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 .

This is a joke thread right?!?

I didn't say gender wasn't polite.i said it wasn't a polite word for sex. Which it isn't. Gender and sex are different things and the one you can find other at birth (or on a scan) is the sex.

Bizarre thread. Amazing how many people will openly discuss their childrens genitals to a stranger on the internet!!!

Isn't it!?

Exasperated: in the context of the whole phrase 'gender isn't a polite word for sex' she is saying that what the OP will find out is the SEX of her baby and you can't use the word 'gender' as a 'polite' alternative to the word sex.

Neither 'sex' nor 'gender' are impolite: they mean different things.

Weirdo alert

Isn't this the poster who didn't want to know the sex of her child until her other children were in the room?

What's up with you paedo hunters?! No-one is giving any particularly titillating details, it's just an anatomical discussion, surely?!

I have seen far more "riskier" things discussed on MN to do with older children's sexualised behaviour and wondering if it was normal etc

From poster's other threads she seems genuine although I dont see why she can't just find out the sex of the baby themselves and then tell the baby's siblings when they arrive. Why the need to have a joint family discovery when the other kids are admittedly not bothered about the sex?

I've had 2 boys and can't say I noticed their bits particularly - I was more aware of the sliminess of their little selves and the howling.

It probably won't be something you think about at the time, op.

Just been reading your other thread and I totally agree with curly. What is the point of this big reveal if your other kids aren't bothered? To be brutally honest I think you're being a bit ridiculous.

What do you plan on doing? Covering your eyes at every nappy change for the next 2 years?

I never really noticed, but I was mainly thinking "oh fuck I thought it'd take longer than this". I do remember thinking that I could feel the umbilical cord though and how weird it was that he was born yet was still attached to me.

And that was a drug-free birth!

I'm all for involving older siblings with the new arrival. But this?...

It's madness, OP. You are assigning an importance to the sex of the child that is just crazy. A sibling is a sibling for them - whoever it is, they will love it.

This might possibly be the funniest thread I have read on mn. DH has had to pause the TV whilst I cry hysterically with laughter. WTF? ????

No I didn't.
Come back and answer when you will find out, please.

Isn't it normal to be able to see this as the midwife passes the baby over for his first cuddle?

Or were they just being very indiscreet with my babies?

To answer your question, no can't remember feeling anything for either of my 2 boys. All I could think of was that it was thankfully over...
But really curious as to why you want to keep it a surprise after your baby is born? when will you find out?

OP just delivered..

Midwife:
OP: 'Hold on! Please wrap the genitals first as i mustn't know the sex'
Midwife: rushes baby over to nearby table, and wraps genitals Sumo wrestler style> brings baby back to OP
OP: AAHH! its just lovely, just gorgeous! Its looks just like its daddy

Completely bizarre

Oh god, this isn't about raising a gender neutral child is it? Hiding the truth from yourselves even?!