What would your gender preference be and why if you did IVF ?

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Doing it alone as single mother.

I'd prefer a girl. Just because I'd be worried my son might be a mummy's boy, which wouldn't do him any favours. I think it might mean we'll have more in common if it's a girl.
But in reality I'd be happy with either if desperate for a child. As long as they were healthy.

I only managed to carry the girls to full term.

This feels a bit gross honestly 🤮

My God - I'd just be grateful for a healthy baby if I was going through IVF.

A girl- I think ideally a child needs both biological parents- however in the scenario you’ve asked on a girl would benefit from having a mother whereas a boy would struggle without a father

I wouldn't want to choose. It's illegal to use IVF to choose the sex of your baby for non medical reasons in most countries and I wish it was illegal everywhere tbh.

When I first found out I was pregnant I was adamant I wanted a girl...I had a boy, and I'm absolutely over the moon with my most loving affectionate little man. He's simply an old soul.
Looking back I really dont think it matters...their a little piece of you and that's all that matters. Good luck x

I have 2 girls and TBH I worry about their safety. I think men have privileges the we don't have.

Obviously I would just wish for healthy and i’d be over the moon with either sex…but, if I absolutely could choose, I think i’d want a little boy. I have a beautiful Dd via ivf and have experienced what it’s like to have a girl, i’d love to have a little boy and I think it would have been lovely for Dd, who’s keener on boys than girls. Sadly, probably too old now, even though we have a frozen embryo left.

Not necessarily. I think both genders need / benefit from both a mother & a father personally. Lost my Dad a couple years ago and I’m really struggling even though I still have my mum and I’m in my 30s.

I was fortunate enough not to need IVF but I would never undergo any testing or procedure to purposely pick the baby's sex. I would be over the moon with either, genuinely.

From a logical standpoint a girl would be easier. I have two already and have saved years worth of clothes, cot bedding, toddler bedding etc. Although a little boy would be worse for my bank account initially, I'd be more than happy with a little lad running round.

A boy would struggle without a father? What outdated bollocks is that.

I really, really wanted a girl in my pregnancies.

Unpopular view but this was shared by everyone I know. Boys do not seem to elicit any particular excitement or pleasure. Which is really, really sad.

Nothing wrong in being a mammys boy

Boys are the best. So loving.

These stereotypes are just as damaging as the negative ones.

I have one of each.

My son is lovely but he isn’t cuddly or affectionate. My daughter now - I could cuddle her all day and she’d still want more cuddles.

individuals.

Girls struggle without fathers too. I did and still do. All children deserve two caring biological parents.

I had IVF and just wanted a baby. Got my precious son.

I have a daughter but had absolutely no preference whatsoever, as long as my baby was healthy boy or girl was totally irrelevant to me and I feel the same way about any future pregnancies. Especially if I was at the stage of IVF I’d not even be spending a moment pondering what gender I wanted.

There’s no guarantees what any child will be like regardless of boy or girl.

My son is definitely more loving and affectionate than my daughter

Before I had kids i’d have said girl. Now I have both and they’re both awesome. However, I do worry if my ds marries and his dw focuses on her family and excludes us- you see it here all the time.

Nice to know you and the other poster have brought into the world individuals

Especially if I was at the stage of IVF

having IVF or fertility problems generally doesn’t mean that people don’t have preferences.

I was so happy to just have a baby. It wouldn't have mattered what sex, hair or eye colour. It's just a baby to love and cherish and build a future with. Nothing else matters.

If I was only going to have the one i couldn't possibly choose. I am pregnant with a second child right now and my preference is to have one of each, but I don't really care. A son or a daughter is a blessing.