I am finding in my research that planning and purchasing is one of the top reasons for finding out the baby's sex in advance. Of course, the question remains: why does having the right pink or blue wardrobe matter so much, at 20 weeks or 40?
According to recent research, 41% of expectant parents are choosing not to find out the sex of their baby before it's born. Many of those who do would prefer to have it both ways: keep the surprise but also get gender-specific gifts for their offspring. A Texas entrepreneur has solved the problem with an online gift registry that caters to these "NFO" parents. This video explains how it works.
I am finding in my research that planning and purchasing is one of the top reasons for finding out the baby's sex in advance. Of course, the question remains: why does having the right pink or blue wardrobe matter so much, at 20 weeks or 40?
FeministJerk
8/10/2010 09:55:48 am
Before my first son was born, we didn’t know if he was going to be a boy or girl so we painted the baby room yellow. I don’t know if yellow is gender specific color but it isn’t pink or blue but was somewhere in between for us. Anytime you learn the sex of your child, it’s a surprise! In the case of many couples, we did ultra sounds not to determine the sex of the baby but so make sure the baby and mother were healthy and on track. Learning the sex was a side bar to the procedure but interesting. 8/10/2010 10:09:39 am
Yellow is a venerable neutral color, along with green. Lavender used to be, but has moved to the feminine side. My research (reading hundreds of comments in pregnancy discussion boards) suggests the 41% is about right nationwide, but that the number varies tremendously by region. In the video, the business owner claims it is only about 20% in Texas! And it isn't that they don't want to know at all, it is that they want to know "naturally", which seems to go hand in hand with other aspects of parenting style, as well.
Meredith
8/10/2010 11:04:13 am
I wanted to know because... I want to know everything. And why not? I was bound to find out sooner or later anyway!
Meredith, I did the same thing. Amnio was strongly suggested -- and covered by insurance -- for my second because I was over 35. The big sister was so determined to have a little sister that we decided that knowing the sex of #2 would be very helpful. It probably would have worked out either way, but it was one less thing to worry about.
FeministJerk
8/11/2010 09:37:27 am
I have a “theory” why gender neutral clothing vanished by 1986 and you may not like it: Ronald Reagan. Jack Kennedy projected leadership and optimism, like let’s go to the moon, manly stuff. Then came a series of impotent presidents beginning with Johnson and ending with Carter with Johnson getting bogged down in Viet Nam and Jimmy Carter watching Afghanistan invaded by the Russians and the Iranian hostage crisis. Worse, their guns and butter policies with the monetization of government debt, large federal deficits and regulations resulted in stagflation. Economic times were severe with double digit inflation, high unemployment and a sense of general despair. Comments are closed.
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