Comments on: Baby Gender I.D. Multiple Choice Test http://www.thingamababy.com/baby/2009/06/babygender.html A dad's eye view of baby and toddler stuff Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:02:36 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Dallas http://www.thingamababy.com/baby/2009/06/babygender.html/comment-page-1#comment-27114 Dallas Mon, 22 Jun 2009 17:49:42 +0000 http://www.thingamababy.com/?p=3444#comment-27114 Shannon, that is hilarious. We found out in the ultrasound, just because we were curious, and wanted to "try out" different names. We still had a name for either gender ready, but the ultrasound was right. Shannon, that is hilarious.

We found out in the ultrasound, just because we were curious, and wanted to “try out” different names. We still had a name for either gender ready, but the ultrasound was right.

]]> By: KGS http://www.thingamababy.com/baby/2009/06/babygender.html/comment-page-1#comment-27111 KGS Mon, 22 Jun 2009 17:40:50 +0000 http://www.thingamababy.com/?p=3444#comment-27111 That is REALLY silly... Do these people sue and divorce their spouses every time *anything* unexpected happens to them? We found out our daughter's sex at the 20-week ultrasound, figuring it would be just as fun a surprise then as at birth. We picked a backup boy name just in case the ultrasound view was wrong, though-- ours turned out to be right, but we've known enough people whose ultrasounds were misleading to not to count on it 100%. That is REALLY silly… Do these people sue and divorce their spouses every time *anything* unexpected happens to them?

We found out our daughter’s sex at the 20-week ultrasound, figuring it would be just as fun a surprise then as at birth. We picked a backup boy name just in case the ultrasound view was wrong, though– ours turned out to be right, but we’ve known enough people whose ultrasounds were misleading to not to count on it 100%.

]]> By: Maria http://www.thingamababy.com/baby/2009/06/babygender.html/comment-page-1#comment-27050 Maria Mon, 22 Jun 2009 05:52:10 +0000 http://www.thingamababy.com/?p=3444#comment-27050 Ditto what the pp said about these tests being wrong almost 1/2 the time, imagine that! We had a couple polls on our pregnancy site with over 40 women who had done the tests responding. I think it came out just under 60% accurate with those who took the poll. Waste of money! Ditto what the pp said about these tests being wrong almost 1/2 the time, imagine that! We had a couple polls on our pregnancy site with over 40 women who had done the tests responding. I think it came out just under 60% accurate with those who took the poll. Waste of money!

]]> By: Shannon http://www.thingamababy.com/baby/2009/06/babygender.html/comment-page-1#comment-26664 Shannon Thu, 18 Jun 2009 21:32:02 +0000 http://www.thingamababy.com/?p=3444#comment-26664 Ultrasound techs in Vancouver, BC aren't allowed to say anything about the gender because someone sued the hospital after being given the incorrect gender. We opted not to find out until our baby was born. We had one friend who could not understand this decision and at least once a month she would ask if we had found out yet. Once when I said "We aren't going to find out." She said "EVER?!?!" like it was the worst thing in the world. I said, "No. We are going to have the midwife slap a diaper on really quickly and not tell us, and then we'll just close our eyes when we change the diapers. I figure, when the kid is old enough, it can decide for itself." and she said, "Really?" Sadly, that wasn't the last time she asked. Ultrasound techs in Vancouver, BC aren’t allowed to say anything about the gender because someone sued the hospital after being given the incorrect gender.
We opted not to find out until our baby was born. We had one friend who could not understand this decision and at least once a month she would ask if we had found out yet. Once when I said “We aren’t going to find out.” She said “EVER?!?!” like it was the worst thing in the world. I said, “No. We are going to have the midwife slap a diaper on really quickly and not tell us, and then we’ll just close our eyes when we change the diapers. I figure, when the kid is old enough, it can decide for itself.” and she said, “Really?” Sadly, that wasn’t the last time she asked.

]]> By: Andrew http://www.thingamababy.com/baby/2009/06/babygender.html/comment-page-1#comment-26662 Andrew Thu, 18 Jun 2009 20:51:57 +0000 http://www.thingamababy.com/?p=3444#comment-26662 we waited until 20 weeks to find out the sex of our child through the ultrasound. however, the technician spent 15 minutes trying to uncover the sex to no avail. my girlfriend was so disappointed that we decided to opt for the 3d ultrasound yet they STILL weren't able to tell! it turned out to be a boy (male). we waited until 20 weeks to find out the sex of our child through the ultrasound. however, the technician spent 15 minutes trying to uncover the sex to no avail. my girlfriend was so disappointed that we decided to opt for the 3d ultrasound yet they STILL weren’t able to tell!

it turned out to be a boy (male).

