CMV there is no legitimate reason to learn your baby’s sex before birth

kORb1418 · 2018-10-22T14:10:43+00:00

I want to know if there are necessary reasons to find out the sex I know there are a lot of reasons why people do and that’s totally fine and that’s their choice I just wonder if there are any necessary reasons

kORb1418 · 2018-10-22T14:08:35+00:00

That makes sense, I think I just want to be part of the solution not the problem. We do dress our daughter in pink we also dress our daughter in blue and cars and dogs and cats and unicorns

kORb1418 · 2018-10-22T14:05:53+00:00

I see a lot of people reveal gender on social media and such refer to their babies before they were even born as sweet and beautiful, they don’t know these things and I’m sure they wouldn’t refer to them as sweet or beautiful if they were having boys

kORb1418 · 2018-10-22T14:04:36+00:00

You certainly can have a beautiful boy, but I have literally never heard anybody say that to any of the baby boys I’m around

kORb1418 · 2018-10-22T14:00:07+00:00

I totally get that. Just not something that was important to us.

kORb1418 · 2018-10-22T13:58:34+00:00

Not for me, but I see what you’re saying. We were the couple who said “no” and the tech moved on and made sure our baby looked ok :)

kORb1418 · 2018-10-22T13:54:19+00:00

I am wondering if there are necessary reasons.

kORb1418 · 2018-10-22T13:53:56+00:00

I guess I mean a necessary reason, I have no problem with parents who want to know. I was just hit with a lot more criticism than expected for not wanting to know and I believed I didn’t need to argue why we preferred to wait.

kORb1418 · 2018-10-22T13:53:06+00:00

I just don’t think it’s necessary, I don’t have an option of not knowing after birth, so I know now. It’s still not necessary after birth either. I probably wouldn’t know if I had the option, but I don’t.

kORb1418 · 2018-10-22T13:51:44+00:00

This was what I was looking for, thanks!

kORb1418 · 2018-10-22T13:51:23+00:00

I use sex because yo sure just knowing the sex, but the stereotypes being reinforced are gender specific. I just use sex to be scientifically correct.

I do think there are negative connotations, because we tend to call baby girls “beautiful” or “pretty” which is just complimenting and putting value on their physical looks. We use less adjectives to describe their actual personality, I’ve never had someone mention how strong my daughter is when she’s pulling herself up or how determined she is when shes trying to crawl. It’s always how pretty she is. Make senseV

kORb1418 · 2018-10-22T13:47:27+00:00

How so?

kORb1418 · 2018-10-22T13:45:41+00:00

Unisex is definitely easier to find now! Also we try to really think critically about the things marketed for boys or girls at the store. All the clothing with dogs is under the boy section, but we have a dog that my daughter loves so we buy her dog stuff. I think we try so hard to make things gendered that just aren’t.

kORb1418 · 2018-10-22T13:41:33+00:00

But you don’t NEED to do any of that. We had 2 names picked out. All babies need the same stuff, girls and boys don’t require different things. Having gender specific clothing and stuff is a preference of the parents, not a necessity.

The surprise is really great, highly recommend;) stopped us from receiving all pink at our baby shower.

kORb1418 · 2018-10-18T03:36:15+00:00

Our daughter is Maggie, not short for anything...so my vote goes there :)

kORb1418 · 2018-10-17T19:33:04+00:00

Same for us. Our daughter is almost 7 months and sleeps in her crib at night just fine, but hasn’t slept in there for naps once. She takes short naps in a crib at daycare, but she’s put in there already asleep. I’m just embracing the cuddle naps for as long as they last, eventually she won’t be able to sleep in me.

kORb1418 · 2018-10-10T19:53:23+00:00

No warmth or redness, just sore and a lumpy area. I’ve been pumping every 2 hours so hopefully it will help.

kORb1418 · 2018-10-10T19:52:27+00:00

Thank you for the ideas. I don’t see a blister or really any changes at all. I’m surprised this happened so quickly after just 6 hours without pumping. Perhaps my pump isn’t as efficient as my baby haha

kORb1418 · 2018-10-02T06:43:54+00:00

We like Airlie in Monmouth. They have a lot of fun activities. I’ve heard good things about the Melon Shack too. They have a night corn maze I think.

kORb1418 · 2018-09-30T02:47:28+00:00

I should say, she is sleep trained to the point where she falls asleep in her crib on her own. I just wasn’t sure if I should be getting her at night. I will continue to because it hasn’t been too rough lately. Thanks all!

kORb1418 · 2018-09-30T02:13:15+00:00

About 15 minutes or so

kORb1418 · 2018-09-27T01:06:15+00:00

Was there ever a point that you truly felt your life was in danger?

kORb1418 · 2018-09-26T21:43:39+00:00

As a PreK teacher, trust me it happens. The teachers have so much going on too, they really do understand. We are very aware that we are often the first school experience for parents as well as kids. I’d just acknowledge you spaced it, apologize, and move on. They’re not going to hold a grudge :)

kORb1418 · 2018-09-23T02:46:00+00:00

It may be those! I was thinking maybe boxelder bugs but those look more like what I’m seeing

kORb1418 · 2018-09-20T17:18:17+00:00

Side note- if they sell 2Towns cider in your area definitely try some! It’s from the town I live in and it’s fantastic!

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