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February 5th, 2017, 09:50 AM #1
Family of origin influencing gender desire
I have five brothers, and I always assumed I would have boys when I had kids. I think a big part of my GD comes from that assumption. Weirdly, until me, my family has been boy heavy...
My mom's family:
My dad's family: (Him)
Their kids: (Me) and then they adopted
Older brother:
Younger brother 1:
Younger brother 2: and SIL is 9 weeks PG with what she thinks is a boy
Younger brother 3:
Younger sister: 15 weeks PG with what has been guessed boy from 12 week US
And then there's me with
You'd think, based on family history, I'd get at least one boy. Or maybe statistically I have to have girls to even out the rest of the family...2008
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February 5th, 2017, 12:50 PM #2Swaying Advice Coach
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Gender doesn't run in the family the way you're thinking of it. There are some genetic things that come minorly into play, like height or natural muscle mass, but it's mostly lifestyle stuff.
Unrelated question, did you enjoy having all brothers growing up?? Some of us on here with 4-5 boys and one girl do wonder about that sometimes. Personally I think it sounds fun but I've had people look my daughter right in the face and say "I feel sorry for YOU!"!!! Questions?? Check out the NEW and improved Complete Index !!!
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February 5th, 2017, 03:40 PM #3Dream Vet
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I think any slight family gender preference based on family history lies with the male, doesn't it? As in, it makes sense your father and brothers have more boys than girls, but for you we'd have to look at your partner's family? Though all of that is small and likely insignificant and just trying to apply general statistics to individuals, which isn't how it works... so ignore my thinking out loud, haha.
What's your lifestyle been like for all of your daughters?Last edited by Throwaway_panther; February 5th, 2017 at 03:46 PM.
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February 5th, 2017, 04:33 PM #4
I loved it. My first sister was born when I was ten and my other two sisters are much younger than me, only 8 and 11 now. In fact, my youngest sister is three weeks younger than my oldest DD. So my brothers were the ones I grew up with and it was great. The brother born 18 months after me was/is my best friend.
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February 5th, 2017, 04:35 PM #5
My DH comes from a much smaller family with more even gender distribution. His mom has one sister and one brother, his dad is an only child, and they had one girl after DH. She has a girl and boy in that order.
My lifestyle has varied. I'm not a breakfast person so I usually skip it and I do drink lots of coffee when not PG. I also love Diet Coke and crystal lite.2008
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February 5th, 2017, 05:52 PM #72008
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February 6th, 2017, 01:57 AM #8
I think it would probably be much easier to be the girl with a lot of older brothers than to be the youngest or second youngest brother.
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I would LOVE TO have a brother that I grew up with. (I have a half-brother who I of course love, but he's 13 years younger than me and it's not the same) I think it would be so awesome to have a guy that would look out for you and protect you. I sometimes feel jealous of my sister in law when my husband fixes stuff for her, or she calls him on the phone for advice on this or that. Thank you!!
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