DH is very impatient with surprises. With our first pregnancy I would've been happy to be surprised. It ended in miscarriage and when I got pregnant with DD I felt detached so finding out the sex helped me to feel bonded with her. It was just as well. DH had his heart set on a boy and it gave him a chance to get his head around the fact that we were having a girl.
I wouldn't buy just pink or blue for either sex, so buying stuff isn't an important reason for me. Not knowing gives you a chance to be a bit less restrictive in your colour choices- you will prob be given enough blue or pink when bub gets here anyway. My bub wore heaps of funky clothes when she was little, rainbow coloured, grey with stars, greens, purples, orange, blues. Of my fav newborn clothes, none are gender specific
I suffered gender disappointment when I found out DS was to be our fourth son so I wanted to prepare myself as I knew those feelings would be back if number five was another boy.
The last two are the only ones I found out the sex with but in saying that if we were to have an "oops" now I wouldnt want to know. Well I say that now because I do love the surprise factor but then again the control freak in me might take over. Why am I talking like this is an option??? I dont want anymore babies!!
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