Have any mamas waited to find out the gender until the baby was born? Can I hear stories? I’m thinking about waiting to find out. But wanted to hear what others say.
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I wanna do this with my third♥️
I waited. Made child birth that much more exciting…although I have nothing to compare it to
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Kudos to you if you are patient enough. Lol. I am the most impatient person. I could not wait. Lol
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I waited for my second. I swore up n down it was a boy. Had another girl. Was days in the hospital with no idea what to name her lol.
I want to next time around.
Even knowing I was having a boy I still prepared for baby with gender neutral stuff in case we had a girl next go around.
It’s the only surprise you have… a puppy’s not coming out lol
I can’t wait. I’ll be finding out as soon as I’m able too😂
If you can wait that’s good for you though
I never waited and I’m super happy I didn’t this go around! I would’ve had nothing for a little girl! She has 3 older brothers!
1st child was told a girl and it came out as a boy. So did not find out with 2nd child, swore it was another boy, and were blessed with a girl! 3rd child found out but only my husband and i knew the gender. No one else knew until he was born.
I didn’t do it intentionally lol my 3rd pregnancy they just couldn’t see. She had knots in her cord we could see and the cord went between her legs. I figured girl based on that and my boys wanted us to know haha but she was a girl, didn’t find out til birth. Drive me bonkers lol
M currently 32weeks pregnant n m patiently waiting
With my first baby we waited to find out until birth. Best surprise ever!!!
Now I’m pregnant with baby #2 and we just found out the gender. With everything we have going on right now, it’s going to help us be better prepared and organized.
It’s all a personal preference.
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Nope… we found with all three pregnancies but didn’t tell ppl the babies name till birth
I waited with my 4th. And I honestly wish I had waited with them all. It was so amazing.
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My first baby I waited it was really emotional moment already but hearing the doctor say it’s a boy made it even more emotional. I’m currently 33 weeks and haven’t found out what this baby is
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I waited with both mine! It was amazing!!
We didn’t find out on our second. It was a bit tricky at times when we were buying clothes but overall it was so exciting.
I gave birth in the birthing pool and it was one of the most precious times in my life. We generally were grateful to be having a baby again so whatever gender it was didn’t matter. We already had a boy and ended up with another boy 
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I had to find out I’m not patient enough to wait. I wanted a girl. My little girl will be 6 months in 2 days lol
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I waited with my first amazing!. wanted to do it again with my second but my boyfriend didnt so we found out the gender of this baby
That’s cray for me lol I can’t wait for popcorn to pop much less a baby to cook 
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I was going to, but ended up deciding I had to know! Lol
I didnt find out for both my boys. Best decision I ever made and I will definitely not find out for my next baby
20 weeks/40 weeks. Same surprise. We found out with all 3 - went into the anatomy scans with a boy and girl name. So they had their names from that time (full name revealed at birth - first name told to all and sundry). Instead of asking how the baby was or how I was people would ask about the child by name. I liked it. I don’t feel I lost anything by knowing. And we had the ‘other gender’ name on back-up just in case. Never needed it. As for the ‘what if they don’t look like x when they are born’. No one, knowing my kids, would ever say they had the wrong name.
I know the current trend is to wait and politely scoff at those of us who don’t wait - it it comes down to personal choice. And it waiting is your choice - that’s cool. Either way you get to meet this cool person you don’t know but love with all your heart. I would not change my experience for all the world!
Yes, waited with all of mine. We still had fun.
We still made guesses
We still prepared the room
My feeling was also correct with all of them. 
You do what you want, not what someone else wants 
Waited with all 3. Best feeling ever to find out each time at delivery. Dad’s job each time was to buy an outfit (or 5 lol) for Bub to go home in. Older sibling/s got to help with 2nd & 3rd so made it special for them too.
