if you have two boys are you more likely to have a third??

[Mrs.tinkerbell]

Ok so a friend of mine had a boy 5 yrs ago then has had a few miscarriages and is now pregnant again with another boy she didn't really want 3 but is desperate for a girl so I told her about this site shes not sure as doesn't want to gwtoobsessed with the whole swaying thing. Im just wondering if she has two boys without swaying is she more likely to have another boy?? People keep saying she probably lost girls through miscarriage which really upsets her. I do notice more people with same sex familys so wondering how true it could be and do odds go up they more ypu have.

[Boom]

In a word. Yes

[2boysJustOneGirl]

I don't think that is true. There is no way to predict the "odds"of having either sex. Having two boys doesn't precursor a women to have another. It's all based on many factors including luck!

[jmomof3girls]

I don't think she's necessarily more likely to have another boy. MOST people with 3 kids have mixed genders. I'm the only one out of all my friends and family that 3 of the same gender.

[hotdogz&boyz]

Well, technically, yes. She is more likely to have a boy because in any single pregnancy, one stands 1% more of a chance of having a boy than a girl (the general birth spread is 51 boys to 49 girls and has remained so throughout notable history). HOWEVER, statistics mean very little in regards to an individual being more inclined to have one or the other. There are so many factors that go into conceiving a certain gender that it's hard to say what her personal odds would be. She would have much greater odds of having a girl next if she made a few changes that would help her in the direction of swaying. But, even if she just went for it, she has a shot at a girl. I've known plenty of women who changed nothing and had a girl after two boys. I've also known plenty who have changed nothing and had a third boy. A portion of it is just plain luck as well.

[Sarah4girl]

There's a great essay by atomic on this. Yes statistically it is more common to have 3 boys in a row than 3 girls. But even more likely to have mixed boys/girls.


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[covered in blue]

IG has a bit on this. The Odds of Having Another Boy or Girl at Ingender.com (http://www.in-gender.com/XYU/Odds/Gender_Odds.aspx)

[atomic sagebrush]

There is absolutely NO scientific evidence that anyone "can't carry a girl" and there is a full explanation of that here. http://genderdreaming.com/forum/swaying-studies-scientific-research/824-you-cant-carry-baby-gender.html

Overall across the population, if you have two boys you are ~slightly~ more likely to conceive a third BUT that doesn't really speak to any one individual's actual odds. http://genderdreaming.com/forum/gender-swaying-general-discussion/762-odds-having-boys-girls-mixed-gender-family-old-statistics-thread-lindi.html

2-Children Families

All Boys - the real number was 25.8% (25.0% Predicted)
Mixed genders - 52.2% Actual (50.0% Predicted)
All Girls 22.0% Actual (25.0% Predicted)

So right away, you can see that it's more common to have two boys than it is 2 girls, by more than 3%!!!

3-Children Families
All Boys 14.9% Actual (12.5% Predicted)
Mixed 73.0% A (75.0% P)
All Girls 12.1% Actual (12.5% Predicted)


4-Children Families
All Boys 9.1% Actual (6.3% Predicted)
Mixed 85.4% A (87.4% P)
All Girls 5.5% Actual (6.3% Predicted)

Four boys are more common than four girls by a whopping 4%!!

And in every category, mixed gender families were less common than they technically "should" be.

[atomic sagebrush]

Compare this to our results with swaying:

About 64% got pink overall, about 68% got pink with Custom Plan

http://genderdreaming.com/forum/trying-conceive-girl/25157-complete-pink-swaying-statistics-spreadsheet.html

For blue in 2013 we got about 65% http://genderdreaming.com/forum/add-your-boy-sway/23700-swayed-boy-2013-we-having.html

2014 so far we are getting 80% success for blue http://genderdreaming.com/forum/add-your-boy-sway/39053-swayed-boy-2014-we-having.html

So it seems it is possible to go from being as much as 65-80% set for blue (depending on your lifestyle, diet, etc) to 65% set for pink. Much better than the results of just crossing fingers and TTC again, that's for sure.

