DP & I wanted to know what we were having. This is our first baby and IMO, there are so many things you DONT know when it comes to your first pregnancy and birth that I found it comforting to have control over that part at least - yes maybe I am a control freak

If we have a second bub we have decided that we won't find out, that way it will make the second pregnancy different from the first (I know they are all different but YKWIM).

I totally agree about how opinionated people can be on the subject... DP's SIL had a great time telling us we 'ruined' the suprise for everyone by finding out what we were having. But thats a whole other vent....