Charlotte Church won't find out baby's gender

Per her mother Maria, Charlotte Church refuses to find out the sex of the baby she’s expecting with her boyfriend, rugby player Gavin Henson. Maria tells The Mirror that the couple had the option of learning whether they are having a son or a daughter at the singer’s 12-week ultrasound.

Gavin is keen to know the sex of the baby, but Charlotte won’t let him find out. She sees it as one of the last few surprises.

Maria adds that her daughter is taking care of herself and has dropped her drinking and smoking habits.

Charlotte is doing really well. She looks great. I, on the other hand, feel way too young to be a grandmother.

Charlotte is due in the fall.

Source: The Mirror via Fametastic

Did you wait until your delivery to find out the sex of your baby? Why or why not? How did you feel when you found out the sex?

Comments

My husband and I did everything natural…no ultrasounds, drugs, etc…so everything was a surprise to us. I wouldn’t have changed anything about my pregnancy and birth…not knowing what gender our baby was made it that much more special and unexpected! It was a wonderful surprise!! We had a girl!! and now she’s nothing but a Daddy’s girl!

- Ronins Mommy on March 20th, 2007

I didn’t want to find out the sex. I wanted it to be a surprise. I had a beautiful baby girl! I was thrilled, but in all honesty, I would have been thrilled no matter what. I truly was more concerned with having a healthy baby no matter whether it was a boy or a girl.

It was amazing to me the amount of people I came accross who were very annoyed with me for not finding out whether I was having a boy or a girl…almost like THEY had a right to know. I wouldn’t tell anybody the names I had picked out either, and most people seemed really mad because I was keeping it a secret. I figured it was nobody’s business but mine, and they could just wait until the baby arrived.

- P Dawn on March 20th, 2007

I’ve had five pregnancies and whether you want to know the sex or not, in 99% of the cases, 12 weeks is way too early to be able to say boy or girl with any certainty.

Very true! Unless there is genetic testing involved, but Charlotte is so young, so probably not.

- frenchlas on March 20th, 2007

Isn’t 12 weeks a little early to find out what you’re having?

We didn’t find out what we were having in advance. We bought all neutral stuff. I was totally convinced I was having a boy, so when my daughter was born and they said, “It’s a girl!” I said, “It’s a what?!” I was so shocked! And then I called my mom and yelled for her to get me something pink!!

I’m not sure if I could handle the suspense the next time around. We’ll see!

- Anne on March 20th, 2007

During all 3 of my pregnancies, I just had to find out. I am not a fan of gender neutral clothing. I like my girls (all of mine are girls) to look like girls. If I had a boy, he would look all boy.

- Brandy Talbott on March 20th, 2007

I have done it both ways. My husband did not want to know, so for our first and I went along with him, so it was a surprise for both of us. The second I wanted to know and he didn’t, so the ultrasound tech told me afterwards. I kept the secret the whole time, but was glad I knew. My pregnant mind was worried about not being ready for a girl if we had all boy stuff. Doesn’t make much sense now, but one less stressor while you are pregnant is good! I think if we ever had more I’d want to know again. I still wouldn’t tell anyone else what we were having though. We were the only ones at our childbirth class that did not know!

- Melissa on March 20th, 2007

I can’t stand not knowing. The 4 months was excrutiating enough. 9 would have been impossible to survive.

- No Patience on March 20th, 2007

I waited with all three. There is nothing like that moment.

Anyway,it’s not like you can’t go out and get clothes after the baby comes, and, there’s plenty of gifts that don’t have to involve pink or blue.

- Busy Mom on March 20th, 2007

I wanted to know. Plus, my husband already had two sons when we met so I wanted to know if we should expect a third boy, or a girl. We were blessed with a girl,and 16 months later we were blessed again with another girl. So, yes I wanted to know. I know a lot of people don’t like to find out for the 1st pregnancy. My cousin got all yellow and green clothes for her daughter.

- Yonni on March 20th, 2007

12 weeks is WAY too early to tell, so that story is t-total crapola. A baby’s genitalia does not appear until about 14-15 weeks. There is only one way they could have found out and that is if they did CVS. And I doubt they did that, considering her age.

