Do your opposite sex DCs get on well?

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Hiya, just found out I am pregnant with #2. I have a DD already who will have just turned 3 when the baby is born. I'd really like another girl now that I have one as I have all the clothes and whatnot, plus I have it in my head somehow that my DD may be able to relate a bit more to a younger DD.

Am I just being silly? I'm a bit worried that if I have a DS they may not be as close as if they were same sex.

If anyone has one of each and can speak about how your DCs interact with one another I'd appreciate it. I'm aware I probably sound irrational but I'm stressed and pregnancy hormones aren't helping etc. etc.

Thank you xx

I get on far better with my brother. My sister and I are very different and rarely agree on anything.
My daughter is just 2 and I'm due ds in April so I'm hoping they will develop a similar relationship to myself and my brother.

They got along brilliantly until DD (the younger) realised she didn't have to do everything that her brother wanted :)

As teens now, they more tolerate each other than like each other.

DSC's are 18 and 16 and are best friends. They share social circles, spend hours hanging out watching whatever teenagers watch on YouTube and generally get on brilliantly

My opposite sex children get on brilliantly. My same sex children not so much. Why are you concerned about the opposite sex only?

Mine are now young adults, 2.5yrs apart, and have always been, and remain, a really close team - it's really heartwarming, and they are definitely closer than I was with dsis or dh was with his db (although we get along fine in both cases) Ds & dd have been huge supports (as at times, each others only young adult company) to each other in lockdown, a real bonus there.

My two never really played together though my Dd (older by two years) always had her brother's back. They have mostly United over taking the piss out if me and have had moments of closeness now late teens. But they are just both quite different characters.

Yes, really well. It is one of my biggest joys in life. They are just over 2.5 years apart in age, girl older.

Boy, girl 18 months apart. They got on well when aged under 10 but now they are teens and they hate each other!

To be fair they have a love-hate relationship. They care a lot for each other but day to day the bickering is awful.

I just hope they'll grow out of it.

DS aged 9, DD aged 8. They love each other but fight too. I do worry about the teen years as girlfriends and boyfriends might have a hard time.

DS had a crush on a girl and DD was unimpressed and quite bitchy. DS had a school friend who had a crush on DD and he got dropped very quickly by DS.

I have 2 sons aged 21 and 15 and DD in the middle aged 19. She is the dominant personality, in your face and outgoing. They're both laid back. They all love each other, DD and DS2 are at home when DS1 is at uni but they love it when he's back. They're giggling away upstairs about DS2's new girlfriend!

Mine can fight like cat and dog and have some aggressive "playfights" but no one gets between them and they are very protective of each other. They might not be best mates (now teenagers) but are close and I feel I've been lucky to have one of each and the wide variety that throws up.