https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 04 Apr 2026 15:50:53 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/half-team-green#post-732948 Sun, 21 Apr 2013 16:54:41 +0000 jackieomy 732948@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was Team Green; my husband was really good at reading the sonograms and knew. He kept it a secret (and drove me crazy by using one pronoun -- and then shifting to the other pronoun -- to keep me guessing. He announced the sex at the birth, and was really happy to see me surprised. I think his knowing (and refusing to REALLY confirm that he knew) helped him prepare for the baby while allowing me to have the surprise. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/half-team-green#post-732876 Sun, 21 Apr 2013 15:01:51 +0000 tequiero21 732876@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hubs wanted team green for twins. No way for me. I offered to find out and keep it from him. He would not have that lol. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/half-team-green#post-732831 Sun, 21 Apr 2013 13:53:44 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 732831@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I want to be team green and DH doesn't. Most likely I will not involve him during the ultra sound appointments because there is no way DH would keep it a secret. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/half-team-green#post-732819 Sun, 21 Apr 2013 13:46:42 +0000 mrs. 64 732819@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I really want to be team green when the time comes and my husband does not. I love surprises, he doesn't. He said we could be team green, but he doesn't think I'll actually be able to follow through with it. I couldn't let him find out though because the thought of him knowing would drive me crazy and I would be over-analyzing everything. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/half-team-green#post-732817 Sun, 21 Apr 2013 13:46:08 +0000 sorrycharlie 732817@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>my husband said he doesn't want to know next time, but he'll end up finding out alongside with me.</p> <p>when I was pregnant with DD, my dad and grampa didn't want to know - but everyone else in the family did, and they caved after a week. it was so hard, and I'm not even living in the same house as them! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/half-team-green#post-732811 Sun, 21 Apr 2013 13:42:48 +0000 kodybear 732811@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I should also say that Dh told me if I found out not to tell him. He knows I hate not knowing things so he wasn't surprised I kind of knew </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/half-team-green#post-732806 Sun, 21 Apr 2013 13:40:45 +0000 kodybear 732806@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm terrible. We were team green BC DH wanted it to be a surprise. But I found out the gender and never told him til after her arrival. (I should preface to say I hate not knowing things. I'm one of those ppl who google who gets eliminated from amazing race or American idol while I'm watching the episode). I was never 100% sure though. At first it was by mistake. I knew the nub theory but didn't expect to get such a clear shot of it on our nt scan pictures. Then I had a growth scan at 35 weeks and I point blank asked the us tech to tell me. She couldn't tell me for sure since baby was too big at that point. But she told me she couldn't find a wee wee. Anyway Dh never found out. Everything we had and the nursery were still neutral. But I did have a bag of girl clothes hidden from him. Hah I know I'm terrible. Next baby I'm def finding out and if Dh doesn't want to know I won't tell again. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/half-team-green#post-732802 Sun, 21 Apr 2013 13:38:39 +0000 Mrs. Pen 732802@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@swedishfish: THIS is exactly what I thought of when I read this thread hahaha! She kept all the blue nursery stuff in a shed under lock &amp; key and, and Jackson was adamantly team green. It was hilarious!! I loved that episode. They definitely made it work ;)</p> <p>there is no way DH or I could keep that from each other hahaha. I would accidentally slip and I know he would as well. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/half-team-green#post-732799 Sun, 21 Apr 2013 13:37:28 +0000 spaniellove 732799@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't know how this could work in a couple that communicates openly...it seems like all the hiding involved would inadvertently lead to a lot of hurt feelings. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/half-team-green#post-732796 Sun, 21 Apr 2013 13:33:55 +0000 lovehoneybee 732796@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>There's no way we could do this, ESPECIALLY if it turned out we were having a girl. That would be A HUGE DEAL in our family, and there's no way either of us could keep it a secret. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/half-team-green#post-732788 Sun, 21 Apr 2013 13:30:52 +0000 blackbird 732788@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I know a couple who tried this....her parents and her husband knew they were having a boy and she didn't want to know. She ended up finding out in the hospital at some point, though. </p> <p>It would be SO hard! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/half-team-green#post-732784 Sun, 21 Apr 2013 13:29:32 +0000 Smurfette 732784@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't see how you could do it. One would slip up and call the baby by the gender. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/half-team-green#post-732781 Sun, 21 Apr 2013 13:27:24 +0000 Bao 732781@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I couldn't do it. My brother found out though and my SIL did not, I think the nursery was just gender neutral or they painted it after she was born. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/half-team-green#post-732772 Sun, 21 Apr 2013 13:16:56 +0000 MrsH 732772@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I can't imagine how that would work if both people weren't on board. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/half-team-green#post-732771 Sun, 21 Apr 2013 13:16:53 +0000 Grace 732771@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think the knowing parent would slip. And I also think you'd just have to plan a gender neutral nursery. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/half-team-green#post-732768 Sun, 21 Apr 2013 13:14:27 +0000 googly-eyes 732768@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DH said he wants to find out for #2 even if I don't. I told him nope, we're not!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/half-team-green#post-732755 Sun, 21 Apr 2013 13:06:14 +0000 swedishfish 732755@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Also, this totally reminds me of the Gilmore Girls episode where Sookie knew she was having a boy and hid all of the blue stuff in the shed while Jackson wore a button that said "I do not want to know the sex of my baby". </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/half-team-green#post-732749 Sun, 21 Apr 2013 13:00:49 +0000 pastemoo 732749@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wanted to be team green but realized that I would see it in DH's face when he knew (and he would not be team green).<br /> This was true mostly because I knew he wanted a boy much more than a girl. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/half-team-green#post-732748 Sun, 21 Apr 2013 12:59:03 +0000 Charm54 732748@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I know one couple IRL who did this - the father didn't know but the mother did. I can't imagine - I think one parent would feel pretty uninvolved without being able to plan the nursery, buy clothes, etc (unless the parent who knew wanted to buy all gender neutral). We are TG but it would drive me crazy if DH knew and I didn't! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/half-team-green#post-732744 Sun, 21 Apr 2013 12:57:41 +0000 Lindsay05 732744@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think you can swing it without the nursery thing though. Having a closed door in your house for 5-6 months would get the best of a person. I know for our second hubby wants to find out and I really don't. I may have to cave and find out and then throw a gender reveal party. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/half-team-green#post-732743 Sun, 21 Apr 2013 12:57:22 +0000 swedishfish 732743@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I actually know two couples who tried this. It worked for the first couple - the husband knew and the wife did not. It did not work for the second couple - the husband knew and the wife ended up asking the doctor for the sex of the baby because she was too curious. I think it depends on the couple's personalities.</p> <p>ETA - I don't think secretly planning the nursery would work though. I would go with a gender neutral nursery theme. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/half-team-green#post-732738 Sun, 21 Apr 2013 12:54:49 +0000 bpcmarj 732738@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Reminds me of Knocked Up. "oh yeah, it's a girl. Buy some pink sh*t!".</p> <p>I think it would be both or neither. Way too hard to keep that secret from your SO. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/half-team-green#post-732734 Sun, 21 Apr 2013 12:52:21 +0000 PointeShoesTutus 732734@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I can't imagine how that would work especially when trying to plan a nursery. It seems like the parent that knows would eventually slip up and reveal the sex. </p> <p>I, personally, want to know as soon as possible. My husband has said he will just go along with whatever I want. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/half-team-green#post-732733 Sun, 21 Apr 2013 12:51:37 +0000 MsMamaBear 732733@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope. It'd be VERY hard for one parent to plan all of that based on the gender without the other finding out. We were Team Green and I know if I knew, I would have slipped up and told my SO!LOL! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/half-team-green#post-732730 Sun, 21 Apr 2013 12:49:38 +0000 runsyellowlites 732730@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>A conversation on another board has brought up the possibility of only one parent being "Team green" and that it's possible for the parent that wants to know the sex to indeed know it, plan a nursery, and just not share the sex with the other parent.. along with the other parent just not entering the nursery if they don't want to know.</p> <p>I find this highly unlikely to work AND considering it's mom that doesn't want to know, can cause some major riffs about not being able to be part of the nursery design, etc.</p> <p>What do you ladies think, can you be half team green?</p> <p>ETA: Dad wants to know so he can plan, so him knowing WOULD likely entail nursery planning. This is the part that is getting me on how it could, likely wouldn't, work. </p>