Baby Gender Reveal at MK!???

[BadgerGirl84]

To the OP--congratulations on your pregnancy.

Like others who have posted, I was not for a big to-do when finding out the gender or telling friends and family the gender of my baby. I figured it was a 50/50 chance either way so I didn't get what the huge surprise was? DH and I found out at the 20 week ultrasound then we texted or called family or friends who cared to know. It did not occur to us to have a party, order a cake, or hire a photographer for the occasion.

What about taking a fun picture to share the news on social media? I was 14 weeks pregnant when we went to Disneyland so we took this photo to share the news on Facebook (after, of course, we had shared the news in person with close family and friends). Sorry, I don't know how to reduce the size from Photobucket.

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[Southernmiss]

I am also tired of all the "look at me" events people do to get on TV/web hits. The one that drives me crazy are the "welcome home" for our service members. Don't get me wrong, I appreciate what they're doing overseas, but do we (the public) really need to see mom/dad surprise the kids at school or sporting event?

YES! Finally someone has said what I feel. Live in a military area and goodness if every kid's parent came back and surprised them at school, there would be no time for class.

I agree with those that say we are making too many things into an over the top big deal.

Dh and I did find out the gender of our babies in the room at the time of the ultrasound. That was enough of a special moment for us. In fact, it was a little uncomfortable having the ultrasound tech in the room with us at that moment.

Our 4th was our most memorable as it was a girl after 3 older brothers. THAT (and a healthy baby) made it special enough.

 

[Planogirl]

I did want to know the sex of our baby as soon as I could. I felt no need to be surprised by it at birth and also didn't want to make a fuss.

OP, I see nothing wrong with a celebration of some type but I would keep it simple and small. The cake would be as far as I would go.

 

[wendyt_ca]

If we ever have a baby I plan to do a gender reveal shoot at wdw but I plan on it being subtle. Maybe the baby Mickey ears and a Mickey balloon from the park in the correct color.

 

[Diznygrl]

I like the idea of pink or blue baby Mickey ears. Something fun and cute to make it special, but still mostly private and not over the top.

 

[NewRVLady]

BadgerGirl-that pic is adorable!!!

We just attended "our first baby sex Reveal party, for our first grandchild.
It was a fun event for all of us-those who are negative about this-

It was just the grandparents, aunts uncles and 2 sets of very close cousins. One cousin made the cake. It was a surprise for the couple also.
One aunt is a party planner and had props-the group who guessed Girl had a pair of Lips and took a group pic...the Boy group had a baby blue Mustache and took a group pic.

The cookies were in the exact shape-pink lips and blue mustaches-very cute!

The funniest pic was of the soon to be older cousin-6- who was caught on camera when the slice of cake was lifted-her guess lost and she was mad!

 

[Zooshoveller]

Splash Mountain! Friend sits behind y'all and holds a sign up at the drop. You can not turn around and have to wait to see the ride photo.

 

[Burnedout]

BadgerGirl-that pic is adorable!!!

We just attended "our first baby sex Reveal party, for our first grandchild.
It was a fun event for all of us-those who are negative about this-

It was just the grandparents, aunts uncles and 2 sets of very close cousins. One cousin made the cake. It was a surprise for the couple also.
One aunt is a party planner and had props-the group who guessed Girl had a pair of Lips and took a group pic...the Boy group had a baby blue Mustache and took a group pic.

The cookies were in the exact shape-pink lips and blue mustaches-very cute!

The funniest pic was of the soon to be older cousin-6- who was caught on camera when the slice of cake was lifted-her guess lost and she was mad!

Totally different than a "look at me" balloon release. You all care about this baby

 

[ronandannette]

The look at me generation. It's just the way things are now, I guess.

Yep. If you would have used the terms "gender-reveal" or "promposal" 15 years ago people would have thought you were babbling gibberish! Call me a grumpy old bag but I still think it's nonsense.

