Finding out the gender

[diamondintherough79]

I will be setting up our 18 week ultrasound today. At first I really wanted to find out what the baby is so that we could get everything we needed and then the kids could bond with baby alittle more too.
Today I am not so sure I want to. There are very few suprises these days, and I am not sure I wnat to take that away. I didnt know with my other children and everything worked out fine.
Anyone finding out what they are having? Opinions please.

[texaschica]

I'm with JourneyJoJo - It'll be a surprise at 18 weeks or at 40!  I'm so excited - finding out Sept. 3rd!  If it isn't a girl it's going to have quite a gender identity issue though b/c my entire family on both sides has decided (for no discernable reason) that it will be a girl... I don't know if they'll be able to adjust to the idea of a boy!

[daniplusone2009]

I def. want to find out what we are having.  My fiance thinks that it is a girl because he has 2 daughters from a previous relationship and he thinks that he "CAN NOT" make boys.  Ha hahahahaaa.   he is going to have a rude awakening.  I saw that u/s pic, and I am pretty sure its a boy.  I know that it was too early to tell, but I just have this gut feeling..  Either way, i just want him/her to be healthy.  but yeah, i wanna know too :-)

[crystalwolf]

Years ago when I thought about having a baby I always told myself I'd want to wait till it's born to find out, but now that that time has come there is NO WAY I can stand to not know. Also I have  a very strong feeling it is a girl, and I want to find out if my intuition is right. My 5 yr old step son already calls the baby Luci. He's very sure it's a girl,...go figure. So I think she already has a name, him and his dad seem to be set on it :)....plus I definatley agree with the other women that yellow and green really aren't my favorite colors.

[nelly09]

I definitely want to find out, I have been calling the baby by his name if its a boy and my entire family have adapted the same pattern as me. I need to have my colors together and organize. Like Lance 06 says green and yellow is really not my thing.

[AHP84]

We will definitely be finding out! I'm with JourneyJoJo about still appreciating the surprise at 4 months or 9 months; either way, it's a surprise to find out, and there's just no way I can wait.
I also want to be able to associate an identity with my baby as soon as possible. I don't want to go the whole 9 months referring to it as "it" and "the baby," etc. I want to be able to call my baby by the name we give it (which we still haven't chosen yet) rather than a gender-neutral nickname for the rest of the pregnancy.

[diamondintherough79]

Thanks Girls,
We (my children and I) went to our Dr. appt yesterday and when we were asked if we still wanted to find out the sex; the kids immediately said yes, I guess I really didnt have a choice, LOL. I guess it will be a  suprise either way. I have a feeling its a girl still and have from the getgo. Either way, we are all excited to be bringing home a little one.

[daisiema]

Part of me wanted to wait but I just cant!! I want to know 2 of my daughters say they dont want to we will see how they feel thur when we go to find out LOL they are 15 and 12 :)

[JourneyJoJo]

I need to know.  I figure whether the surprise comes at 4 months or 9 months, it's still a surprise.  Here's the strange part -- I'd also like to know because I'd like to know what gender I'm communicating with :-)

[wanting4#1]

I'm not finding out!  With as hard as we tried for this baby, we had no surprises about anything, so this is our one time to be truly surprised.  Plus, I've heard that L&D can go easier for women who don't find out what they are having...something about their mind being on 'what it is' so it's not on 'how it feels' as much....I don't know.

But we are definitely not finding out...the room is already painted a dark maroon/cranberry so it's unisex anyway and I'm not sure we are going to do any 'theme' for the nursery, so there's not a big need for us to find out!

[Lance06]

I cant possibly wait til baby is born. I am a planner..and I have to know so I can plan ahead for clothing (prefer pink or blue) not yellow or green....
personally,I will def be finding out...some people can do it....but not me!