To find out, or to not find out?

[NaeNae]

I have found out with both of mine. I like my surprises early

There is no reason why I chose to find out, simply that the technology is there to do it, I have the scans done anyway PLUS I personally hate referring to my little baby as "IT"

I think its nice to know but I totally understand why people choose to wait, I am just not that patient

[ubba82]

Nae, does this mean you know if you are having a pink or a blue???

[Arimeh]

We found out with DS cos I wanted to know if he was a girl or not. Which he wasn't.

Then we didn't find out with DD (not for lack of trying) until I was 36 weeks pregnant.

We're not finding out with this one because if I have another c-section I want to be overwhelmed with the surprise of what I'm getting - another boy or another girl - and not be devastated by the fact that I'm not getting my VBA2C.

[jamakin]

i didnt find out, and i'm so glad we didnt. it truly was the best surprise ever!! try to resist the urge - i know it can be tempting all the best

[MrsFabuloso]

I didn't find out with DD(our 1st) but did with DS (2nd). If we were to ever have another I wouldn't find out again. I loved the surprise of not knowing when DD came out, and they said 'It's a GIRL!!'. With DS, it was a bit.....anticlimactic. Although I fell in love with him instantly, the surprise was just no there!

[Snowy Love]

As you know Mikayla, I found out yesterday we're having a boy, I found out the first time too. I liked being able to refer to 'he' rather than it, and from the scan DH & I refered to DS by name (didn't tell anyone else the name though). Still need to think of a boys name this time, so at the moment its just he.

[Bondi_Girl]

Yay, thankyou all of you for your replies to this thread, it really helped me think about it a bit more seriously than I have been. I think I'd like to find out, simply to be prepared and make it easier on some of our elderly family members in the family!

THANKYOU~~!!!

[first_time_mummy]

I say if its your first...keep it a surprise..

but if its your second or more child...I say it isnt too bad if you want to find out.

Im pregnant with my first, and although its hard to buy specific clothes when you dont know the sex, the waiting makes it so excited, and even my midwife said, it makes the birthing experience even more exilerating when you get a surprise of finding out what sex bub is.

I say keep it a surprise, itll feel like a lifetime of waiting, but its so worth it in the end..