 

[cabanafrau]

I don't think it's the everybody look at me or everybody gets a trophy generation at all. I think it's the result of social media turning everyone into the equivalent of 24 hour news networks needing to have product to put on air all day every day. Ya gotta give the people what they want, trumpet fanfare -- breaking news.

I suspect OP was kidding with the thread anyway. Pink font, breathless excitement, over the top idea. She says she & hubby, yet her sig clearly says they aren't getting married for nearly a year.

 

[ronandannette]

I don't think it's the everybody look at me or everybody gets a trophy generation at all. I think it's the result of social media turning everyone into the equivalent of 24 hour news networks needing to have product to put on air all day every day. Ya gotta give the people what they want, trumpet fanfare -- breaking news.

I suspect OP was kidding with the thread anyway. Pink font, breathless excitement, over the top idea. She says she & hubby, yet her sig clearly says they aren't getting married for nearly a year.

The wedding's likely past...for some reason the tickers are "resetting" after the original event date. I just got home yesterday and noticed mine had done that (deleted it because there's no way to edit).

 

[zoo2tycoon]

Besides making a spectacle of this and the trophy and look at me, etc etc. People have forgotten the huge thing that could go wrong!

THE ULTRASOUND COULD BE READ WRONG! I found out ahead what both my babies were to be. First one said a son, proud mom of an almost 19 year old son. Second one said a girl, prould mom of a 17 year old SON! So if this had been a big thing in the past and I put on a production bigger than some (mine included) weddings I'd be totally embarrassed. Thankfully something inside me kept on saying it was a boy. Took a pink and blue outfit to the hospital and kept a neutral room. The heartbeat was always on borderline also.

Wish people would quit doing stuff like this.

 

[mjkacmom]

Am I the only one who didn't want to know if I was having a boy or a girl before the baby was born? Some people were genuinely angry with me for not finding out.

My SIL just had her second baby and wanted to plan some sort of gender reveal party but my mom talked her out of it.

OP, finding out what gender your baby is will be special no matter how you find out. If it were me, well, if it were me I wouldn't find out at all, you know it's going to be one or the other. But if it were me, I would want something simple and private with my husband not a public display. But, to each their own.

We didn't find out with our first three, because it really didn't matter. The nursery was not gender specific, because when I was pregnant with #1, I knew I wanted two more kids anyway, and planned on using everything again (dd17 had a red coat every year until dd13 was born - I like hand-me-downs).

With our twins, we needed to find out, because we needed to do some construction on our house to fit them, before they were born, and had to figure out future room sharing. It was not very exciting - at 14 weeks, the u/s tech said I was most likely having at least one boy, and genders were confirmed at 20 weeks.

It was much more exciting finding out at birth, though.

 

[Burnedout]

I don't think it's the everybody look at me or everybody gets a trophy generation at all. I think it's the result of social media turning everyone into the equivalent of 24 hour news networks needing to have product to put on air all day every day. Ya gotta give the people what they want, trumpet fanfare -- breaking news.

I suspect OP was kidding with the thread anyway. Pink font, breathless excitement, over the top idea. She says she & hubby, yet her sig clearly says they aren't getting married for nearly a year.

Same thing. "Everybody look at me"

 

[Hrhpd]

I don't think it's the everybody look at me or everybody gets a trophy generation at all. I think it's the result of social media turning everyone into the equivalent of 24 hour news networks needing to have product to put on air all day every day. Ya gotta give the people what they want, trumpet fanfare -- breaking news.

I suspect OP was kidding with the thread anyway. Pink font, breathless excitement, over the top idea. She says she & hubby, yet her sig clearly says they aren't getting married for nearly a year.

The wedding's likely past...for some reason the tickers are "resetting" after the original event date. I just got home yesterday and noticed mine had done that (deleted it because there's no way to edit).

This is her first post since 2011.

And one of those last posts was talking about using silk flowers at her wedding.

