Older parents - having baby girls?

[Jomummy1013]

Curious really. I have read a lot which suggests that parents who are older are more likely to have girls - apparently up to 2/3 of parents have a girl.
Is there anything in this? I think it's 40+ parents.

hi Op I don’t think there is as my mum had me at 22 and I’m female and had my little brother at 41 and he is male so I think it just depends on the individual and not the age x

I had all my babies in my 40’s. All boys.

Yeah I wasn't sure. There is strong research which suggests that girls are more prevalent in older parents. I am 41, father of my child is 52. I have two daughters and one son and he has three sons and one girl. Know the man determines the sex of the baby and he evidently seems to produce more blue ones! I don't really mind what I have tbh, will be blessed if healthy. X

It says that older dads produce more X chromosome sperm. I was just wondering if in anyone's experience if this is true but even in my family seems not to be. My own dad has four daughters and one son and he had all his before 35. Maybe a load of rubbish x

Aww congrats hun either sex will be a blessing best of luck xx

I've not heard of this before. I had a girl at 39 and a boy at 45 so not the case with me. I thought it was determined by the sperm - its been many years since my sex ed classes though! Congratulations though it'll be wonderful either way x

Thank you all :) xxx

I'd heard that older dads make girls, so was v surprised to learn we're expecting a baby boy this time around 🥰. My DH is 44, I'm 38.

Interestingly a lot of our friends have 2 girls and no boys and most were 35+ when they had them.

Less frequent sex = more likely to have a girl (apparently the male sperm are the fastest swimmers but the female ones survive longer)

I had girls at 36 and 38. However my next door neighbour had boys at 42 and 44.

With my dad it appeared to be climate dependant. So those conceived in hot countries boys those conceived in UK girls.

With my friends, most has children over 35, there is no pattern. I only have one child - a girl - so can't say.

39 - boy
40 - boy
43 - girl
46 - boy

After the age of 35, there is a higher proportion of sperm with X chromosomes apparently. Of course plenty of older men will still have sons and plenty of younger men will have daughters.

That's really interesting, I didn't know that!

Hi
Had a girl @ 40 and partner was 48.
Next little girl due in weeks, now I’m 41 and partner is 50.

It has to do with the length of time between you having sex and ovulating. If you do it a few days earlier before you ovulate the male sperm die out before the get to the egg. I did this method and it worked for me.

That’s really interesting. My group of friends (5 of us), all started having kids in our mid thirties. So far all 8 babies in the group are girls.

I have actually heard of this before, but my partner is in his mid 40s and we are having a boy. Although the sex is determined by the sperm, I've also read that the mother's diet can actually have a slight impact by making the egg more receptive to either sex.

Interesting! My husband was 44 with our first and we had a boy. Obviously on individual level it doesn’t mean too much but interesting to know. I will look it up.

It's extremely interesting.
Like I said the father of my child is 52. I have booked a NIPT - mainly due to concerns with my age. I am 41. It is being done on 14th Feb when I will be just over ten weeks.
I've had an early scan last week and they confirmed a 7 week embryo with a strong heartbeat. Matching my dates. I will be able to find out the sex, I didn't with my first three but I will this time and I will update this thread with the baby's sex. Xx

I have heard this before but no idea if there is any basis to it. Anecdotally, my father was in his sixties when his children were born - 3 girls.

It’s an interesting idea. I’m 38 and having a girl so maybe!

www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/the-scientific-fundamentalist/201104/why-are-older-parents-more-likely-have-daughters%3famp

After reading this thread, I went searching to see if it was statistically true and data does appear to support it.

I had ivf at age 40, length of time between ejaculation and being put in the petri fish with an egg was mere hours- girl.

I think most of it is just chance.