I read in a parenting magazine about a couple who for their gender reveal had their family unscramble the letters in their daughter’s name. (They later used the letters to decorate her nursery wall with her name.) It sounded like a great idea, except the name was, in my opinion, an unconventional spelling and a gender-neutral name–[name]Paityn[/name]. I don’t have any real problem with the name itself, but I was wondering if I was wrong in assuming it was ill-suited to their scramble game.
I agree that [name]Paityn[/name] was ill-suited to the scramble game. As a general rule, a name that looks like the spelling was chosen by playing a scramble game is ill-suited to a scramble game.
Honestly, I’m just shocked there are people out there still naming their kids [name]Payton[/name]… or any badly spelled form of it.
I like the idea, but if you’re going to spell a name wrong, it doesn’t really suit the game…
Also how is it a gender reveal when you pick a unisex name? That could be girl or boy!
Yeah the Gender reveal part seems a bit lost on this name, but it’s a great idea…
The gender reveal / name reveal idea seems contrived and narcissistic to me. Honestly, no one cares. No one. I mean, people want to know whether you’re having a boy or a girl, and they’re interested in the names you’re considering, but not enough to come to a party and buy you a present.
Couldn’t have said it better myself. If I informed my family I wanted a “gender/name reveal” party, I would be laughed out of existence.
Well I like the idea for like a baby shower theme or maybe they didn’t have a baby shower? But as a separate party, yeah, it is a bit much…
This is exactly how I feel. One of my cousins had a gender reveal party shortly after he and his wife found out they were having a girl. I thought it was the dumbest idea ever. I’m really not a fan of baby showers either, although I do understand the appeal and why they’re so popular. Personally though, I wouldn’t want to have a baby shower and be showered (no pun intended) with a bunch of junk I won’t need. Even worse, I don’t want my numerous female relatives buying me heinous baby clothes like the kind my cousin’s wife received. No baby girl should wear leopard print and neon. Ever.
[name]How[/name] can you not like baby showers? At least as the expectant mother - you get lots of presents. lol.
I don’t know the ladies in my family would be into it - to the same extent that they did a gals only dinner when you got your first period. To celebrate your transition into womanhood. I think the reveal for the baby’s grandparents and godparents could be cute - esp since these are the people who are most likely to care as much as you do. But, throwing a party where you invite the people who’d usually come to the baby-shower is a little awkward and self-centered.
I know, I’m strange. I find any sort of party where I’m the center of attention absolutely mortifying. I haven’t even had a birthday party since I was ten, and I think I would melt into the ground if someone threw a baby shower for me.
Oh my family especially would be all about it…I drive them nuts not telling the names we like etc. :lol: They were thrilled to find out that we are having a boy and now are really pressing for the names we like…but nope, not telling. For certain they wouldnt do a big party out of it, but if I said I wanted a family dinner then to do this sort of thing, I bet all of them would show up, seriously.
Yeah, I’m not really big on being the center of attention either, but I’d get over it if people wanted to buy me oddly expensive and very cute things for a future child.
To clarify: the gender reveal party is an entirely separate party from a baby shower (which is great and where you really, truly get a lot of things you need-- even things you don’t know exist, but later find you need, funnily enough).
Basically it’s double-dipping into the gifts pool.
I couldn’t imagine having an actual party for a gender reveal. I texted all my close friends on the ride home from the ultrasound. I’m not having a shower either. I figure the people that care about me will give me presents without one and since I don’t have a lot of family or coworkers I’m not expecting a lot in the way of gifts. I also have family and good friends living in other states so I feel like too many people I’d want to be there couldn’t be anyway. I think I’d also feel uncomfortable with a whole room of people focused on me and I’d feel weird fishing for gifts from people that wouldn’t be giving me one b/c they actually wanted to. I think there will be some mild excitement over his name, though. I’ve had a lot of people ask and I’ve told my mom and best friend, but I’m not telling everyone else until after he’s born. Partly, I have 2 names in mind and want to get a look at him before making the final call, but also b/c I’m hoping that if anyone has something negative to say, they’ll be more likely to bite their tongues if they know it’s already on the birth certificate.
I definitely wouldn’t have a separate party. That’s just odd to me. Now, if you already know the gender and wantc to tell everyone, do it at the baby shower. Have a pink cake or blue decorations and see if anyone catches on.
I have a cousin a few states away who took a picture of a cake that said its a girl! on Facebook to keep the family up to date. That’s fine. [name]Just[/name] don’t expect a second party.
This must have been a tricky one as [name]Paityn[/name] is a unisex name, that easily works for both genders. But I much rather see it for a girl, but it suits both genders. Maybe because I know a little baby girl with this name?
I don’t see anything wrong with a sex reveal party if it’s just a few close people, not everyone everywhere.
Why do people think you would be getting gifts for a gender reveal? Knowing it’s party to reveal the sex of the baby, wouldn’t they want to bring things for a boy or girl, not gender neutral items.