I did with my first. My husband has two older boys, and we wanted a surprise. Picked out a lot of gender neutral items (not just grey, but yellow, green, shades of blue that would go either way, prints that go either way, etc). We picked out a first and middle name. One name, regardless of boy or girl. During delivery, we were so excited with everything going on in the moment that my husband forgot to look and announce boy or girl… EVERYONE in the room was eager because the staff hardly ever gets to see a reveal. I loved it. It wasn’t just our excitement but everyone was invested 
We’re doing the same with our second.
I did with my first pregnancy dad did know I chose to b surprised it was amazing until the nurse came in ( had an emergency C-section) n spoiled the whole thing:rage:
still I wud not have changed my decision at all:heart:
I waited with my second baby. The pregnancy was so different I thought for sure I was having a girl. HE came by c section and the doctor forgot to say it’s a boy/girl and knocked me out cause my intestines busted open. So I woke up on ICU, unable to see my baby and had to ask a nurse if I had a boy or girl. She took a Polaroid camera up to the nursery and took two pics for me and brought them down. Said I had a boy, he came home to a totally pink bedroom and girl clothes.
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I did with my 2nd and it was a boy
We didn’t find out with my first. I hated it because everyone kept making snide comments about how they couldn’t buy for the baby because we weren’t finding out.
I waited for all three of mine. Best decision ever and if I could convince everyone to do it I would. There is nothing better. We were going to find out with our first but he wouldn’t cooperate so we couldn’t. I remember laying in the ultrasound thinking this isn’t a very good surprise. Plus, there’s nothing to prepare for that you aren’t already getting. Plus, you want neutral everything in case the next baby is the other gender. Wait, wait, wait!! The surprise is million times better than a gender reveal party.
I never asked or wanted to be told.
I waited! It was so exciting
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I didn’t wait for my first 2 children… For my 3rd and last pregnancy we 100% decided we were going to find out at birth, up until the ultrasound showed we were having twins 
, then we REALLY got curious about the genders.
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I did not find out. There are not enough surprises any more. Loved not knowing. My family hard a hard time but was respectful of wishes, and I didn’t want to get too gender specific early on.
I’m to impatient… I don’t care for gender neutral stuff tho either… i have a son (turns 3 next month)
And I wanted another boy… but I’m having a girl (due may7th) and Now that I’m excited I have to have all the cute pink stuff. Lol
Yes. I did with my third born and it was one of the funniest things ever!!! You only have so many suprises in life. Do it!
I did for both my babies. Amazing experience and would do it all over again 
I didn’t find out with my eldest, and it was a lovely surprise, when she came. I found out with my second, just because I wanted to be prepared, with clothes etc. Didn’t change my feelings or anything at his birth. Just do what feels right for you at the time.
I have 4 kids, first 3 were girls and found out w them. Last one had to be a girl, right? So I didn’t find out until HE was born. It was perfect. If I could do it all over again I wouldn’t find out w any.
My horrible (not really) brother made us suffer for both his children and it sucked. They also got a lot less baby shower gifts since theres basically no unisex clothes or toys. I wouldn’t wait unless you already have everything the baby needs.
I want to wait this time. But my husband wants to know so we can plan better & donate baby goods. So I’ve decided to buy gender neutral everything. I’m only telling a handful of people this time. Everyone else will be waiting til my c-section.
I already have a boy & girl. So I want to wait. I’m going to the tech right it on a sheet of paper. Then my husband is going to tell me when I’m ready.
Yep I did twice with my younger 2 it was amazing we had guesses and what not but it was so exciting to wait and made labour a bit easier knowing it was finally time to meet my new son or daughter 
I found out with my first two. I now have a girl and a boy and kept clothes from both of them so now that we are trying for our third we decided that we are going to wait to find out since we already have all necessary items for either gender.
I think it’d be fun to wait, but for us we found out for practicality sake.
