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I'm getting into my second trimester and am thinking of keeping the gender of my baby a surprise. I'm sure planning for anything would be a lot easier if I knew, but wouldn't it be the most wonderful surprise of all if I just waited? Has anyone ever kept it a surprise before, and if some of you haven't do you regret not doing it?

 Help me out here please!

Thats really nice. I wish I could wait like you. Unfortunately, Im too exicited to keep it a surprise. I want to be able to decorate the whole nursery and have my family and friends be able to purchase gender specific gifts.

Good Luck though. I know it will be the best surprise!! 

I wasn't too anxious to know my childs gender. At first i didn't want to know but as time went on the pressure built. I really put a load on my shoulders by being concerned about the gifts i would recieve at the baby's shower. So i chose to find out the gender. It did help, due to the fact that all my gifts were very useful and i didn't have to return anything. As far as the gender being a surprise i don't regret my decision because the end result was a baby bundle of joy.

I didn't want to find out.  My daughter is now 12.  I'm glad I didn't find out. It was a big surprise- A healthy baby girl.  I picked Winnie the Pooh for the nursery- it was neutral.  I didn't have to know the sex.  I also got both boy and girl clothes for gifts.  When they are that young- it's ok to dress them in either for onesie's and sleepers.

It's a personal choice though- I'm happy with my decision.

There was never really any question at all for me. Of course I wanted to know otherwise I would have spent the entire pregnancy wishing I would have found out. I am far too excited to ever want to keep it a secret. I would be impossible to live with.

I have 4 and I waited to find outfor my 3rd and that was it. I like to have everything ahead of time and not knowing made it tough for me to have clothes that I really liked. No matter what people say there really is not any clothes that fit a boy or girl and are cute too. All those outfits people think are universal really seem  to veer more towards boys. And surprise I had a girl so she spent her first 2 months looking an awful lot like a boy :-)

I wanted to know.  Ihave tons of relatives and friends who are realy hung up on the "pink or blue" factors in what they buy.  I have tried telling them to get other colors but it seems to fall on deaf ears!

Since we already have two boys, when I was pregnant with our little princess we decided not to know the gender of the baby. I was really anxious about it, wishing fervently for it to be a girl. And it turned out that she's a girl! We were so glad we waited. It intensified the surprise, the thrill and the happiness since we finally had what we wish for.

If it's your first I'd absolutely say wait, but if you already have children (especially not too far apart in age) it might be better to find out that way you know what items and clothing you can re-use and what you need to buy new.

it is absolutely your decision, if you aren't too worried about specific gifts or clothes, i'd say wait it out . if you need to know what to buy, it won't hurt at all to know the sex of the baby. i wanted a girl so badly, (she is 14 months old now and an adorable nut case) waiting didn't occur to me. i was postively delighted when the doctor said it was a girl... i whooped like mad person (and was told to calm down a bit) so you will still get your surprise even if you know before you give birth. good luck!

What does your husband say?  Does he want to know or not?  I liked being surprised with mine.  It made the delivery that more special when the doctor announced it was a boy.  It is up to you, follow your heart.

I don't regret finding out.  It helped tremendously with planning for the baby's arrival.  It seems sweet to wait to be surprised, though. I just don't think that I would do it.  Well . . . maybe I would.  I have a boy and girl now, so with a third, I would already have things for either sex, so maybe it would be a good idea if you already have a boy and a girl.

We have decided to wait also. Everyone I have talked to that didn't find out was not disappointed at all. A lot of our family is excited we are not finding out, cuz most people do. Also, my SO cousin did not find out and said she got all the furniture off her registry as gifts because guests did not know the sex.

Since this is our first, it does not matter what we have and we could use all the big ticket items we can get purchased for us!

I agree with lady lavendar.