Did you have a preference on the sex of your baby?

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Just curious really, before children I wanted all girls if I could have chose but I now have a daughter and a son and I can’t believe I had a preference for girls only! It seems a lot of my friends have a preference for daughters too. Did you have a preference before you had your children?

Wasn't really bothered with our first. I think I thought I wld at least like one of each.

I have 2 girls and I was a little disappointed when I found out it was another daughter mainly coz my DH was really desperate for a boy. Can't imagine ever having a boy now.

I wouldn't mind now if I had another girl I think it would be quite nice.

No preference at all before, but vague thought that it would be convenient if third baby was the same sex as the twins because then we could reuse all the clothes, especially all the very gendered stuff we were given.
Would have loved it either way but it was economically useful that they all ended up the same for potential handmedowns and room sharing reasons.
Did not make a difference personality and interests wise as all three are very individual anyway.

No, I just wanted children with my partner.

After having my son, lots of people assumed we were ‘hoping for a girl’ which I found really odd.

Yes, I wanted girls and I got girls but I'm sure if I'd had a son I would have 100% changed my mind.

No, not at all.

That being said, I recognised it would be slightly logistically easier if DC2 was the same sex as DC1 - for handing down clothes etc. As they were opposite sex in the end, I then knew it would be even more logistically easier if DC3 was the same sex as DC2 for bedroom sharing, because the age gap between 1 and 3 is fairly large (6.5 yrs). Luckily 2 and 3 are the same sex

DD1- slight preference for a girl after the complexities of her needs became apparent and it was clear a girl would have a higher chance of survival. We found out in pregnancy as we knew there was a high chance we wouldn't ever get to meet her alive.

DS- preference for a girl I think because of losing DD1, didnt find out and was disappointed he was a boy when he was a born. Although I think that was a manifestation of the severe depression and PTSD. He is not the slightest bit disappointing!

DD2- didn't really care, liked the idea of two boys and also a girl. Didn't find out and wasn't interested until about 5 minutes after her birth.

Just read my own post back and realised it wasn’t clear.

I meant that after having a son first, lots of people assumed that we were hoping for a girl when I was pregnant again, which I found really odd.