That’s how we did it before sonograms
Stories? Baby comes out dr tells you what gender the end 
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I did with my last 2 babies and it was so exciting. I wish i would of done it with all of my kids❤
I had a gender reveal party
I did with mine she’ll be a year on March 1st… we waited because I had a miscarriage March of 2018 and I was about 13weeks… and we were going to get the blood work and ultrasound done but ended up having a miscarriage the morning of my ultrasound and bloodwork so my husband and I agreed if I got pregnant again we were going to wait… and it was fun but what was even funnier was when one of the nurses said it would be a boy due the the heart rate and came out a girl my husband looked so confused and even said but wait it doesnt have a penis the nurse said it was a boy
My first was my son and we caved when the lady offered us the option of knowing…, my second was my daughter and stayed strong and didn’t find out, was convinced it was another boy and was thrilled when she popped out 
On my first pregnancy I did not find out the sex. However a day before I gave birth i was in hospital having a scan as there was complications and the lady gave away the sex of the baby… the day before! I had to sit knowing so I didn’t spoil the surprise for his father. Make sure you tell every scanographer that you don’t know the sex beforehand to save this mistake I made .
The best most amazing moment. This rush you cannot explain but very hard to go nine months not knowing what to buy lol
I did with my 1st. You could still prepare getting the neutral colors. We had picked out more boy names than girls, Oops. She is a gorgeous, artist that lives in HI, pushes jer limits as an underwater scuba photographer, among many of her talents
When I had my ultrasound the doctor said he had a good view asked if I wanted to know the sex of the baby…I told him I already know it’s a boy just ask me not his dad. His dad said a girl he know nothing. Then he asked again. I told him it’s a boy everyone will know when he’s born. I was right. I had a dream it was a boy dreams d oi not lie.
No i waited never asked
Its more exciting by not asking docter😊
Mum of 5 never found out the gender, but if it’s what you want go for it x
I waited on my 1st 1 2 find out, but found out on my 2nd! Loved the surprise 1st time but was more practical 2 find out 2nd time.
Its a great feeling when you have just delivered and you find out , lovely suprise at the end 
I waited on both of mine the first dr wouldn’t tell us so just waited with my second daughter lol
I found out with my first. With #2 and #3 we wanted to wait. #2 we succeeded in waiting. #3 the doctor slipped up and told me around 7 months but I did not share with anyone.
I couldn’t wait… I had to know so that I could be prepared.
Yes we waited… Heartbeat was always high which everyone says means a girl. I got alot of hand me downs put all the gender neutral stuff out in the dresser and what not alot of things work for both genders. Got a black and grey car seat. Had 2 big tubs one for girl pink stuff etc the other for a boy. Was great I thought we were having a girl we had a boy he used a pink bath tub and a pink tummy time mat 💁
We did with our first, and will with our second. It was a wonderful experience. Babies need the same things regardless of their genetalia, so it made getting the essentials easy. We made sure to make sex specific decisions prior to birth so we knew what we wanted to do either way (ex circumcise or not).
I have to find out! I’m too much of a planner. But my sister waited with her second! It was torture for me but there was nothing better than that moment she pushed her out and we saw she was a girl 
it makes me wish I had the will power to wait! Its truly a magical moment!
I waited with my 3rd child and really thought it was a boy, but Nope got my second daughter but was glad I waited
No way I could. I counted down until the day literally until we could find out the gender
We absolutely loved the unknown through the pregnancy. Then the moment we had him was so amazing! My husband got to call out the gender.
I didn’t find out with my 3rd and it was the best decision ever I wish I would have waited with all 3 kids
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We wanted to know right away. Got to find out at 15 weeks it’s a girl 
I’m too impatient to find out. I had a gender reveal party for my family, but I already knew what I was having lol
Yep I waiting for all three of mine. Wouldn’t change a thing.
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Waited with all three. We get so few surprises in life so we choose to hold off.
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I never knew the gender in advance with any of my 3 and if I could do it all over again, I wouldn’t change that. There are obviously some advantages (like knowing what color to paint a nursery or which outfits to buy in advance) but I personally didn’t have a problem with that. Just went neutral and received a lot of white, yellow or mint green newborn clothing.
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I waited with all three of mine. You can still be prepared with gender neutral colors and I like surprises!
