MSE Pregnancy Club IX

skintchick

ender4 wrote: »

is it good to know the baby's sex in advance, or not to know???

I'm assuming they'll give us a choice?

Not everywhere does, some places won;t tell.

It's a very personal thing but I preferred not to know as we wanted a surprise.

SeptemberBaby_2

ender4 wrote: »

is it good to know the baby's sex in advance, or not to know???

I'm assuming they'll give us a choice?

Some PCT's have a policy not to let you know. Does it say in your notes?

Its a really personal choice whether to find out. DH and I NEEDED to know! . I couldn't imagine not knowing but lots of people prefer the surprise on birth day. I'm far too impatient . Both times we have kept it secret from my side of the family though as they wanted the surprise but my inlaws and friends knew so it was quite tricky.

I always assumed I would have girls so it gave me time to get used to my blue bump and stop hoarding all of Poppy's pink clothes!

xx

ender4

SeptemberBaby wrote: »

Some PCT's have a policy not to let you know. Does it say in your notes?

Its a really personal choice whether to find out. DH and I NEEDED to know! . I couldn't imagine not knowing but lots of people prefer the surprise on birth day. I'm far too impatient . Both times we have kept it secret from my side of the family though as they wanted the surprise but my inlaws and friends knew so it was quite tricky.

I always assumed I would have girls so it gave me time to get used to my blue bump and stop hoarding all of Poppy's pink clothes!

xx

What notes?

Is that something we will be given by the mid-wife? We haven't seen the mid-wife yet, first appointment next week.

I like the idea of a surprise, but from a practical viewpoint, it means we would have to only choose one name (which is hard enough) rather than two different names.

newmoneysaver_2

Hello Sugar!:hello: Can't believe you've lurked for so long - pull up a seat and get comfy

poptarts! _pale_

Off the Trafford Centre tonight, so hubby can buy by birthday pressie. I want a new handbag. I think I might have to try and get another bra fitting - oops and I need more tops. To be far - I am still wearing most of my looser, pre-preg size 8 tops, but they are beginning to ride up and my choice is becoming very limited. I think I'm gonna look for non-maternity, but longer tops.

Sami_Bee

hello sugarspunsister/Charlotte :wave:
is an ECV when they manually try to turn bubba? _pale_
My friend had a successful one but seriously but me off with her story!! :eek:
just in case it doesn't work have a look at www.spinningbabies.com

Right my kitchen is finished :T Although we ran out of paper :undecided so will need to pain one wall a complementary colour :rotfl: its all the ceiling's fault :mad: when the new one was ut up we gained and extra 6 inches of wall height in places (old wonky house you see) and we bought the paper over 2yrs ago so no chance of getting anymore
ta da!!

newmoneysaver_2

Sami - I like - will you pick out one of the colours from the patterny bit to paint the other wall?

tiamai_d

ender4 wrote: »

is it good to know the baby's sex in advance, or not to know???

I'm assuming they'll give us a choice?

With our first I was sure it was a boy (and that he had ginger hair like his dad), so we never asked. I was admitted at 33 weeks with pre-eclampsia and decided to ask at his growth scan about a week before he was born. We kept it to ourselves. And yes, he was a boy with ginger hair

Second I was so sick and asked to try and get some sort of bond with the little parasite that was making me ill.

This time we asked to make some plans and get ready (had an idea it was a girl and it is so far (she may still decide to be a boy however))

So, it's up to you and your partner to decide if you want to know. There is still the chance that on the day he/she may be shy and hide or that they get it wrong.

Course, you could always get a private scan just to be sure

Sami_Bee

newmoneysaver wrote: »

Hello Sugar!:hello: Can't believe you've lurked for so long - pull up a seat and get comfy

poptarts! _pale_

Off the Trafford Centre tonight, so hubby can buy by birthday pressie. I want a new handbag. I think I might have to try and get another bra fitting - oops and I need more tops. To be far - I am still wearing most of my looser, pre-preg size 8 tops, but they are beginning to ride up and my choice is becoming very limited. I think I'm gonna look for non-maternity, but longer tops.

ooh not at the traff but I recommend Sainsbury's TU t-shirts
I got a bright pink one on sat its quite long (if I was a hussy I could wear it as a dress:p)and in my usual sz12 with room for my already big bump to expand further, it was 4 or 5 £ its some new fabric called modal very nice n soft comes in bright pink, black, white and I think there was a blue n white patterned one too

right off to morribobs and then to collect kissifer from his Grandma

tiamai_d

Sami, is that the paper with the beige to a gold to a warm chocolate colour squares? I looked at that for our hall.

SeptemberBaby_2

ender4 wrote: »

What notes?

Is that something we will be given by the mid-wife? We haven't seen the mid-wife yet, first appointment next week.

I like the idea of a surprise, but from a practical viewpoint, it means we would have to only choose one name (which is hard enough) rather than two different names.

Yes, the midwife should give your partner hand held notes when she sees her next week if thats the booking in appointment? In my area we see a MW at the Dr's surgery for an initial chat and are then referred on to the hospital where the 12w scan and booking in appointment (bloods, etc) are combined. But we have had all sorts of variations on this thread!

But you have until the 20w scan (if your PCT allows) to decide on whether to find out the sex so lots of time for discussions .

xx