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5+ kids…what are their genders?

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xTinkerbell · 06/12/2025 19:14

Okay, I know sex is technically the right word but it didn’t sound right in the title.

Anyway just curious, if you have 5+ what do you have?

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Izzadoraduncancan · 06/12/2025 19:15

4 girls and 2 boys.

Miraclemuma03 · 06/12/2025 20:54

8 girls, 2 boys . Girls are 22, 21, 18, 17, 15, 11, 10 and 2. Boys are , 16 and 4

birdsnestinghere · 06/12/2025 20:57

3 of one, 2 of the other.

xTinkerbell · 06/12/2025 21:12

what’s your birth order been?

I’m fascinated by the patterns in bigger families

I have BGBB atm and convinced if we are lucky enough to have a 5th it’ll be another boy.

My friend has BBBGBB.

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Imanexcellentdrivercharliebabbit · 06/12/2025 21:15

Yes it’s sex not gender

girl 27
boy 24
girl 22
twin boys 21
boy 20

I was busy and very, very skint in the late 90s early 2000’s!

4 grandkids, no mortgage, a career and lovely holidays these days!

4 still at home mind!!!

birdsnestinghere · 06/12/2025 21:29

xTinkerbell · 06/12/2025 21:12

what’s your birth order been?

I’m fascinated by the patterns in bigger families

I have BGBB atm and convinced if we are lucky enough to have a 5th it’ll be another boy.

My friend has BBBGBB.

I had mine in pairs, then got one the same as the first two at the end.

Petpeeveoftheday · 06/12/2025 21:32

I only have 2 children but I know 3 women with 5 +

1st has 7 girls
2nd has 6 boys
3rd has 1 girl ( first born ) & 9 boys

mygrandchildrenrock · 06/12/2025 21:33

Boy
girl
girl
boy
girl
I can’t tell you the number of people who asked why we were having no 3 as we already had one of each!

pitterypattery00 · 06/12/2025 21:33

Not me but in wider family:

A cousin has: GBGBB
My gran had: GGGBBB
One great gran had: GGGGG
Other great gran: BBBBG

orangetriangle · 06/12/2025 21:43

I know someone with 9 girls and 1 boy boy is in the middle somewhere
Another large family is BBGGBGGB
My grandfathers family was GGGBGGBB
My mother in Law was GGBGG
MY Aunt GBBBtripletsG
My other Aunt BBBGB(died at birth as did she giving birth)

Imanexcellentdrivercharliebabbit · 06/12/2025 21:51

My step dad is Italian his mum is one of 14
I just asked him
and he thinks it was

GGGGBGB
Gx2 (twins) one lost in infancy
BGGG
B- lost in infancy

Over a 26 year period

crikey I’m sure as hell glad things have changed

dizzydizzydizzy · 06/12/2025 22:36

I know 2 families with 5.

One has 5G

The other BGBBG

sellthebigissue · 06/12/2025 23:02

G
G
B
G
G
G

SpeedwellBlue · 06/12/2025 23:08

I knew someone who had three girls then 3 boys.

gogomomo2 · 06/12/2025 23:11

I have a friend with 5 girls, her dh was keen for a 6th, she persuaded him to have his sperm tested, he only fires x’s! They stuck at 5

SpeedwellBlue · 06/12/2025 23:12

Seen this on Facebook

5+ kids…what are their genders?
Miraclemuma03 · 07/12/2025 07:13

xTinkerbell · 06/12/2025 21:12

what’s your birth order been?

I’m fascinated by the patterns in bigger families

I have BGBB atm and convinced if we are lucky enough to have a 5th it’ll be another boy.

My friend has BBBGBB.

Ours went ggggbgggbg

We are trying for another via ivf and id say my odds are going to be another girl but I dont mind.

Bjorkdidit · 07/12/2025 07:51

xTinkerbell · 06/12/2025 21:12

what’s your birth order been?

I’m fascinated by the patterns in bigger families

I have BGBB atm and convinced if we are lucky enough to have a 5th it’ll be another boy.

My friend has BBBGBB.

The patterns are only a snapshot of what is more or less 50/50 over the whole population. There will be no reason for a 'pattern' in any individual family, plus also it will be disrupted by miscarriages and terminations where the sex wasn't known.

Hannah Fry did an interesting podcast on the ratios of boys to girls.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/CbQ18g6MH5cts0PJvdKhGQ/why-are-more-boys-born-in-certain-years

If you want to illustrate this to yourself, toss a coin loads of times and look for the heads and tails occurrences. Each toss has a 50/50 chance of heads or tails and the previous toss doesn't affect the outcome of the next one. There will be instances where you get several heads or tails in a row.

BBC Radio 4 - Uncharted with Hannah Fry - Why are more boys born in certain years?

Mathematician Hannah Fry gets to the root of this intriguing question.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/CbQ18g6MH5cts0PJvdKhGQ/why-are-more-boys-born-in-certain-years

BurningBenches · 07/12/2025 12:58

Mine are GGGBG

Survivor2020 · 28/12/2025 03:27

3 girls 3 boys

Survivor2020 · 28/12/2025 03:28

GGBBBG

StressedQueen · 10/01/2026 16:55

4 girls, 1 boy. Twin daughters aged 17, son aged 14, youngest two daughters are aged 12 and 8

urghhh47 · 10/01/2026 17:23

9 here. 5 boys 4 girls order: GBBBGGBBG

Lollylavender · 10/01/2026 17:38

mygrandchildrenrock · 06/12/2025 21:33

Boy
girl
girl
boy
girl
I can’t tell you the number of people who asked why we were having no 3 as we already had one of each!

But that is why most families we know try for a 3rd. They are desperate for a child of the other sex.

Those with lots of money continue trying until they get the other sex. Look at the Beckhams!

Fourcandleforkhandle · 10/01/2026 17:45

2 Boys then 3 Girls. Boys are 23 and 22 yrs old. Girls are 20, 18 and 15 yrs old.

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