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We waited till birth to find out with our 3rd. She is 5 months old now. It was an amazing surprise but I honestly wouldn’t do it again. We had very little baby items and no clothes because I refused to have all grey, green and yellow clothes. We couldn’t agree on names because you have to have 1 of each. It was kinda stressful to me to be truthful
I waited until my 3rd child was born before finding out. My sister was the only one who knew, so she could buy the carseat and few outfits. My plan was to have a welcome baby party a couple weeks after but it never happened.
We waited. And I’m so grateful we did. My labor and delivery was not ideal and that surprise was what kept me going. It was fun keeping score of the old wives tales for gender, and we were still very prepared to bring a baby home.
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I did not wait with my first two but will if I ever have another. I have a girl & boy so I think waiting will be fun.
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Makes the time go faster if you don’t know. There is something to look forward to
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I didnt know what my first was, but not by choice lol. I “felt” like I was having a boy, and I did, but it made it hard to have things fully prepared, I actually had a small “after baby shower” from my mom where I got some boy stuff when he was a week or two old. A lot of green, yellow and white for neutral before that. Im too impatient but I know a lot of people like surprises Haha.
I did with our 1st child (who is now 2.5) and currently due basically any minute with our second and also waiting to out the gender! It was the best choice for us! We loved the suspense and the waiting.
Plus, you never realize how much you can annoy other people by not finding out! Bonus fun I thought! Hahaha
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I waited and it was the best surprise of my life! Worth the wait!
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I had genetic testing done at 10 weeks and I found out as soon as my results came back, over the phone! I wanted a boy but I had surprisingly only picked out a girls name and sure enough I have a daughter named Evelyn, she’s six months old!
Yes! We did not find out with our 1st and 3rd. Best decision ever. It was so fun to hear the doctor say, “It’s a boy!” I tell everyone not to find out. The surprise is worth waiting for. 
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I waited on both of mine. We just bought diapers and unisex colored things😊
I found out the sex of my first (I didn’t really want to) and keeping it a surprise for the second. Had the anatomy scan Friday and I’m just happy to be having a healthy babe
Yes I Have… to be honest… with my 1st I found out… but my second I didn’t. It was amazing cause it was such a surprise and made child birth more exciting. It’s really hard to put into words the feeling when you don’t know and the time comes… it was the best decision we made.
We found out and did a fun gender reveal with close family. It was very fun to tell everyone. It was nice to be able to call my baby a he instead of ‘it’, also… I couldn’t handle waiting 
. And we wanted to be prepared as much as possible since it was our first. If we have a second we may choose for a surprise on birth day, but we will see.
I have with my first - but found out with my second and third
Yes! Best surprise of my life!!! My husband wanted to know and I made him wait. He says he’s so glad we did and if we ever had another he’d want to wait again. My aunt says it also helps you get through the birth because you’re so excited to find out the surprise!
I only waited for 1 out of 4. My first born. It’s not a big deal if you wait or find out!
We did! My husband announced and we kept it a secret until we announced baby name with gender. We had a jungle themed baby shower and a sunflower and farm themed so totally neutral and only asked for like diapers and toys and stuff and got some clothes but mostly neutral or boy because the boys can go both ways I think and turned out having a bit anyway
No i did not wait for either of my kids
I’m not that patient lol besides I buy all my stuff before the childs here . Not one to wait till last second and only have neutral stuff for the baby .
Yes!!! Was so much fun. We had four boys and decided on our fifth child we would wait. Everyone kept teasing us about it being another boy. The day she was born even the midwife was surprised. I wish I had waited on all of mine. It was absolutely the best pregnancy and most fun one out of all.
Both of mine I found out. With my youngest they told me it was a girl, months later they told me it was a boy . Prepare for both. When my mother was pregnant with my youngest brother , they kept telling her it was a girl. When she gave birth we were all shocked when it was a boy and she only prepared for a girl.
I have three didn’t know or care to k ow for any of them. It was kinda fun watching people try to guess, they used everything from the shape of my belly to the foods I craved, even my husband was convinced he could guess, they were all wrong and now we have three beautiful kids qhi drive us nuts.
I waited with my first one . It was a amazing ! I highly recommend it !