Something about being pregnant and having a baby makes some people think of your body and life choices as public property. It seems like as soon as you tell people you’re expecting, they want to know “what you’re going to have.” Personally, my favorite answer was “a baby.” From rolled eyes to chuckles to “no, really, are you finding out?” I enjoyed the banter. Why? We were talking about the new little life growing inside my body, and that was simply amazing to me. By now, you’re probably wondering if I found out, but let’s talk about you, first: Should you find out? Well, that depends on the answers to a few other questions.
1. How gender-specific do you want your nursery décor and baby clothes to be?
If you think you’ll be okay with gender-neutral choices, then waiting to find out might be okay for you. However, if you know you’ll toss all those adorable green and yellow items in lieu of pink or blue, maybe you should find out, or at least request that baby shower gifts come with gift receipts. Now, if you’re the type that wants a really boyish or girly room for your new him or her, it’s probably easier to paint, shop, and design your little nest before the miniature person makes his or her debut, so if you’re into all of that, maybe you really should find out.
2. How hard is it for you to be surprised when you’re really sure about something?
Remember that time when your grandma told you she was taking you along to the fabric store, and you ended up at a circus, instead? Were you somewhat disappointed, just because it wasn’t what you expected? If so, then maybe you really shouldn’t find out. After all, telling the gender of a baby before he or she is born is not an exact science. What an ultrasound technician thinks means “It’s a boy!”might be your daughter’s cute little finger. After you’ve painted the nursery in three shades of baby blue, will seeing pink give you the baby blues?
3. How superstitious are you?
If you swear by the validity of old wives’ tales, you may not have a need to ask an ultrasound technician to tell you your baby’s gender. Others really bank on the “ring test.” To do it, you put a ring on a string or chain and hold the home-made pendulum still over your wrist, in front of your swollen belly. If you let the ring start swaying on its own, side-to-side movement means a boy, and circular movement indicates a girl.
Since I’m not superstitious and I really like to plan ahead and go for traditional pink or blue, I did find out. I told other people, too. However, just for grins, I decided to keep the answer to the next question a secret: “Have you decided on a name?” My answer was, ”Yes, we have, but we’re not telling.” That was really fun!
Located in Kettering in the Mama DiSalvo’s building, Women’s Center-Kettering offers free pregnancy tests, free ultrasounds, and other related services. Initial consultations to Women’s Center-Kettering can be scheduled on-line by going to our website: www.womenscenterohio.com/kettering.aspx. Prefer to call for an appointment? Call 937-643-4673 for scheduling.
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