I know that at the end of the day, we all want happy, healthy babies, and that we'll be happy no matter what. Plus, there's nothing you can do about it - you get what you get!
But, I thought it'd be fun to know if anyone is hoping for a girl or a boy, or if your DH/family members are hoping for one or the other? I know some people really want one of each, and some are more comfortable with one gender or the other, so I thought it'd be fun to hear where you all are at!
Personally, we have a boy and a girl, so I can't say that I really have a preference but my DH says he would prefer another boy because (and I quote) "baby girls turn into teenage girls, and teenage girls are bombarded by teenage boys." My husband is absolutely the type to answer the door with an axe in his hand when the first poor little boy shows up to pick up our daughter for a date.
Me: 25 DH: 28
Hubby's little boy - my wonderful step-son - born 5/23/10
BFP#1: 06/2010...my beautiful baby girl born 3/7/2011
BFP #2: 10/24/15...mc on 10/31/15
BFP #3: 11/27/15. EDD 8/6/16
"Success is going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm." -Winston Churchill
Re: Random/Fun Question: Do you (or your DH) want a girl or a boy?
Baby #2 due 8/11/2016
Our families seem very mixed on what they think/want!
Me - 33; DH - 33Dating 1/18/06
Married 9/21/13
BFP #1 12/15/15 - C Born 8/27/16
BFP #2 1/10/20 - EDD 9/8/20
But then it'd also be great to have a boy so we'd get the experience of one of each. Plus dd was born 6 days after my birthday and this baby is due 2 weeks before DH's birthday and I have visions of cute mom/daughter and dad/son birthday activities.
Basically, we'd be equally thrilled with either, so my biggest worry is a healthy baby.
After our recent loss, I really just want a sticky baby. I lean slightly towards a preference for another girl, so that my girly-girl daughter will have sister to play with. I also think I am just wired to be a girl mom and would have no idea how to parent a boy! I think my husband would slightly prefer a boy, but neither of us has a strong preference.
After my miscarriage, I had a very strong premonition/intuitive feeling that the baby I lost was a boy, and that my next baby would be a girl. I've felt consistently that this one is a girl, but who knows! We won't even find out till April, so right now I am focused on getting through first tri.
BFP #1: 08/17/2012 DD1 born 05/01/2013
BFP #2: 07/31/2015 M/C 09/23/2015 (11.5 weeks)
On the other hand I've always wanted a daughter, and we know this is our last, so if we don't have a girl now we never will. So that part of me wants a girl. I also have two SILs due this spring/summer and both are having girls so it would be fun to have girl cousins. (Interestingly they both also have boys around DS's age, so that would be pretty cool if we all had our boys then girls around the same time).
At the end of the day, it's been a rough road for us to build our family and we will be happy with either and thankful to be done. I'm ready to close this chapter in our lives.
BFP #2 8/22/12 | EDD 5/5/13 | DS1 born 5/9/13
BFP #3 4/25/15 | EDD 1/7/16 | MMC 7/2/15 @ 13w1d | D&E 7/8/15
BFP #4 12/9/15 | EDD 8/22/16 | DS2 born 5/18/16 at 26w2d
Just keep swimming.
Found out this morning we are having a baby girl! ☺️