women who have given birth to boys?

[EMurphy]

When the baby was born, did you feel his genitals on your chest? Because I'm having a surprise gender and that'll kinda ruin the surprise .

How long are you planning on waiting to find out? I'd have thought once baby is born then it's pretty much game over!

No I don't recall that.... But I wasn't particularly concentrating on whether I could feel a little baby penis or not.
Do you mind me asking when you are going to find out the sex? I thought most people had the surprise at the moment of birth (& am being nosy about your plans!)

I knew he was a boy, but I don't remember feeling any genitals. They are tiny anyway.

Do you want to have a big uncovering or something?

They usually announce the sex as the child is born.

If you don't want anyone to tell you you'll need to make that known.

But yes, how long are you planning to wait to find out?

Erm, no, but I was a bit out of my mind on drugs. When are you planning on finding out?!

Eh? How long were you planning to wait!?

And actually, you are finding out the sex. Gender isn't a polite word for sex.

In answer to your question- no, I didn't feel his genitals on my chest.

Nah didn't feel them. But girl's genitals are ridiculously swollen anyway and look a bit like something else.

Babies balls are MASSIVE.
So they say

It took me 8 months to realise my son only had one.

You'll be ok.

eh?

Why would his genitals feel any different to any other part of his body? if you have opted to have your dc placed on your chest straight after birth, how on earth would you expect to know which part you're feeling is his genitals? sorry but this is a daft thread.

I don't know about baby boys' genitals being small, lweji. Both my sons' plums were huge! Midwife said it was summat to do with my hormones and they'd go down a bit. They did.

Also nosey as to when you want the surprise to actually occur. Surely the moment you are actually handed the baby then if you haven't been told by the midwife then you have a look yourself? Seconds later. What does it matter if you feel some plums and discover a few seconds sooner than if you'd lifted the blanket and had a look?

DS1 was wrapped up first. I didn't know what he was for a minute or 2 and then thought "oh what have we had?!" And had a look under the blanket.

Da FUQ!?

No I didnt feel anything but by that time my DH had looked and then told me what sex baby was. I wanted him to see first and tell me, midwife knew this.

in another post you said you already have DS so you would know the answer to your question surely?

Baby girl and boy genitals swell sometimes because of the extra maternal hormones and excess fluid. (The fluid also gives them that cute puffy face)

My son's balls were literally massive at birth but I didn't feel anything.

Very odd question though.

Plus the odd thread title kind of implies this is a man asking.

Erm no.

Another echo of how long are you planning to keep it a surprise?

Libraries why is gender not polite?

No I can't say I noticed that op but I knew I was having a boy and so wasn't paying it much attention.

Creepy. No other words.

You can SEE your baby (unless of course you are visually impaired?) as they lift it up to wrap / do the AGPAR check, or if you are upright, on all fours or in water.

Our midwives did not 'announce' the sex, I think they are discouraged from doing that these days,.

As far as I recall a baby on your chest feels like a warm wet blob. Especially as the baby was on my lower stomach - even more of a warm wet blob.

I have now read your other thread and I think if you have to go to the lengths of imagining the specific feel of a newborn's genitals on your chest in this plan about 'the big reveal' you might possibly be overthinking it a bit.

But I hope you have a lovely birth, and enjoy your newborn.