Gender Reveal

[coylygirl]

Hi all, I've been invited to a gender reveal party and I'm really excited having never been to one before. My question is this: is it usual to take a gift and if so, should this be for the expectant parents or for the anticipated little one? I am happy to bring a gift but just wondered on the correct protocol. TIA

They talk about people with DSD's and chimeraism. These are not distinct sex classes.

Cringe and tacky. Was hoping they'd go away with Covid. So attention-seeking and twee. And a gift? Then multiple bloody showers. Etc. I guess just take a bottle of bubbly since the mum can't drink alcohol, the dad can have it. What are you supposed to do, clap when it's 'revealed' the child has a wanger or not?

Hang on, @hauntedvagina do the parents not know themselves what sex the baby is? How does that work? I assumed it was for them to reveal to their nearest and dearest not find out themselves.

I think a ‘sex reveal’ party sounds like something else really.

I have degrees, too.

Within the general categoriesyou mention - and beyond, there is a very wide range of expression..Just for instance:
www.bbc.co.uk/earth/story/20160624-we-have-the-wrong-idea-about-males-females-and-sex

These are not particularly reputable websites - I will look for others if you like - but might just perhaps be worth considering:

www.treehugger.com/animals-can-change-their-gender-4869361

www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/why-this-fungus-has-over-20-000-sexes

phys.org/news/2018-01-differenta-worm-sexes.html

and many others

So some men have different characteristics from other men, and ditto women.
We knew that.
Doesn't stop them being men and women.

P.s. We are not worms, fungus, or other animals. We're human.

@Toilenstripes nice thought, I'd do the same.

@EasilyDelighted

Hang on, *@hauntedvagina* do the parents not know themselves what sex the baby is? How does that work? I assumed it was for them to reveal to their nearest and dearest not find out themselves.

Nope! We went for the twenty week scan and asked the sonographer to write down the sex on a piece of paper and put it in an envelope. I gave the envelope to a friend (who I trust implicitly) and she arranged the reveal part.

I have a friend who also had the sex written down and put in an envelope which she and her husband opened together on Christmas Eve which I though was really sweet.

And being human separates us from the rest of biology????

I'm out. You believe what you want. It doesn't make it scientifically true.

Well, you learn something every day, imagine the pressure if you lost the envelope! I can see why it had to be a trusted friend. We didn't find out the sex of either of ours, not so many people did then and the reveal thing is relatively recent.

@drspouse

P.s. We are not worms, fungus, or other animals. We're human.

Some birds can fly so it should be possible for some humans too as well following that logic

So let me get this straight. Blue means boy and pink means girl? What a load of sexist, grabby, attention seeking twaddle!

I always wonder what happens if you have a gender reveal party and the scan was wrong (as they are not 100%)

is it separate to the baby shower? Id always bring something, but maybe for the parents if they're definitely having a shower too.

But it is a sex reveal party. You've learned the baby's sex and you are 'revealing' () it to your friends and family. Gender is an entirely different thing. One would imagine however, that the type of person who has a gender reveal party probably finds the word sex a bit embarrassing.

@florascotia2

And being human separates us from the rest of biology????

I'm out. You believe what you want. It doesn't make it scientifically true.

Well, yes. It separates us into to category of human. Each species has its own different biological make up

Thats kind of how biology works

Sleepsuits. Never go amiss.

Next generally do nice bright ones that will fit for either answer.

My good friend had a scan that was wrong (girl after boy) and bought loads of dresses and horrendously emasculating things like purple hats. We adopted our DD a few months old just after her DS 2 was born and she was opposite season to my older DS so the warm 6 month old clothes were very handy.
I do like the idea of sharing the sex as a Christmas present though!

Sorry, OP, in answer to your original question I would bring a gift. Fizz, chocolates or flowers for the poor soul who's doing all the work and can't have the fizz and maybe a wee token (a board book or similar) for the still very far away baby.

@hauntedvagina Was it a private scan? I can't imagine our radiographers, lovely as they were, having the time for such stuff.

Oh yes, I'd go with a token baby gift and chocolates or similar too.

[quote SamSeabornforPresident]@hauntedvagina Was it a private scan? I can't imagine our radiographers, lovely as they were, having the time for such stuff. [/quote]
NHS scan. I took the envelope, pen and paper with me for her to use.

DrSpouse and others
Just in case it helps. But perhaps you know better than peer-reviewed in the most prestigious science journal, plus review from the WHO:

www.nature.com/news/sex-redefined-1.16943

www.who.int/genomics/gender/en/index1.html

You know the author of that paper has clarified that there are only 2 sexes, right?