- Nicole on March 20th, 2007

I don’t have any children yet, but I am definitely finding out the sex as soon as I can! I am a planner and I hate surprises, so it’s a no brainer. My fianceé doesn’t want to know so I don’t know how that is going to work, but we are definitely going to find out.

- Devon on March 20th, 2007

For some of us – we really don’t have time after baby to go shopping!!!! I got a 9 day maternity leave with my first and a 2.5 day maternity leave with the second. I HAD to have everything ready BEFOREHAND. Oh the ‘joy’ of being self-employed.

- No Patience on March 20th, 2007

I knew I was having a girl from the start, everybody around me told me I was having a girl. And sure enough, the ultrasound proved it! I would not have been able to wait 9 months to find out, I am way too impatient. A gal I know did the ultrasound and they told her she was having a boy, they got everything ready, blue room, clothes, gifts etc.. Baby came out a girl! Now that’s a surprise!

- Annie on March 20th, 2007

I didn’t find out for either, and I wouldn’t have done it either way. There is nothing like that moment when you know the baby is born and you’re just waiting for someone to tell you what it is. The gender stuff will come from the baby gifts you get when the baby is born.

- Andrea on March 20th, 2007

We wanted to find out as my husband didn’t like the idea of the ultrasound tech knowing something about our baby that we didn’t I think its funny when people say “Don’t you want to be surprised?” because it’s as much a surprise at 20 weeks as in the delivery room.

- OR Mum on March 20th, 2007

Where I live (PEI,Canada) they won’t tell you what gender you are having so we have no choice but to wait. The first one was a nice surprise (I had a boy) but with the next for planning reasons I would like to find out. Doing that though would require my OBGYN referring me to another Doctor out of Province to get the ultrasound done.

- Tasha on March 20th, 2007

I’d love to know how she could have found out at the 12 week u/s since the gender specific parts don’t even develop until week 14.

- Tonia on March 20th, 2007

We chose not to find out (I’m old fashioned that way), and I loved maintaining the surprise until the very end. When I went to have my second son, the nurse attending me asked, “Do you know what you’re having?” I said no, and she said, “Oh, goodie!” So I guess she enjoyed the surprise too. Personally, I wouldn’t find out if I got pregnant again. The reaction I got telling family, “It’s a boy!” when he was born was bigger than my sister’s when she announced it four months into her pregnancy. I like drama, I guess:).

- Fynn on March 20th, 2007

We were set on not finding out before the birth of our child. Thankfully he cooperated with that because even if we had wanted to know, we couldn’t because he was never positioned in a way to show!

My husband and I weren’t in the least surprised when our son popped out and our midwife announced he was a boy. We’d both had our instincts telling us “boy.”

- Marie on March 20th, 2007

12 weeks is way too early to definitely find out the sex of the baby! I was told by many nurses/sonographers/drs that 12 weeks they really can only take a stab in the dark about the gender at that stage. The 18-20 week ultrasound is generally the one where they are pretty confident.

- KimKim on March 20th, 2007

I have 4 kids and with the last one I found out at 14 weeks what I was going to have. I got so used to seeing the same thing on the ultrasoud that I always could tell before they told me. A good technician can tell earlier than others. It wasn’t too early for me because they said girl every time and I have 4 daughters.

- jennifer on March 20th, 2007

My mom has been pregnant seven times. The first time she got pregnant, with my older brother, she and my dad waited. Then with me, becuase my mom wanted a girl so much, she found out the sex and was pleased to find out I was a girl. She waited with my next brother, and found out with the next three boys (the second two ended in miscarriages). Then, with my youngest brother, she and my dad didn’t find out, mostly because they were so happy to even be expecting (my mom was almost 44 when he was born) that they didn’t care.

- Madi on March 20th, 2007

In Britain it is usually at the 16 – 20 weeks scan that you find out the gender. I wonder if The Mirror got it wrong?

- Jen on March 24th, 2007