Sounds mad but it’s true, honest! If you have 3 kids…

[Nunaluna]

Same dad, no miscarriages to ‘break the chain’, if the first 2 are opposite sex, the third will be whatever number 2 was - so BGG, or GBB. Not BGB, or GBG.

It sounds crazy but it’s something I noticed ages ago - every time somebody announces they’re having a third, and they have one of each, I know it will be the same as the second child.

Prove me wrong, Mumsnetters!

Sorry not true. My friend from antenatal class has BGB.

Same dad but I did have miscarriages but we had BGG.

A friend has four and she is GBGB though. Another four is BGBG.

Just to clarify I don’t mean it’s true in every single instance - but more than it should be statistically if that makes sense? So 80%+ of the time (my very scientific anecdata!)

Prince Louis?

my mum had GBG so this isn’t true.

Sister has gbb I have bbbb lol haven’t noticed otherwise though

Not in my case. Boy, girl, boy.

I'm one of 3. We're BGB.

GBB here.

My mum had GGG BB.

It's true for me bgg!

I have BGB
Sister has GBG
Mum had GGBG
Grandmother had GGGGB

I know four families who have GGB.

No, my sister has BGB and my sister in law has GBG. I know of others, so no - not true.

Growing up i was the youngest one of 3( I was 13 when my parents had no 4 so big age gap). My parents had Girl, Boy, Girl, boy. Actually now that I think of it, my aunts, uncles and cousins on my DM side with 3 children are all GGB or GBG

I do, I have GBB.

My friend has BGBB

Not true for me, I have girl boy girl.

First one that came into my head too. Then I realised I have a couple of real life friends who have the same pattern.

But tbh more have either BBG or GGB.

My in laws had BBG 🤷🏻‍♀️

Poppycock. My mum is BGB and my FIL is GBGB.

In my experience people with one of each already don't have thirds so often, but the two I know that did have BGB and GBG.

Even though I know this can't be legit, I'm annoyed at those saying it can't be true because they don't see it in friends and relatives or celebrities, because there is no way of knowing if there were miscarriages or terminations in-between or even if the paternity was the same.

This only works where the first 2 are opposite sex - then 3 is the same as number 2. If that makes sense!

I’m from a GBG
ive had a BGB

It’s just something I’ve noticed - every time somebody with a boy and a girl announces they’re expecting number 3 I think ‘oh yeah that’ll be a boy/girl’ depending on what number 2 was, and sure enough I always seem to be right!

Nope.

I have boy, girl, boy. All same dad.