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If you have girl then boy…

205 replies

Garethkeenansstapler · 17/05/2023 19:33

What came after? If you have 3 kids that is! All the families I know who had girl then boy, had another boy after! So I’m putting my theory to the test!

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cadburyegg · 17/05/2023 22:46

The families I know with three kids or more are

Girl boy girl
Girl boy boy
Boy boy girl
Boy boy girl boy

Can't think of any more!

Helenloveslee4eva · 17/05/2023 22:47

GBG here
friend has BGB

Vikki7 · 17/05/2023 22:55

I'm pregnant with #3 and haven't found out yet

My eldest is a girl, 2nd is a boy...

Will update when I know!

My mother had 9 and it went like this....

Girl, boy, girl (me) boy, girl, boy, girl, boy, girl.

Although the last girl is now a boy!

Boomboom22 · 17/05/2023 22:55

Bbb
On the radio the other day they said girl was originally used for boys then both sexes. Agree it doesn't look real anymore!
Also why do we say b g and not male/ female for babies? Just musing, I should go to bed.

MarjorieMoss · 17/05/2023 23:28

Girl Boy Girl

ladydimitrescu · 17/05/2023 23:29

People I know -
Girl boy girl
Boy boy boy girl
Boy girl boy girl
Girl boy boy
Girl boy boy girl boy girl

SparklyBlackKitten · 17/05/2023 23:34

Boy girl dog dinosaur sausage roll

Hellhath · 17/05/2023 23:39

Boy girl boy girl girl

853ax · 17/05/2023 23:39

GBB

Blancmangemouse · 17/05/2023 23:42

You know when you read the same word over and over it starts looking weird and stops making sense?
I’m getting that for the word girl 😂

greenmarsupial · 17/05/2023 23:47

Girl, boy, boy

I hasn't thought of the birth order aspect but did fine the split interesting because my mum had:
Girl, boy,boy
My maternal grandmother had:
Boy, boy, girl
My paternal grandmother had:
Boy, girl, boy

So I sort of felt that my third was destined to be a boy!

AliceMcK · 17/05/2023 23:48

My family

A = Aunt, U = Uncle

Us - Boy, Girl, Boy
A1 - Boy, girl, Boy
A2 - Boy, girl, Boy
A3 - Girl, Girl, Boy
U1. - Girl, Boy
U2 - Boy, Boy, Girl
U3 - Girl, Girl, Boy
U4 - Boy, Boy, Boy, Girl, Girl
U5 - 2 boys 3 girls but can’t remember order

Daisybuttercup12345 · 17/05/2023 23:51

Girl, girl,boy,boy.

NotRightNowPlease · 17/05/2023 23:51

Girl, girl, boy, boy

Catsmere · 17/05/2023 23:57

I’m third, the girl born after my sister and brother.

thespy · 17/05/2023 23:58

BGB.
Which was an error because G is so adept at playing the middle child card - magnified by the only girl card. Fml.

xprincessxjanetx · 18/05/2023 00:13

I have 6 children currently and I am pregnant now with twins!

They have gone...

Boy, Girl, Boy, Girl, Boy, Girl...

and Twin 1 is a Boy and Twin 2 is a Girl!! So I have had it alternated 8 times in a row...amazing!

Otherland · 18/05/2023 00:17

My mother had girl boy boy. Hmm!

ItallwentwrongwhenBowieleft · 18/05/2023 00:17

Girl, girl, girl, girl
Also have three grandchildren, all girls.
My mum had girl, girl, boy, girl.
My brother had 2 boys.

ItsEasilyDone · 18/05/2023 00:56

I have boy girl boy

My mum had girl girl girl girl

BodegaSushi · 18/05/2023 01:04

I was a girl followed by 2 boys

chocolatemonster · 18/05/2023 08:03

I have BBG 😊

NeighbourhoodonWatch · 18/05/2023 16:44

Sister had girl twins then another girl.

MasterBeth · 18/05/2023 17:19

Garethkeenansstapler · 17/05/2023 19:37

Oh that’s sort of what I meant, if 1 and 2 are different sexes, number 3 always seems to be the same sex as number 2!

Obviously, this isn't the case.

We had boy, girl, boy.

JustDanceAddict · 18/05/2023 17:27

Not me as I don’t have 3 but others I know - family & friends :
girl, boy, boy
Girl boy boy girl
girl girl girl boy
boy girl boy
boy boy boy x2
girl boy boy
Boy girl girl
girl boy boy x 2

Maybe there’s something in it…