]]> By: adrienne http://www.thingamababy.com/baby/2009/06/babygender.html/comment-page-1#comment-26657 adrienne Thu, 18 Jun 2009 20:18:32 +0000 http://www.thingamababy.com/?p=3444#comment-26657 *blink* *blink* Awful. If there was a truly definitive blood test wouldn't most OB's offer it? We did not want to know until the delivery. The doctor held up the baby for my husband to see. Jim then introduced me to our children by name. Those moments were very sweet and full of surprises. *blink*
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Awful.

If there was a truly definitive blood test wouldn’t most OB’s offer it?

We did not want to know until the delivery. The doctor held up the baby for my husband to see. Jim then introduced me to our children by name. Those moments were very sweet and full of surprises.

]]> By: leslie http://www.thingamababy.com/baby/2009/06/babygender.html/comment-page-1#comment-26637 leslie Thu, 18 Jun 2009 16:43:39 +0000 http://www.thingamababy.com/?p=3444#comment-26637 "Bond on a deeper level with your baby’s and its genitals." That really cracked me up. With our first child we found out the gender at around 26 weeks (boy) via ultrasound. In retrospect, I think the reason I wanted to know the gender had more to do with calming my nerves than decorating the nursery. There were complications during that pregnancy, half of the time the doctor's didn't know what was going on and I just really needed some bit of factual info to cling to amongst all the uncertainty. Knowing the gender amidst all of the unknown medical issues really calmed my nerves. (I know now that ultrasound techs can make mistakes, but I didn't really know that then.) With our second, we decided not to find out the gender. There were complications with the second pregnancy as well but this time around, the complications reinforced the idea that the gender didn't matter; only the baby's health mattered. The delivery room doctor and nurses were so excited to hear that we didn't know the gender...l guess that doesn't happen much these days. “Bond on a deeper level with your baby’s and its genitals.”

That really cracked me up.

With our first child we found out the gender at around 26 weeks (boy) via ultrasound. In retrospect, I think the reason I wanted to know the gender had more to do with calming my nerves than decorating the nursery. There were complications during that pregnancy, half of the time the doctor’s didn’t know what was going on and I just really needed some bit of factual info to cling to amongst all the uncertainty.

Knowing the gender amidst all of the unknown medical issues really calmed my nerves. (I know now that ultrasound techs can make mistakes, but I didn’t really know that then.)

With our second, we decided not to find out the gender. There were complications with the second pregnancy as well but this time around, the complications reinforced the idea that the gender didn’t matter; only the baby’s health mattered.

The delivery room doctor and nurses were so excited to hear that we didn’t know the gender…l guess that doesn’t happen much these days.

]]> By: Sara http://www.thingamababy.com/baby/2009/06/babygender.html/comment-page-1#comment-26636 Sara Thu, 18 Jun 2009 15:47:24 +0000 http://www.thingamababy.com/?p=3444#comment-26636 We waited until our babies were born. The fun of hearing "it's a boy" and "it's a girl" from all the delivery room crew at birth was worth the wait. What a hassle and expense for something a little patience could tell you...who has that kind of money laying around anyway? Not anyone that i know. We waited until our babies were born. The fun of hearing “it’s a boy” and “it’s a girl” from all the delivery room crew at birth was worth the wait. What a hassle and expense for something a little patience could tell you…who has that kind of money laying around anyway? Not anyone that i know.

]]> By: My Boaz's Ruth http://www.thingamababy.com/baby/2009/06/babygender.html/comment-page-1#comment-26634 My Boaz's Ruth Thu, 18 Jun 2009 15:06:14 +0000 http://www.thingamababy.com/?p=3444#comment-26634 We were told ALL the time on my pregnancy boards not to do this. They aren't right more than 50% of the time and are a HUGE waste of money! We were told ALL the time on my pregnancy boards not to do this. They aren’t right more than 50% of the time and are a HUGE waste of money!

]]> By: Allison http://www.thingamababy.com/baby/2009/06/babygender.html/comment-page-1#comment-26633 Allison Thu, 18 Jun 2009 15:04:37 +0000 http://www.thingamababy.com/?p=3444#comment-26633 I really don't know if that makes me want to laugh or cry. I really don’t know if that makes me want to laugh or cry.

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