We have two kids, and we did not find out the sex of either before birth. It was so cool!

Sure, the families were a little put out, but in they end, they loved it that way too. I'll never forget going into the waiting room after each birth, looking at the assembled crowd, and announcing, "It's a boy!" or "It's a girl!"

Everyone would clap and scream - even the people not associated with us. It was just like in the movies!

With today's technology, most people don't even consider that they do not have to know the sex beforehand. I'm telling you, it's a blast if you wait.
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CalhounSq said:

Yeah, while it all sounds very nice, I simply can't relate to this one.

Sorry.

CalhounSq said:

ok, I guess I'll contribute to this thread cause I like RodeoSchro and all.





My sister waited on both her kids to discover their sex at the birth of each.

The reason she did this is horrible



Jane (my sister) is notorious for disliking girls and girly things. She was afraid that if she knew the baby was a girl, that she would resent her pregnancy. So she just didn't want to know.


She had boys both times, which is good, cause I wouldn't want to have had to call her several times a day to remind her to feed the baby girl if she had one



I would have really liked to have had a niece to spoil, but I do love my nephews alot. And the surprise is kind of nice, but you have to buy gender nuetral gifts, etc. etc. so it's a bit annoying to those of us doing that.

Imago said:

Nah, you just tell your loved ones to wait until the birth before buying gender-specific stuff.

You can borrow my daughter anytime but I warn you - most of the spoiling has already been done!

CarrieMpls said:

LOL, you just thought you were going to see something else in this post! Admit it!

I knew this wasn't going to be what I thought it was going to be. RodeoSchro induces one like myself to feel so dirty that I should take like ten showers a day because my mind is a dirty one. And, I'm a virgin....."NOT!!!"

EDIT: "I Don't mean DIRTY in that way....I mean, not FOR him! I mean.....awwww, fuck it!"
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FarrahMoan said:

Dude, I almost spit coffee on my keyboard! Right in front of my boss!

I didnt know the sex of my first born ahead of time..... it started a war in friends and family.... they would carry around pink and blue diapers and cheer for there choice.....

I wanted to know the sex so I could plan for him accordingly, but even if I didn't want to know...as soon as I looked at the ultrasound I discovered right away that I was having a boy. There is was in plain sight.

I really like the idea and I will definitely try my best to stick to it whenever the time comes.

Some traditions should be preserved, they make life so much more exciting!

JazzMeUp said:

I agree. The way we looked at it is that there are very few surprises in life that are guaranteed to be good surprises. This is one.

my older three I could tell by the ultra sound we were having a boy now my youngest was more modest, which was great. So we had no idea what we were having until George was born. Jason and I didn't care as long as he was healthy.

JustErin said:

The boy must be hung like a champ! Lucky kid!

My wife and I knew the sex of both of our children. We both wanted to know the sex of the baby. Plus, my wife does ultrasounds, so we were able to see the babies all throughout the pregnancy.

I wouldn't want to know until after birth, is that normal?
Besides, whenever the time comes, I want all yellow/ white, duckies/ bees/ giraffes deco. For babies, I like these colors, they're happy colors!

We just wanted to know. Not for any practical reason and not because the suspense was killing us or we had a prefernece or anything...

But why not?

RodeoSchro said:

Oh don't get me wrong, I love my nephews.

But girls are just cuter when they're demanding and all pouty.

Plus boys are expensive. The break shit.. all. the. time...

That is a tough one. It would be great to know ahead of time for planning the nursery and for others to buy gifts.
It would be great to be surprised as well.

My family never really found out the sex of the babies, we all liked being surprised!

Imago said:

Dude - the most destructive boy on Earth could not run up a tab that would even APPROACH what a girl will spend at Club Libby Lu or Limited II. And God help you (or me, actually) when the little girl discovers Coach, Gucci and Louis Vitton.

2the9s said:

There is no wrong answer to this question!

Imago said:

I think that reason is perfectly legit ...

I'm with Calhoun on this one!

I don't plan on having children, I mean anything can happen. I'm scared because I've made fun of so many ugly babies, I'd probably have a deformed baby as karmic retribution
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CarrieLee said:

I *still* haven't figured out what is supposed to mean.

RodeoSchro said:

"NEXT!" maybe....?

Nay for me ... didn't want to know ahead of time

JustErin said:

Ya got me!

if i have kids i'm gonna want to know. i'd get way too impatient to want to be surprised.