Was your gut instinct in pregnancy about whether you were having a boy or a girl correct?

[Sparksi]

Just interested.

Keep having dreams of one gender - not sure if it means anything!

We’d be happy with either.

Yes, really wanted a girl but knew 1st was a Ds, 2nd was Dd was so convinced she was a girl almost started buying girl outfits but didn't find out either time so waited.

Right both times, but I was much surer the first time. I knew I was having a girl first time, I know it’s 50:50, but I just knew. It’s really hard to explain, but I did. The second time I thought it was probably a girl but I wasn’t nearly so certain.

I was wrong both times. Absolutely convinced I was having a boy first time, didn't find out until the birth that it was a girl. Completely certain I was having another girl the second time until I was told during the results of an amniocentesis that it was a boy. Guessed all of my friends babies incorrectly too. So if anyone ever wants to know what they're having, ask me and the answer will be the opposite of my prediction.

Yes I was right with all 3 of mine ( DS, DD, DS )

With my DD I was only 6 weeks pregnant and I was so convinced she was my girl that I bought pink and purple baby grows and had her name picked out. She was my 5th pregnancy, DS 1 died a few hours after giving birth and I'd had 3 miscarriges after him, I hadnt bought anything for any of those pregnancys, not even my DS as I just never saw him with me. But my DD, I just knew from the get go that she was a girl and she was staying.

Also, I knew I was pregnant with her despite getting negative tests at first. When I went for a scan I was supposed to be 7 weeks according to LMP and I was only 5,

With DS2 I kept dreaming of giving birth to a little boy

Yes.

So glad my first was a girl as being born at 23+ 5 days gestation she wouldn’t have survived if she’d been a boy.

Yes, 100%.
Also been 100% correct with dgc. Though it’s 50/50 anyway. Wish I was as successful with lottery numbers.

I was wrong both times 🤣

Incorrect.

I was sure I was having a boy because DH's family line produces exclusively boys and was absolutely delighted to discover I'm having a girl. MIL and GMIL were delighted too.

Why wouldnt a boy of survived?

I was wrong 3/3 🤣

Yes, i was right both times. I instinctively knew they were both boys.

But my sil was adamant all 3 of hers were girls. They are all boys. I think she was so desperate for a girl that she convinced herself.

Yes.

(This will sound weird, but bear with me...!) I had lucid dreams from a child that I was male. Right through my childhood. I sort of unconsciously knew it was because I would have a boy. I MC a boy and went on to have two more. The dreams stopped as soon as I was pregnant.

I'm 100% female btw, never questioned that, in case anyone wants to be ridiculous.

For some reason the prognosis is worse for boys. I did find my baby girl to be more robust in general than my boy - both born a couple of weeks early due to complications.

No. But I was very happy with what I got.

Statistically speaking they just don’t survive as early as girls. And if they do they have many issues. We were friends with several parents of boys who were born before 26 weeks. They didn’t make it. My cousins both had boys at 24 weeks. Neither survived.

Medically we have the means to save these babies but I’m not sure ( having gone through it ) if we always should. I knew I was having a boy with my second pregnancy before it was confirmed. If I had gone into extremely premature labour as with my daughter( before 24 weeks) I would not have wanted him to be kept alive if he would not have had a good life. Although easy to say that now looking back.

One of the doctors mentioned boy’s kidney function being less robust?

Everybody said it would be a girl.

I said I didn't know.

DS obviously knew how much I dislike people making spurious guesses and showed up as a boy. Good lad.

Interesting - my DH is a "miracle baby" born at 26 weeks in the eighties. Even more of a miracle because there's very little (medically) wrong with him. I didn't know he was even worse off for being a boy!

I think, although might be wrong but believe evolution wise more boys are born than girls (at like a 51/49 rate) to balance this out!

Yes! Referred to the baby as 'she' for the first few weeks, then suddenly felt that wasn't right. Had early testing at 10 weeks and he was a boy!

Nope got it wrong both times 🤣🤣🤣

1st - didn't have a clue. Boy.
2nd - felt same as first so inkling it was also boy. Boy
3rd felt absolute opposite to first 2 pregnancies. Absolutely drained so thought girl. Girl
4th felt like first 2 so thought boy. Just knew he was a boy. Boy.

Yes I was right.
My mum always said carrying all out the front =boy, all round weight gain = girl. Old wives tale but worked for me and the half a dozen work colleagues who were pregnant around the same time.
I had no preference and didn't know until the birth. Had names picked for both.

I did not know that about statistics. I mentioned in a post up thread that my first DS died shortly after birth. He had renal pelvic dilation in both kidneys which caused an array of issues. He was not compatible with life and was born at 23 weeks. I didnt know it was more common for boys to have problems though. Mind you I had him 11 years ago and was only 21, so it was a long time ago