me bond with them during what were difficult pregnancies.

So we find out at about 20 wks if this pg is high risk or not, and I haven't decided if we should find out or not, though I am leaning towards not. We shall see... good things either way.

[fantesia28]

I voted yes... but my DH doesn't want to find out. He says since we have a boy/girl we should let this one be a surprise. The way I feel is that this will be my last baby and I want to be able to prepare the nursery ect. before he/she is born. He says just decorate it yellow or something that could be for a boy or girl. Okay... great that is fine, but what about clothes? I really don't want a ton of yellow and green clothes!! LOL!! I don't know if I could hold out and not find out - I am already wondering what this little bean will be. I have always felt this baby would be a girl, but I also kind of what another girl, so it might just be my wants clouding things.

[WeasleyMum]

I'm all about surprises. Besides, I want to piss off/ confuse everybody that asks me about it.

[La Marmotte]

Originally Posted by WeasleyMum

I'm all about surprises. Besides, I want to piss off/ confuse everybody that asks me about it.

What she said!

I didn't find out last time and when people would ask "What are you having?", I would say, "Well, it's probably a baby, but I'm kind of hoping for a pony."

Got some odd looks.

I wasn't a smart-ass when they asked if we knew the baby's sex.

[channelofpeace]

Originally Posted by WeasleyMum

I'm all about surprises. Besides, I want to piss off/ confuse everybody that asks me about it.

People were flummoxed when we didn't find out. Why, WHY!? wouldn't you find out?

[chely7425]

We are finding out... DH will be gone for most of the pregnancy and he really wants to find out to feel more connected to everything.

[Alohamelly]

I want to find out. I hate not knowing!

[Critty]

I def want to know! Since I am not the one who is actually pregnant, I think it will help us bond more with the baby/babies. If the baby has their legs crossed, I will be disappointed but not devastated. But I am a planner by nature and just like to know these things!

[BlissfullyLoving]

I want to know. It is the ultrasound I am not sure I want to do, ha ha. It is a surprise if we find out at 20 weeks or the birth, and I am not sure if I need the extra element of the surprise at the birth. It is so exciting just to look at, nurse, and hold my newborn. Their size, appearance, personality, etc are all suprises.

I am like Critty. I am a planner by nature, and I really like to name my baby before. Not too concerned about clothes or decorations...just like to know that part of the little person that I am sharing my body with.

My instinct that this baby is a girl, but I am not sure. With ds I really thought he was a girl, and I was shocked when I saw his penis on the ultrasound. I asked the technician if she was kidding, ha ha.

[boscopup]

Wow, I just made the poll 50/50. LOL.

We let #1 be the "surprise", since we'd have a baby shower and get boy and girl stuff anyway, plus gender neutral stuff. But then he came early (29 weeks), so the showers were after the birth, and we got all boy stuff.

So then with #2, I really wanted to know so I could plan clothes... either use what we already had (same season babies... or at least same season for their due dates), or go splurge on cute little girly things. Also, certain family members were going to be *mildly* disappointed at least for a split second if it was a boy (everyone wants us to have a boy and a girl), so I decided I'd rather that fleeting moment be at 20 weeks instead of birth. So we found out he was all boy, had our fleeting moment of disappointment (mine mostly being because I *really* felt strongly that it was a girl, and my intuition had been right with #1, but was completely wrong with #2). I'm glad #2 was a boy though. My boys have SO much fun playing together.

We will find out again for #3, since again, I want to plan. Plus this time around will be a different season. While baby #1 was born in June, he wasn't newborn size until September when he was due. So I have newborn clothes for fall/winter, not summer! And of course I have NO girl clothes and very little gender neutral (seriously, like maybe a couple onesies and a preemie size yellow sleeper which I HOPE to not need).

And having done both... it's a surprise no mater when you do it. I actually preferred finding out at 20 weeks and having time to plan and bond and know the name and all that fun stuff. The birth still had plenty of surprises to it, like what baby looks like, weight, length, how labor will go, etc. So I really didn't feel like anything was missing from the birth where I knew the gender already.

[crazymom03]

I would love to know the sex but I'm going to wait till the birth. A girl would be wonderful since I've got two boys..