When one parent wants to find out the sex and the other doesn't

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One parent wants to find out the sex, the other does not. The parent who does not is fine with the other finding out, but does think it would be more special to find out together at birth. Has anyone successfully found out and kept the secret the whole time?

[Anonymous]

My DH wanted to find out and I didn't, but it wasn't really important to him so he waited. I was talking about if we have another, I'd let him win that argument this time and find out (as I was packing up clothes DD has outgrown, in the context of knowing what to keep/give away if we have another) and he surprised me by saying he wouldn't want to find out again, and that seeing our daughter for the first time and telling me we had a girl was one of the best moments of his life.

[Anonymous]

Whoever is pregnant with the child gets to decide if there is a disagreement on this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Whoever is pregnant with the child gets to decide if there is a disagreement on this.

There's no disagreement, I'm talking about one knowing and the other not, both parents are fine with the arrangement. Question is more about ability to keep a secret.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Whoever is pregnant with the child gets to decide if there is a disagreement on this.

There's no disagreement, I'm talking about one knowing and the other not, both parents are fine with the arrangement. Question is more about ability to keep a secret.

There is no way this will be kept a secret the entire pregnancy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Whoever is pregnant with the child gets to decide if there is a disagreement on this.

There's no disagreement, I'm talking about one knowing and the other not, both parents are fine with the arrangement. Question is more about ability to keep a secret.

How could we know whether you or your husband can keep a secret?

I think it's insane not to be on the same page about this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Whoever is pregnant with the child gets to decide if there is a disagreement on this.

There's no disagreement, I'm talking about one knowing and the other not, both parents are fine with the arrangement. Question is more about ability to keep a secret.

How could we know whether you or your husband can keep a secret?

I think it's insane not to be on the same page about this.

Good lord. I'm asking if anyone has done this. It's not that serious.

[Anonymous]

Once I found out the sex of both of my kids, I started thinking of them, and referring to them, as he and she. I think it would be really easy to slip, so my advice would be for parents to either both find out, or neither does.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Whoever is pregnant with the child gets to decide if there is a disagreement on this.

There's no disagreement, I'm talking about one knowing and the other not, both parents are fine with the arrangement. Question is more about ability to keep a secret.

There is no way this will be kept a secret the entire pregnancy.

I kind of agree, unless you don't talk at all about the pregnancy. I don't see how it wouldn't either come out or make everything really strange. Imagine setting up a registry and you're picking out gender neutral stuff and watching your spouse like a hawk to see what kind of clothes they're looking at in Buy Buy Baby. Even picking names - if you're the person who doesn't know, you're totally getting played when your spouse tells you that they don't really like your girl's name but they can deal with it, and then insists on their boy's name for fairness. They know there's a penis in there!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:One parent wants to find out the sex, the other does not. The parent who does not is fine with the other finding out, but does think it would be more special to find out together at birth. Has anyone successfully found out and kept the secret the whole time?

There was a man who impregnated his wife and side piece. He kept the secret the entire time. It's possible.

But what unravels the secret is the stuff.

Baby clothes or utility payments.

Baby toys or car payments.

You get my drift.

I guess my point is, don't keep secrets.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Whoever is pregnant with the child gets to decide if there is a disagreement on this.

There's no disagreement, I'm talking about one knowing and the other not, both parents are fine with the arrangement. Question is more about ability to keep a secret.

How could we know whether you or your husband can keep a secret?

I think it's insane not to be on the same page about this.

Good lord. I'm asking if anyone has done this. It's not that serious.

It's just ... stupid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Whoever is pregnant with the child gets to decide if there is a disagreement on this.

There's no disagreement, I'm talking about one knowing and the other not, both parents are fine with the arrangement. Question is more about ability to keep a secret.

How could we know whether you or your husband can keep a secret?

I think it's insane not to be on the same page about this.

Good lord. I'm asking if anyone has done this. It's not that serious.

It's just ... stupid.

So move along

[Anonymous]

My husband didn't want to know, but it was our final child and I was dying to know. We had two older boys, and I really wanted to decorate the nursery.

I called the ultrasound tech after my appointment and asked quietly. I never told a soul that I knew...until today. She will be 14 on Saturday.

I didn't decorate until I had her, but I had it all planned out on my work computer and had everything set up within a week or two.

[Anonymous]

Our oldest kids are two boys & when I was pregnant with #3, I didn’t want to know the sex & DH did. I left the room and let the sonographer tell him because I felt it was his kid too so he should be able to find out if he wants. I made him swear not to tell me.

He looked shell shocked coming out of the room and that was my 1st clue. Then he kept pestering me to let him tell me, and I finally caved after a week. (Of course you know where this is going, #3 is a girl).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:One parent wants to find out the sex, the other does not. The parent who does not is fine with the other finding out, but does think it would be more special to find out together at birth. Has anyone successfully found out and kept the secret the whole time?

There was a man who impregnated his wife and side piece. He kept the secret the entire time. It's possible.

But what unravels the secret is the stuff.

Baby clothes or utility payments.

Baby toys or car payments.

You get my drift.

I guess my point is, don't keep secrets.

Umm.....