Do you feel like you know what you're having?!

[TheNewMrs]

I'm 19 weeks pregnant, with my first child, and have a DSD who's 5 (and very excited )

DH and I are in agreement that we don't care whether we have a boy or girl so have decided to not to find out and have a surprise at the birth... But I feel so certain I already know what sex the baby is!

Anyone else feel sure even if you haven't had it confirmed? Or did anyone feel like they knew and got it wrong?!

I'm the same as a previous poster in that I just have never seen myself with a baby girl, ever! The majority of cousins are girls, and the majority of their children are girls.. But whenever I've imagined having a child it's always been a boy! And now I'm pregnant I just don't imagine it being a girl I may be in for a shock next April!

Yes, from very early I kept saying to people, I think I’m having a girl. I don’t know why I thought it, but deep down I felt strongly I was having a girl. I was right, when I had my c section, before they told me, I said “it’s a girl isn’t it?” The surgeon confirmed and and I looked at my husband and said “told you”.

However I also knew I was pregnant. I’d missed two periods and was about to be put on fertility drugs to bring them back following being seen by a consultant at the hospital. I was hoovering in the morning and suddenly just thought “ I’m pregnant”. So I drove down to the chemist, bought a couple of tests and when I walked into the doctors to get my fertility drugs that afternoon, put them on her desk. She was incredulous.

So yes, as woo hoo as it’s sounds, I genuinely knew I was pregnant and I genuinely knew what sex my child was.

40+5 with a surprise but am CONVINCED it is a boy. Will hopefully find out soon. I have to say though I am convinced because I thought I saw a willy on the scan. I'll let you know if I was right

Oh and I did look away when told. I think I saw something at a point when I was allowed to look

I knew deep down with both of mine.

I'm sure I've read somewhere that studies have been done on this and pregnant mums have been right more often than 50%.

It's so exciting!

@Etarip do make sure you come back and tell us if you get a DD or a DS, I'll keep checking in 

@SpottyGecko I feel like it would make some sort of sense that expectant mothers would have a feeling one way or the other

I was convinced both of mine were boys. So much so we were calling them our boy names and I was kind of shocked when we found out they were girls.

So both times we were wrong

Im convinced im having a boy- ill see in February if im right

I was sure. So sure, that when the sonographer said it was a girl, I wondered if she was looking at the right baby. I was 100% wrong.

About what happens if they’re not what you thought they were - slightly different as I found out with both mine before they were born. But in my experience, it doesn’t matter (provided you just have a feeling rather than an actual preference!). With DD, I had a few scans for various reasons and was told she was a girl at every single one - but still, when she was born, I checked for a willy, just in case! With DS it was unmissable - we went in for the 20w scan and as soon as she put the scanner on my belly he was right there, upside down, legs akimbo, so no doubt. I didn’t care what I had either time, so there was no disappointment, but there was a kind of ‘Oh!’ moment of having to readjust my imaginings. I especially had it with DS - DD really wanted a sister and I’d been fondly imagining 2 little girls for all those months - it took me a little while to just switch it up to a mental picture of a sister and baby brother. But as soon as we knew what they were, I wouldn’t have swapped them for anything, and I loved both of them instantly and completely the second they were born. I would never ever change them. It might be a shock if they’re not what you’re expecting, but I think you’ll be fine! Having a baby is a shock anyway
I’m currently expecting DC3 and we’re having a surprise this time. Having been SO sure with the other 2, I now have no idea what this one is! Part of me thinks it’s a boy, but then I end up thinking it’s probably a girl since I’ve been totally wrong both times before

I was right with all three of my DC. My first born I knew as soon as I was pregnant my words at the 20 week scan where "I know but you can tell him he's a boy if you want" with my daughter I knew because of how difficult my pregnancy was, I was so incredibly sick all the time. And with number 3 I just didn't find a name that would of fitted if he'd of been a girl, in my gut I just knew he was a boy

This time I'm pretty sure I'm in for another girl.

Very early days for me (6wk) but I feel like it will be a boy from min I found out but me and OH have our heart set on a girls name at the moment so I don’t know! I don’t think we are going to find out either! Eeek

I think the feelings are probably based on psychological factors, for example what you have always imagined or maybe the opposite....so that it won't be a shock if you don't have what you have always imagined. Then it is just coincidence if your guess was right. I doubt a proper study would show any significant correlation between this kind of feeling and actual outcome.

I could be totally wrong though, perhaps in some cases there is something else going on!

There will probably be many people soon saying they just knew they were having non binary (dons helmet!).

I was 100% convinced it was a boy- nope girl!!! I really never imagined having a baby girl at all but now she's here, I can't imagine having a boy.

I had loads of things I thought I just knew throughout pregnancy such as absolutely believing that we hadn't managed to conceive to the point where I took a pregnancy test just day before period due to 'get the disappointment over with'- nah pregnant...

only thing I got right was the Emcs.

I really feel like it's a boy...will find out in the next fortnight!

I was utterly convinced I knew with both of mine, I was somehow drawn to boys/girls clothing and names. I was right both times.

I should add that I never had any scans to confirm either way so only really found out for sure at birth, I think I'd probably have been quite shocked if I was wrong because I felt it so strongly.

First I was certain was a boy and he was. Second I had the opposite pregnancy, everything. Certain I was having a girl (even tempted to get pink things as I was so sure) and it was another boy 😳😂 oops.