Pregnancy Thread

Ronaan

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heh, knowing the sex.
we knew early with our first, I think 6 months before birth. that gave us ample time to agree on a name. pretty sure the wife will want to know it as early as possible again, for some reason she fears we won't agree on a name as quickly this time. I jokingly bring up names of fathers and grandfathers whenever the opportunity arises, which is promptly answered with scowls. Trolling my wife yo~

Though my father and both grandfathers were Josephs so there's not as much fun in it as you'd think.

She jokingly mentioned "Junior" today. I was going to reply "or Henry! Or hey, even better, Indiana!" but she wouldn't get that, and all I'd earn would be blank stares.
 
opiate82

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To each their own but I personally don't understand not learning the sex beforehand. It makes it so much easier to decorate, shop, pick out names, etc. Not only for you but for all the people who want to buy you shit.

Is it not still a surprise just because you find out a few months earlier than the actual birth?
 
Joeboo

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My wife wanted to start discussing names immediately, the day we found out she was pregnant. I told her that I wouldn't even discuss the matter until we knew the sex. You can immediately cut out 50% of your list at that point. No point in spending time debating girl names when you're eventually having a boy.
 
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opiate82_sl said:
To each their own but I personally don't understand not learning the sex beforehand. It makes it so much easier to decorate, shop, pick out names, etc. Not only for you but for all the people who want to buy you shit.

Is it not still a surprise just because you find out a few months earlier than the actual birth?
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I mean I don't plan my life around trying to answer the burning question in someone else's head about trying to buy pink shit versus blue shit.

Especially if you want to buy shit that is neutral for future use by subsequent kids. Your kid CAN survive in a green or yellow colored pack n play believe it or not. Hell your son can use a pink one. And frankly, most of the feedback on the 'people buying you shit' is that if people know the sex you get a lot more stuff that is cute and girly or boy 'stuff' rather than shit you registered for/actually need. Why get the diaper genie? This "Daddy's First Mate" outfit is so much cuter!!

As far as names, again I don't really see like that much more of a hassle in deciding on two names versus one.

As far as a surprise is a surprise I mean logically speaking you are correct. But of my friends who have waited to find out for one and not waited to find out for the next kid, most do say that the intensity of the experience of finding out in the moment is an incredible, unparalleled emotional high. I mean it was for us but I have nothing to compare it to as it's the only one I have. I'd defer to the doc who delivers the babies though as well in guessing that it is an incredibly unique experience though - which is why she goes through the effort of having her staff white out the results so she doesn't know. She really enjoys going through that experience with folks too.
 
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My brother asked if we were going to have a reveal party. I told him nope. After 7 years, 5 iui's, a miscarriage, 3 ivf's, and a chemical pregnancy we just have no desire to have a group of people over for a reveal party. And there was no way my wife was going to wait to be surprised. It would have stressed her out the entire time if we waited to find out.
 
lindz

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Personally, I just felt I was able to prepare better knowing the sexes in advance. There is enough stress with regards to pregnancy and new babies without having to add one more for me.
 
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Well I already but out the arms and head holes in the burlap sack the kids gonna wear for a few months. We're good to go!
 
opiate82

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All of the equipment we got (rockers, pack n' play, crib, car seat, strollers etc.) was all gender neutral. But fuck having all gender-neutral clothing. I would hate having to answer "is it a boy or a girl?" five-thousand times every time we ventured out of the house. I am putting my kid in pink shit with bows in her hair so strangers can tell me she is adorable and move on.

We did end up with a fuck-ton of clothes, but we had no issues getting just about everything off our registry.
 
Noodleface

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We just didn't want to know. My wife is super super super (x10000) fucking excited to be pregnant, and she really wanted to be surprised - she doesn't care. I see your points about people asking, but that's just the way it will be. As far as clothes and things, she wants gender-neutral (and a jungle theme - I'm going along with it even though I wanted Legend of Zelda outfits).

It is what it is. I told her I didn't care what it was. Maybe this will be a mistake and we'll learn something. What matters most to me is that it is healthy and my wife is healthy.
 
Arative

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My son was born at 1pm today. 6.02 lbs and 18.1 inches long. He's currently in the special care nursery because he was had issues breathing which they said was common with csections so that's a little nerve racking.

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Noodleface

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Circumcise him if you want him to have a glorious looking dick that slays pussy, or leave him un-cut if you want him to look like a filthy European porn star.
 
Eomer

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That's such a tough call. I'm cut, as I was raised Catholic, but could give a fuck less about the church now. However, there's definitely cosmetic reasons to get cut, and there's some (controversial) arguments for health benefits as well. Apparently the American Academy of Pediatrics thinks that the benefits outweigh the downsides. I'm not sure what I'd do, if I ever have a son.

Circumcision: Get the Facts, Benefits, Risks & More
 
Woefully Inept

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Soooo how do you handle possibly not receiving any income for 2-3 months and having to pay insurance premiums out of pocket while your wife is out on maternity leave? That's a possible bomb that was dropped on my wife yesterday when she went to her schools HR department. It's basically Ragnarok up in this house right now. ugh
 
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