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[quote=Anonymous]We did not find out prior to birth with either child (two girls!).   Of course it is a surprise no matter when you find out, but I loved the announcement at the births and also enjoyed holding the possibility of a boy or a girl in my mind throughout the pregnancies.   Downsides are not being able to stockpile gender-specific clothes or decorate nursery in an overly gender-themed way.   But as you know, they grow so quickly that you don't need too many newborn clothes, and we just had a sunny nursery with pale yellow walls and some rabbit bedding that I loved for a boy or a girl.   You do need to come up with names you like for a boy or a girl, which can be more difficult/time consuming if spouse has different taste in names.  I also thought that if I anticipated gender disappointment, I probably would have found out in advance to try to process those feelings before the baby was born.   Could go the other way as well, though -- if you know you will be disappointed if baby is a boy (or girl), maybe wait to be surprised at birth as you are far less likely to be disappointed in the beautiful baby in your arms vs the imagined one.[/quote]

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