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In unknown competition with sister in law

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nuttytrekkermum · 09/09/2012 15:58

In my family, there are a few spooky traits. DS is the fourth generation to be born on halloween, my mum has known with all seven of her grandchildren when we were pregnant before we told her, and the sequence of gender has been boy boy girl girl boy boy girl. So, it stands to reason (or unreason) that the next grandchild born will be a girl.
We would very much like a girl after having a (gorgeous) boy, so are getting busy. We don't know, but assume, that brother and sister in law are doing same after getting married recently and wanting more children. I feel that we need to get much busier close to ovulation to get in before them, but DH is not convinced and is going by the theory that we should stop sex before I ovulate to increase the chances of the girl sperm reaching the egg first.
Not quite sure what I intended by starting this thread, but any opinions or suggestions would be interesting!

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jkklpu · 09/09/2012 16:00

Setting yourself up in competition, even unspoken, with the others has the potential to cause conflict further down the line. And don't set yourselves up to be upset if dc2 is a boy. Take it easy and see what happens.

OhNoMyFoot · 09/09/2012 16:00

Stop thinking about what they might be doing, stop worrying about when you might give birth and enjoy.

WinkyWinkola · 09/09/2012 16:02

Spooky coincidences that you're trying very hard to continue? Not really coincidences any more then, are they?

Bizarre perspective to want to get in first with conceiving a girl. Be careful - you might end up with triplet boys! Grin

Just forget what your sil is doing, relax and what will be will be.

LemonBreeland · 09/09/2012 16:04

You are seriously way overthinking this. Bizarre. Don't really know what to say to that. < walks away shaking head>

raspberrytipple · 09/09/2012 21:43

not sure whether to assume this is a prank or just laugh at the stupidity? WTAF?

kNickerbockerGloryCherry · 09/09/2012 22:15

Troll? :-/

OrangEyesDoMoreThanSee · 09/09/2012 22:20

Wtf?

Top tip learn from bitter experience and hope for a healthy baby of either sex

SavoyCabbage · 09/09/2012 22:27

It does not stand to reason at all that the next grandchild to be born will be a girl.

There are only two genders so it's fairly easy to find a pattern.

You should have a baby when it suits your nuclear family.

You are setting yourself up for disappointment and conflict.

iloveberries · 17/09/2012 20:23

You are weird. Seriously

nuttytrekkermum · 18/09/2012 22:27

whoops.
above message written after two nights without sleep and after major row with dh so yes, may have appeared a bit(?) screwy. comments taken on board and I have been looking at this much more sensibly of late.
I am honestly not, in the internet sense, a troll.

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