did you find out the sex of your unborn baby

[Dawn2820]

any regrets in finding out.

i havent found out, told them i wanted a surprise.

I didn't with dd1 but may do with this one (very early days, have only just found out I'm pg!) as I will need to prepare if it's not a girl as there haven't been any boys in the family for years so all the clothes/blanket/buggy/room decs/toys are very girly! So I'll need to get prrepared if it's a boy and I agree with others who've said about preparing the silbling for baby brother/sister whichever it is. Think my dd will need to get used to the idea of another girl if it is a girl!!

I'm the same as Lisa 123. Didn't find out with my first, and am glad I didn't. Was convinced I was having a boy, but turned out to be a girl. Was in 2 minds on this one (also due in October!) but did find out - a boy. I'm finding it wierd knowing, and calling him by name even though he isn't in the world yet. But glad we found out for practical reasons - our little girl started asking for a baby sister, so gives us good time for her to get used to the idea of a brother.

We found out both times. 20 weeks is long enought to wait.
And it is still a surprise when you find out, whether it's at a scan or at the birth.
It also makes the scans that bit more exciting. The birth will always be exciting, whether you know the sex in advance or not.
And you can plan better when you know the sex, especially with a second baby (whether you can reuse all the clothes etc)

i didnt find out with dd1 as they didnt tell you then but i did with dd2 and im going to find out the sex of baby 3

We found out for definite at the 20week scan though I had scanned myself a couple of times whilst at work on quiter night shifts so I thought it was a girl but wasn't sure until the proper scan!

I didn't with 1 and 2 as I wanted to have a completely natural experience and as far as I was concerned at the time, thats one of natures surprises.

However, I've remarried this time and DH wanted to know. I agreed being as its his first time and I have after all got one of each. As the time for the scan approached, I felt that I really wanted to know. Having had 2 m/c's in the past, I felt it would help me to bond with this one.

We're having a girl (have had it confirmed in a second scan) and I don't regret knowing for one second. I'm loving knowing that its a girl and love being able to refer to 'her' as 'she' and not 'it'. I still want neutral colours in the nursery but will be having as much purple as I can get away with once she arrives! My mum is being cautious and isn't getting the buggy until she arrives (its got pink on it!). Thats fair enough to me!

At the end of the day, its down to the individual and how they feel at the time. It was right for me to not know with my first two and its right for me to know this time.

I found out both times, purely because i wanted to know so that i could get organised and get the nurseries ready. I also started calling the baby by the name(s) we had chosen and felt that it made me bond more with my ds & dd. 2nd time round it also meant that i could get rid of all of ds's clothes to make room for all the pink things!

I wasn't going to find out with this pregnancy. But I did in the end. I already have 2 boys who are 10 and 8 years old. I was totally cool about having another boy and I was convinced this LO was a boy. But I started having vivid and awful nightmares that I had given birth to my beautiful boy and was GUTTED! I KNOW that wouldn't be the case, but the nightmares were so awful. Besides, DH really wanted to know the sex.

I have to say I'm glad I did find out because I'm still recovering from the shock that we have actually produced a baby girl!!!!!!!!

So no regrets here.

I'm not 100% sure if I want to find out or not.I have my 20 week scan on the 27th July and I know my fiance wants to know,as does the rest of the world.
I can't go anywhere at the momment without someone I know asking "Do you know the sex yet?" and my mum trying to force me not to find out "It'll ruin the suprise"

I think I will find out,as at the end of labour I don't think I will care what the sex is as long as I can meet my baby finally,and finding out the sex will give us more chance to bond with the bay and think of names.

Yes all 3 times and no regrets I loved it

and mine was a shock I got 2 boys the a girl