The sex of my baby is not on my mind at all - I don’t care. Is there anyone on this app that feels the same way I do?

Aviva

I am feeling very baffled and sort of lonely in this world of “is it a boy or a girl!” and “I really want a boy / girl” and “gender reveal parties”

Let’s get the first thing out of the way, there is no such thing as a baby’s gender - whether or not it’s a boy or a girl is the question of it’s sexual organs. Not it’s gender identity.

I do not care if my baby is a boy or a girl. Not even a little bit. I am not finding out. And not because I want it to be a “surprise” but because I think it’s a silly thing to think about.

I want to raise my baby as a happy healthy human being with all the choices available to them. To start enforcing gendered expectations on them before they are even born breaks my heart.

Are there any other mama-to-be’s out there that feel the same way I do? How are you answering all these silly questions? What does it mean to you to raise children as humans and not as “boys” or “girls”. And if you are choosing to give your child more gender freedom, what are you doing to prepare your family and friends to support that?