Jessica Alba and Cash Warren disagree about finding out sex of baby
It appears as if Jessica Alba and her fiance Cash Warren do not agree about whether or not they will be finding out the sex of their first child. The couple were asked while visiting the Kari Feinstein Style Lounge at the Sundance Film Festival if they planned on finding out the sex of the baby, to which Cash replied "yes" as Jessica piped in a resounding "no."
On a different note, the couple left the lounge with pink, yellow, green and aqua colored crib sheets from Marnie Rocks — covering all the bases.
The 26-year-old actress expects her baby in late spring/early summer.
Source: Page Six
Thanks to CBB reader Kitty.
Did you and your partner disagree about finding out the sex of the baby? If so, what happened?
- Posted on Jan 23, 08 at 5:17PM
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January 23rd, 2008 at 5:25 pm
We disagreed on our first child. I wanted to know, was dying to know, but he didn’t really want to know. Well, wouldn’t you know it, the baby politely kept it’s legs crossed for the ultrasound. I ended up having to have another ultrasound (just a couple of days before I was due), and the technician asked if we wanted to know. I blurted out yes. He just gave me a look. When she showed us the image, I was convinced it was a boy and was very upset. I was so sure I was having a girl. The technician said that, no, we were having a girl. I was so happy to find out that the sex before the baby was born, but my husband was right. After waiting 9 months, 2 more days didn’t really matter. I wish we would have waited.
Although he was adamant about finding out with our second (another girl). I just wanted to know so that I could either clean our my closets and go shopping for boy clothes, or hang on to all of my old gear/clothing.
January 23rd, 2008 at 5:32 pm
They could both get what they want if Cash can keep a secret. The ultrasound tech writes on a sheet of paper what the sex is and only Cash looks at it. He just has to make sure not to slip up or buy any of the corresponding colors for either sex. A friend of mine and her husband did this.
January 23rd, 2008 at 5:36 pm
we did disagree over finding out the sex of our youngest child, but my husband decided to go with what I wanted, which was not to find out. However….when it came to the 20 week scan the person doing it just blurted out that we were having a girl, and we got no choice in whether to know of not. I still feel a little upset that part of the excitement of her birth was taken away from me.
January 23rd, 2008 at 5:52 pm
My husband and I both agreed that we wanted to know what we were having. We wanted to be prepared and organized. We were almost not prepared, since my water broke 5 weeks early. Just 3 days after my baby shower!!
January 23rd, 2008 at 5:54 pm
With my first child we both wanted to know and she was stubborn so we were surprised at birth! With #2, my husband at the time didn’t care to know and I wanted to know. We were separated so I went to the ultrasound with my grandma and found out it was a boy. I didn’t tell my ex til almost time for the birth. If I am lucky enough for my IVF to work I definitely want to know the sex. My husband though….NOPE! I think its a surprise whether you find out at 5,6,7 months pregnant or at delivery. I am a planner and would like to have a nursery done before the baby comes. Hubby doesn’t care about all that!! LOL.
January 23rd, 2008 at 6:01 pm
I really hope I’m wrong, but does anyone else feel that Jessica isn’t as happy as she wants everyone to think? The reason I say this is because most of pictures I’ve seen of her since the announcement she’s always frowning and looks sad or in deep thought. Maybe it’s just me.
January 23rd, 2008 at 6:10 pm
the first child we were both wanted to wait until the birth to find out the sex. The 2nd one I wanted to know & my hubby didn’t. He said I could find out but I had to keep it a secret from him and everyone else (I did tell my mom though
It was fun both ways, not knowing for the first and then knowing for the 2nd!
January 23rd, 2008 at 6:11 pm
i just gave birth to our little girl last week and originally did not want to find out the sex and my hubby did. when it came to the 20 week u/s, i blurted out yes. We ended up finding out she was coming but kept it a secret from everyone. It was nice that just us knew and we got what we needed and not a house full of pink frilly things we’d never use
January 23rd, 2008 at 6:21 pm
lol they’re so cute
i would want to know the sex cuz i’m not very patient, i have to know everything lol it’s more of a question rather or not Jess would let Cash find out the sex without her lol some moms just want to keep it a surprise for the both of them. I know my sister-in-law didn’t want to know and she wouldn’t let my bro find out either
either way, this kid will be the cutest baby in hollywood!
