Hi ladies... Just curious....I'm 16 weeks along and impatiently waiting for Nov 24th to find out what my babies are!! Is anyone planning on being suprised by the genders of their babies? I wish I could be strong enough to not find out and have a suprise, but I feel like I have too much planning to do!! Hope everyone is feeling well today Lori
:wavey: Lori! I was like you, I couldn't not know the genders. :blush: For me, it was all about the planning... plus I'm not a big fan of green and yellow. :nea: I hope you are feeling well and that the next two weeks fly by for you! :hug:
I was on the fence about finding out, but dh hates surprises.. it was a surprise when we found out we were having b/g twins. I had a feeling it was two boys. So, since we found out with the twins, we found out with Evan too.
I am also waiting until i give birth to find out. As much as i do want to know, i also just want to focus on whatever is in there to be healthy and once they come out i will start the planning
QUOTE(twin101 @ Nov 11 2008, 02:39 PM) [snapback]1066274[/snapback] I am also waiting until i give birth to find out. As much as i do want to know, i also just want to focus on whatever is in there to be healthy and once they come out i will start the planning I believe we're going to wait until the delivery. I want to know, but I also want the surprise. And once I know, I'll know. So, we're waiting! (I'm 12 weeks today)
Before we found out we were having twins, we were going to wait for the surprise. However, the surprise/shock of twins was sufficient! lol I'm pretty sure we are going to find out, I'm a planner & really want to prepare my two girls as much as possible. My 6 year old really would like to know so she can help me "shop".
My DH and I were not going to find out the genders until we found out we were having twins--so financially we felt that we better find out to be better prepared.
We waited for the surprise and I'm glad we did. I really felt ready when they arrived and don't know how much more ready I really would have felt if I had know they were boys before hand.....but that's just me. Erica
I had to find out the sex of the babies. After the shock /surprise of finding out they were twins I couldn't handle anymore surprises.
I found out as soon as I could what their sexes were. Of course M told me at 12 weeks that I was having a boy and a girl because she say a penis and vagina in my belly! Out of the mouth of three year olds.
I couldn't wait. My DH wanted it to be a surprise but I convinced him with twins we need to do a lot more planning ahead. We found out for sure on the boy at 15 weeks and the Doc was 90% sure on the girl then. At 18 weeks we confirmed boy/girl. I've loved being able to plan and decorate. I wouldn't want to be out shopping after they come for sure!!
I also found out as soon as I could (B/G at 15 weeks - 90% sure). I'm not good at surprises, but I also feel a lot more bonded to my babies when I know what they are and name them. Then I'm not constantly referring to my babies as "it, or they". I like to plan and decorate too, without having to go gender neutral with everything. And my last reason for finding out: I already have 2 boys (that I adore), and I didn't want to be surprised/disappointed on delivery day. This way I'd have time to adjust if I were having 2 more boys.
No way! We were so antsy to find out the gender of our "baby" that I had Paul call the u/s office every day to see if a cancellation had opened up and we could get in a little sooner than 20 weeks. It was a good thing I did to because we got in at 19 weeks and saw that we were having TWO babies. Now that's I've been surprised by twin girls and have also had a boy, I am actually doing the gender surprise thing though. There really isn't much I need to do to get ready for this pregnancy so I'm very excited to find out the gender at birth. I will tell you, it definitely makes for a different pregnancy experience and so much anticipation about the birth.
We found out what we were having as soon as the Dr. could tell us. We found out at 15.5 weeks that we are expecting twin boys. We are not patient enough to wait. I love being able to plan and decide on names.
We waited for the surprise. Before we ever conceived, my husband and I knew we didn't want to know the sex of the baby. When we found out it was twins, we knew that so many of our original plans would probably change (like not having an epidural, etc.) and we knew this was one thing that we could still stick with! It was so wonderful having my husband announce the sexes as the girls were born!! If we do end up having any more kids, I know we won't find out then either. It was just too gosh darn fun...and gave me a little motivation to push a little harder at the end!!
if they could have told me what the sexes were at 8 weeks when we found out it was twins i would have, i just cant wait!!!
We already have to girls so when I found out it was identicals I had to know. My husband would have flipped if I was bringing home 2 more girls! Luckily she saw evidence on both that they're boys, so she is 95% sure it's boys. I would have liked 4 girls though!
Sometimes you have no choice. We found out right away that one was a boy. But with our little peanut, at EVERY single u/s, she had her legs closed tight. So we got a surprise with her. She just didn't want anyone knowing.Lol.
I couldn't wait and find out at 15 weeks - but it was because I had an amnio. I agree with a PP though, if I could have found out at 8 weeks I would have....
Dh never wanted to find out with any of them -I just don't have the will power!! with ds#3 DH did not know he was a boy but he should have! every girl name he picked I agreed to - no matter how bad!! but I shot down most of his boy names! with the girls, I convinced him to find out because there were 2 and we needed to buy all new baby things (there is 8 yrs between ds#3 and the twins!) if I have another baby, I am going to try not to find out! I think it would be the ultimate surprise!
