Genders and how far apart

[Quinn31]

Like the title says, I was wondering how far apart your kids were and if they're different genders? I know the research shows you should wait at least a year to try for a boy but that's not an option for me. I'm probably going to have to start trying when my youngest is nine months.

[angielorna]

DS1 and DS2 are 2.5 years apart. I was told this one would be a girl and my youngest will be 4 when she is born.
Angie

[sweetdream]

2 oldest sons are 2 years apart, there after comes a Son 20 months apart. And now we are getting a girl and our youngest will turn 4 around the tome she gets here.

[odd]

I have a son who will be 5 soon and a girl on the way.

[Mamato3?]

Time space between children does not sway.
Breastfeeding sways, BUT only if, as a result of BF, your maternal condition has declined.
If you are breastfeeding and still are in a general good condition eating healthy, gaining weight etc it could still result in a boy.
My mother got pregnant with my brother when my sister was 6 months old and she was still breastfeeding but my mother was eating a lot while breastfeeding and she was not working to be with my sister (before having my sister she was working at my grandfather's farm all day long-so was always tired).
So my point if you do a good sway with all the other factors you could still have your little boy :happy:

[atomic sagebrush]

I believe spacing between kids DOES sway a little bit, but it's no dealbreaker.

I got my 4th boy with a quick turnaround between pregnancies. They are 21 months apart.

[princessCharlotte]

i do believe it too. mine is two years apart. boy.
my bestie are at least 4yrs apart, girl.
think >4 yrs apart likely girl ?

[iluvmy4sons]

My age gaps are 5 years 2 months, 4 years 8 months, 3 years 7 months, 4 years 2 months. I have 4 boys last being a girl.


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[belleboi]

I have two little girls who are 2 years and 4 months apart in age. If we get pregnant soon (TTC boy), our youngest will be 4 years old.

[ELP]

Time space between children does not sway.
Breastfeeding sways, BUT only if, as a result of BF, your maternal condition has declined.
If you are breastfeeding and still are in a general good condition eating healthy, gaining weight etc it could still result in a boy.
My mother got pregnant with my brother when my sister was 6 months old and she was still breastfeeding but my mother was eating a lot while breastfeeding and she was not working to be with my sister (before having my sister she was working at my grandfather's farm all day long-so was always tired).
So my point if you do a good sway with all the other factors you could still have your little boy :happy:

This is my thinking too, my closest are 14 months apart, f/t BF girl then boy, I also think that maybe in some circumstances the physical carrying of a baby boosts mums muscle so helping with a blue sway for a real close conception possibly.

[atomic sagebrush]

i do believe it too. mine is two years apart. boy.
my bestie are at least 4yrs apart, girl.
think >4 yrs apart likely girl ?

Closer spacing = more girls

Longer spacing = more boys becuase your body is less depleted by pregnancy, childbirth, and breastfeeding.

[atomic sagebrush]

This is my thinking too, my closest are 14 months apart, f/t BF girl then boy, I also think that maybe in some circumstances the physical carrying of a baby boosts mums muscle so helping with a blue sway for a real close conception possibly.

My take on this is that it is only the moms who are in great physical condition and more likely to conceive boys to begin wiht, who are even able to get pregnant again that quickly. Most people can't conceive that soon after having had a baby.

[Mamato3?]

My take on this is that it is only the moms who are in great physical condition and more likely to conceive boys to begin wiht, who are even able to get pregnant again that quickly. Most people can't conceive that soon after having had a baby.

Yes, I get what you mean.
My mom had my sister with first month TTC, got pregnant with my brother when my sister was 6 months old and then I was an oopsie 13 years later....
I am convinced that she had 2 girls, despite being superfertile, for psychological reasons and not physical, now that I have read all the info this site has made available for us (:bowdown:).

[The Anchor]

I had my DD in September 2008, and got pg a year later. My DS was born end of June 2010 :)

[ELP]

My take on this is that it is only the moms who are in great physical condition and more likely to conceive boys to begin wiht, who are even able to get pregnant again that quickly. Most people can't conceive that soon after having had a baby.

Yep, makes sense, ;) :)

[atomic sagebrush]

Haha LOL I totally understand! Yes it is def. possible that it could go the other way as well, and a gal who didn't normally live a blue lifestyle (in LOTS of ways, not just personality, but also lifestyle and exercise like lifting a baby) could become more boy friendly.

as with everything, it's not X, Y, Z that sways in and of itself, but the overall condition of the mum. So if a woman was in better condition because she'd fairly recently had a baby, then it would sway blue. But as a general rule, I do not think that's the case for most people, most of the time. Most of us are in diminished condition after giving birth, and beyond that, it may be ONLY, or mostly, the ladies who are in great condition who are even ABLE to get pregnant very shortly after giving birth. So it may be a matter of more fertile ladies = more able to conceive sooner = more boys conceived even IF close spacing did sway somewaht pink for them. AFter all, if something takes you from 80% likely to conceive a boy to 70% likely to conceive a boy, it's still swaying pink - just that you're still going to be way more likely to get a boy despite that!

[ELP]

I was also thinking in regards to the situation I mentioned, if maybe a person may conceive a boy in very very close curcumstances, say upto 12 weeks after delivery because maybe they have other members of the family looking after them?!, them meaning the new mum, maybe they are being fed by everybody that walks through the door bringing a meal? (That stops after baby 1 by the way lol!!!!!!!!!):bigsmile: