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Age of father and sex of baby

rascus15rascus15 member
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I was 37 (turned 38 a month later) when our baby was conceived and DH was 38.   We are team green and the sex of the baby does not matter to us.  I have a gut feeling (we all know how accurate those can be lol) that the baby is a boy. DH says girl.  Since we have gone public with the pregnancy everyone wants to give an opinion on the sex of the baby.  We have had several people tell us that the fact that DH was considered older at the time of conception that the baby is more likely to be a girl.  Apparently studies have been done that reflect this although I have not been able to find any of these studies and their results.  Maybe I am just not performing the right search.  I was just wondering if anyone else has heard of this?  I know that if it is a girl, I will have that moment of adjustment since I feel so strongly it is a boy, but I would NEVER have gender disappointment.  We had a loss before this pregnancy and I know how blessed we are with whichever we have.

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Re: Age of father and sex of baby

  • LucyRicardo3LucyRicardo3 member
    Yeah, I've heard that, but I'll just say this baby is my DH's first biological son and he is 46.  (my oldest son is from my first marriage) So, yeah.... whatever ;) LOL

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  • hydrangeagirlhydrangeagirl member
    My DH is 38 and we are having a boy....
    Me, 41; DH 38; TTC since July 2012, 1st round of Clomid, BFP on 10/19, what an incredible blessing!  M/c on 7w3d; D&C on 11/30; 4th round of Clomid 100mg = BFP on 04/19!!! M/c #2 at 7w; D&C on 5/30, then repeat D&C on 7/1.  Saline u/s on 8/2, uterus looks great!  Will start TTC in 09/13 w/ Clomid 100mg. Surprise natural BFP on 8/25!!! Beta #1=95, #2=182, #3=404!  EDD 5/4/13...Grow baby grow!


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  • nixie321nixie321 member
    edited November 2013
    Hi there. My SO is 39 and we are having a girl.
    ETA: SO was 38 at time of conception.
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  • QOTRQOTR member
    My husband is 39 and we're having a boy.
    Me-41, Hubby-40.
    1st BFP-8/17/12!  Missed Miscarriage discovered @ 8 week US.  D&C.
    2nd BFP-2/13/13!  Blighted Ovum discovered @ 8 week US. Natural miscarriage.
    3rd BFP-5/22/13!  By early June, progesterone plummeting.  Another loss.
    August 2013 - started Donor Egg process, but surprise BFP with my own eggs.
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  • happywifemomofonehappywifemomofone member

    My husband was 45 when this baby conceived, and we are having a boy.

     

    TTC since 10/09 Me-43 DH-44 RE and testing 10/10-11/10, Recommending IVF 1/11 New RE AMA and DOR-DH low motility IVF #1.1 cancelled 3/11 due to poor response IVF #1.2 May 2011, one perfect 8-cell embryo, 3dt-BFN, IVF #2.1 Converted to IUI d/t poor response. New RE 9/2011. IVF 2.2 completed using HGH,EPP,DHEA, Q-10 and accupuncture. Transferred one 8-cell, grade one embryo on 10/19. BFP 10/31/11 Chemical pregancy on 11/2/11. Started stims for IVF #3, our final try, on 12-2-11. ET on 12/18. Transferred 3 Grade A embryos-BFFN Planning DE IVF, late March/early April- Donors ER expected to be 4/2-4/4. PAIF/SAIF welcome
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  • rascus15rascus15 member
    edited November 2013

    Thanks for the input, I was just hearing it so often that I started to wonder if there was any truth to it.  Congrats ladies on your babies!

     

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  • rascus15rascus15 member
    Leftie22 said:
    I don't think there's much to do with it, like most sex predictors. My DH is younger than me, and we have a boy and are having a girl this time. Still fun to guess though! I had absolutely no intuition about it with either pregnancy. In my experience, the mom is often wrong about the sex of the baby!
    :) I agree, that is why the nursery will be gender neutral!

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  • cookieinvacookieinva member
    DH was 40 when my now 3 year old son was conceived. I am guessing the accuracy of this test/old wives' tale is similar to others.
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  • butrfly110butrfly110 member
    My husband was 41 when we conceived and we are having a boy.
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  • kw42775kw42775 member
    My DH is 33 and we are having a girl!

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  • DTNZ4EverDTNZ4Ever member
    DH was 27 when DS1 was conceived and 32 with DS2.
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  • lisamk08852lisamk08852 member
    My DH was 37 with my first DS and was 39 when we conceived DS2
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  • RNmommyof2RNmommyof2 member
    My husband was 37 with our first - girl.  He was 47 with our second - girl. He's 49 now and we're having our first boy. (I was 24, 34 and 36.)
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  • MrsLeannaMrsLeanna member
    Never heard of this but my DH had a girl at 32 and 36 and a boy now at 38. 
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