3 boys!

[mumofmunchkin]

I have just found out that we are having our third boy . We are not telling people the sex in real life (have told everyone we are not finding out) but am bursting with the news so you guys are getting it - I have had enough people ask me up until now if we tried for a girl or are hoping for a girl, "maybe it will be a girl this time", "try for a granddaughter this time!" (MIL) and other such rubbish. I'm delighted with a boy and can't be bothered dealing with false sympathy from people who think that I "need" a girl.

My two boys are amazing, three is going to be awesome!

I could have written this! I have two boys. One step son! Pg with 3rd. DHs brother has two boys..... it goes on!!! I will
Be finding out but not telling anyone I am doing so! Already tired of the I hope it’s a girl
Blah blahhhhh x

Ps huge congrats by the way x

Lol yes, my sister has a son, my brother has two sons, dh's brother has three sons, there are no girls anywhere in the family

I sent MIL a copy of the scan photo, she has just replied "Ah lovely, a girl, a lot of hair" she's going to get a shock

My friend has just had her third boy and couldn't be happier. I couldn't imagine her with a girl.

I have 3 boys, it's great! Mine are such a little crew already, they spend half their time tussling and the other half snuggling like puppies and making each other laugh until they can't breathe 😊
Also, you can reuse everything and there will never be one who is left out by sex or feels less wanted between first son and first daughter.

Personally I liked telling people early, so they could get all their 'sympathy' out of their system, but I can see that waiting might make them slightly less likely to be incredibly rude in front of your existing children ('3 boys? Oh my god I'm so sorry for you' etc). Do be aware that because 3 boys does often give people that reaction, any older children you have will likely absorb it a bit - a few weeks after DS3 was born, my eldest hugged me and whispered 'im so sorry we're all boys'.

Congratulations and good luck!!

Congratulations on your little boy! I'm in a similar situation just the opposite gender. I've had two pregnancies with girls. Although we sadly lost the first baby girl at 6 months pregnant. I'm pregnant again and everyone keeps saying they hope it's a boy. All of my cousins have had girls so there's this silly pressure to produce a boy. After what we went through I'm just thrilled at having a healthy baby! We are not finding out the sex as I don't want to hear comments regardless of gender. Anyway huge congratulations again! X

Thanks guys. Stuckforthefourthtime I think my biggest concern is my boys internalising some of it, and thinking that they are somehow not good enough because they are boys. I don't think it would come from my side, but after MIL's text I do worry that they may overhear some comment from her. She's just thoughtless, and doesn't think about the consequences of what she does/says. If she makes too many comments we probably will end up telling her just to shut down the hopeful speculation.

My MIL is the same. She said there’s no point even finding out. 🙄 I’m
Quite happy with boys- I know how they work! X

I've just had my third boy, we r completely delighted but most people act like it's such a shame! 3 of the same is totally awesome!

Congratulations. I'm expecting my 4th boy and not telling people in real life either. Due Nov xx

Congratulations! I’m expecting a boy after 2 girls but would have loved to have 3 of the same.

3 boys seems to get more of a reaction than 3 girls though!

Ahhh congrats! I have 2 boys, 3 brothers. I was the only girl born on one side of my family for over 100 years. I would have no idea what to do with a girl. Boys a crazy and filthy little beast but we wouldn’t have it any other way

Also I know I’m not done with babies just yet, when this is ever mentioned EVERYONE says aww your going to try for a girl- no I’m going to try for a happy healthy baby regardless of the sex! I don’t know why that’s not enough for people!

I have 4 boys, it's great. With the last two I found out and told everyone straight away so, like a pp I got all the "poor you", "oh well you can always try again" comments out of the way while they weren't talking about an actual baby.

My friend who had a girl after three boys said that was worse for comments tho - she got lots of "you must be so happy you finally got your girl" type comments implying her boys weren't good enough said in front of them. Some people are just so thoughtless.

Three boys is wonderful, congrats OP. Mine are in their 20s now & they are fab.

Congratulations!

I have the boys and I love it.

My mum got "Your husband must be relieved to finally have his name secured!" when she had my brother after two girls from a relative who always stares at my boobs!

What I meant to say is that people are idiots and say stupid things! Congratulations on your pregnancy and it's great that you're delighted to be having another boy!

3 boys is awesome mine are 5,3 and 1 and a proper little team. They wrestle each other constantly but they're best of pals. I HATE the "oh will you try for a girl" comments, I think it's incredibly rude. I have been known to point at my youngest and ask "why, I think he's perfect as he is, do you not?" That shuts them up 😂 Congratulations! 💙

Ahhh lovely. Congratulations!

I have 3 boys, I love it! (Except for the pee!)

Congratulations! I'd just drop into conversation occasionally how you'd secretly love to have another boy, but you'd be happy with a girl, of course.

Ah, congrats!! DH is one of three boys.

Lovely

Congratulations OP, I would have LOVED 3 boys (I have 2) - I had visions of being an old Italian matriarch standing in my giant kitchen cooking food for my tribe of sons and wiping the tears of the girls whose hearts they'd break 😁
I'm not Italian but whatever, it's my fantasy.
Three boys is magic, what a joy!