We found out the gender for DS - my intuition told me we were having a boy, and I wasn't surprised at all. I could never have left it till the birth to find out - too impatient! And I had always imagined having daughters (I come from a family of all girls), so it was good in the sense I could start imagining my future in a different way and get really excited about having a son. It did help me connect to DS, but really bonding with him took a while, even after he was born, like I couldn't relate to him as the person in my tummy for nine months, if that makes any sense? But I'm glad I found out and will find out with future pregnancies too.