Her ticker is probably left over from 2011 and she doesn't realize it reset.

Count me in as a person who favors the personal and private celebration. This is a beautiful moment between the parents, so the moment should reflect that.

IF one must have a reveal party, it should be done like the one mentioned above, with close relatives that will love and cherish the baby.

Frankly, strangers do not really care what gender somebody's baby is.

Love the private dinner where you open the envelope. Then order a bottle of fake champagne and soak it in with your partner.

 

[HM]

Yep. If you would have used the terms "gender-reveal" or "promposal" 15 years ago people would have thought you were babbling gibberish! Call me a grumpy old bag but I still think it's nonsense.

Unfortunately I feel this way too. I just don't get it.
I'm trying hard to show my teen children that these kinds of things weren't done until recently and that they aren't necessary. I don't want them spending money on things that are "look at me" moments. Everything doesn't have to be a party or occasion. Sometimes things are more special when they are private and personal.

(We didn't know what our two kids were going to be until they were born. Really fun way to find out, btw!)

 

[pryncess527]

Splash Mountain! Friend sits behind y'all and holds a sign up at the drop. You can not turn around and have to wait to see the ride photo.

I love this idea! That would make a cute pic for the nursery. And doesn't seem overly complicated.

 

[rottiemom]

Am I the only one who didn't want to know if I was having a boy or a girl before the baby was born? Some people were genuinely angry with me for not finding out.

Us, and we had the annoyed "why won't you find out?!" response from some people too. My response was that I loved surprises but honestly what a PP said. There are so few NICE surprises in life...plus finding out the baby's gender would be like the donut on the stick after going through labor .

To top things off my son made his arrival so quickly, and face down, that the OB said "Congratulations...it's a baby!" And my husband and I were both like "Is it a boy or a girl?!" The OB said, "It's a boy" then handed me my son...one of my best, most treasured memories and I STILL get teary eyed about it .

The most special moments of my life, well...I want them celebrated with those closest to me and would be unhappy if strangers were looking on. I'd feel awkward looking on at some else's private moment. Don't make me a part of it, please.

This! Perfectly put.

We just attended "our first baby sex Reveal party, for our first grandchild.
It was a fun event for all of us-those who are negative about this-

It was just the grandparents, aunts uncles and 2 sets of very close cousins. One cousin made the cake. It was a surprise for the couple also.
One aunt is a party planner and had props-the group who guessed Girl had a pair of Lips and took a group pic...the Boy group had a baby blue Mustache and took a group pic.

This sounds really cute And I love Badgergirl's photo idea. Plus...well, I totally wouldn't want my friend finding out the supposed gender of my child before I did. I'm selfish that way .

People have forgotten the huge thing that could go wrong!

THE ULTRASOUND COULD BE READ WRONG!

Oh yeah. Happened to a good friend of mine. The ultrasound said girl, the baby shower was all girl, everything was personalized with the girl's name, the nursery was pink and princesses...and she had a boy.

 

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Oh yeah. Happened to a good friend of mine. The ultrasound said girl, the baby shower was all girl, everything was personalized with the girl's name, the nursery was pink and princesses...and she had a boy.[/QUOTE]

One of my cousins works with a woman who had an amniocentisis (sp?) and was told it would be a boy but when the baby was born it was a girl. Now how does that happen? Misreading an ultrasound I get but how do you misread an amnio report?

 

[deedeetoo]

Add me to those that don't understand why this is an "event". This is between you and your husband. No one else at WDW cares or wants to be bothered with this. If you really want to find out at WDW (got to admit I don't understand this either), I suggest opening the envelope either at a romantic dinner or perhaps after before the fireworks. No one else needs to know anything is going on since it doesn't concern them.

I found out my first child was a daughter when she was born. My second was adopted so I was sitting at my desk at work when the call came from the adoption agency with the news that we had been matched and it was a boy. I called my husband right away. No special ceremony or event required.