Please tell me lots of nice things about having two girls!

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Similar to the other thread about boys, we found out our DC2 will be DD2, have only told my mum so far and definitely got an underwhelmed response. Feels like there is a lot of expectation on us to have a boy next, and I hate that vibe you get 'oh well another girl, ho hum'.

Me and DH are very excited about having another little girl and feel very blessed as this pregnancy is coming after 4 miscarriages (which is also the probable reason that there will be no DC3), but we would love to hear from those with experience what life with two girls is like : )

congratulations!!
I dont have 2 DD's, however I know that my sister is one of my best friends, and is a really good influence on me. Hopefully your daughters will have a similar relationship

having just been out to lunch where my friend's DD was utterly charming, whilst my DS and my other friend's DS were completely feral I'd say you've lucked out

Seriously though, there are advantages to all combinations. It's sad when people see one as worse than another.

Two girls are supposed to be the recipe for happy families! I would have loved another girl!

I have two teenage girls, three years apart. They are very close and share everything- including clothes. Ok they have their moments but the younger is already worrying about how lonely she'll be when big sister goes to University.

Having two girls is fab.

I wish I had two girls. I do not understand DS at all and feel even more sorry for mothers who have only boys.

Thanks to all the posters who had such lovely positive stories to share

Please don't let this thread turn into boys vs girls, that is so not my intention. I know I would be focusing on the positives whatever combination of children I was lucky enough to have.

Two boys or two girls - one is NOT better than the other, just different.

The last comment from MaeMobley was not in the spirit of this thread and just plain mean.

Hi there, I have 2 girls; one 21 months, one 3 weeks
i have to say i felt the same underwelmed by everyones response; especially when my husband put his head in his hands at the scan! I did fancy a boy a bit- but at least it scuppers Dh argument ( but we have one of each') so we will have at least one more ( i would be one of those mums with 53 kids if he let me) TBH i think every reaction to a second child is underwhelming compared to the first...
So far i am completely thrilled... DD1 is gorgeous with 'baba' and breastfeeds her dollies, and gets nappies and choses clothes and dollies for DD2. We have also saved a small fortune in clothes; i LOVE seeing DD2 in my favourite baby grows from DD1. So precious. Congrats by the way x

Love love love having 2 :) My 2 are 3 years apart and absolute best friends even though they're chalk and cheese. They are nearly in double figures and I have only just had to stop fishing one out of the others bed every night when I go to bed. It's perfect :)

Congratulations :)

I have two girls 28m apart. They love each other completely and are very close.Although they fight more now that they are both at school, (I think the adjustment of separation and then togetherness is hard) they get on really well in the hols. They are in the main kind and loving to each other and absolutely best friends. Certainly dd1 was an absolute darling with her new sister when she was tiny. She helped change her and would kiss her tummy and make her laugh. Not too much sibling rivalry either.

Two girls - amazing! Congratulations. I understand why you want to hear the positives because people are so weird about that "having one of each" nonsense - a woman in the street even said to me "aww, what a shame" when told that DD2 (hidden by sling) was also a girl .

When I phoned my sister after 20 wk scan with DD2 she immediately said: "Oh, thank God. Was so worried that DD1 wouldn't have a sister, what would we do without eachother!!" Which says it all really.

Aw lavendar that is lovely. When I told a woman at a group play thing I was having another girl she pulled a sorry face and said "oh never mind, maybe a boy next time.."

I have 3dds, the older two are 6 and 4 and the youngest is 1. The older two have started to play together in the past 18 months or so, they like the same toys/bikes/action figures, but they may well have played like this if they were boys

They have some friends in common which is lovely and they do bicker but its all quite good natured. I have a sister that I'm very close too, but I'm always aware of not "forcing" my dds to be friends, they are family they will always be in each others lives, and that always fills me with joy. They may drive each other mad, dislike each others habits/friends/favourite bands etc but they are stuck with each other and me , no matter what. My sister drives me feckin' insane but apart from my husband and children I don't love anyone more and would do anything for her.

WhatWouldFreddieDoyes, i hate those carrying on the name comments.
who cares!

a it happens, i kept my name on marriage, but dd has her own name - i felt it unfair for her to have dh's and he thought it unfair for her to have mine. so we made up one for her.

I love having 2 girls. MIL has asked a few times if I'm going to try again for a boy- it does annoy me that she might think DD2 was less wanted for some reason.

They do bicker, but don't fight physically (touch wood). They are close in age so have a lot of friends in common. We have lovely girly times together and they are great company.A friend with 2 boys says they fight more than my girls but are less challenging in other ways (answering back for example).

I agree that they can be the best of friends and the worst of enemies.

:)

Belated thanks for this thread. Have been a bit worried at possibility of having two girls (currently team yellow, and I have sister issues) and it has made me feel much better!