giving birth to a boy appeared to be linked to a lower quality of life, compared to giving birth to a girl."

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"The researchers also found that even if the woman did not have PND, giving birth to a boy appeared to be linked to a lower quality of life, compared to giving birth to a girl."

I really am shocked by this.....am i missing out and having a lower quality of life because I am having a second boy???

www.irishhealth.com/article.html?id=13070

Giving birth to a boy did lead to a lowered quality of life for me over the first few months, but that was only because his big sister kept trying to whack him over the head and I had to watch her like a hawk.

I have 2 girls then 2 boys no difference !!!!

I love my boys sooooooo much was this written by someone who has girls only ?

That sample size is way too small to extrapolate from IMO

what a load of twattery.

i have 3 boys and a perfectly good quality of life

Boys are 'supposed to' cry more but everyone feels shit for about 3 months with their first (don't they?) just from sleep deprivation/shock.

Boys are gorgeous, congratulations and ignore the negative nonsense!

For the record, I didn't have any form of PND after the birth of either of my DCs. One boy, one girl.

In fact I felt a mild form of post-natal euphoria, which was a bit disconcerting. Running around (literally) singing maniacally, feeling like superwoman, doing a million things ...

That's not an uncommon reaction but hardly ever gets written up.

Quattro - that's really interesting. I was euphoric too, esp on day 4 when you are meant to be hormonal and weeping (I was high as a kite on happy hormones). Had no idea it was a common experience, thought it was just me.

I have 2 boys btw.

The researcher says further research is needed. Well, yeah, that is glaringly obvious.

Nope, no difference at all!

FWIW, I was euphoric after DD, but got PND.

Meh after DS, but he's sooooo coooool! An absolute joy.

Quality oflife depends onan enormous amount of factors. Whether or not you are familiar with the Thomas & Friends characters is not, IMO, one of those factors.

I was also very high after having DS1.Felt like the best drug ever (not that I would know)So much so that I went on to have another.

I had post natal euphoria too, still get bursts of it and my youngest is 4 months. I have 2 boys, 1 girl and no PND at all. In fact the euphoria reached a peak after having DS2.
Load of rubbish.

2 Boys and then 2 girls here !
What a stupid study -based on only 100 women and also it doesn't say in what way (even if you didn't get PND!) your quality of life was lowered

Although I have only one child - and a boy at that, it was one of the best times of my life.

Yes I was tired with night feeds, but DS was such a good baby that like Quattro and WB, I also experienced a high. I never felt the exhaustion usually associated with a new baby and thrived on being a new mum.

And of all the friends and family I know with children, they all claim boys are easier and less stressful.

So ergo, I think that study is tosh. Complete the study with 100 tomes that number and I may start looking at it as an actual statstic.

Hmm. I'm no expert on research, but wouldn't the parents of one gender have to have a worse quality of life than another?

I mean, surely the chances of the quality of life being the same for both sample sets are pretty slim?

Christ, I hope someone that understands these things posts to explain it to me...

at the article...

My friend with 2 girls had PND, another friend with 3 boys didn't. I was okay (I think) after having my 2 boys but after DD (my 3rd) I was definitely slipping into depression but thankfully I noticed and have it under control.

I never felt I had any lower quality of life for having boys, in fact I hoped for another boy when I was expecting DS2 as DS1 was so yummy! The only downside (as such) I can see ATM is how much the boys fight although girls are apparently worse when older...

Given that it was looking at only 181 women I doubt the sample size was large enough to draw any statistically significant conclusions.

I didn't actually sit down for more than a minute for 6 years after my son was born as he had a curious knack for finding the most hazardous things to do, sometimes involving his baby sisters, sometimes his own safety. I don't know what measure of quality of life they are using but for sheer exhaustion, the boy matched all his sisters at once. Even now at 16 he is still very frustrating at times. Frequently actually.

Some people have lovely calm thoughtful boys though. I"m sure you will!

I have one of each. Love them both to death even though they are now both adults. I found that boys just love their mums unconditionally. Don't hold grudges, will go along with most things. Very funny to. DS used to tease DD. Very quietly though. When I explained to him that I didn't mind him teasing her because he was quite funny and quiet about it but I couldn't stand her screeching, he stopped. Just said OK mum.

I have two girls and have just had a DS 3 months ago. He is an absolute dream to look after compared to the girls at the same age.

What on earth does "lower quality of life"mean in context.. I mean...HOW can the sex of your baby determine the quality of your life? They don't elaborate on this at all.

aaaaahhhahahahahahahaaaa!

ROFL.

My life, its shit I tell you and it is all DS's fault.

what a load of rubbish

Our boy was such an easy baby we had another-it was a girl one!

Then our quality of life lowered!