[Mrs.tinkerbell]

Thanks atomic I've told a couple close friends about this site after my success' It's mad how many woman have told me how they 'have tried' for a girl but just using there timing. And I'm like wow there's so much you just don't know!!! I'm surprised how many friends want a girl and how it does seem girls are more favoured (in my opinion of women I chat too) wonder if these numbers will turn around in yrs to come and more girls start being born where woman look for more info now that googling for stuff is so much more popular. I Notice all one gender family's so much more now and often think, are they happy, did they try and sway or has it really never crossed there mind.thanks x

[atomic sagebrush]

There are tons of people out there who seem ok with all one gender families (esp. with 2 or 3 of one). I really was ok with my 2 boys for quite some time, the desire for a girl really didn't even kick in until after I was pg with my third. Swaying wouldn't even have occured to me with the first two, and while I did a little Shettles stuff with the third (was the only thing I'd ever heard about), I didn't have a strong preference until the Old Wives' Tales and symptoms seemed to indicate he was a she.

[Mrs.tinkerbell]

Guess it depends how many you are planning on having etc I knew we could only have two I guess if you start of thinking your have 3/4 it wouldn't feel such a big deal. But yes I'm sure there are plenty that are happy and don't even think about swaying or even wanted the opposite sex on there 2nd or 3rd.

[atomic sagebrush]

:agree: and I have quite a few people on here swaying for their first. There is no right or wrong here, it's all about the dream of what each individual had in their minds.

We had these friends who had a little boy and they were like "we are having one more, and naming it Jordan, if it's a boy or a girl, and then we're done!" Naming their kid "jordan" was more important to them than the gender was! Even then (this was when I was pretty happy with my two boys) I thought that was absolutely NUTS! (and of course, they got a girl, didn't give a sh-- either way and got a girl without even thinking about it) :/

[lemonade]

I would be perfectly fine with my adorable 2 boy family if I didn't feel like I have just one shot left in this lifetime for a daughter. We only want 3. I've already used up two of my "shots" so everything is weighing on the third one which is a lot of pressure. I recently was talking to some of my all-boy mom friends. Unlike me, they're all done, though they are all wistful that they'll never have a daughter and will always be the MIL. One of them said "if I did have a third, there is no question it would just be another boy." That's kind of how i feel. I'm 100% convinced that without high tech intervention I'm going to have a third boy. Today I saw a mom with two older boys and a baby girl and that seems so unusual to me!

[Mrs.tinkerbell]

I know a few that have had two boys then girl swaying gets you closer to ur girl but obviously not a given!! I always wondered if I had two boys would i of gone for a third but I think my way of thinking is like you friends I would of purely been trying again for a girl and not just for a baby boy. I guess it depends on each individual.. Good luck to you lemonade xx

[Beans626]

I am like you, I have two boys of my own (and a step-son), and I feel like without HT of some sort another will be a boy.

It is obvious that some families (regardless of blood) are more "prone" to have a specific gender. My father's brother has the following scenario:

1. His wife has a daughter by a previous marriage. That daughter has three daughters with her present husband.
2. He and his wife have a daughter together. This daughter has one daughter by her first husband and two daughters from her second husband.
3. The oldest daughter of the Step-Daughter (in line #1) is pregnant for the first time and it is a girl.

So, here are an array of gene assortments with different women and all girls (9 in all - if you were counting) are the result. So, I can see where genetic and lifestyle factors have an impact on being more likely to have one gender over another.

[atomic sagebrush]

:agree: and one thing I have found interesting is that in my extended family, we had a huge run of boys and then a huge run of girls. Many of these people were not even genetically related to each other - I"m talking cousins, in laws, etc. For awhile it was just all boys, then for a while it's been all girls.

[Mrs.tinkerbell]

Yeah a friend of mine hangs around with a big group of girls they all have two or three boys each it's almost a joke thing now every time someone is pregnant they all say it has to be a pink one but they all then say no it's bound to be another boy , 8 in a row now!! Wonder if the law of attraction has anything to do with it!! X

[atomic sagebrush]

I've seen that with groups too and it's interesting if it is not a random group - like we had these 7th day adventists who lived in our community and they had nearly all girls!! (7th day adventists are vegetarian)

[Mrs.tinkerbell]

I love it it's sooo interesting. I find myself trying to guess with everyone now I look at scan pic (nub) then try and find out stuff about lifestyle and diet lol. Do you think woman determine gender more than men or play equal parts?

[1+2+3boys]

From what I have learned about swaying, I'd like to think both do equally

[atomic sagebrush]

123 you had asked about this thread in another thread I just read so posting here as well in case you don't spot the other http://genderdreaming.com/forum/gender-swaying-general-discussion/762-odds-having-boys-girls-mixed-gender-family-old-statistics-thread-lindi.html?762-statistics-question!-anybody-know=