To get annoyed that every pregnancy update newsletter I get refers to the baby as she?

[MrsHelsBels74]

I know it's really petty but I'm really fed up that all the pregnancy e-mails I get refer to the baby as 'she', I know my baby is a boy. Anyone else irritated or is it just me?

Lol I remember being annoyed too (mother of 3 boys here!)

But I suppose it beats the hell out of 'it'

yep was gonna say the same as Worra - better than it!!!

The Babycentre emails do he/she every other month I think -at least the app does. I got the mumsnet one the other day and did notice the 'she' in the text (am having a boy too) -perhaps this is the standard these days?

It's just because the default used to be 'he'.

don't know why they don't just do s/he and him/her (or her/him) instead though.

But you could say they/the baby surely? One of the sonographers I work with refers to all babies as 'junior' which I think is quite sweet!

Yeah but if they did it as junior people would complain about that.

Am I being completely dim (probably) but dont they all start off as female until that extra chromosome kicks in...maybe thats the reason

Never noticed - but sounds a bit odd to me, probably the result of womens lib complaining that the babies used to be referred to as "he"

They do the same with cats by the way

They're always known as 'she'

Yes I know Worra, but my cats are female so I don't object to that as much

I just don't see what's so difficult about saying she/he him/her or they.

Worra....and ships too....they are always "she"

And bloody cars Betty!