I feel sad not to have a girl....

[craggie]

Does anyone else? Will this feeling go?

Any thoughts much appreciated

TIA

I'm a Bounty lady and met someone the other day who'd had FIVE boys...then the next mum I saw had 3 girls and had wished for a boy!

craggie I wanted a girl desperately and have two boys. Looking at them I wouldn't change them in a million years they are fantastic!

I do worry about when they are older and abandon me(!) but then I think I am quite looking forward to being the MIL from hell

Agree with sticktoyourguns also, my DH was quite distraught when we saw DS on the scan!

We have three boys and I'm still slightly shocked (in a surprised way not a horrified way) that db4 (due Feb) is a girl . Positively terrified at negotiating the girly clothes section - going from no choice to too much choice!

hannahsaunt - congrats you can limit your choices significantly by avoiding pink

Thanks very much for all your replies

seeker I can understand your point about the feeling of wanting a girl never going away. When I was PG first time I despretely wanted a girl. When my DS was born it went away.
I can understand you because MOST woman want girls, MOST men want boys. If you then go onto having a girl, you'll feel releived. You'll also not have a son though so will never know the great secret.......I think my son is the most beautiful, clever and funniest toddler in the whole world and I now know there is nothing to fear and everything to look forward to having a boy IYSWIM.
I suspect if you went on to have a boy you'd realise then that your children are your children and gender has little to do with it - It's just the unknown we don't understand.
Maybe that's why there so many woman on MN still longing for a daughter when they have sons - what are we missing? Is it better having a daughter, will we be loved more when we are pissing our pants in an old folks home?!!
I suspect not. My gran has 4 sons and one daughter (my mum) and guess what, her sons visit more, are more loving and do more for her. My mum and gran.....they argue loads!
Im PG with #2 - yes, im thinking, I secretly would love a girl becuase I don't have one...just like the woman above who have said they have daughters and would love a son.
I think, we are woman therefore.....we think to bloody much!

I am also lucky to have two healthy, happy boys, but feel that bit of nostalgia for the girl I may never have.

Maybe they will have girls though, and then I can be a granny to girls instead!

I was talking to a friend of mine about the MIL thing - and she said she actually gets along better with her MIL and thinks she would be better with children than her own mother as she is calmer and less highly strung. So I suppose it is down to the individuals .. but I am still afraid of being the wicked MIL!