Happy News

[Daisy]

Oma - I always think it's nice not to know what sex the baby is. I'm sure I wouldn't have wanted to know had it been possible in our day. Also I think when you're in labour and it seems like it's going on for ever there's a little voice saying "keep pushing, then you'll finally know whether it's a boy or a girl". But I can also understand parents wanting to know for practical reasons, and it saves agonising over two types of names.

What do other grannies think? Would you have wanted to know?

[Gemini]

I wouldn't have wanted to know I don't think.
Particularly with babies 1 and 3 when I had a strong gender preference.
In the joy and relief of delivery I'm sure it doesn't matter as much as it would being told during pregnancy if it's not what you hoped for.

DD2 knew with both her pregnancies.
DD1 would have preferred to not know but had genetic tests in early pregnancy which also showed the gender. She did consider asking not to be told, but thought it would be strange it being in her notes and her not knowing.

[Oma]

Thinking about it ,No I think half the pleasure of having the baby is the surprise of finding out when it's born .
Although I was convinced we were having another girl so when DS was born it was a complete surprise

In our day all Babies wore white so we didn’t buy for the gender did we , now most new parents like to be prepared .

When B was Ill his Oncologist was pregnant with her second child a Girl as she already had a 18 month old girl she was thrilled she didn’t have to buy anything she had all her DDs stuff till it was born and it was a boy 🤭
Her MIL had to go buy some Blue stuff or Baby would have left Hospital head to toe in Pink 😁

[Gemini]

Oh LOL Oma
One of our best friends is a senior sonographer at York hospital (which is why I was allowed in on GS2's scan, as she did it) She always say to people if you buy anything pink or blue keep the receipts! I think perhaps they are slightly more accurate now maybe.

[Plantaholic]

No I wouldn’t have wanted to know,, it wasn’t available when my children were born.

[Clover]

Many congratulations on the lovely news.

I don’t know if I would have chosen to know the sex of my baby.. Glad really I didn’t have the option.

By the way I think I heard somewhere that way back baby boys were dressed in pink and girls blue. If it’s true I wonder when and how the swop happened.

[Gemini]

Interesting Clover!

[Daisy]

Clover - that's interesting.

I had white and lemon coloured clothes for my first baby (1972), and only bought blue after he was born.

Gem, long before scans, I remember working with a lady who had had a baby boy. The midwife was puzzled, though, as she could feel another baby there, and sure enough, it was twins - identical boys. What a shock that must have been.

[Gemini]

OMG Daisy! Much as I love my two grandsons, twin boys, would have always been my nightmare

Two for the price of one in a way though I guess

[Daisy]

Gem, I think it's was you get used to. I found it very hard to adapt to girls when our wonderful GDs arrived. I was so used to the boisterousness (?) of little boys. Sending them out into the garden to run off some energy didn't seem to work with our very gentle GD1!

[Gemini]

I'm still not used to how noisy boys are Daisy!!! (after 9 years )

[Plantaholic]

My GGS is always so energetic and noisy whereas his sister is quiet and gentle and quite happy with books and puzzles.

[Gemini]

All looking good at the 12 week scan

Due date July 6th.

We saw them last night and DD is looking well.

[Clover]

That’s lovely Gem. Glad DD is doing well.

[Daisy]

Gem, that's wonderful news, and I think it's lovely having a summer baby - long (hopefully, warm) days to relax and get to know the tiny new person in your life.