to think that it seems if you have a DS first, most often the second is a boy?

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However if you have a girl first it seems far more evenly spread that the second is either a boy or girl?!!!

Just an observation but it does seem that way!

Why is this in AIBU?

I seem to recall reading some research or an article on this in the last year or so.

I'll have a rootle

I had a DS.

Then I had a DD

My first was a boy but my second was a girl. I think I was incredibly lucky to have one of each

yabu
I had a ds first and then a dd

My 1st is a DS my second a DD ... my sister has two DS as does my SIL. MIL also had 2 DS before a DD so who knows maybe you have a point ...

Another here with a DS first then a DD

i know more people , myself included, had a DS then a DD

No I think it is very common to have a boy then a girl. My dad and his sister, my aunty's two kids... er, the Queen!

me. ds then dd. Was so sure i was having another ds, refused to believe scanning bloke.

I knew this would happen!!!!! But look at those around you.........I'm sure it happens more that the 1st born being a boy MOST OFTEN has a brother next than a sister????

Still looking

Boy girl bot here.

boy, I didn't have a bot after a girl thankfully.

I have boy, girl, girl. Another one on the way but don't know what type yet.

yabu
boy girl here

I had
DS
DS
DD

Was this the reasearch you meant Boysarelikedogs (can you explain your name BTW!!!!)
www.in-gender.com/XYU/Odds/Gender_Odds.aspx

I had ds then dd

my mum had boy then girl
I had boy then boy

I do know a lot of people who have 2 or more girls though.

I had boy then girl, but they are twins so do they count?

Someone told me years ago that when you have your second child, there is a 70% chance that you will have the same sex as your first.

Just thinking of a sample of 20 friends and rels with 2+ children, the first two are:

Girl, then girl: 4

Girl, then boy 7

Boy, then girl 4

Boy, then boy 5

Any help???

Boy, boy, boy for me.

Ooh yes two of my friends have a boy then a girl. Others are

Girl, girl, boy
girl, girl
boy, boy

er, I don't actually know that many people with two kids!

I'm still reading that site and trying to understand it!!!! Can anyone understand it and make it simple for me!

The end of that site says

Conclusion
Although we often hear the "statistic" that you are 30% or even 70% more likely to keep having the same gender, this is just an old wives tale. It is NOT a fact. The truth is, your odds stay pretty close to 50% for each child and only vary slightly. If you have had 2 or 3 boys, you are only about 2% to 6% more likely to have another boy. If you have had girls, you are slightly more likely to have a boy next.

Which makes it a lot clearer than all the blurb beforehand lol.