Gender?

[amieeb]

I'm currently 15+ 3 and have been told a whole mix of girl or boy suggestion. I was wondering what people on here think.

Thank you to everyone who has commented. I have had a gut feeling all the way along but people keep guessing boy because the way I have ballooned outwards from a completely flat tummy. I'm so excited to find out next week so that I can start saying he/she inside of them or it 😂

Ah exciting! I think boy :-)

@MoreSlidingDoors Are you for real?

Yes. Imagine a childhood/life where your genitals didn’t dictate how people -including those you pass on the street - treat you.

@PhoebeBear bloody well said!!!

Having a titter at the usual “critics” and their disdain for any of us mere mortals wanting to know whether we are carrying a boy or a girl.

OP I’m going to guess girl.
(It will drive them mad 🤣)

This thread is a barrel of laughs 🤦

Thanks @anonaon 😊
I had the same crap when I posted a picture of my scan with 100+ comments about the same stupidity.
I wondered if my baby has a penis or a vagina- not if anyone thinks I'm about 13 years time will he/ she want to identify as a microwave..

@phoebe or a slow cooker?

@MoreSlidingDoors Imagine, we could all live as non-binary, we could all stop reproducing and live as flowers.
I think you need somewhere with sliding doors.

Imagine, we could all live as non-binary

Indeed. Imagine how awesome that would be. Everyone could do anything they wanted regardless of genitalia! Particularly women, who generally tend to get the shitty end of the wedge.

we could all stop reproducing and live as flowers.

Now you’re just being silly.

I think you need somewhere with sliding doors

I think you need to stop being a dick.

I wondered if my baby has a penis or a vagina

Genuinely interested in why that matters

not if anyone thinks I'm about 13 years time will he/ she want to identify as a microwave..

Wow. All these pithy comments yet you still miss the point.

@MoreSlidingDoors I'm not missing the point.. I've saw you comment the same stuff on many peoples threads about this time after time. In fact I remember you giving me a lecture on my scan post about my baby (whom in fact I found out is a boy) about how I cannot decide wether it will be a boy or girl.
What do you actually get out of doing this? Like what do you actually want people to do? Do you want us to think 'okay doc says he can see a vagina on the ultrasound BUT I better not assume my child is going to be a girl because there's a very small chance she'll grow up and decide she doesn't want to be one anymore' is that it??
For Christ sake these babies aren't even born yet and we're told not to assume their gender already.. wether or not someone decides to 'identify' as something else is will still call them whatever sex they are because I am not being forced to believe someone is something they are not. If you have a penis- you are male. If you want to pretend you're a girl, I'll still call you a male because that's what you are. And all this crap about women less pay and what not? So do you think we should all dress up in fake moustaches and pretend we're all men now?
I've never ever heard so much crap. There are 2 genders. And to force this upon women, who haven't even birthed their baby yet, that the idea of their baby not being a certain gender is a joke. This baby will only care about sleeping, shitting and drinking milk once it's born- not wondering 'oh my mam is a bad person for dressing me in pink- one day I'll show her' and start shaking it's fist

@MoreSlidingDoors
A human is one of two sexes: male or female.
It's as simple as that.
You're over complicating things in your head.

The issue, Phoebe is the meaning of the terms you are using. Female/male is defined by genitalia and hormones. Girl/boy are determined by societal expectations.

That’s the issue. If knowing that you’re expecting a female/male baby makes you expect them to behave in certain ways you may well steer them in a direction which is limiting for them individually and has a massive impact at societal level.

Eg boys can’t show emotion and must be tough. Girls must be kind and not aggressive.

I’m just trying to raise awareness of it.

It has fuck all to do with microwaves or pot plants and everything to do with humans being humans.

@moreslidingdoors you are being ridiculous, take your genderless bullshit somewhere else - OP didnt ask for a lecture on gender fluidity.

and OP bring your child up how you want - I think its going to be a BOY your bump looks just like mine! Congratulations either way and hope you keep us updated!

You're making people not want to learn more, you're making people want to joke about it because you're continuing to bombard threads about it. It's like militant vegans won't get people to eat less meat because they do nothing but belittle people.

It's not a horrible thing to be excited and want to guess whether you have a boy or a girl, doesn't mean you want one more than the other, it's just a part of being pregnant.

All those other things eg the emotions and unfairness come with parenting. Personally my kids will be raised the same if they're a boy or a girl with the same experiences.

Personally my kids will be raised the same if they're a boy or a girl with the same experiences.

They may be by you. But I’d bet my house the rest of society won’t.

I don't care what the rest of society does. My child will be raised to be empowered and manage and maybe even change the rest of society expectations.

You're just being pedantic.

Good luck to your “empowered” 18 month old non verbal toddler who has a toy swapped for a different coloured one by a shop assistant.

If you’re so keen to empower them to shun stereotypes, why is what is between their legs at 50% gestation important exactly?

And you use pedant as if being informed/right about something is an insult.

have been told a whole mix of girl or boy suggestion

A whole mix? What else is there then other than girl of boy?

I am going to answer in the spirit iI think this was posted. ( An excited mum to be asking for guesses, not someone looking for a heavy gender/sex/ stereotyping debate). I think boy. Congratulations and enjoy your pregnancy

Its ok, my 18 month non-verbal toddler is in the shop with me, who will put the assistant right and give them back that toy.

See? We can all have a response to everything.

Im also using pedantic because its nicer than what you actually are. Look at how Woke you are, and how lowly we all are. The ironic thing is YOU are doing what you're arguing against to everyone else on this post and all the others you comment on.

See you now.

Look at how Woke you are,

I’m actually the opposite of Woke.