The rise of gender fluidity and shifting gender norms has caused many parents to question how gender will play a role in raising their child.
While some still embrace the traditional blue for boys and pink for girls, others are rejecting the notion of gender altogether.
Everyone is always so excited to know!
Certain names or gifts will be given to the baby based on its sex.
The parties and gender reveal announcements have become popular ways for people to share on social media whether they are having a baby boy or girl.
Gender-neutral baby items and nursery decor have become more popular for this reason.
The conversation surrounding gender and biological sex is shifting, and even parents are starting to weigh in.
The issue of gender reveal parties has come under some criticism from people who say it plays into stereotypical gender roles.
The couple from Bath, England explained their decision in a recent television interview with the BBC.
"When I got pregnant we then were having a discussion about how we were going to mitigate the unconscious bias," Hobbit said.
Even though their baby is nearing their first birthday, very few people know their biological sex.
"Gender neutral refers to us trying to behave neutrally towards the child, rather than trying to make them neutral,” Jake said in an interview with the BBC.
Speaking to the BBC, grandmother Camille said not knowing was a "learning curve," but she quickly adapted.
She said she would go back and forth between "he" and "she" until using "they" became second-nature.
But the couple has said they've become used to dealing with the questions and people's reactions.
They plan on keep their baby's sex a secret and using the they/them pronouns for as long as possible.
"We're not trying to make them be anything, we just want them to be themselves," Jake said.
h/t: BBC
