HOW MANY MOMMIES KNEW THE SEX OF THE BABY?

I am 13 weeks 1 day today and by the time we see the doctor next week ,she will diffinitely be able to tell the sex of the baby. I DO NOT want to know but DH does

I want to be surprised considering what I went through to get here. Anyone find out and were sorry they did?

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We didnt find out. It was SO hard not knowing but SO much fun! You get green, white and yellow clothes (no buying pink or blue) and you have to decorate the room for either.
BUT when it comes time to have the baby its such a WONDERFUL suprise to hear 'It's a boy' or 'It's a girl'. I felt like the whole 9 months and HOURS of labor were so much better with a huge surprise at the end (dont get me wrong having a new baby is a huge surprise but waiting to find out the sex gives it added excitement)!!

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Before we were pg, I always said I wouldn't want to know, soon after I found out I was pg, I started thinking knowing would be better. But, DH insists on not knowing, and I'm back to agreeing with him, so we're leaving it a surprise. My next sonogram is at 20 weeks, so we have to tell the tech before that we don't want to know, just in case he/she slips.

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I already know that when it comes time to get pregnant, I do NOT want to know. I like the surprise when the baby is born.DH says he wants to know but I would definately NOT want to know!
I think I can convince him to side with me.

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My SIL had a baby 4 years ago and I called my good friend from the hospital to share the great news.We all knew she was having a boy.When I called my friend to tell her she had the baby,she said,'OMG,what is it?I mean how much does he weigh.' We all knew she was having a boy so there was no surprise.I really like the surprise part!

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I never thought I would want to know but once I got pregnant I couldn't stand the suspence. Anyway, we decided to find out and I am so happy we did.
My sister had a baby a year ago and she didn't find out and it was great the day her son was born - however, I don't think it has taken anything away from that knowing.
It was very exciting calling my family with the news when we found out.
When the tech. said you are having a baby GIRL I screamed -
Plus, I love knowing I have a little girl inside of me - I guess I feel I have bonded with her in a different way then not knowing.
Plus, I can't begin to tell you how much it has helped with registering and doing the nursery.
I had painted the room lavender before we knew it was a girl - and everyone thought I was crazy - I said if it was a boy I was going to do lavender and blue - however, now looking at the room it looks very girlish.
Anyway, just wanted to let you know I have no regrets here - I love that I found out

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We decided we didn't want to know. However, that didn't stop us from going over the videotape of our sonogram with a fine tooth comb to try to 'guess' what it is! Of course, we can't tell either way, and I'm really glad we're going to be surprised. I figure it's kind of like having a surprise party but you know the date, time, place, and who's coming! I can't wait until that day when the dr. makes the announcement! What fun!!!

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Normally I have NO ability to wait for anything. BUT this is one area that I really, really want to be surprised with. When the time comes I just want us to hear the words at the moment of birth.
Scott would love for us to find out but I told him that I really want the surprise and I promised that we would find out at some point and that the baby will be either a girl or a boy

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I will definatly with out a dought find out. Frank wants it to be a surprise, but i want to know. I guess we will cross that bridge when we get to it.. But i am trying to convince him to find out!

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There are different views on this of course. Our parents never had to worry about this issue, since they didn't have technology that allowed them to see their babies before brith.

I always thought that I would never want to find out ahead of time, but when I became pregnant, we were living in CA, and were trying to move back to NY before the baby was born. Unfortunately, my company would not allow me to transfer to their CT office, so we had to stay in CA.

When I started to envision having the baby in CA, I knew that Jeff and I would be alone, and that none of our family members would be there for the birth...the thought of telling my parents, brothers, grandparents, aunts, uncles, etc. over the phone what the baby's gender is made me sad. I would have missed seeing the joy and excitement on their faces.

So, since we were having our sonogram on Dec.19, and we were going to FL for Christmas and NY for New Years, we decided to find out the gender, and then tell everyone in person. I am so happy that we did b/c I got to see their happiness and share the excitement with them.

But truthfully, on the day of the baby's birth, it was still just as exciting as it would have been if we didn't know the gender. I think that finally finding out what your baby LOOKS LIKE after nine months of carrying him/her is a thousand times more important than whether it's a boy or a girl. You're still going to love the child either way...it's seeing that little face that makes the biggest impact.

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I didn't know!!
My friend just had a baby boy (which we knew thats what she was having) & when her husband called to tell me he was born. It took the fun out of it! Usually you get so excited & you get to scream'WHAT'D SHE HAVE' but nope it was like YEAH! How much did he weigh??

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Hi Camille! I just wanted to say hi and ask how you were feeling!!

As for finding out, whenever my day comes, I wouldn't want to know. To me, that's the biggest part of being pregnant -- the suspense leading up to the greatest moment in your lives!!! Is it a or !!! I've had several cousins who the knew the sex and the date the baby was going to be born and by the time the baby was born, it was only the weight that was a big surprise. To me it was a let down, but that's me.

Is Brian good at keeping a secret?

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We didn't find out. It meant more to DH than me to wait and I decided that I could wait if that's what he reallyy wanted. But I am so glad we didn't find out. It was very exciting when Luke was born. As soon as he was out I look down and I could see his 'boy parts' before anyone, especially DH b/c my legs were in the way. I started shouting 'It's a boy!' - I felt like I was shouting at the top of my lungs...and then burst into tears of joy far stronger than I've ever cried before in sadness. I'm smiling now thinking about it. That's not to say it's not joyful if you know the gender but it felt extra thrilling to anticipate it. It was the right decision for us. And it saved me a ton of money - if I knew I would have been shopping all along. LOL Meanwhile, now I have 2 PG friends and I'm dying to know what they're having!

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I so look foward to getting pregnant right away and John & I have already discussed that we want to be surprised.
Maybe with the 2nd child, but the first, definately not

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We have decided that we would not find out, especially since she/he will be our first baby. If we were going to have twins or something, then that would be another story!

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one of my BM's just found out... she wasn't gonna, but then she and DH were in the room for a sono, and he gave them a full frontal!!!!!!!!

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I don't want to know the sex when we get pregnant, I love surprises.

Many of my friends have found out though, one in particular was funny. My friend knew she was having a boy and even named him, Jack. So I get the call after he is born from her sister, simply said 'Jack's here.' I was like ok thanks! The AHHHHHHHHH! excitement was missing, I felt like all those months he already was here. Don't get me wrong I couldn't wait to see that precious little thing, but just felt different.

Upside..... she had his special cars and trucks room all prepared when he got home!

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Elizabeth! I just got teary eyed reading your post! Can you say pg hormones????

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Claud- I think that your situation was very different than most of the other girls. You wanted to see the looks on everyone's face and I think that was great! Plus I saw your video tape of the sonogram and to hear your voice after they said it was a boy, was touchy and amazing!

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Michele, I fully know that my situation was different from most other women.

But, I want people to know and understand that I didn't just choose to find out what we were having just b/c I wanted to pick colors for the nursery or register for clothing that was gender specific. I do not agree with that mentality, but I know there are people who prefer to know what they will have for those reasons. To each his own.

I also want everyone to realize that even though I knew I was having a boy, the experience of the birth was no less special...even though others have implied that it was. Who cares if friends and family are 'bored' or 'underwhelmed' when the phone call finally comes...it is still the most beautiful and overwhelmingly powerful experience for the parents and that's really all that matters.

Now that we are back living in NY permanently, if we do have another child, I probably will wait until the baby is born to find out the gender, so that I can experience the birthday surprise.