January 23rd, 2008 at 6:25 pm
I wanted to find out and my hubby didn’t, so we agreed for it to be a surprise. Then he told me, two days before our 20 week ultrasound that we could find out, and I did. But I knew she was going to be a girl even before they told me!
January 23rd, 2008 at 6:46 pm
With our 2nd, DH didn’t want to know, I did. At the ultrasound, we were bantering in front of the tech, him saying he really did not want to know and I did. Well… DH turned his back to get something out of our bag and the tech lipped to me “it’s a boy”. Well, I couldn’t believe she did that because I was scared to death to tell him that she just told me. So I said nothing, she said nothing.
However, that evening was our wedding anniversary and the 2 of us were out to dinner and he proposed a toast and I toasted “to our son”! I couldn’t STAND not having him know and the fact that he didn’t even know that I knew. He was fine, a little annoyed the tech did that, but overjoyed for his first son.
But we don’t tell ANYONE else. I like knowing and preparing myself for a son or daughter, but I like having the surprise on birth day to reveal the sex (and name) to all.
January 23rd, 2008 at 7:29 pm
momof3inpa, that’s such a cute story.
I was dying to know, my husband said he didn’t feel strongly either way, but deep down really wanted to know too. We didn’t even have to wait until the 20 week sonogram, because during a run-of-the-mill low-level scan at 15 weeks, it was SO obvious what we were having. My son was spread eagle and showing off the goods. We didn’t even need the doctor to confirm it (though he did). The baby proceeded to do this show-off dance at every single scan, so there was no way we ever doubted the sex, even for a moment. Even now that he’s turning two, he still likes to run around naked before the bath, showing himself off to daddy & mommy.
January 23rd, 2008 at 7:42 pm
my husband and i disagree and i came up with this compromise (that he hasn’t quite signed up for) I proposed that the technician write it down and we wait until a special moment (anniversary, birthday etc.) to open it together. Hopefully he goes for that, because I cannot wait 9 months to know!!
January 23rd, 2008 at 7:53 pm
Before I got pregnant, I always thought hat I wanted the surprise of “It’s a boy!” or “It’s a girl!” in the delivery room. However, after my husband and I began trying and had three consecutive miscarriages, for us surprises became very overrated. For this pregnancy, we wanted to know *everything* as it progressed. Also, finding out the sex made the pregnancy more “real” for me, and gave me some confidence that it was actually going to work out this time. Although anything can happen at any time, we’re hoping things stay the course…I’m currently 32 weeks and expecting a boy!
January 23rd, 2008 at 8:06 pm
We found out both times – I just can’t handle 9 months of waiting!
JMO but I think Cash and Jessica have already decided to find out the sex and Cash just didn’t know not to say anything.
Jessica seems to be a very private person and probably just doesn’t want the “general public” knowing their private business!
January 23rd, 2008 at 8:21 pm
While I don’t have any kids yet I am split. I really want to know what I am having so I can set up the nursery, get clothing, etc. But I also want a delivery room surprise.
My boyfriend doesn’t really lean one way or the other. Although I think he wants to know before hand
I guess we’ll just figure it out when we get pregnant!
Barb, I am very happy this pregnancy is progressing nicely for you. I truly hope everything works out for you and your husband. Congratulations!
January 23rd, 2008 at 9:14 pm
I don’t have any kids yet, but I know when I do I will want to know the sex. I am just too much of a planner to not find out. I think 9 months of not knowing would kill me! I just hope my future husband feels the same way as I do!
January 23rd, 2008 at 9:25 pm
I wanted to find out the sex and my husband did not. However, seeing that I was the one carrying the baby, losing my figure, and going through labor he quickly realized that his vote was vetoed and we were finding out the sex. I wanted to be able to decorate the nursery and not have to purchase items only in green and yellow. Plus, you get surprised twice – first, when you find out the sex and second when you get to actually see what he/she looks like.
January 23rd, 2008 at 9:37 pm
Neither my husband or I wanted to know for our first. We didn’t care what we had, boy or girl, and I do agree with the sentiment that it is one of the last true surprises you can have in life, if you want it.
The thing was, my husband used it against me when I was in labor. I was EXHAUSTED and he kept going – ‘Pam, don’t you at least want to see what it is? You can do it!’ ha! It did help.
For subsequent kids I would like to find out beforehand. I fully admit I want a girl next time as we will probably only have 2 kids, and I think I will need time to process if it’s another boy.
