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MIL 'knows' DC2 will be a boy apparently

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Snowboarder · 12/02/2012 18:40

That's it really. As she has two boys and we have one already she reckons number 2 will 'definitely' be a boy. I had a very strong girl vibe at first and would just love it if I could prove her wrong. Don't know why but I find it annoying that she feels so certain when nobody can possibly know at this stage (I'm only 15 weeks).

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Joygirl78 · 12/02/2012 18:42

Absolutely everyone told me I was definitely having a boy. Big all out front football bump. Turned out to be a girl - ha!

TheFirstMrsGClooney · 12/02/2012 18:43

Well she has about a 50% chance of being right, but then so do you!!

People are so annoying....... Try to cover your ears.

ZuzuBailey · 12/02/2012 18:52

When I was pregnant with DS scans were only done to either confirm pregnancy or if there was a possibility of twins - so I didn't know the sex of the baby in advance.

My gp listened to DS's heartbeat and told me with a doctor's absolute certainty that I was going to have a little girl, and that she felt very small - she would be under 6lbs at birth.

Well...my DS was a boy and he weighed well over 8lbs!

Hoping very hard that you prove your MIL wrong OP (but boys are lovely too Smile).

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Snowboarder · 12/02/2012 20:09

Thanks all, you have made me feel better. It's not like I'm desperate for a girl or anything like that, I have a DS already and he is the apple of my eye. I just hate that for MIL it's such a foregone conclusion - she was so dismissive: "pfft... It's definitely a boy. We only make boys in this family" It takes all the magic away somehow.

Just wondering whether there's actually anything in that 'we only make boys/ girls' thing or if it's total bollocks? Actually, I feel another post coming on Grin

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cerys74 · 12/02/2012 20:17

Umm, they seem to only make boys in my husband's family! He is one of two boys, his dad is one of two boys, his brother has three boys, we have a boy!
There is a possibility it's something to do with the sperm, since sex determination is down to the man... or it is possible that we are just a statistical anomaly :)

Although I am usually sceptical of people who say they 'can tell', I was very impressed last night by an ex-maternity nurse who took one look at me and said 'I reckon you're about 16 weeks gone, second pregnancy. Did you have a boy last time? Thought so.' It's all true - I was stunned!! Admittedly she had a 50/50 shot at guessing the sex, but I'm still impressed.

Was your MIL ever a maternity nurse?!

AKissIsNotAContract · 12/02/2012 20:22

If you've got your 12 week scan picture you could try working it out by googling 'nub theory'

ifeelloved · 12/02/2012 20:25

Why would you want to prove her wrong?

I found with both my pregnanacies that loads of people told me I was definitely having a *

Does it really matter? Would it bother you if your mum said it?

Pick your battles.

cerys74 · 12/02/2012 20:32

Snowboarder, this should probably go on your other thread but I can't seem to find it again!

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3168220/?tool=pmcentrez

It's a research paper linking various environmental factors to sex ratio at birth - pretty interesting!

Sample sentence: 'Studies in humans have similarly shown that factors that reduce male fertility, such as higher scrotal temperatures and older paternal age, are also associated with a reduction in the proportion of male births.'

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Snowboarder · 12/02/2012 20:34

Hi Cerys, wow that's weird. I agree that she had a 50/50 chance in guessing about your son but to know exactly how far on you are and that its your second pregnancy... Would have spooked me a bit too! MIL was never a maternity nurse as far as I know so don't think it could be that.

Kiss, I have heard about nub theory but from looking at my scan pic there is no clear nub obvious so unfortunately I can't use that for some insider info. Bah!

Ifeel, yes it would bother me if my mum said it, I personally don't like it when people make definate statements relating to children who haven't been born. Equally it annoyed me when my dad said my unborn DS was destined to be a football star. I didn't say anything but thought to myself that it would be funny if DS was more interested in ballet or the flute than football. BUT, as with MIL I held my tongue - I'm not having a battle with anyone you see, just having a bit of a lighthearted moan on MN.

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Snowboarder · 12/02/2012 20:35

Cheers Cerys, that sounds very interesting - I'll have a read now. Cheers for the link.

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thefurryone · 12/02/2012 21:35

Snowboarder I know how you feel, my MIL claims to know what date my baby will be born, because people in their family are either born on one of two days of the month and either is possible with my due date. What makes it doubly annoying is that she also said this with DS and turned out to be right AngryGrin.

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Snowboarder · 12/02/2012 21:59

Oh that must have stung thefurryone , I think the worst thing for me will be the 'I knew I was right' attitude MIL will no doubt have if DC2 does turn out to be a boy

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YuleingFanjo · 12/02/2012 22:02

my mil knew i was having a boy. I made a big deal about it maybe being a girl - it was a boy. I idn't care either way but I was slightly miffed that she was able to say 'told you so', though she didn't actually ever say it even if she thought it.

Wave to my stalker by the way :) pass this on if you like.

Clandy · 12/02/2012 22:06

My mil knows I'm having a boy as I have got "fat all over" Grin (possibly true but that's due to vast amounts of cake and cheese rather than gender of my child!!) would love a little boy so won't be complaining if she is right

thefurryone · 12/02/2012 22:08

I actually cried when i realised what day DS was going to be born Blush. Although in fairness I was also slightly hysterical about going on the drip.

In general I get on very well with my MIL but it was just the way she had been going on about it for my entire pregnancy.

bonzo77 · 12/02/2012 22:13

my MIL knew we were having a girl. We knew it was a boy but kept quiet. Once DS arrived MIL said she had actually thought he was a boy. Oh whatever. Dicks the lot of them.

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Snowboarder · 12/02/2012 22:20

You will need to keep your legs firmly crossed around MILs special dates thefurryone ! Wink Hope you and I get to surprise our respective MILs!

Bonzo I've just remembered that when we showed my dad DS's scan pic from when he was 6 weeks (we had IVF so got an early scan), my dad burst into tears and kept saying 'it's a girl, it's a girl' over and over again. About 10 weeks later DS flashed his rather prominent bits at me during another scan. I had lots of fun ringing my dad up and praising his skills as a psychic. Grin

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ZuzuBailey · 13/02/2012 19:17

Perhaps you could say to her, "Yes, I definitely think it's a boy too."

That way, if it's a boy you can be 'right'

If it's a girl - she can be wrong Grin

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