QUOTE(Utopia122 @ Nov 11 2008, 07:06 PM) [snapback]1066465[/snapback] My DH and I were not going to find out the genders until we found out we were having twins--so financially we felt that we better find out to be better prepared. That is exactly how we were! And now on the 8th we will be finding out! Yay
I did NOT want to find out. However, when after finding out we were having twins and being sent to a Peri for evaluation and going for an ultrasound there the first words out of the tech's mouth were "well this one's a boy". I wanted to strangle her! I told her that I hadn't wanted to know, so she said "well then I won't tell you what the other one is". Of course once I knew one I had to know the other. We were absolutely thrilled that we were having a boy and a girl, but I was so pissed at that tech . . . shouldn't that be the first thing they teach you in ultrasound school - ask if they want to know the gender before you blurt it out? Rachel
We were a little torn on whether to find out or not. My husband was on the fence, and I always thought I wanted to be surprised, but since it was 2 I rationalized it would be better to find out. At the ultrasound my husband was a little late. I was thinking we were going to find out, and I couldn't wait. When my husband got there he said he changed his mind and didn't think he wanted to know. We compromised and decided to ask if they were the same or one of each. If one of each we obviously had our answer. If the same, we would leave it at that and not ask what they were. Plus, I secretly was thinking they were both the same - 2 girls - all along because of their heart rates. The doctor made the call - 2 of the same. So we went through the rest of our pregnancy thinking 2 of the same (me thinking 2 girls!). Well, check out my ticker! We had a big surprise in the end anyway! It was so exciting and I was soo happy we got one of each and really got to be surprised in the end. But on the other hand, I'm sure if we had found out, I probably wouldn't have regretted it either. (I'd imagine they would have caught their mistake as time went on!) By the way, the first ultrasound was the hardest to not want to know. After that I was never as antsy or tempted to find out anymore.
Had it been a singleton, we would not have found out. The twin thing meant too much planning to leave that as an unknown.
I was also very eager to find out the sexes. It's a surprise whenever you find out; I didn't want to put it off.
QUOTE(SC_Amy @ Nov 21 2008, 10:40 AM) [snapback]1080688[/snapback] I was also very eager to find out the sexes. It's a surprise whenever you find out; I didn't want to put it off. That's also how I felt... Plus the surprise of having twins was enough of a surprise for me. I respect those who can wait, I just don't have the will power for that!
We didn't find out the gender of our first child until she was born. It was such fun, we didn't want to know the genders of the twins either. There's nothing like hearing "it's a girl" amid all the excitement in the delivery room. Our babies slept in a bassinet for the first 3 months - plenty of time to decorate and shop!
i waited with my first and it was hard but awesome once i delivered him, and they told my husband & i its a boy. a moment i will never forget, my second we found out because we didnt know if he was going to make it. but the moment he came out was the same joy just in a different way, same great memorey though, now with the twins we figured we better find out because there is so much to organize and plan for, thank god we did because they are both girls, we had all boy stuff. either way you are still going to have memorys weather you know the sex or not.
When we found out we were having twins we knew we would want to know the genders. If we were just having one, I probably could have been suprised. I am too much of a planner and needed to know with two. I kept telling people it can be hard enough to name one kid, imagine naming two at the same time! I am 19 weeks today and we found out on Monday we are having 2 little girls!! We honestly had no preference and just want everyone to be healthy. Waiting to find out was hard...I really wanted to know ASAP!
There is no way I could wait. I asked my ob from 14 weeks to try and see and she always tried till finally at 19 wks the peri told me one was a boy. Dad HAD to have a boy so I was nervous about them noth being girls and I cried when she said he was a boy. Then I wasn't as antsy about having to have the boy, but then I just wanted to know so bad and had to wait another week to find out that baby A was a girl. I was so excited to have one of each and started shopping right away b/c for us it had to be done a little here and there. I needed all new clothes (I have recieved some stuff but not a ton) and having 2, and having 2 diff sexes means lots of clothes and I dont like yellow and green either-so we have been shopping for months and building up wardrobes. As far as the nursery it didnt matter b/c they are with us anyway. Also I feel way more connected knowing their genders and its been hard naming the boy too, so glad we had time for that!
Add me to the planner set, I found out with both my son and daughter and definetly wanted to find out with #3/#4! Excited that it's b/g so we'll have 2 of each now!
I counted down the days till my ultrasound with my son and this pg to find out. I couldn't wait. We found out this time at 17wks we are having b/g twins, it was also when we found out it was twins! Thought we were having one baby. I had to know so I could plan the nursery and get the clothes. Plus being able to pick out names is so fun!
QUOTE(RachelJoy @ Nov 21 2008, 02:29 PM) [snapback]1080573[/snapback] I did NOT want to find out. However, when after finding out we were having twins and being sent to a Peri for evaluation and going for an ultrasound there the first words out of the tech's mouth were "well this one's a boy". I wanted to strangle her! I told her that I hadn't wanted to know, so she said "well then I won't tell you what the other one is". Of course once I knew one I had to know the other. We were absolutely thrilled that we were having a boy and a girl, but I was so pissed at that tech . . . shouldn't that be the first thing they teach you in ultrasound school - ask if they want to know the gender before you blurt it out? Rachel THe same thing happened to my sister. The tech said something like, I think this is a boy. My sister did not want to know the sex of the babies. I had feeling since, one was a boy that the other was a girl. I am an aunt to boy/girl twins.