January 23rd, 2008 at 10:20 pm
I don’t have kids now, but if I ever do, I’d like to keep the sex of my first child a secret and the find out for the rest of my kids. There are only a few surprises in life such as this one so it’s best to take advantage of it as it is like a golden opportunity. Hopefully my hubby will agree with me so I don’t have to convince him or bribe him or anything!
January 23rd, 2008 at 11:34 pm
We didn’t find out the first time, and it was hard. We had a lot of girly items such as clothes and bedding picked out, and a boys name. Luckily we had a girl, and my husband came up with the perfect name for her right when she was born.
The second time I really wanted to know, but my husband did it. We ended up having the tech wrap it up, and we put it in a jewelry box, wrapped it up, and opened it on Christmas Eve. It will always be the most memorable Christmas Present I have ever gotten. The delivery wasn’t as eventful as the first time, but it was still a blessed event.
This time we have already found out (I am now 17 weeks, we found out at 15) that we are having another girl. It is a very high-risk pregnancy, originally a multiple pregnancy, but we lost one of the babies. I really wanted to know, just in case anything happens, and they need to do a less than perfect delivery.
January 24th, 2008 at 12:22 am
When my fiance and I start a family in a few years, I’ll be wanting to know the sex ASAP so that I can start planning and buying bits and pieces… unisex things are fine, but if you have a girl you want her to have some pretty dresses and things, and for a boy, there are so many adorable outfits for little boys out there (I have to restrain myself now, because Murphy’s Law states that if I buy cute boy-clothes, I’ll have only daughters!).
What we’ll probably do is find out the sex, and then not tell anyone. We don’t plan to reveal the names of our children until after they are born (saves on the well-meaning family members trying to talk us out of whatever we’ve chosen, which is incredibly rude but bound to happen), and making the sex our little secret will make it even more exciting, I think!
January 24th, 2008 at 1:42 am
Amelia I think the same thing, that cash and jessica are gonna find the sex out but jessica said no on an interview because she doesn’t want the public to know. As for finding out the sex, I need to know what I am having if it’s possible. I’m not a patient person, and how the baby looks and everything else is still gonna be a surprise to me, but I wanna get the room and everything set up and not just have to buy green or yellow. Also it seems more real to me, to know the baby’s sex.
January 24th, 2008 at 6:03 am
Me and my husband are waiting our first kid in the first week of March and he doesn’t want to know the sex.
At the last ultrasound the doctor told him “you can go now, your wife is dying to know the sex of your baby”.
It’s a girl and I’m the only one to know it!
ps: I’m sorry for my bad English…
January 24th, 2008 at 7:45 am
I also think that the sex of a child doesn’t really matter.
It is more important that it is a fruit of their love.
-armine
January 24th, 2008 at 9:11 am
My husband really wanted to find out but I did not. Needless to say, I won and we did not find out. But during the ultrasound I could have sworn i saw that it was a boy (although it might have been the cord).
So I waddled through my pregnancy and of course when you don’t know people want to tell you what you are having (it got pretty annoying at the end) but almost everyone guessed a boy.
A few weeks before delivery I found the cutiest dress ever and felt I was having a boy. Just because I liked the dress so much! I ended up having a boy
. He is the cutiest thing ever!!!
I am kind of torn with our next one. Part of me still wants to wait it out because I wouldn’t mind having another boy but part of me wants to plan it out if it is a little girl! Guess i’ll cross that road when we get there
January 24th, 2008 at 12:27 pm
Rachel G-
I’m SO sorry for your loss. I hope you have a perfect delivery with your lovely little daughter!
Best of luck to you and your family!
Also, my husband and I DEFINITELY want to know the sex! Neither of us have any patience when it comes to surprises, so that part was easy to decide!
January 25th, 2008 at 10:13 am
Just a little heads up. Cash Warren is a “celebrity baby” of sorts. His father is Michael Warren, who used to play on Hill Street Blues.
January 26th, 2008 at 8:53 pm
We should just be concerned that the baby is healthy…
January 27th, 2008 at 12:36 am
If I ever have kids, I don’t think I’ll find out the sex, at least not with the first one. That said, I want to point out that it IS possible to set up and decorate a nursery without knowing the gender of the baby.
All you have to do is simply paint or wallpaper the nursery in a gender neutral color or colors, and accesories with stuff in gender neutral colors. You can always embelish with gender specific stuff once the baby comes.
I just don’t understand why so many people think that you need to know the gender of the baby in order to get the nursery ready.