Did you/will you find out the sex of your unborn baby?

[slippinandsliddin]

I was just wondering how many on here have found out the sex of their unborn baby. I remember reading that 90% of couples do find out. I never wanted to- but found out accidentally when my daighter was going to be premature- and I had a zillion ultrasounds. The tech told me not to worry- that girl preemies do better than boy ones- huh? Well, with this baby- I definitely don't want to know- but my partner does. So I will probably make a "deal" with him and find out very later- like the last u/s- if I can predict that.

[Glenda306]

I didn't vote, because my answer is mixed.  We have 4 kids: DDs, 5 & 10.5 and DSs, 8 & 6m.  With the 1st 3 we waited and wanted to be surprised although I instinctively knew what I was having each time.  With the last one we chose to find out since that was something we'd never done before (and don't plan to again).  Also with 3 other kids anxiously awaiting and keeping me busy, it was just better for us to find out.  We ended up having to have an amnio as well, so we knew "definitely" which we were having.

[kellym]

Nope, although I heard a few "he's" during the u/s, I'm not 100% convinced. We will find out in about 6 weeks. The surprise is fabulous. I did find out w/my first but did not w/my 2nd and this is my 3rd.

[Helen72]

Many people who do not find out set their heart on a particular gender.  A friend of mine was convinced she was expecting a boy but ended up having a beautiful girl.  My dh and family also hought I was expecting a boy (not sure why they thought that!) so I am glad we found out.  This way everyone was prepared...

[rubyinparadise]

We really want to know-- I am also not the type who likes surprises. I am also really curious if my hunch is correct that it's a boy. At 12.5 weeks the tech thought she saw boy parts, but we will hopefully find out at the level II u/s. We really don't mind either way. At first I really wanted a girl, but now I am equally excited about the prospect of a boy. This will very likely be our only child.

[melimeli]

I found out with my first.. didn't with my second by choice.. did with my third..

It was great not knowing and would recommend it!  but after 2 girls I wanted to know if I was going to get my boy or not... I didn't want to get my hopes up.. it ended up being another girl.. I am very happy with my 3 girls now but at the time... it was a little hard on me.. this was my last chance for a boy

[adgal]

There was never any question we were finding out.  I hate surprises, I like to know everything.  Our little guy wasn't being too cooperative though, so we found out with our amnio results.  We too are having a boy....knowing sure make shopping easier.

[Suzan1975]

Yes...the suspense was killing me..If there were a way to tell earlier than last weeks u/s I would have found out then..
Anyways we found out its a baby boy and are ecstatic..So YES all the way to finding out for us!!

[PamelaBee]

Yes, we couldn't wait, it's the most exciting part!!!

[alikat1205]

The grandmothers could NOT wait to shop and kept asking and asking.  With the second, we found out at 15 weeks, and were overloaded with pink!!!

[wanting4#1]

We are not going to find out. I've heard that L&D can go smoother or quicker or something if you are distracted by wanting to know what it is, but that's not my reason.

For me, I know that if I found out what I was having, I would start imagining what he/she was going to do, be involved in, etc. I just want to focus on the generalities and the pregnancy itself. I want to think about will he/she have hair or be bald...will he/she be quiet or noisy as a baby...silly stuff.

I'm such a planner that if I found out, I'd probably have them enrolled in something before even being born - LOL!

[momof8215]

I found out with my third because I preferred a specific gender and I was told that if the desire is that bad to find out so that if it isn't what you were hoping for, it gives you time to get used to the idea. If I conceive this time I reeeaaaallllyyyy want a girl so I would definitely find out. Did you prefer a girl or didn't it matter?

[JourneyJoJo]

Maybe if it was our second or third I'd wait til the birth, but this is likely our one and only and I want to know what to prepare for and also who I'm talking to when I talk to it :-)  At our Level 2 u/s, the tech wouldn't tell us the gender, so we have to wait until next week to find out!  She showed us, but we didn't really know what we were looking at.  We think we know, but not completely.