Did you have 3+ children in a row of the same sex?

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I would just like some anecdata please because I am in turmoil.

I am pregnant with my second boy and I know it's stupid and irrational but I thought I was having a girl. I was convinced that I'd have one of each and it be lovely and all done. This illusion was shattered at my 20 week scan. There was no ambiguity!

My son is lovely, he's so gentle and good natured and sweet, I love him to bits. I am excited to meet this baby and see the brothers bond and play with each other.

But I also think it's magical that I come from an uninterrupted line of women since the beginning of time and find it sad that it could "end" with me.

I feel like I personally know quite a few people who had 3/4 children of the same sex before they got the other and then stopped. I don't want to join that club. I never wanted a huge family and think it looks stressful.

I have some time (but not too much given DP's age) to decide if I want a third. I think I could deal with 3 but 4 would push us all over the edge, not least because of the size of our house!

So anyway I'd just like to hear other people's experiences please.

Oh come on, that's not what she said or even implied by a massive stretch.

She's talking about the loss of a mtDNA line that has stretched unbroken from the earliest times because all the women have had female offspring. It happens all the time in nature of course - lines of descent end when female descendants do not have offspring or have only boys. It doesn't mean you can't feel sad that something stretching back to the mists of time stopped with you, and it doesn't mean you don't 'value' your sons' DNA.

In my entire circle of friends and family, everyone who has 3 children either has 2 girls and a boy or 3 boys. I don’t think there’s anything scientific about it, just the way it worked out.

I tried Shettles after 2 boys, it worked. Could have been a coincidence though

There’s 3 families with 3 kids on my cul de sac. 1 family has boys and girl, the other 2 families have 3 girls.

3 boys here 👋🏼

3 boys here.. no regrets

Thanks @mathanxiety, you've described perfectly my thoughts on my mtDNA line ending with me, far more eloquently than I managed to!

I had 2 children before i was 19.
First at 16 second at 18 2 weeks after my birthday.
They are coming in 22 and 20 this year both move out im not 40 yet.
Both same sex and would not change them for the world.
I took some stigma and some down looks but i did build a good life and it was so worth it.

Yes, I’ve also regretted (slightly) that my mitochondrial DNA line is stopping as I’ve no daughter and neither does my sister. There are cousins who’ll carry it on.

I guess (some) men who don’t have sons feel the same way about the y chromosome and the patrilineal line.

My DH has five brothers. One brother has three sons. The other two. Another one. With me, my DH was the first one to produce a girl in 129 years in his male line - after three boys. His two older sons (by his ex) have now produced one girl each (and two boys) so the 'curse' is well and truly broken!

2 girls then a boy here 4,3 and 9 weeks

I just thank goodness that it was realised that it is the man providing the X or Y chromosome that determines whether it is a boy or girl.

In the past women suffered dreadfully if the sex of the baby born was not the one wanted by the father/family/society.
eg Henry V111

I've just realised that nearly everyone I know with 2 has one of each (which is funny because it seemed to be the opposite growing up) but the families I know with 3 children mostly have 3 of the same sex, the three that have different sexes have GGB, BBG and GBB.
I'm currently pregnant with dc3, haven't found out the sex. I have a girl and a boy already and it's crazy the number of people who are surprised we wanted another one when we have one of each! I'm really looking forward to having 2 of the same (whichever way round that is)

Yes it was the same for us. One of each and then had a 3rd. Lots of people were shocked as we had one of each. Kept asking if it was an accident. How very rude 😆. Now when I tell people we have 2 boys and a girl, they automatically assume my daughter is the youngest.

Same here 👋 close age gaps too! I’m thinking of a 4th and think it would probably be another boy!! It’s lovely though, if anything it’s easier as they have same interests at a young age and you can reuse loads of things!

I had 4 girls first then a boy, another 3 girls before I had a other boy, then we fell pregnant with another boy but unfortunately he was born at 4 months gestation and then we had another girl so I have 8 girls and would have had 3 boys. But in all honesty I was never bothered by what sex I had, after my 3rd girl I was pretty set I'd only ever have girls so was a big surprise when I finally had my first boy. All I wanted was healthy babies.