WDYT of Surprises?
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WDYT of Surprises?
| Mon, 02-21-2005 - 6:33pm |
Just wondering what actions you took regarding "surprises".
Did you find out the sex of your baby? Why or Why not?
Also, will you tell anyone the name you and your dh have chosen? If so, Who? If not, Why?

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Hi :) I'm not currently pg but thought I would weigh-in regarding my ds (who is 3 now). Dh really did not want to find out the sex, he really wanted it to be a surprise. I probalby would have broken down and found out if it was just me, but I toughed it out and loved it being a surprise with him. Plus, I liked how it pushed us to be gender neutral with things for his room.
As for names, we did share (and I would with the next baby) our name choices with family and any friends who inquired after we chose them. Now if I had thought there would be issues with family members trying to get us to use a certain name or being really critical, I probably would not have told them...LOL
fun questions :)
Marguerite
mom to Trevor Mason
I'm not currently pg either, but I'll give my input.
We did not find out the sex of the baby.
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We did not find out the gender of either of our children.
I completely agree with you, my dh always said that birth is *supposed* to hold that surprise...and your'e right-everyone has fun predicting and wondering which it will be...I hadn't really thought about that, I guess it was all about "me" in my world...LOL We will be surprised again next time too, I'm sure :)
Marguerite
When I had my son I didnt want to know ahead of time but it was OBVIOUS in the ultra sound. We are getting ready to ttc and do not want to know until he/she is born. As far as names, I shared some ideas with some people but did not decide until the drive to the hospital and it wasn't anything we had ever mentioned. I think i will keep the name decision a secret next time too
Tracie
We didn't find out with either of our kids. I preferred it that way. For one thing, you get twice as many presents, LOL. I got practical baby things at my baby shower, then after DS was born everone sent baby boy items, because you can't resist buying cute baby clothes!
Also It added a little suspense to the birth. I think when people know they are having a girl and her name is going to be Hannah, then it is like "Hannah is here!" ho hum. When it is a surprise (also with names) people are excited to see what you have and what name you picked.
We wanted the birth of our first child to be a surprise and chose NOT to find out the gender ...
An added element in our situation, our DS is adopted and his birthmother KNEW she was having a boy & had to keep it a secret from us throughout her pg - is was soooo tough on her, but we insisted on not knowing!
Pat
Happiness is a conscious choice, not an automatic response. --
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