Baby's Gender

[JuneMom]

Do you think we are meant to find out the gender of our unborn child?

 

[ptgd1st]

Unless the Bible says otherwise I see no harm in it.

 

[EmSchmem]

Why not?

 

[jobstears]

why?

 

[PegasusOnFire]

God gave us the ablity & talent to make such things as ultrasounds that show us the different parts of our babies. So I think that yes God wants us to try and find out the gender if we so choose to do that. It is our own choice, and if God doesn't want us to find out the gender he will simple have the babe cross it's legs or be positioned in such a way that we cannot find out.

 

[CoffeeSnob]

Didnt God let many people know the gender of their child before it was born in the Bible?

I dont think its a bad thing-- we have never partaken *voluntarily-- one accidental slip by midwife with #3* in finding out the sex of bub tho-- I just think its more fun to wait

 

[mamaneenie]

My MIL believes that God told her the sex of her two grandsons before they were born. (In fact, a few years before I even met my husband she had a prophetic word that there would be a Daniel in her life, someone very important to her, so she was quite pleased that we named our son Daniel, we had no idea about this prophesy at all)

She was right by the way.

She beleives my SIL is having another boy. I have asked her what God is telling her about this baby, and she doesn't know. God hasn't told her anything. So I don't know what that's all about.

My son told me he was going to have a baby sister (also told my mother) before I even knew I was pregnant. Looking back, it was in the 2 weeks between ovulation and my missed period, although I did wait at least 2 weeks after my missed period to see if I was pregnant.

 

[HoshiG]

I agree with everyone, I don't think it matters if we find out our baby's gender or not. As long as we aren't going to play God and abort a baby because it isn't the gender we wanted and that sort of thing.

 

[HappyMomof4]

I don't see anything wrong with finding out the sex of the baby...if you want to know. I love to find out because I can then be prepared. I can buy the right clothes, it's easier to choose a name, and I can finally say "he" or "she". Not finding out is great, too. There's the excitement of finding out when the baby is born. Whatever you like. But I really don't think it's wrong to find out.

 

[JuneMom]

Thanks for all of your opinions; I agree with Pegasus in that if God didn't want me to know, we just wouldn't be able to tell. I'll admit I want to know so badly but I started wondering if I should wait.