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For me personally team green is the way to go. I know some people will be offended by this statement but I think it's pretty crappy if a person feels ANY sort of disappointment when they have a brand new healthy child placed in their arms. I have a girl and would love to have one of each, but I can't imagine looking at a brand new baby girl and having even a shred of disappointment that she wasn't a boy.

I did not have a gender preference for the first so it was easy (haha, "easy"!) for me to be team green. But mostly only because Wagon Sr. really wanted to be surprised. I only agreed to it, really, because he agreed that with our second child we'd find out. So we did, and I'm glad we did! The weird thing is, I always wanted one of each, but when we found out LMW was a girl I kind of wished she was a boy so we could have two boys...! Of course now I'm so happy to have one of each.

I of course did not answer your question at all. Haha. Zo helpful. But I would think that the anticipation that comes with being Team Green would only make you super joyful no matter what when delivery day arrives? and towards the end you'll really feel like you won't care, just as long as the baby is happy and healthy? I know many people who have experienced gender disappointment after the 20 week ultrasound, but those I know who wanted one gender and got the other and were team green are mostly just relieved that it's all over and the baby is here.

I didn't have a gender preference but I know dh would have had a slight boy preference.

We were TG, ...As soon as she came out and he got to announce "it's a girl!!!" he was totally enamoured, ecstatic and didn't have an ounce of disappointment . He says he can't imagine her being a boy . There wasn't a second of sadness/worrying which I think he might have had had we found out at our 20w ultrasound.

He says he definitely wants to be team green again for lo2 for that same reason .

We were team green and while I didn't have a gender preference, everyone else did. DH, our son, my parents, MIL, siblings...everyone! I convinced DH to go green based on that same philosophy {who cares what it is, it's here and we're all so happy!}. It totally worked. Everyone wanted a girl and we had a boy.

@MamaMoose: Completely agree. When someone asked what I wanted {re: sex} I always answered, "healthy!"

I found out with the first (boy) and was so excited at the U/S and had a great time shopping, preparing a boy themed nursery etc.... But ideally I would like one of each sex (not pregnant yet) and I'm leaning towards going TG the second time around for the reasons you mentioned. I don't want to feel even a twinge of disappointment at the U/S! I know that once the baby is here I will be thrilled to have a baby. Plus it would be nice to have that element of surprise at the actual delivery.