Find Out the Sex of Your Baby? What It Tells About You
I admit I did it. Found out the sex of my baby. But it took me so long to get pregnant, I wasn't interested in any surprises. Now a study has found that moms (and dads) who want to know the sex of their unborn baby are perfectionists, and "may be giving subtle clues about (their) views on proper gender roles," according to newswise.com. The study found that women who choose not to learn their child’s sex may be more open to new experiences, and combine egalitarian views about the roles of men and women in society with conscientiousness. I've always thought of myself as a risk-taker, but this would prove otherwise. After losing two pregnancies, I wanted to know everything about this baby -- the health of his heart, his other vital organs, the length of his fingers and toes, and how many. My husband was more a nervous wreck than I, not sure he really wanted to have children at all. Expectant mothers who scored high on a test of parenting perfectio...