https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 10 Apr 2026 13:18:03 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/team-green-moms-who-announced-the-gender-to-you#post-832129 Wed, 05 Jun 2013 09:07:42 +0000 purrpletulips 832129@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My OB announced it each time since DH didn't want to go anywhere near my lower region. I loved the way my OB did it. With DD, my OB announced "indoor plumbing, it's a girl" and with DS he said "learn to duck, it's a boy". </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/team-green-moms-who-announced-the-gender-to-you#post-832035 Wed, 05 Jun 2013 08:26:59 +0000 MamaMoose 832035@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When I was pushing and getting close I loudly announced to everyone that they better let my husband tell me the gender!! : ) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/team-green-moms-who-announced-the-gender-to-you#post-831995 Wed, 05 Jun 2013 08:06:31 +0000 Foodnerd81 831995@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't see any problem with writing it in your birth plan. Sure out might not happen, if there are more urgent things to worry about but if everything goes smoothly, this way they know. </p> <p>You just reminded me I should put this in my birth plan when I get to that point. Not voting since lo is still in my belly. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/team-green-moms-who-announced-the-gender-to-you#post-831952 Wed, 05 Jun 2013 07:47:11 +0000 allison 831952@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had it in my birth plan that I wanted DH to announce, and he did! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/team-green-moms-who-announced-the-gender-to-you#post-831933 Wed, 05 Jun 2013 07:36:41 +0000 tlcbaby 831933@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I said SO even though I haven't had my baby yet. But my midwives know that we don't know the sex and during delivery I plan to remind them that I want DH to be the one to tell me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/team-green-moms-who-announced-the-gender-to-you#post-831921 Wed, 05 Jun 2013 07:27:41 +0000 Honeybee 831921@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The first time it was the nurse; the second time it was my husband. The doctor forgot the first time, so we had to ask. :)</p> <p>For me, even though I would have liked my husband to announce both tine, it was still an amazing moment even though the nurse told us. If you're very set on it being your husband, you should probably tell the doctor and nurses. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/team-green-moms-who-announced-the-gender-to-you#post-831781 Wed, 05 Jun 2013 02:36:55 +0000 mediagirl 831781@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>A friend of mine found out the gender of all 3 of her babies herself. She just asked to have the baby put on her chest as soon as the baby was born and she reached down to find out herself! Then she made the announcement. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/team-green-moms-who-announced-the-gender-to-you#post-831615 Tue, 04 Jun 2013 21:45:26 +0000 mamimami 831615@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>First time it was my husband, second time it was the pediatrician. Both times I had to ask! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/team-green-moms-who-announced-the-gender-to-you#post-831398 Tue, 04 Jun 2013 20:06:17 +0000 heffalump 831398@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would just tell that to the doctor and nurse when you get to the hospital. my big request was skin on skin right after birth, and I told the nurse right when I got there. I also made sure dh knew to tell her in case I forgot because my head wasn't with it.</p> <p>we weren't team green but will be next time. I don't care who announces though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/team-green-moms-who-announced-the-gender-to-you#post-831396 Tue, 04 Jun 2013 20:05:49 +0000 Charm54 831396@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MamaBehr: This is one thing that might throw a kink my vision - DH is soooo woozy with blood, etc. I'm hoping if he's too skittish to look the doctor will mouth the gender to him so he can pass the news on to me! :-) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/team-green-moms-who-announced-the-gender-to-you#post-831391 Tue, 04 Jun 2013 20:03:54 +0000 MamaBehr 831391@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My experience was different, after trying to push I ended up with a c-section. My doctor actually forgot to announce what (she) was, and we had to ask. But, I don't think they let Dad's peer around that blanket. My husband had to walk past it and he said it was a huge bloody mess, and luckily he didn't pass out. </p> <p>Long story short, my doctor did, but maybe because it was a c-section. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/team-green-moms-who-announced-the-gender-to-you#post-831387 Tue, 04 Jun 2013 20:03:05 +0000 cheesetomywhine 831387@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DH! I mentioned it to the midwife beforehand :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/team-green-moms-who-announced-the-gender-to-you#post-831373 Tue, 04 Jun 2013 20:00:06 +0000 Charm54 831373@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My OB asked me to think up my birth plan so I've started thinking about how I would like it to go. For the most part I am very easy breezy (drugs/no drugs, induction/no induction, etc) and willing to take things as they come, trusting in the health professionals to guide me in decisions.</p> <p>The absolute one thing I really really really want is for my DH to announce to me whether we have a son or daughter upon birth. Of course I know that may not happen, but I wonder if I should explicitly state that somewhere? Or do doctors/nurses usually let the dads/partners announce the gender aloud at birth anyway? I don't want to be a crazy mom but I also would hate for the doctor to blurt it out upon delivery not knowing I wanted DH to be the one to tell me. </p>