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sweetbabydreams
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OK girls help me out in convincing dh....
So dh and I at first both agreed to wait to find out the sex. BUT i am dying here. I love this child either way but i would just love to know. I am trying to look for reason such as well i can sort clothes and have them ready. the nursery can be more personable, lol. is it wrong that i want to know. if you have any suggestions that helped you in convincing dh let me know.
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Melissa
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Re: OK girls help me out in convincing dh....
You can bond more with the baby? Yellow clothes are ugly? OK thats a joke
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| Posted 8/27/08 11:32 PM |
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Moosey911
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Re: OK girls help me out in convincing dh....
Ok, so this is what I found online for reasons to find the sex out....maybe some will help in convincing DH.
Why some parents want to know the sex of their baby
* They're just dying of curiosity! Why wait another twenty whole weeks when the ultrasound technician can take a little peek and end the suspense?
* They want to feel like the baby is more "real" early on. Many parents feel more connected to a baby that they can call "Madison" or "Matthew" than a baby whose sex is a mystery.
* They want to help ease older siblings into the idea of having a little sister or brother.
* Finding out the sex of the baby cuts the naming decision in half!
* They want to make "color" plans, as in what color to paint the nursery and what color baby clothes to purchase. Baby neutral colors like lime green and yellow are terribly dull.
* They want to make other sex-related plans. For example, if a Jewish family knows they are expecting a boy, they can make plans for a bris, or ritual circumcision.
* They're eager to share the joyful news with Grandma, Aunt Alice, coworkers, the lady at the post office, strangers on the street, and so forth. Some of these people (like Grandma) will be elated by the news, so why make them wait?
And THIS one is my favorite!!!
* It's still a surprise. Learning the surprise at twenty weeks doesn't make the news any less joyful.
Good luck! Hopefully you'll get to find out and we can find out if we're not only date twins, but also team  twins???
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| Posted 8/28/08 2:08 AM |
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Goobster
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Re: OK girls help me out in convincing dh....
Tell him you will feel more at ease about the pg, and more relaxed once you know the sex.
To be honest, it made the pg much more real to me once i found out. Mentally, I became more attached and more prepared. It just seemed very real and that helped me more forward.
Try using that one, it was true for me. 
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| Posted 8/28/08 8:18 AM |
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kerrycec03
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Re: OK girls help me out in convincing dh....
Ok here's why I wanted to know (nobody attack me please).
We just found out last night and while I'm soo excited to have a boy, I was at first upset and teared up because I did really want a girl. Of course healthy is most important, but I'm a pink girly type of person. I always had female friends, loved dolls, barbies, etc, loved dressing up and wearing dresses, loved playing mommy as a kid. Well now I'm gonna have a little boy and my DH who's a "guys guy" is estatic. I know nothing about boys stuff, hate sports, hate the outdoors, etc. I'm so happy and truely blessed but I'm glad I know in advance because I wouldn't want to experience the feelings of yesterday right after birth.
Also, I like to prepare!!
Message edited 8/28/2008 8:22:46 AM.
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| Posted 8/28/08 8:21 AM |
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headoverheels
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Re: OK girls help me out in convincing dh....
Posted by kerrycec03
I'm so happy and truely blessed but I'm glad I know in advance because I wouldn't want to experience the feelings of yesterday right after birth.
i think this is a really good reason to find out early - DH really wanted a boy, and i didn't particularly care, but i am glad we found out at the level II becaue if it had been a girl that would have given him more time to get used to the idea.
kerry your next one can be a  just like mine 
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| Posted 8/28/08 8:34 AM |
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MrsRbk
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Re: OK girls help me out in convincing dh....
Posted by Moosey911
And THIS one is my favorite!!!
* It's still a surprise. Learning the surprise at twenty weeks doesn't make the news any less joyful.
This is what I tell everyone that asks why I don't want to be surprised in the delivery room. How is the surprise any different at 20 weeks as opposed to 40 weeks.
Besides, my main reason why we are finding out is because I'm a total control freak and just need to know!
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| Posted 8/28/08 8:37 AM |
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mommy2B3
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Re: OK girls help me out in convincing dh....
We both wanted to find out the sex, so we didn't have to convince eachother, but if I did I would just tell him that its better to personalize the room, you'll get the clothes you want, instead of the neutral. Sorry just not a fan of neutral clothes, because I would hate to hear every 10 sec. is it a boy or girl? ... I want everyone to see my baby boy and know hes a boy!
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| Posted 8/28/08 8:37 AM |
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angnick
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Re: OK girls help me out in convincing dh....
I have the same problem, dh is insistent upon not finding out. It is driving me NUTS!
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| Posted 8/28/08 8:48 AM |
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Goobster
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Re: OK girls help me out in convincing dh....
Posted by kerrycec03
Ok here's why I wanted to know (nobody attack me please).
We just found out last night and while I'm soo excited to have a boy, I was at first upset and teared up because I did really want a girl. Of course healthy is most important, but I'm a pink girly type of person. I always had female friends, loved dolls, barbies, etc, loved dressing up and wearing dresses, loved playing mommy as a kid. Well now I'm gonna have a little boy and my DH who's a "guys guy" is estatic. I know nothing about boys stuff, hate sports, hate the outdoors, etc. I'm so happy and truely blessed but I'm glad I know in advance because I wouldn't want to experience the feelings of yesterday right after birth.
Also, I like to prepare!!
I can understand this. I know a friend of mine felt some depression after the birth b/c she really thought it was a girl, when it was a boy. So she advocates to people now that she feels learning before would have prevented this and given her some time to prepare and get used to the sex.
Kerry, I do think this makes sense. 
Message edited 8/28/2008 9:07:00 AM.
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| Posted 8/28/08 9:05 AM |
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Lucky09
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Re: OK girls help me out in convincing dh....
Posted by angnick
I have the same problem, dh is insistent upon not finding out. It is driving me NUTS!
My DH doesn't want to know either. Actually his entire family is "against" finding out, while my entire family is "for" it.
I don't think DH is going to be there for my Level II Ultrasound (he will be away in the military from October - April) and he will miss the delivery also, so I keep asking myself why I am letting him have so much say in the matter... 
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| Posted 8/28/08 9:12 AM |
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Hofstra26
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Re: OK girls help me out in convincing dh....
Just as devils advocate here...............if not finding out is something that is truly important to your DH I don't think you should push the issue because I don't think it would be fair to "ruin the surprise" if someone doesn't want to know.
Both DH and I had NO interest in finding out because we've always wanted to be surprised in the delivery room and for us, knowing the sex would change nothing for us in terms in preparation, registering, how we did the nursery, etc. (But that's just us) Anyway, if your DH is open to finding out then that's one thing but if not finding out is something he feels strongly about I think you need to respect that. Just my two cents.
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| Posted 8/28/08 9:30 AM |
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2BEANS
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Re: OK girls help me out in convincing dh....
When we found out we were pregnant with my dd my dh was dead set on not finding out.. then once it was time for the level 2 sono my dh had to know. So we found out.. maybe the same will happen with you guys.
This pregnancy im dead set on not know.. funny how things change.
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| Posted 8/28/08 9:36 AM |
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2ofakind05
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Re: OK girls help me out in convincing dh....
You can always do what my brother and SIL did. They told everyone that they didn't want to know, then the 2 of them found out, but insisted that they never knew. Once they told the family they didn't want to know, we said, "OK, guess we'll have to wait." So, in reality, my SIL got the best both worlds.
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| Posted 8/28/08 10:09 AM |
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